Poll: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men

[AmericanWarMachine]

.::KANE AND LYNCH: DEAD MEN for XBOX 360::.​

I decided that after all the poor reviews for this game (because everyone copies Gamespot because they are too cowardly to put their OWN opinions out there) I'd make my own. Let's see... where to begin.

Story = A+ (original) You play as Kane (or if your playing 2-player, Kane and Lynch) who is a death-row inmate on his way to his death when all of a sudden the van gets into an accident. Kane gets out, smashes a few faces, gets a shotgun and leads Kane to an alley way where several members of the notorious group known only as "The 7" are. Kane soon finds out the crash was no accident and he is lead on his path to freedom, for now. His luck is cut short when he realizes that the reason the group broke him out of jail was because he had something of worth that they saw as justly theirs. Normally, Kane would decline such a thing except this time they have his daughter and wife, the only things he has. They give him a small amount of time to get the briefcases, accompanied by Lynch (a medicated phycopath) and bring them back to them. If he declines, they kill him and his family. If he doesn't decline it, they will let his family go, but still kill him. The whole game takes you on an insane storyline with awesome shootout scenes (one on the highway shooting out from the back of a van) with tons of twists that will leave you dying for the sequal and the movie.

Graphics = B+

The graphics are very well presented. The cut scenes are well rendered and there isn't any problems with overlay or the HUD, and everything fits in place. However, the grenade explosions aren't very realistic and you will notice that there are only four types of cars; Black Vans, Police Cars, Red Sedans, and Taxis... but this is only relevant on about two levels.

Sound = A
It's tough to rate sound, because if you can hear it and it works propperly than how can you take points off? So I guess I'll have to rate the voice acting. The script for this game is great, don't get me wrong, but the F word pops up a few hundred times. If you can get that past you then you wont find a problem with the sound.

Control = A-
The controls are pretty down pat, not much to say. Me only beef with it is that on the online play, you can't sprint... I don't know why. It doesn't matter much though, bullets move faster than you.

Gameplay = B+
Single Player - In the single player the gamplay is good. The story brings you from Tokyo to Venezuela to America shooting, killing, robbing, and trying to get revenge.
Multiplayer - In the multiplayer you will play in any of 8 maps where the goal is to steal as much money as you can and escape with the most loot. At any time during the game players can backstab other players and steal their loot and making it so that they don't share their loot if they escape the heist. However, players who kill a traitor will receive an instant $100,000 reward (or 200,000 if you kill the person who killed you). This gives the game an extra edge, you're forced to work together in the begining but at any time the alliance can be broken by greed, making a new game experience with every play.

In the end, I give Kane and Lynch: Dead Men for the Xbox 360...
A-​

 

[wewontdie11]

Nice interesting way of presenting a review, good that you're trying to cover all important aspects of the game. Unfortunately I do not agree with much of what you have said. The story (which was supposed to be this games big selling point) I thought was average at best, same as the graphics. For a next gen console they could have really done more. What I really hated above all else though was the controls and gameplay. I found the shooting to be very clunky and slow and just didn't feel anywhere near as good as say Gears Of War. I got thoroughly bored while playing it about half way through but for some reason felt obligated to finish it because I had spent my not so hard earned money on it. I traded it in within two weeks.

Edit: FYI I haven't read any Gamespot review about this I just genuinely thought it sucked a bit.

 

[Wewt]

Oh so im a sheep? Weird poll don't you think?

 

[Spartan Bannana]

I liked the letter grade system, keep with that, all and all a nice review

 

[meatloaf231]

I actually liked the game too. I found the graphics to be generally unnoticeable, the story to be pretty good, the characters (despite someone-who-shall-not-be-named using the word "ugly" a lot) to be interesting.

Multiplayer = win, though.

 

[Mukiwa]

Played the demo but I didn't really like it. Possibly that makes me a sheep, I might have been influenced by the negative reviews at the time but I can't really remember now

 

[mjhhiv]

OK review... Next time though, add a little depth. I know there is more to the game play than what you described in your paragraph.

 

[Jamash]

Oh so im a sheep? Weird poll don't you think?

Depends, did you not play it because you thought it was baaaad?

 

[mjhhiv]

Oh so im a sheep? Weird poll don't you think?

Depends, did you not play it because you thought it was baaaad?

Hehehe... nice.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

OK review... Next time though, add a little depth. I know there is more to the game play than what you described in your paragraph.

Was just about to say this.

You got the basics down, but it still doesn't tell me enough, I really want to know more about the multiplayer for this game. How is it like on there? Is there certain "cheap tricks" people do like only kill each other right before the getaway car arrives, camping entraces, etc.?

I did like that you used letter grades though!

 

[milomalo]

i just love that game... the story was great and it has some dificulty level the co-op story line was a nice detail... dont know why all the hate

 

[AmericanWarMachine]

Nice interesting way of presenting a review, good that you're trying to cover all important aspects of the game. Unfortunately I do not agree with much of what you have said. The story (which was supposed to be this games big selling point) I thought was average at best, same as the graphics. For a next gen console they could have really done more. What I really hated above all else though was the controls and gameplay. I found the shooting to be very clunky and slow and just didn't feel anywhere near as good as say Gears Of War. I got thoroughly bored while playing it about half way through but for some reason felt obligated to finish it because I had spent my not so hard earned money on it. I traded it in within two weeks.

Edit: FYI I haven't read any Gamespot review about this I just genuinely thought it sucked a bit.

Well, compared to Gears of War, nothing is good at all ^^.
<3 Gears of War

 

[Aries_Split]

Nice interesting way of presenting a review, good that you're trying to cover all important aspects of the game. Unfortunately I do not agree with much of what you have said. The story (which was supposed to be this games big selling point) I thought was average at best, same as the graphics. For a next gen console they could have really done more. What I really hated above all else though was the controls and gameplay. I found the shooting to be very clunky and slow and just didn't feel anywhere near as good as say Gears Of War. I got thoroughly bored while playing it about half way through but for some reason felt obligated to finish it because I had spent my not so hard earned money on it. I traded it in within two weeks.

Edit: FYI I haven't read any Gamespot review about this I just genuinely thought it sucked a bit.

Well, compared to Gears of War, nothing is good at all ^^.
<3 Gears of War

Add IMO to the end of your sentence and I might agree with you.

 

[PurpleRain]

Well, compared to Gears of War, nothing is good at all ^^.
<3 Gears of War

Wow, that's a bit of a narrow look on games. I hated GoW and I hated Kane and Lynch. Though I really wish I had a name like Lynch.

The characters are arseholes that think it's funny to swear every second word, the gameplay is annoying, and the combat boring. I had some fun on the club level before I had to return back into it shooting innocent people but that was it. I gave up on the level where you had to go to war.

 

[PurpleRain]

I'm a sheep because I genuinely couldn't see the appeal in this? I watched a gameplay video and it looked terrible. The dialogue was worse than a 12 year old's Counterstrike fanfic. Only reason that fanfic I mentioned would have been better is because it has Goku for some reason.

Don't worry. You're not missing too much.

 

[NeedAUserName]

Little late for this isn't it?