‘The Darkness II: Story Behind The Horror’ trailer sheds some light on the backstory!

While I am always wanting to play the latest and greatest, this end of years gaming line-up is a little much to take in. Thankfully 2K nudged ‘The Darkness II’  into February of next year, allowing it some breathing room in the new year!

Based on the supernatural horror comic book series, developer Digital Extremes have taken the reigns from Starbreeze (currently hard at work on the Syndicate reboot) to craft the sequel to one of the most unique shooters of this current generation. Throwing both chaos and destruction into the mix with a new ‘graphics noire’ art style, ‘The Darkness II’ aims to bring some innovation to the genre with its Quad-Wielding gameplay, allowing players to slash, grab and throw objects with their Demon Arms while simultaneously firing two weapons.

Paul Jenkins, the award-winning comic book writer will provide..

a tightly integrated narrative that weaves dark humor with hardcore tenderness. Take a step back from the familiar and comfortable, and prepare to embrace The Darkness. It’s been two years since Jackie Estacado, now the Don of the Franchetti crime family, used The Darkness to kill the men responsible for his girlfriend’s murder. He’s been unable to shake the memory of Jenny’s death since bottling up his supernatural power, and now The Darkness wants out. A sudden, unprovoked attack on Jackie’s life heralds the start of a full-scale mob war, which has clearly been orchestrated by some outside force. The botched attempt opens the door for The Darkness to reemerge, and sets Jackie on a journey to hell and worse, as he unravels the mystery behind the attack and the motivations of The Darkness itself.

Mixing dark with light, beauty and violence, ‘The Darkness II’ will be one to keep your eye on, and what better way to do so than with this in-depth look at the story behind the game, mixing comic book style art with some new gameplay snippets thrown in for good measure. The original title featured some powerful moments with Jackie’s relationship, and by the looks of it, this title will be capitalising on this new era in Jackie’s adventure. Check it out below.

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‘The Darkness II’ will be launching for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on the 10th February 2012.