The Darkness II

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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. Richard_dias
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    Great narrative. I really would like to see a much deserved sequence for that game!
  3. Nick7000
    May 4, 2023
    7
    Стильненько, забавно, весьма весело. Очень нравится такая рисовка.
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 7, 2022
    9
    This game is all about blood blood blood blood blood blood blood blood and blood ;- very good and addictive game, too bad it has a short story it also has good physics but it is buggy when you kill someone the body is "moving" as if it were alive
  5. LT_Gruber
    Dec 12, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Decent game, but not as good as the first one.

    I enjoyed The Darkness II as a standalone game.

    Its story follows the first game quite good, and many references are made throughout in the beginning of the game. I thought I was going to be in for a treat and at first, it looked that way.

    But when continuing this new story, our new villain and his buddies (The Dark Brotherhood) appeared and they felt very disappointing. It is just so cliché, unnecessary and lame that it broke some of the fun I had with the game. A Dark Brotherhood, hunting you to claim the Darkness powers, I mean come on. I really missed the personal feeling from the first game in which you hunt a person who did you wrong or taking revenge on mobsters, that kind of stuff. Not some old boomer which you have never met in your life who controls magical powers and tries to steal it from you and who can only blag about taking over the world and other arcane cryptic bull crap. I hated it.

    The combat mechanics have at least improved over the first game. The new kill moves, and the better use of your Darkness skills is a big plus from the stiffer combat in the first game. Hitting your enemies with the demon arm can now be done with the melee button, instead of selecting this skill from your darkness powers, like in the first game. Overall, the combat is more fluent and faster paced. The increased gore, in which you can slice your enemies in half is a nice bonus.

    But a big downside is that the fight system feels like Modern Warfare: The Darkness II Edition. You cannot pass an area without murdering everyone.

    Secondly, it has the "weak enemies", "stronger enemies", "strongest enemies", "mix of strongest enemies", "boss", mechanics. Gone is the open world from the first game in which you could go everywhere. Everything is blocked by invisible walls, until you killed all the bullet sponges and their mothers in the area.

    It is a shame that they changed the graphics from the dark, realistic, and grim style to cell shading, which makes everything much lighter and less atmospheric. You can still shoot the lights but no matter how low your brightness is, the graphics will always make it feel brighter. You do not feel "dark" when you step in the shadows. Also, all the levels and environments are very bright and the sky alone lights everything in your path. Compare this to the first game, where it was always night, and you see what I mean.

    The music is also a little disappointing. Gone are the brutal metal orchestra soundtracks from the first one and replaced with generic “spooky Scooby-Doo” tracks.

    Although one cannot expect this game to be a continued clone of the first game, it has things I found less entertaining and I enjoyed it as a standalone game, like I mentioned, instead of a sequel.

    It sure as hell is no worthy successor for The Darkness and hopefully, they learned from their mistakes if there is ever a The Darkness 3.    … Expand
  6. TrueMachine
    Sep 21, 2022
    3
    Первая часть была потрясающей, грустный сюжет, отличный саундтрек, геймплей за щупалец ощущался отлично, харизматичный главный герой и всё это было просто просрано во второй части...унылейший сюжет, геймплей стал через чур экшоновый... за щупальцу в стелсе не поиграть, дарклинг теперь один, вместо четырех. Сразу видно что игру делали уже другие. Старбриз справились отлично с задачей, чегоПервая часть была потрясающей, грустный сюжет, отличный саундтрек, геймплей за щупалец ощущался отлично, харизматичный главный герой и всё это было просто просрано во второй части...унылейший сюжет, геймплей стал через чур экшоновый... за щупальцу в стелсе не поиграть, дарклинг теперь один, вместо четырех. Сразу видно что игру делали уже другие. Старбриз справились отлично с задачей, чего нескажешь про вторую часть, полный провал, просто дно. Лучше играйте в первую часть, порт отвратительный играть лучше на геймпаде.… Expand
  7. Tonetoelewa
    Aug 4, 2022
    10
    Es como si fueras venom del universo Marvel, sólo que con mucho plomo, una historia que abarca realidades y fuera de trepar muros o bien, volar por edificios.
  8. Gervant228
    May 25, 2022
    7
    Идеальная игрушка на вечер,но концовка,увы,слишком разочаровывает. От меня 7.5 баллов из 10.
  9. Wrathzo
    Mar 25, 2022
    8
    The Darkness II is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. 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 aThe Darkness II is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K Games. 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.… Expand
  10. Topoide
    Feb 18, 2022
    7
    Buen fps con una historia interesante a pesar de ser un juego corto y no contar con mucho desafio.
  11. SewAwOw
    Feb 12, 2022
    7
    Игра оставила смешанные чувства. С одной стороны, в оригинале мне больше понравилась атмосфера мрачного реализма, нелинейность и интересные побочки, с другой, в сиквеле намного зрелищнее и разнообразней боевка, динамика выше, а общая короткая продолжительность игры игра ей на руку, не давая заскучать. Поначалу даже хотел дропнуть игру, когда увидел стилистику аля бордерлендс, но потомИгра оставила смешанные чувства. С одной стороны, в оригинале мне больше понравилась атмосфера мрачного реализма, нелинейность и интересные побочки, с другой, в сиквеле намного зрелищнее и разнообразней боевка, динамика выше, а общая короткая продолжительность игры игра ей на руку, не давая заскучать. Поначалу даже хотел дропнуть игру, когда увидел стилистику аля бордерлендс, но потом втянулся и даже как-то начала нравиться, очень стильная однако. Прокачка простая, но добавляет вариативности в убиении врагов попутно облегчая встречи с боссами, коих тут аж 4 штуки, но не сказать, что они интересные и запоминающиеся, просто неплохие. Сюжет продолжает события первой части плюс появляются провалы в другую реальность, что выглядит занятно. Игра понравилась, крепкий такой середнячок.… Expand
  12. IdleSpace
    Dec 24, 2021
    7
    Гангейм в этой игре заслуживает 6, а то и вовсе 5, но любопытный сюжет дает лишь плюс к конечно оценке)
  13. AxeWould
    Jun 18, 2021
    9
    игруха просто топич, как-же я в первый раз офигевал и получал удоволствие, во второй раз уже не настолько я был впечетлен, но это реально один из лучших шутеров что я играл, стиль оформления, сюжет, все на высочайшем уровне, но боевка выге всех похвал,мясной сочный, кровавый, рекомендую.игруха просто топич, как-же я в первый раз офигевал и получал удоволствие, во второй раз уже не настолько я был впечетлен, но это реально один из лучших шутеров что я играл, стиль оформления, сюжет, все на высочайшем уровне, но боевка выге всех похвал,мясной сочный, кровавый, рекомендую.
  14. JohnoDeruno
    Jun 14, 2021
    9
    Attention: this is just my opinion!

    The Darkness II - ''Brutally spectacular detailed game'' So in my opinion the game itself is absolutely perfect and great. The story itself was fascinating and interesting. The design itself is so perfect and detailed, all that graphics look like a cartoon. The level design and mechanics are absolutely so perfect and interesting, what great things    Attention: this is just my opinion!

    The Darkness II - ''Brutally spectacular detailed game''

    So in my opinion the game itself is absolutely perfect and great. The story itself was fascinating and interesting. The design itself is so perfect and detailed, all that graphics look like a cartoon. The level design and mechanics are absolutely so perfect and interesting, what great things were these weapons, they felt real and the very ability itself was also very well reproduced. The characters and enemies in the game were fun, each enemy had their powers and lives, which I liked the most. There weren’t that many boss fights, but I liked maybe the bosses could have a different ability. As for the atmosphere of the game, everything is really restored, quite perfectly according to the levels themselves. The game itself explains everything to you perfectly, and you understand everything. Acoustic voice is not the worst fifty / fifty.

