First off, Gamespot is infamous for having bloated and biased reviews. Take a game like GTA4 loaded with faults and mishaps, and it get's a perfect score of 10, but give them a simple side scroller which pays homage to c... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpfulShank is a 2-D side-scrolling beat-'em-up with minor platforming elements. The protagonist, simply known as Shank, fights his way through hundreds of enemies on his quest for revenge. There's three weapon types assigned ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulSlick, varied and downright fun combat is really all this game is about. Sure, it has an attractive art style and an enjoyable (if somewhat cliché) soundtrack but its core is the 2D beat-em-up gameplay. Be sure yo... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulI don't know why this game is so poorly rated. I really have no clue. I enjoy this game very much. And more I play, more I get addicted to it. Its been a while since I play some really cool 2D game like this. In this gam... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThe story - which is told through a sequence of flash-backs - is merely justification for the violence; but this is a revenge tale. It's an angry, messy game set to the visual style of a children's cartoon, and it manage... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThis is an enjoyable game to play on the PC with a 360 controller, if you can find it at the right price. The production is done very well, and the art style is nice. Combat is fun, however one boss battle in particu... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe Good: Beautiful art style, gory combat, fun boss fights The Bad: Monotonous combat, sluggish controls, repetitive level design, extremely short, mediocre story Shank is an artistically stunning game about a man... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe goal of many great hack-and-slash beat-'em up games is not based around an engrossing story and character development, but rather on mindlessly fighting your way through horde after horde of mooks and simply feeling ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI completed game and when comparing to older ones of this kind I found it lacking in several ways. First graphics. While game use sharp hi-res sprites and some nice effects its style doesn't fit my taste because color... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulI played the demo of Shank a couple of weeks ago and instantly decided I needed to get the game. Well I just purchased the full version today. And Just completed it. 3 hours and 31 minutes is what the game says it took m... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThis is most definitely one of the best side-scrolling beat 'em up I have played in a while. The story is quite short, but interesting none the less. It starts up fast paced and never really lets go of that pace right th... Read Full Review
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