There’s also a new feature where Jackie collects his “dark essence” – a substance that clings to people and objects that have come in contact with The Darkness.
There have been substantial additions to the gameplay since Jackie’s last go-round, including the exciting new “quad wielding”feature, in which Jackie can use The Darkness while at the same time use firearms. The style was achieved with the development artists hand painting the majority of the game assets, instead of relying on digital methods to create a comic book style. While the original Darkness was developed by Starbreeze Studios, this time around Digital Extremes are in charge and have given The Darkness II a deeper “graphic noir” visual style. In The Darkness II, you’ll once again take control of Jackie as he struggles with the powers of the Darkness. He has been unable to shake the thoughts of his dead girlfriend Jenny Romano and has since, with the help of estranged occultist Johnny Powell and his study into dark essence, contained his supernatural powers and now The Darkness “wants out in the worst way”. The details: The Darkness II takes place two years after the events of the first game, as Jackie Estacado, the current wielder of The Darkness has used his powers to become the Don of the Franchetti crime family. To see what the game’s all about, you can watch The Darkness 2 launch trailer: