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Shank
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A bloody tale of revenge, Shank is a 2D brawler which has players slicing, shooting, grenading and chainsawing their way through enemies.
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"Few games share Shank's violent enthusiasm, even if it can't carry the whole experience."
5 ★ (1)
4 ★ (15)
3 ★ (8)
2 ★ (1)
1 ★ (0)

Shanking these guys ain't your only choice.

I fell in love with Shank the second I saw someone playing it during one of their youtube reviews. It seemed to be everything I liked all rolled into one package: highly action driven, over the top, a… Read more

Doesn't cut very deep.

This game look great but control badly. There were several points during my time with the game that I couldn't progress simply because Shank simply couldn't respond to my input fast enough to react to… Read more

Dear Shank

Dear Shank I don't really mean what I said in the title it's just we have been dating for 3 hours now and I feel that it's over. We had some good times in that three hours but you kept saying the same… Read more

Shankadyllic or just Shankable?

Lately the side-scrolling genre has become very popular amongst both gamers and developers, games like Shadow Complex , Braid , Lost in Shadow and Kirby’s Epic Yarn are games that have gotten a lot of… Read more

To Shank is to Love

Shank delivers on rewarding fast-paced, 2D style beat 'em up action, even if the experience comes off as brief. For those not willing to muddle through the great walls of text, here’s a quick break do… Read more

Why I shut Shank off and Deleted it!

As much as I really liked Shank to begin with. The longer I played the game the more I felt like this 5-7 level game was being needless extended for the myth of a game has to be "this long." Rather th… Read more

Shank: Quentin Tarantino meets Streets of Rage

Revenge is a dish that’s best served cold – unless it’s that furious, sweltering vengeance that is only comparable to the beating rays of the Mexican sun boiling down on any foolish enough to stand in… Read more

Shank like ya wanna!

First off... if you've not watched the video, do it.... ok, good... That saved me the trouble of telling you how frikkin amazing the animation is in this game! It's roughly 2gb, and for good reason. M… Read more

Well Animated

Shank is an arcade beat em' up fighting game that really makes a great impression at first but then fails to keep players interested half way through. First let me start with the things I really like… Read more

A Dull Blade

When my chainsaw made its final slice, I had killed 837 henchmen, including the 36 rabid dogs I was forced to put down. Grenades had been stuffed in mouths. Machetes had chopped off more limbs then I… Read more

Probably one of the coolest games i've played.

Yes i said coolest, a complement it is but as for everything else i can't help to say 15 dollars is to much for a 3 hour game if so even something like Deathspank (an episodic series) is to much. But… Read more

A satisfying Brawler with hidden potential

I am a HUGE fan of brawlers and, having just finished playing the living hell out of scott pilgrim, I can offer a decent comparison between Shank and your average brawler (Elevator Levels!!!! There ar… Read more

Beautiful brawler but does half of it right

Shank starts off with a rather cool animated intro of the titular character entering a bar and having to dispatch dudes while gaining his arsenal in the progress to be used in the game. It's stylish,… Read more

killed by repetition

"Amazing!!" I exclaimed on first look. Most fluid animation I'd ever seen in a game of this sort. Funny, over-the-top gore coupled with a character style straight out of metalocalypse. It was simply g… Read more

A Dull Stunning Shank

I bought Shank due to boredom last night, I decided to buy this over Scott Pilgrim and I have mixed feelings about the game. With first impressions, the game impresses to no end. The combat is silky s… Read more

Improvised Stabbing Device

Shank, for anyone who hasn't been keeping up, is an old-school brawler with a distinctive art style. You really don't see a lot of games like this anymore, especially not at full price because in gene… Read more

A Short But Sweet Interactive Cartoon...

There are games that are all style with no substance, but there are some that are both and Shank fits that description. When you first see Shank in action, you feel like you're playing a cartoon strai… Read more

To Brandish a Shiv

Let us clarify matters first and foremost. Shank is an awesome game. And in this case, by 'awesome,' what I really mean is 'could have been amazing except...' There are quite a few flaws in the overal… Read more

A Beatiful Excercise in Frustration and Monotony

Shank has received a lot of praise for its uniquely stunning art-style which definitely amounts to what is a beautiful game. Despite aesthetic beauty and some well matched music, the game is an exerci… Read more

Desperado meets Ninja Gaiden in the Second Dimension

Shank is a stunningly beautiful and bloody gorefest with few flaws... Cassandra - showing off more than just Shank's sexy artstyle... Premise: Shank is about stabbin' and shootin' dudes in the face in… Read more

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