Here is Shank killing a giant butcher.
The art style for this game is just flat out beautiful, and given the fluidity of the animation, it's like watching an animated feature. Well, to be fair, it probably wouldn't be shown anywhere else but Adult Swim. In any event, for the purposes of enticing you with its goodness and splendor, here's a video peek at some of the gameplay:
I defy you to not want this game. It'll be dropping for the XBox 360, PS3, and PC - hopefully sooner rather than later.