I just rented out this game yesterday from RedBox... and by far it is one of the most fun games I have played in a long time. To be able to take control of the darkness is plain awesome, including the fact that it can talk. The game is pretty creepy and very bloody ex: ripping someone to the bone (literally), chopping people in half vertically or horizontally, or even making black holes :D.

Must get and play! ^^ Though I never played the 1st one, when you start the game Jonny lets you know the backstory.

Beat it in about 6-8 hours ^^