The Darkness II launched this week, and streaming game service Gaikai has made the demo available without a download. To play the demo you can visit www.embracethedarkness.com and wait a short bit of time to download the Gaikai client. After that you can play the game immediately.

Developed by Digital Extremes, published by 2K Games and inspired by the popular comic book series created by Top Cow Productions, The Darkness II is the sequel to the 2007 hit, The Darkness. The Darkness II is a first-person shooter that puts you in the role of Jackie Estacado, head of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient force of chaos known as The Darkness. New to the series is Quad-Wielding combat and four-person cooperative gameplay distinct from the first-person campaign.

If The Darkness II isn't to your liking, you can find other streaming demos at www.gaikai.com .