The former mafia hit man Shank returns with more stylishly violent side-scrolling combat and a new co-op mode in Shank 2. Players once again guide the grizzled assassin on his quest for revenge, stringing together combos by using guns, knives, chain saws, grenades, and a variety of melee attacks to dispatch hordes of enemies. The main campaign is now an exclusively single-player mode, but the new "Survival" mode lets multiplayer fans team up for online co-op action in which they choose from a variety of uniquely skilled characters and protect supplies from 30 waves of attackers. ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide