True, it occasionally falters as a result of trying too hard to be angry and graphics and, yes, there are definitely some tedious moments as you harvest empty rooms for every screed of dark essenceBut when it works? When youre dodging through shadows, impaling far-off snipers on signposts and breaking bodies apart like wishbones? At those times The Darkness 2 manages to be not only an improvement on the too-often overlooked original game, but an incredibly stylish and competent shooter compared to almost anything else on the market..