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XBLA Fancast Special: Shank 2 Interview

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Todd Schlickbernd
– February 2, 2012Posted in: Feature List, Interviews, Podcast

We love ourselves a good 2D anything here at XBLA Fans, so this week we interviewed Jamie Cheng, Founder of Klei Entertainment. Klei is known for many things, but chiefly here on XBLA we know them for developing Shank, a 2D brawler filled to the brim with weapons, stabbing, shooting and most of all, shanking. We’ve interviewed Jamie before about the game, but this time we got in-depth and talk at length about all things Shank, Shank 2 and Klei in general.

Specifically speaking Jamie discusses a bit of his opinions on Shank and how he and his team wanted to improve on what they achieved with Shank. We discuss some of the flaws in Shank and how they’ve been addressed in Shank 2. On top of that, we discuss the reasoning behind choosing a survival mode as this game’s multiplayer mode instead of another co-op campaign. There’s also plenty of Klei-related talk for those interested in learning more about an indie developer.

Any fans of brawlers should check out Shank and Shank 2, the latter of which has had plenty of awesome coverage over the last couple months. There’s single player footage and footage of the new survival mode as well as all kinds of cool things for fans like this Shank 3D papercraft. There have been quite a few changes to the Shank experience for Shank 2 and Jamie and I spare no detail when discussing them, especially with survival mode.

Shank 2 is out on XBLA on February 8 for 800MSP.

 

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Shank 2′s Survival Mode takes center stage in new vid

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Nick Santangelo
– February 1, 2012Posted in: Videos


 
There’s just one week to go until EA releases Klei’s Shank 2 on February 8, and they’ve dropped a new video properly introducing fans to the new multiplayer Survival Mode. Players will have to go on the defensive in the mode to fend off hordes of baddies and prevent bombers from blowing up supply depots by disarming bombs. Traps and a varied arsenal of weapons will be at the players’ disposal while they try to protect the supplies, keep each other alive and move up the leaderboards.

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Klei Entertainment talking Shank 2 with fans

By
Todd Schlickbernd
– January 22, 2012Posted in: News

“Is it bad that I’m procrastinating right now by posting random stuff on facebook? Go on, ask me something.”

This was posted on the Shank Facebook page very recently. Jamie Cheng, founder of Klei Entertainment, developer team on Shank 2, has been answering fans questions on the Shank facebook page… because he can. While his session just ended, he has asked us to encourage fans to contact Klei on their Facebook page if they have questions or comments about all things Shank. As we’ve seen and heard straight from Klei, they take their fan comments very seriously.

We managed a few questions ourselves, here’s what they answered for us:

XBLA Fans: Are there story mode leaderboards or just for the survival? What stats are tracked?
Klei: Yes, there are story mode leaderboards. We also keep track of a ton of stuff, but honestly I can’t remember them right now.

XBLA Fans: Will hard/insane mode be equally as hard/insane? Shank on the highest difficulty was quite the butt kicker. Are there difficulty modes for survival?
Klei: Hard is pretty darn hard, though we did add moderate checkpoints this time around. Survival has no difficulty modes because it’s already bloody hard in the later waves.

XBLA Fans: Have you guys ever considered a deathmatch multiplayer mode or other competitive brawler modes?
Klei: We made a game called Sugar Rush that’s exactly that once. Alas the game was cancelled. I think in general that’s a pretty different game.

Stay tuned for more from Klei as Shank 2 readies for launch on February 8th as there will indeed be more.

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Shank 2 game preview shows off new multiplayer

By
Todd Schlickbernd
– January 21, 2012Posted in: Media, News, Videos

Klei Entertainment’s sequel to their beat ‘em up, shoot ‘em up, shank ‘em up brawler Shank is more than just a return to character. While the core game remains untouched, it’s clear from this gameplay preview that many things have changed and been reworked. Ranged weapons can be aimed freely, pickups are now done via the right bumper, and there’s a revamped counter system. However, the multiplayer is the star of the show here.

The video shows off a character select screen with a selection of 16 characters, some of which were blacked out. While this could be for the sake of not spoiling things, many of them draw parallels to unlockable costumes from the first Shank. Each character seems to come with their own set of stats, including discounts on store items and other attribute changes. While the discussion in the video says otherwise, it would seem that each character has a different weapon selection. At the very least player 2 and player 1 have different stuff. Shank 2 will be releasing on February 8th of this year, and much like with the the original Shank, we here at XBLA Fans just might have some guiding to do.

