Overview
Developer: Digital Extremes
Publisher: 2K
Release Date: 9 Feb 2012
Genre: Action, Shooter, Horror, Adventure, Nudity
Summary
The Darkness II is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. The game is the sequel to The Darkness and based on the comic book series published by Top Cow Productions. The player controls Jackie Estacado, a mafia hitman who possesses a mysterious power called "the Darkness" that grants him supernatural abilities and a pair of Demon Arms. The game features elements found in role-playing video games such as skill trees, experience, and a four-player cooperative mode. The player must rescue the soul of Jackie's dead girlfriend, which was trapped by the Darkness in hell, and confront the Brotherhood, a group of armed cultists trying to take the Darkness away from Jackie.
Plot
The game begins two years after the events of the first game, with the player controlling Jackie Estacado , who has become head of the Franchetti family and has learned to suppress the Darkness, an ancient demonic force which has inhabited Jackie's bloodline for generations. Jackie is haunted by the memory of his murdered girlfriend, Jenny Romano, and sees apparitions of her. While relaxing at a restaurant, Jackie and his crew are attacked by a rival gang. Grievously wounded, Jackie is forced to let the Darkness out once more, restoring his powers. Aided by the Darkling a goblin-like familiar of the Darkness Jackie pursues his attackers into the subway. Jackie is mesmerized by a vision of Jenny on the tracks, only to be apparently hit by a train. He wakes up in what appears to be an asylum occupied by his crew. Reawakening back into the living world, Jackie regroups with his men at his penthouse to plan a counterattack. One of Jackie's closest associates, Jimmy the Grape, provides a lead that points to Swifty, a smaller crime boss. After subduing Swifty, he explains that a shady group he met at the Brimstone Club brothel paid him to put the hit on Jackie. Before he can reveal anything else, the Darkness brutally murders him. Vinnie one of Jackie's men—enlists his contact at Brimstone to help them. At the club, Jackie encounters armed cultists of the Brotherhood, a secret society who ordered the hit and wish to use the Darkness for themselves...
Gameplay
4-Player Co-op Campaign – Play as one of four unique characters each capable of wielding weapons infused with Darkness powers.
Quad-Wielding Chaos – Slash, grab, and throw objects and enemies with the Demon Arms while simultaneously firing two weapons, adding a new dimension to the FPS category.
Harness an Unstoppable Power – Master the Demon Arms and summon the powers of The Darkness for even more explosive gameplay.
Kill the Lights – The vicious powers of The Darkness manifest only in the shadows so use the environment to your advantage and watch out for enemies who will use light as a weapon.
Intense and Personal Journey – Experience a dark, twisted and gripping story written exclusively for the game by acclaimed comic book author Paul Jenkins whose credits also include The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, and the original The Darkness game.
Minimum System Requirement
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Memory: 1.5GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 10GB
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Sound: DirectX Compatible
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