<s>
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
independent	O
studio	O
Klei	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shank	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
does	O
not	O
feature	O
the	O
cooperative	O
story	O
mode	O
which	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
instead	O
offering	O
a	O
two	O
player	O
survival	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
cartel	O
leader	O
Cesar	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Shank	B-Application
's	O
homeland	O
has	O
been	O
engulfed	O
by	O
warfare	O
as	O
various	O
factions	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebellion	O
against	O
the	O
militia	O
is	O
being	O
led	O
by	O
Shank	B-Application
's	O
old	O
mentor	O
,	O
Elena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shank	B-Application
must	O
fight	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Magnus	O
's	O
army	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
mentor	O
and	O
once	O
more	O
overthrow	O
a	O
despot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
with	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
once	O
more	O
controls	O
Shank	B-Application
,	O
using	O
his	O
three	O
different	O
weapon	O
types	O
:	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
knives	O
,	O
a	O
heavy	O
melee	O
weapon	O
and	O
a	O
ranged	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shank	B-Application
has	O
other	O
attacks	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
grapple	O
attacks	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
throw	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pounce	O
maneuver	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
jumps	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
and	O
lands	O
on	O
a	O
nearby	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
perform	O
counterattacks	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Shank	B-Application
turns	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
attack	O
against	O
them	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
by	O
grabbing	O
a	O
baseball	O
bat	O
midswing	O
and	O
striking	O
the	O
enemy	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
or	O
twisting	O
a	O
pistol	O
around	O
so	O
the	O
enemy	O
is	O
shot	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	O
mode	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
an	O
endless	O
succession	O
of	O
enemy	O
units	O
,	O
whilst	O
defending	O
supply	O
stations	O
from	O
occasional	O
enemy	O
demolitions	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
zoomed-out	O
camera	O
positioning	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
meaning	O
combat	O
areas	O
are	O
larger	O
and	O
allow	O
for	O
more	O
mobility	O
within	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
stand-in-place	O
Block	O
state	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
static	O
moves	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
invincible	O
,	O
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
removes	O
the	O
mid-action	O
invulnerability	O
and	O
static	O
dodge	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
timed	O
rolls	O
and	O
mobile	O
evasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
playable	O
female	O
character	O
,	O
Corina	O
,	O
who	O
features	O
in	O
both	O
story	O
missions	O
and	O
Survival	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
animations	O
and	O
combat	O
styles	O
differ	O
from	O
Shank	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shank	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
72%	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
100	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregator	O
GameRankings	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
bit	O
differently	O
,	O
that	O
way	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
got	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
100	O
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
ranked	O
the	O
highest	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
at	O
79	O
,	O
while	O
PC	O
version	O
got	O
the	O
lowest	O
at	O
71	O
.	O
</s>
