Shank

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About this game

Shank is the cult-classic revival of the sidescrolling beat-em-up. Play as Shank in an over-the-top grindhouse game, packed to the rim with enemies, bosses, combos, and more by the award-winning team at Klei Entertainment. The 2D sidescroller beat-em-up is finally on Steamplay, now with improved controls and tuning updates based on popular feedback! Shank will have you shooting and slashing your way through hordes of enemies in a stylized slaughter fest. Embark on a brutal path of blood soaked revenge as Shank battles his way through the criminal underground in his quest for retribution. Boasting fast-paced bloody action, silky smooth controls and a signature pulpy grindhouse art style, Shank is a must-play for action fans. Key Features: • Violent graphic novel art style:

Beautiful and fluid graphic novel art and animation styled by veteran director Jeff Agala. • Weapon-based combo system: String together endless combos of mayhem and destruction on the fly and pummel your opponents to the ground using an exhaustive arsenal of weapons. • Gorgeous, fully animated story cinematics: Watch Shanks brutal story unfold through beautiful fully animated cut scenes. • Brutal Boss Battles: Over 8 different massive and unique bloody boss battles. • Two-Player Local Co-Op:

Murder with a friend. Play in a separate backstory in the two-player co-op mode and face a legion of well-armed enemies in the prequel to the single player experience.

System requirements

Windows

OS *
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 running at 1.7 GHz or Greater; Athlon 64 running at 1.7GHz or greater with support for SSE2 instructions
Memory
1 GB of ram, 1.5 GB (Vista and Windows 7) GB RAM
Graphics
ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards
DirectX®
9.0
Hard Drive
2 GB HD space

macOS

OS
OS X 10.6.6 or later
Hard Drive
1.5 GB HD space

Linux / SteamOS

Processor
Intel Pentium 4 running at 1.7 GHz or Greater; Athlon 64 running at 1.7GHz or greater with support for SSE2 instructions
Memory
1.5 GB or more
Graphics
ATI Radeon X1800 GTO 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB cards, or better
Hard Drive
2 GB HD space

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67 / 100

Controller & Steam Deck

  • Full controller support
Age rating16+
Developer
Klei Entertainment
Publisher
Klei Entertainment
Release
  • ReleaseOct 25, 2010

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©2010 Klei Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. SHANK™ is a trademark of Klei Entertainment Inc., used under license. EA and the EA logo are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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