The Darkness 2 PC Release date

EU Release Date:

Feb-10-2012

US Release Date:

Feb-07-2012

AU Release Date:

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Genre

Action

Theme

Horror

The Darkness 2 is available on PC

Gamepad
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The Darkness 2 is available on the Microsoft XBox 360 console

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The Darkness 2 is available on the Sony PS3 console

Back of the Box

The Darkness II breaks out of the sea of conventional first-person shooters with its fervid Quad-Wielding gameplay, which will allow players to slash, grab, and throw objects and enemies with their Demon Arms while simultaneously firing two weapons. The game is layered with the use of dark versus light, steeped in deep and twisted storytelling, and engulfed in stylistic violence that is visualized through a hand-painted graphic noir technique that stays true to its comic book origins.
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.

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The Darkness 2 System Requirements

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Minimum Requirements

Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+

GeForce 510

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1.5 GB

Win Xp 32

DX 9

8 GB

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Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66GHz

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10 GB

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Recommended Requirements

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

Phenom 9650 Quad-Core

GeForce 9800 GTX

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10 GB

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Full system requirements for The Darkness 2 reported on Jan-10-2012

Darkness 2 System Requirements [pc]

Darkness 2 is billed as a first person shooter style game with Quad-Wielding gameplay. Armed with guns and a couple of satanic serpents that zip over your shoulders to whip and tear asunder any foolish enough to get in your way. The game is due out in a few weeks and incorporates a graphic novel feel within its art direction.

The good chaps at 2K Games have passed me the system requirements so lets take a look at what sort of machine you need to meet The Darkness II system requirements...

Darkness 2 Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP2

CPU: Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

RAM: 1.5 GB RAM

GFX RAM: 256 MB

GFX: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600

HDD: 8 GB free hard disk space

Audio: DirectX Compatible

Darkness 2 Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Vista/7

CPU: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor

RAM: 2 GB

HDD: 10 GB free

GFX RAM: 512+ MB

GFX: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX

OTHER REQUIREMENTS & SUPPORTS: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable

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arisz96

09:47 May-18-2013

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what setting for me ? and the FPS ?

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Tweaked medium settings at ur resolution :)
enjoy the game :D

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thanx buddy :)

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can i run this game and at what settings?

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i think you have a fake rig

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medium settings?

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low settings smooth gameplay for me?

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Yes,low settings.

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low settings smooth gameplay for me?

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can i run on medium?

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low to medium

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low without vsync and MSAA enjoy ) + 20 fps

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dude why the hell u asking idiotic questions like this u already know that u ahve a riig which can max out any and every game i this world and maybe for more 15 years!!

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