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Shank 2 release date announced

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Nathan Bowring
– January 19, 2012Posted in: News

Klei Entertainment announced today that Shank 2 will be released on XBLA… *drumroll*… February 8 for 800 MSP! In a few short weeks you can experience the next installment in the Shank series, with all the side-scrolling beat-em-up action we’ve come to love. To make things sweeter, a new video was released for the occasion, showing off some gameplay on a dock. Enjoy, it should help you prepare for the full game.

Source: Shank 2 Official Site

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Shank 2 adds horror with costumes

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Nathan Bowring
– November 8, 2011Posted in: Media, Screenshots

Shank 2 will feature wearable costumes for the chainsaw-wielding hero, including the newly announced horror costume, which definitely adds a spooky, murderous feel to the already blood-filled game. For more on Shank 2, you can check out information here, gameplay footage here, and our interview with Klei Entertainment CEO Jamie Cheng here. Stick around as we’ll have even more Shank 2 news before the game is released in early 2012.

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Klei Entertainment sets the stage for Shank 2

By
Todd Schlickbernd
– November 8, 2011Posted in: Feature List, Interviews

Many years ago a man and his two handy blades, jagged though they were, turned an entire crime organization on its head. Sometimes, when there was another ethereal controller being beside him, he was joined by his fellow anti-gang affiliate. This man, named Shank, armed only with twin shanks (and meat cleavers, and a katana, and a chainsaw, shotgun, SMG and dual pistols) brought frenetic brawler action complete with weapon fast-switching and combos along with crisp art and high-tier animation quality, and it appears that Klei Entertainment aims to give him shank-tion to do it again. We here at XBLAFans were lucky enough to score an interview with Klei Entertainment’s CEO, Jamie Cheng. Take a look at what he had to say after the jump.

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Build your own Shank with this Shank 2 papercraft

By
Nick DePetris
– October 28, 2011Posted in: News

We were fans of Shank in our review back when it was released and have been pumping out news about Shank 2 as fast as we’ve been getting it. Well, the folks over at the Klei Entertainment have given us even more to get excited about. They’ve whipped up and posted a nifty papercraft over at the Shank 2 blog, which you can print off to build a sweet model of the titular character himself, complete with knives and mouth-opening action. Or you can get the print-out at our direct link here. Either way, having this little guy on our desks is only making the wait for Shank 2 harder. Stay tuned here for more information about the game as we get it.

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Shank 2 single player and co-op footage

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Nathan Bowring
– October 15, 2011Posted in: Media, News, Videos

We’ve been told that the recently-announced Shank 2 will feature full co-op support, but now we get to see it in action. Players will have to guard ammo stashes through waves upon waves of enemies, including bosses. You’ll get to choose a character from what looks like a long list of them. The bad guys will try to blow up the ammo with explosive charges, so you’ll have to put out the fuse if they ever rig the explosives. If you get knocked out, hopefully you can rely on your partner to revive you. If you want to see it in action, check out Kotaku’s video here.

And then there’s single player, which you can see here. Shank is thrown back into his violent ways when the people he loves are in danger. A town is about to be burned down by some thugs, so it’s up to Shank to take care of them in the bloodiest way possible. Fans of the first game may notice the improved graphics and animations. Shank has also learned the ability to pick up weapons dropped by his enemies. If this gameplay has left you eager to play the game, you can pick up Shank 2 when it releases early 2012.

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Shank 2 announced, coming early 2012

By
Nathan Bowring
– September 27, 2011Posted in: Media, News, Videos

During a press event in Las Vegas, Electronic Arts announced the name of their newest IP: Shank 2, sequel to 2010′s bloody beat-em-up side-scroller. Our hero is thrust back into action when those who are close to him are in grave danger. EA’s Andy Katkin promises the new game “isn’t just a reboot of Shank“. The game was torn apart to add better combat, controls, and graphics. The new controls will allow players to use an enemy’s weapon against itself. A new multiplayer co-op survival mode mode will be added, which sounds similar to Horde mode from the Gears of War series. Shank 2 will be available on XBLA early 2012, so stay tuned to XBLAFans in the coming months for more updates. 

Wait, have you not played the first Shank? You’re in luck; the game is now on sale for half off (600MSP). For more great deals, check out this week’s massive XBLA sale. You can also check out our review and guide to unlockable costumes. Trust us, the game’s great.

Video source: Joystiq

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