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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Based on 24 reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

13
Bad:

5

Pros

Realistic environments.
Includes local and online two player co-op mode.
Engrossing story and characters.
Striking visual style.
Satisfying gunplay with weapons that really pack a punch.
Multiplayer modes can be a lot of fun.

Cons

Poorly rendered character models.
Boring multiplayer mode.
Cover mechanic doesn't work.
Short singleplayer campaign.
Combat needs work.
Very brief campaign.
Online modes suffer from noticeable lag.
Disc version needs patching to fix serious ingame camera problems.

By New Game Network on December 18, 2010

Kane and Lynch 2 is a mixture of many underwhelming and poorly implemented gameplay elements. Even the nifty visual look style and the occasional funny line of dialogue cannot prevent the game from being generally unimpressive. You play mostly as the...

67
By Atomic MPC on October 11, 2010

Note to IO: Please make another Hitman...

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By TechCentral on October 08, 2010

Kane & Lynch:Dog Days tries to differentiate itself from other third-person shooters with its gritty presentation and hard action. The core shooting mechanics isn't particularly great but the system is definitely better than the first game. But it...

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By NowGamer on September 09, 2010

Dog Days can be held up as an example of a great idea, rushed and poorly executed. Even if the PC Kane & Lynch 2 community rivalled that of console, we still don't think we'd stick around to play Dog Days multiplayer when there are so many...

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By Strategy Informer on September 04, 2010

The original Kane & Lynch was one of the greatest missed opportunities the gaming world has ever seen. While the gritty storyline and simply hateful characters provided a wonderful backdrop for some delightfully gory shootouts, a distinct lack of...

85
By PC Advisor on September 03, 2010

There’s a dearth of good third-person shooters available on the Mac. Still, this doesn’t mean Kane & Lynch is any more worthy of your time and money. Games can be gritty and raw, but Dog Days' gameplay is an unpolished and sloppy mess....

50
By IGN Gear on August 25, 2010

A recommendation for Dog Days isn't hard, though it is filled with qualifications. If the story and characters haven't caught your interest yet, or if you're just not interested in crime thrillers, then there's probably not going to be...

70
By Hooked Gamers on August 25, 2010

I really enjoyed the original Kane & Lynch. Sure, the graphics were a few years behind, the controls could have been better and it lacked online co-op. And there was that whole Gerstmann-Gate thing, which actually left me feeling more sorry for the...

76
By Techworld on August 24, 2010

There's a dearth of good third person shooters available on the Mac. Still, this doesn't mean Kane & Lynch is any more worthy of your time and money. Games can be gritty and raw, but Dog Days' gameplay is an unpolished and sloppy mess. What...

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By GameZone on August 23, 2010

by Dakota Grabowski, August 23, 2010 The best way to describe Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days would be to simply state the following: Kane was like “Bam!” and Lynch was all like “Pow!” and I was like “WTF!” It’s...

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