The Darkness 2 (PS3)

Jackie Esticado is back and this time.... it’s actually not that personal, his girlfriend died in the last game, that was pretty personal. This time Freddy Krueger/Adolph Hitler wants to steal your imaginary friend that you’re actually not that fond of. So what’s the big deal right? Well it’s the sequel to an awesome 2007 videogame from the land of the Swedes now developed by digital extremes, who are Canadian. First off I am completely enamoured by the first game, it was cool, gritty, intense, realistic (as realistic as game about demonic tentacle rape can be) all those nice words. It had ... more

When I woke up this morning, and saw "The Darkness 2" on my table, I almost literally had a fit. I couldn't wait for this game. It certainly didn't disappoint. First off, if you haven't played the first Darkness, it explains what happened in a 2 minute cut scene in the opening sequence, which is optional. The story is told out by Jackie while you're in the cut scenes, Jackie is the main character of course. His girlfriend got murdered in the first Darkness, and as he had nothing to lose, he let the darkness consume him. It's quite hard to explain the story, but it's very easy to understand ... more