    In my opinion, this game was worth buying, and it is worth playing because you can see how the game is perfectly done and everything is in detail. The developers really put a lot of effort into it. Sees a real action, FPS game. I would dedicate myself to this game 9/10.    … Expand
  15. nexus151196
    May 28, 2021
    7
    Достойная ,колоритная приключенческая игра, правда слишком пёстрая. Концовка как обычно - с намёком на продолжение, которого увы не случилось.
  16. adrenilinmatt
    Feb 4, 2021
    10
    It's perfect for what it is. Brutal, bloody, edgy, fun, short, linear.

    You will have A LOT of fun in the 6 hours this game lasts. Highly recommend playing on harder difficulty, adds some challenge and pads out the game time by a few hours. Don difficulty took my almost 10 hours which is more than enough. For me, this game supersedes the first game, and does so while being a better    It's perfect for what it is. Brutal, bloody, edgy, fun, short, linear.

    You will have A LOT of fun in the 6 hours this game lasts. Highly recommend playing on harder difficulty, adds some challenge and pads out the game time by a few hours. Don difficulty took my almost 10 hours which is more than enough.

    For me, this game supersedes the first game, and does so while being a better game on almost every single level. Graphics are stylish and still hold up to this day, gun play is super fun, darkness powers NEVER get old. I will NEVER get sick of wish boning people or just lopping them in half with a single satisfying swipe from your allies.

    The gore is amazing in this game, balls to the wall in a way that we don't really see as much in video games nowadays. The shooting is perfectly good, with some nice feedback and punch, going hand in hand with the stylized violence and art style nicely. This all feeds in nicely to the surprisingly competent story which you will find yourself being satisfied with way more than you might expect. "Expect" is a really good word to use when describing The Darkness II, mainly because nobody had any expectations for it. The first game is extremely mediocre save for it's amazing premise and creative introduction to the "villains" of the series. If you can call them "villains". They're more like heroes of evil.

    I could go on and on about how much i love this game, but i'll finish with this: if you are in the mood right now to just play a good old balls to the wall gore fest with solid mechanics and heaps of fun, this is probably something you're going to enjoy. If you're also SICK of the alternative options, the military shooter, or the zombie shooter, y'know, pretty much EVERY shooter these days. If you're sick and tired of those, but you still want to play a violent shooter, just without those banal cliche over done themes, then The Darkness II is DEFINITELY going to be something you enjoy, You might even love it. I know i do.

    If that hasn't sold you, nothing will. To really finish up, i'm now going to list the only thing i "dislike" about the game. It's short. I would have loved for even 2 more hours of game here. It would've been the perfect 10/10 (It's still a 10 anyway, but it couldve been the 10.1/10 lol) and sure, a lot of people might find the length disappointing, but looking at it from another perspective, the game is short, sweet, doesnt ever drag to the point you're sick of it, leaves you wanting more. Those don't sound like negative things to me. So, the rest is up to you.

    (JUST BUY IT)    … Expand
  17. MrTextar
    Aug 11, 2020
    9
    ХВАСТАЕТ ТЫСЯЧЕЙ, А ТЬМА В ОЧАХ

    The Darkness 2 является продолжением консольной игры The Darkness, основанной на одноимённых комиксах. Особенность The Darkness 2 как раз в том, что это оживший комикс - технология "сел-шейдинг" позволяет игре оставаться красивой до сих пор. Сюжет повествует о Джеки Эстакадо - молодом боссе мафиозного клана, который обладает фантастическими    ХВАСТАЕТ ТЫСЯЧЕЙ, А ТЬМА В ОЧАХ

    The Darkness 2 является продолжением консольной игры The Darkness, основанной на одноимённых комиксах. Особенность The Darkness 2 как раз в том, что это оживший комикс - технология "сел-шейдинг" позволяет игре оставаться красивой до сих пор.

    Сюжет повествует о Джеки Эстакадо - молодом боссе мафиозного клана, который обладает фантастическими способностями, которые привели к смерти его возлюбленной Дженни.
    На протяжении игры нам придётся разобраться в личной истории Джеки и справиться с тайной организацией, желающей захватить мир.

    Хочется отметить, что сюжет довольно прост, но романтичен. И рано или поздно можно догадаться, как обернутся дальнейшие события.

