Jackie can use various firearms, such as submachine guns, shotguns, and assault rifles, and has the ability to dual wield some of these weapons. The left arm is used to grab objects while the right arm is used to slash enemies. Players can dual wield weapons and control a pair of Demon Arms. The game debuted as the third best-selling game in its first week of release in the United Kingdom. Criticisms were directed at the game's short length, technical issues, and lack of replay value. The game received positive reviews upon release, with critics praising the gameplay, story, pacing, and art style. The Darkness II was released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in February 2012. The development artists hand-painted the majority of the game's assets to create a comic book-influenced visual style.
Singer Mike Patton returned to voice the Darkness, and Brian Bloom provided the voice for Jackie Estacado, replacing Kirk Acevedo. While the main narrative was envisioned to be a personal journey for Jackie, developers described the cooperative multiplayer mode as a "dark comedy". 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.ĭigital Extremes replaced the first game's developer Starbreeze Studios, though Paul Jenkins returned to write the script for the sequel. The game features elements found in role-playing video games such as skill trees, experience, and a four-player cooperative mode. 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.
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The game is the sequel to The Darkness (2007) and based on the comic book series published by Top Cow Productions. The Darkness II is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games.
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