Game Review: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is your typical foul mouthed bad guys killing their way through level after level of story with some decent gameplay.

Ratings: Graphics & Audio: 15/25, Gameplay: 15/25, Creativity 18/25, Fun 15/25
Total: 63/100

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is your typical anti hero story of a guy that is not just misunderstood but bad and he really doesn't care. The game would have been so much better if you could have found some liking or just something in the character you play but there is really no way to like or dislike him or the video game all that much.

Kane & Lynch Dead Men is from IO Interactive and Eidos and is your third person shooter with plenty of nasty language. The use of colorful language can add a great feel and nuance to the game or set the tone and atmosphere but in Dead Men it just gets repetitive. The games audio is fine and works along with the graphics but plenty is not that great here and you get the feeling there was something rushed.

Kane & Lynch is playable but with enough bad control schemes and poor setup that playing it through the complete campaign will be a test of wills. The graphics are really good but poorly executed in that not quite finished way of a game that seems to have been rushed to meet a deadline. This whole game seems that way from beginning to end and even in the multiplayer mode which is a shame because that seemed to have real promise.

The story of the campaign mode is a simple one, your busted out of your last ride to death row by the gang you worked for who now believe you stole something from them and want it back. The only way to get it is to get you so they have Lynch following you around and reporting in about what you're doing. The story is fine and even the gameplay except for the often bad control schemes like using cover or being able to hit something with the hail of bullets you toss at your opponents.