    Игровой процесс развивает механики, заложенные в первой части. Хоть игра и линейная, но локации в ней интересные, с различными декорациями и интерактивными объектами. Объекты можно хватать при помощи теневых щупалец - основной особенностью игры, а потом бросать во врагов или препятствия. Также щупальцами можно притягивать к себе бонусы или хватать противников, с дальнейшей казнью бандитов. Но теневые способности Джеки активны лишь тогда, когда он находится в тени. По этому следует уничтожать источники света при помощи огнестрельного оружия.

    Оружия здесь не так много, в основном оно однотипно, но разные модели можно совмещать и стрелять из двух рук, что вкупе с щупальцами может превратить героя в кровавого палача. Каждые несколько часов продвижения по сюжету будут появляться новые противники. Кто-то будет слепить героя прожектором, кто-то обезоруживать хлыстом. На помощь в этой борьбе придут навыки, которые могут улучшать как теневую составляющую героя, так и обычные способности, вроде владения оружием.

    После прохождения основной игры, можно будет начать новую игру +, в которой с сохранившимися навыками можно будет найти все коллекционные реликвии. Либо же можно пройти особые кооперативные уровни, некоторые из которых доступны и для одиночного прохождения. Это режим "Вендетта", в котором можно выбрать одного из четырёх наёмников, владеющих теневыми артефактами.

    Это отличный шутер, который можно пройти за один вечер, а потом потратить ещё несколько часов на новое прохождение или завершение режима "Вендетта". Интересный сюжет с необычным финалом, отличный стиль комиксов, уникальные способности смогут оставить впечатление на вашем игровом опыте.    … Expand
  18. kezzyhko
    Jul 31, 2020
    8
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  19. Kotofon
    Jun 6, 2020
    5
    The Darkness 2 продолжает историю Джеки Эстакадо, избранного Тьмой в качестве своего носителя. Со времён первой игры прошло 2 года, Джеки стал доном семьи Франчетте и всё ещё горюет по своей погибшей возлюбленной. От Тьмы он отказался, но развернувшаяся на него и его подручных охота, ведомая неизвестным калекой, заставляет Джеки снова призвать на помощь силы Тьмы.The Darkness 2 продолжает историю Джеки Эстакадо, избранного Тьмой в качестве своего носителя. Со времён первой игры прошло 2 года, Джеки стал доном семьи Франчетте и всё ещё горюет по своей погибшей возлюбленной. От Тьмы он отказался, но развернувшаяся на него и его подручных охота, ведомая неизвестным калекой, заставляет Джеки снова призвать на помощь силы Тьмы.
  20. Vikn01776
    May 15, 2020
    5
    Major downgrade from the original. Advice to developers...if the first game has a somewhat realistic style and feel, don't pander to children or anime fans. Don't make a dark series ike this cartoony. Its just lame.
  21. ReubenIsAGod
    Apr 16, 2020
    4
    I like a lot of the ideas in this game. I even think the execution of those ideas is pretty good. The graphics/gameplay is smoothly enjoyable....in all honestly the shooting is some of the best I've experienced within a game....but!!! OOOOHHHH BOOYYYY BUT! The games centre narrative is some of the EDGIEST (Taking itself waaay to seriously) **** that I cannot (personally) enjoy.

    Holy    I like a lot of the ideas in this game. I even think the execution of those ideas is pretty good. The graphics/gameplay is smoothly enjoyable....in all honestly the shooting is some of the best I've experienced within a game....but!!! OOOOHHHH BOOYYYY BUT! The games centre narrative is some of the EDGIEST (Taking itself waaay to seriously) **** that I cannot (personally) enjoy.

    Holy HELL this game's plot is kinda dumb. The voice acting is great, the ideas in it are kinda great. But JESUS is this blaandd and 2smart4u game....jesus.

    I don't think ill play this game again.    … Expand
  22. Xzenor
    Mar 4, 2020
    8
    Personally I liked the first one better but this one comes a lot closer to the comic.. Still a great game!
  23. AstiX
    Feb 16, 2020
    8
    Nice - A pretty fun shooter with great action, really cool powers and some unique gameplay elements. Nice art style and really satisfying gore effects.

    Not nice - Really shallow story with too many uninteresting generic mafia-type characters even though the voice acting is solid. Sometimes the cutscenes feel unnecessary and kill the pace.
  24. kaanbeyazl
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Maybe the best game I have ever played, awesome story, an awesome main character, awesome dialogues
  25. Devrimci
    Jan 7, 2020
    10
    Thıs game has a great story writing, good graphics, and good shootıng whıch ıs makıng you to play more but the bad thıng ıs that the story ıs short and 2 endıngs can annoy you but even tho ıf you play ıt more than 2 tımes you wıll stıll lıke ıt so ı recomend you to try thıs game ıt ıs acctually a great game that needed to be played
  26. battleTerror
    Aug 15, 2019
    9
    Very fun action FPS. Fast and smooth gameplay with some nice art and sound. The story held me even though it’s bit one note. Overall it’s well worth playing in 2019.
  27. NightGeisha
    Jan 2, 2019
    7
    The Darkness II it's a fantastic game. A fast-paced narrative that tells the story of a mob boss who has demon inside him.

    The game is story driven and linear which is by no means a problem to me. I was taken by it story and savored every bloody moment. The game has also a multiplayer of 4 players that tells a little side story. Fortunately this mode can be played on solo since I did    The Darkness II it's a fantastic game. A fast-paced narrative that tells the story of a mob boss who has demon inside him.

    The game is story driven and linear which is by no means a problem to me. I was taken by it story and savored every bloody moment.
    The game has also a multiplayer of 4 players that tells a little side story. Fortunately this mode can be played on solo since I did not find any player to join my match. It's a 2012 game and it's already 2019, totally understandable the lack of player base.

    Graphically is not impressive, but as an interesting art style that makes it last.

    But honestly it's a game to enjoy. Overall its very good and guaranteed 7 to 8 hours of play and if you wanna go to all the achievements even more then that.    … Expand
  28. PortalToH3LL
    Dec 16, 2018
    9
    The Darkness 2 is a very bright, stylish, in a good way, cinematic action movie. The plot is on the thin line between reality and fiction, between delusion and banter, and the mechanics of battles against the background of stamped shooters look very fresh and interesting. Sometimes, of course, the monotony slips, and the cooperative does not justify all hopes, but this will not prevent youThe Darkness 2 is a very bright, stylish, in a good way, cinematic action movie. The plot is on the thin line between reality and fiction, between delusion and banter, and the mechanics of battles against the background of stamped shooters look very fresh and interesting. Sometimes, of course, the monotony slips, and the cooperative does not justify all hopes, but this will not prevent you from going through the game with pleasure. The main thing is to take breaks, so that from the abundance of blood, violence, Darkness does not swallow you up.… Expand
  29. AbueLaKoO
    Aug 9, 2018
    7
    El juego es bueno, pero me parecio muy corto, ademas te anima poco a que lo rejueges pese a que siempre es un placer utilizar a la oscuridad y matar a unos cuantos mafiosos
  30. karrtav
    Apr 30, 2018
    8
    The game was way better than I expected. It has a well-written story, interesting protagonist and a funny companion. This game also has good graphics and music. But game play is a little bit messy, sometimes you don't know what do. And the campaign is about 4 hours long so it's not very long.
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#76 Best PC Game of 2012
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#49 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#32 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. CPUGamer
    Apr 22, 2012
    80
    The Darkness II is a decent shooter, but there is nothing in it that is amazing; it's respectable but mostly predictable.
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  2. Computer Games Online RO
    Apr 12, 2012
    75
    The Darkness II is indeed short, but it does achieve part of its goals: a few fun hours for a rainy spring afternoon, with some interesting characters, a dark story and, most of all, two demonic arms always hungry for beating hearts.
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  3. Absolute Games
    Mar 13, 2012
    60
    Exhilarating in its opening sequence, The Darkness 2 quickly loses steam and turns into a 5-hour run through a long corridor.
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