EA工作人员称：“《闪克2》不是《闪克》的简单重置，而是一款全新的游戏。（感觉是废话）”而Klei Entertainment的工作人员Jamie Cheng则表示：“我们将整个游戏拆分再重组，以便我们能够将操作改的更加灵活，把画面做的更好。我们把战斗系统拆开……然后创造了使玩家能够使用敌人的武器的系统。”

Klei工作室还加入了在线合作模式。用他们的原话说就是“并非简单的合作闯关模式，取而代之的是合作生存模式”

【推荐配置】

Minimum Specifications: 
OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista with SP2, Windows XP with SP3  
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or better, AMD Athlon 64 2.4GHz or better 
RAM: 2 GB 
Hard Drive: 1.5 GB 
Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra (256MB) or ATI Radeon X1950 PRO (256MB) or greater 
Additional Info: An Internet Connection is required for software activation. For best results, make sure the latest drivers for both your video and audio cards are installed. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Shank 2.