Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right an...
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men immerses players in an emotionally intense crime drama with unflinching action. Io-Interactive's proprietary technology delivers fluid high definition graphics and lighting; highly destructible environments; massive crowd AI; a cinematic interface; and non-stop dialog between Kane and Lynch.
Tense and unpredictable experience - This is the violent and chaotic journey of two men: a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath. Each hates the other but must work together to save themselves and possibly the ones they love.
Violence erupts in meticulously created 'safe' worlds - Realistic and responsive environments and crowds react when events get of out control. Crowded nightclubs and calm bank offices become scenes of sudden terror. Manipulate the environments and crowds strategically to complete objectives.
Wide variety of intense 3rd person game play - Rappel from buildings; fire on the run or from moving vehicles; launch surprise attacks, lay down cover fire, and shoot blind from around corners; and hurl smoke, tear, and incendiary grenades.
Fast and intuitive combat - Lead a crew of criminal mercenaries to increase your chance of surviving and reaching your goals. You can also fight alone as your crew AI will automatically draw fire, throw grenades, lay down cover, and engage in close combat with their own signature moves.
This game uses same shooting mechanics from freedom fighters and hitman games, it's just fully random braindead bullet spread, cover mechanic is a joke, ai companions are clowns, story is a mess if start thinking about it.
But main characters are so cool, edgy and mental, wow.
Back in 2007, the reviews were harsh towards the game and it was responsible for the firing of game editor Jeff Gerstmann at GameSpot because he too didn't like the game (although it was not revealed until 2012). I thought they were exaggerating but after playing it recently, I concur with the reviews. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is quite bad.
While the controls are responsive for the most part, the cover mechanics feel clunky and the AI are brain-dead. Your allies rush straight for the enemies and vice versa. Unbelievable! The game tries to be edgy by having 2 annoying and unlikeable characters but it doesn't work. It's not like Tony Montana from Scarface where you root for him even though he's ruthless; Kane & Lynch have no redeeming qualities whatsoever. They're badass but dumb, and they're so angry all the time and they do stuff without thinking ahead.
The levels are not fun either with little to no memorable moments. The graphics look dated as well. It doesn't hold up as much as the sequel Dog Days, which I recommend getting. Feel free to skip this mess and go straight for the sequel as it has little to no continuity except for the anti-heroes.