Shank 2 Announced

Klei Entertainment and EA Partners have announced the release of Shank 2.

Taking charge of Shank, a former mob hitman with a dark and vengeful past. Gamers are thrust into action when the lives of those close to Shank are endangered.

Expanding on the original games rich and intuitive combat and control system, Shank 2 continues Klei's tradition of making fluid brawling controls and stunningly beautiful visuals that leapfrogs the competition in the 2D side-scrolling genre.

The game also introduces an intense new, arcade-style survival co-op mode that has gamers working together to take down their foes, relying on the environment and weapon pick-ups for survival.

The first Shank title received widespread praise with last year’s Annie Award nominated downloadable action title. 

“Creatively, Shank still has a lot to give” said Jamie Cheng, founder of Klei Entertainment.

“We took the feedback from the community and ran with it, putting our own flavor on every change. For Shank 2, we literally took apart the game and put it back together to push the envelope in combat mechanics, visuals, and 2D animation in games."

“We are honored to again partner with the visionary talent of Klei Entertainment,” said Jamil Moledina, Director, Business Development at EA Partners.

“Shank 2 showcases their ability to blend emotionally resonant yet sardonically violent storytelling with pitch perfect controls and art design and confirms EA Partners' strategy of bringing the best independent games simultaneously to all leading digital platforms."

Shank 2 will be available for Xbox LIVE® Arcade, PlayStation® Network and PC in early 2012.