In a bid to increase the realism of the title, guns are generally inaccurate over medium-to-long range.
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Other maddening problems include the weapons, which feel atrociously unbalanced between when the enemies use them and you get your hands on them. Now either the enemy can bend bullets, are using futuristic rail-guns or there is some huge unexplained problem with the cover, but at times it is controller-smashingly frustrating on the harder difficulties.
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However, at times you'll be safely nestled behind a 6ft thick wall of concrete and somehow still keep getting shot. This keeps things challenging, forcing you to change your hiding spot frequently. Some of the cover is destructible, meaning you'll soon get shot through it unless you keep on the move. Yet, despite this huge improvement the cover-system is somehow still horrendously broken, just in a brand new way. It's a system effectively borrowed entirely from Gears of War, Uncharted and virtually every other third-person game out there but it's a godsend when compared with Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. At the tap of a button you can now enter and exit cover quickly and efficiently and with the press of a movement stick you can roll between available barricades at will. Having listened to the plethora of complaints against the first game's lack of a snap-to-cover button, there is now an easy-to-use system in place. Whilst the gameplay remains a familiar blend of cover-based third-person action and occasional on-rails shooting sections, developers IO Interactive have thankfully implemented some changes. However, chances are the shaky camera will have your stomach churning within the first few seconds of playing though thankfully this can be disabled in the options menu.
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It's a unique visual style which sets it apart from the nearest genre rivals and does certainly build an intense atmosphere a lot more than the clichéd, expletive-laden storyline. Most obvious is the new visual style of Kane & Lynch: Dog Days which is clearly designed to reflect the gritty, life-like hand-camera footage of the internet. The plot then proceeds to blitz past at a lightning pace, which is fortunate as it leaves little time for it to crumble under the metric tonne of desperate adult bravado and macho testosterone-fuelled grimacing. However, before any pathetic moralists object it's all ok because they're on the payroll of a crime lord who is just a little bit more evil than our titular duo. Especially considering they proceed to murder their way through what seems like most of the police force of China. With one being a deranged psychopath and the other a self-absorbed, greedy killer it's difficult to empathise with them. As Kane and Lynch were already two of the most unlikeable characters we've ever encountered, having even less justification for their actions encourages you to hate them even more.
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Two incredibly short paragraphs in the game's manual provides all the back-story you're going to get, with virtually no references made to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men and barely any explanation to what either of the protagonists are actually doing in Shanghai.
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Having failed to properly address the numerous criticisms, Kane & Lynch: Dog Days still frustrates in virtually all the same areas as its predecessor and even manages to add new annoyances. The BBFC rating detailing "strong bloody violence, torture and frequent strong language" more accurately describes my experiences playing the title than the game itself. Buckle up everyone: it's going to be a rough ride.įrom the very go, Kane & Lynch: Dog Days sets out to be a "gritty and brutal" third-person shooter. Thankfully, they'll all come in handy when describing the recently released sequel. No, I'm not talking about my sex life, these were all words I used when reviewing the original Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Reviews // 30th Aug 2010 - 12 years ago // By Christopher Wakefield Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Review