Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

Immersive action crime drama shooter with a mercenary and a psychopath out to save themselves

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6.7
117 Vote(s)
  • Category(ies):

    Action

  • Type:

    game

  • Works under:

    Windows

  • Developer(s):

    Io Interactive

  • Release Date:

    Dec 13, 2007

  • Required Age:

    17

  • Price:

    6.99 USD

  • Tags:

    Single-player, Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, Partial Controller Support

  • Languages:

    English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men was released in late 2007. It is a third person shooter but relies on a cooperative dynamic with the game’s dual protagonists. Player one always controls the death-row bound criminal Kane, while player two or the computer assumes control of his partner, the psychotic Lynch. Together, they battle through an action-filled caper of revenge, stolen money, family held hostage, hallucinations and murder.

This is a game of few pluses and a lot of minuses. It was a good idea – take the gritty crime drama of Grand Theft Auto, mix it with the run and gun action of Gears of War and then make it two-player. Unfortunately, the execution just isn’t there. Just from the basic mechanics, the game’s control and lackluster cover system make it a chore to play. The presentation is no great shakes either, with a hard to watch and harder to play split screen setup when playing with a friend, a plot full of one-note, unlikeable characters that fail to create sympathy or even interest and a short playthrough time.

Kane and Lynch does feature an excellent, riveting soundtrack and an imaginative, though limited, multiplayer mode. The whole thing is a good idea executed poorly overall. As with many titles that start as good ideas that just need work, gamers should just wait for the sequel.

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