✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping strong narrative focus
Shank, the first game in the series of its name, is defined by its comic-book visual style and graphic violence in the vein of Tarantino and Rodriguez movies. In the single-player mode, the game follows a story of a revenge.
Where it drifts furthest from BVOVB - Bruising Vengeance of the Vintage Boxer: tone and game mode.
It predates BVOVB - Bruising Vengeance of the Vintage Boxer by 12 years, with what that implies technically.