Shank or Shank 2..which's better and why?

[Raydog]

Want to play w/ controller and possibly online if that makes it easier to decide. Only wanna get one or the other , not both. Thanks

[ABedardo]

I liked the controls in Shank 1 more. Why they felt we needed a Lunge (LT) AND the Grab (RT) is beyond me. I definitely preferred being able to hit LT to do all of my dodging. Gameplay and mechanics-wise, I liked Shank 2 more besides the above detail

[Shaft]

Personally, I like Shank 1 more overall. I feel Shank 2 may be getting just a little bit too complicated for what is essentially a beat 'em up (or better shoot 'em up). I'm referring mostly to the ever increasing complexity of the control scheme, to some gameplay mechanics.

I find it frustrating that even while you're "in the zone" with your combos and all, every enemy can cut it short. In Shank 1, the enemies sort of waited on you to stop butchering a foe, so you could proceed to the next uninterrupted. Here, when there's more than 4-5 enemies on screen, I find mounting a decent combo impossible because one of them is bound to blast you in the middle of it. And the already mentioned fact they got rid of the 2-in-1 Dodge/Block command from Shank 1 and replaced it with Dodge Left and Dodge Right on the analog stick.

Still a very, very enjoyable game, but Shank 1 remains my favorite.

[康帅傅]

I like shank 2 better becuase the online multiplayer, that is all. If you want me to say about the storyline, they are equal to me. I don't care much about what the story is.

[康帅傅]

Originally posted by V_Shaft:

Personally, I like Shank 1 more overall. I feel Shank 2 may be getting just a little bit too complicated for what is essentially a beat 'em up (or better shoot 'em up). I'm referring mostly to the ever increasing complexity of the control scheme, to some gameplay mechanics.

I find it frustrating that even while you're "in the zone" with your combos and all, every enemy can cut it short. In Shank 1, the enemies sort of waited on you to stop butchering a foe, so you could proceed to the next uninterrupted. Here, when there's more than 4-5 enemies on screen, I find mounting a decent combo impossible because one of them is bound to blast you in the middle of it. And the already mentioned fact they got rid of the 2-in-1 Dodge/Block command from Shank 1 and replaced it with Dodge Left and Dodge Right on the analog stick.

Still a very, very enjoyable game, but Shank 1 remains my favorite.

So i think you can enjoy your combos when there is only one foe there. LOL

[faust.twi]

shank 2. it has linux support so i cannot say anything about shank1

[MVR]

Shank 1

[Matn]

Shank 2 Cuz its have multiplayer and shank 1 have Local coop (two players in one computer).