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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days makes a notable switch of the titular duo, with James Lynch now taking up the role as lead protagonist over Kane. However the two are still once again forced to endure a hail of gunfire as they find themselves embroiled in Shanghai's criminal underworld.
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"Kane and Lynch's trek through Shanghai's underworld is astoundingly brief, leaving you just enough time to get a feel for the game's great visual style, but not much else. Also, we experienced a fairly crippling technical issue while testing the Xbox 360 version."
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A Hong Kong action-style action game

People love to hate this franchise, but from my perspective, this game is an awesome shooter. I didn't really like the first Kane & Lynch game; the controls felt very clunky, the companion AI beha… Read more

Kane And Lynch 2: Dog Days Review

Developer: IO Interactive Publisher: Eidos Dog Days is the sequel to a game that in all honesty, nobody really wanted. The first outing for the duo was early on in console life cycles and was met with… Read more

Nasty, Brutish, and Short.

A juxtaposition of contemporary aesthetic and medieval thought, KL2 is the most memorable game I've ever played, and is definitely one of the most well-realized games of this generation. Years after t… Read more

Kane and Lynch 2 Dog Days Review: Dog shit

Kane and Lynch 2 Dog Days brings back the titular duo from Dead Men, and puts you in the role of Lynch this time. The story starts off quietly enough, with Lynch getting Kane involved in a weapons dea… Read more

This is one dog you'll forget.

I'd like to start off this review by saying I'm not really huge into the shooter genre like I used to be. I play maybe 2-3 first person shooters in a year, maybe 5-6 third person shooters. I just don'… Read more

Dead Men to Dog Days Improvement? Not Enough

Kane and Lynch 2:Dog Days is a third person shooter developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. Kane and Lynch 2 is the sequel to the critically hated Kane and Lynch:Dead Men. Kane… Read more

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

I guess I should have known what I was getting into. Everyone who played this when it came out said it wasn't a very good game. I was still interested in playing it though, because of some of the thin… Read more

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Review: Dog Shit

Kane and Lynch 2 Dog Days brings back the titular duo from Dead Men, and puts you in the role of Lynch this time. The story starts off quietly enough, with Lynch getting Kane involved in a weapons dea… Read more

Good bargain bin game.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is a perfect bargain bin title. It offers a quick romp through an adult third person shooter with lots of violence, cussing, blood and guns throughout. The story isn't anyth… Read more

New camera -- same dirty face

The return of Kane and Lynch doesn't feel anymore extraordinary than their first foray in gaming. Tweaks to the game's core structure has certainly made it more accessible, but lingering issues still… Read more

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Have you ever bought a game, finished it and reviewed it in less than 24 hours? Well it’s a first for me. You’d think that someone would do that if the game was just brilliant and you couldn’t wait to… Read more

Unique Game but Not Worth The Full Retail Price.

If you have played Kane & Lynch: Dead Men before then you're familiar with the two characters in the front cover who look like they're ready for war. It's a game about two guys who had to cooperat… Read more

Mediocracy with Visual Flair

I skipped the first Kane & Lynch. At first I wanted it, because its multiplayer looked so promising, however early reviews cured me of wanting the game. So when its sequel came out, Kane & Lyn… Read more

Tha hell you lookin at?

What? What is it? Don't look at me that way, c'mon... I'm just here to talk a little Kane & Lynch 2 and already you are looking at me like i've been tied naked to a chair.. Ok so i'm gonna be the… Read more

Predictable shallow shit-fest.

A short but sweet review (yes, I beat the game). An abysmal hallway crawl. A shallow storyline. A horribly repetative and over-used cover system. So-so character design and development, repetitive dia… Read more

There Is No Happy Anything...

In my original review of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, I talked about how players should not be entering the story with any hopes of happy anything. Rather, as in stories like Max Payne, moments of traged… Read more

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Second Opinion GamingSurvival Review

By - Richard J Back in 2007, IO Interactive released a new third person shooter IP to the market titled Kane & Lynch. Despite Kane & Lynch: Dead Men -- the series first game -- having much bui… Read more

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Review

By - Craig H. In Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days you follow Lynch who has settled in Shanghai and has been somewhat disconnected from Kane after the events of the first game. Lynch is now involved with a… Read more

An uninspired mess

Written By: Steven Beynon (EpicSteve) Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days gives a great first impression. With loud firefights and a unique visual style to boot makes IO's gritty crime-drama sequel look like… Read more

Completed in one evening! I is best!

Yeah your right. Not a big deal. But it is true. This is the first game I have completed in one straight sitting. I generally don't complete games, the whole "I can't complete the game game too quickl… Read more

Worse than the original, if you can believe that.

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men was not a particularly well-received game. It was criticized for it's weak gameplay (Especially the broken cover system), half-assed story, unlikable characters, depressing… Read more

Shanghai shoot-out

IO Interactive’s gritty third-person shooter, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men received plenty of publicity when it was released back at the end of 2007. Not because of any widespread high praise or revolutio… Read more

Bad Dog

Most games recognize that in order to be entertaining, the odds must be tipped slightly in the player's favor. By adding features such as aiming assistance and regenerating health, and streamlining th… Read more

Better luck next time...

I played through Kane & Lynch: Dog Days and I thought the game was quite repetitive... while the art-style is quite unique with it's camera gimmick and what not, they don't exploit Kane & Lync… Read more

Kane & Sick

wow just wow this game dose nothing for the 3rd person shooter what can i say about a game that is not that good, Kane and Lynch trys to sell you a story but ends up failing if you have played part on… Read more

Days for Dogs must be short

I guess the reason why a single human year equals seven for a dog is because their days are so short. As for the title, and to quote Wayne's World, "so it's not just a clever name." This game is terri… Read more

Yo, Bro, it's Like Cloverfield or Some Shit

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days opens with a blurry, YouTube-quality cinematic complete with snapped editing fresh out of a college film class textbook. I should know this, because the game's shoddy save… Read more

The loudest quiet game you'll ever play

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days , as strange as it may sound, is a startlingly quiet game. Not quiet in an auditory sense, of course; the gunfire, explosions, screams, and profanity are non-stop. But, as g… Read more

An Average Ride w/ Above Average Visuals

I will admit, I did not play the first game--so i really had no idea what to expect from Dog Days. I was weary of the game's relatively poor reputation but I decided to give it a go anyways. I'd like… Read more

All Style. No Substance.

Kane and Lynch tries really, really hard to be cool. From it's innovative docu-style camera, to it's gruff dialogue and story-telling, it all boils down to visual flash. Unfortunately there is preciou… Read more

48 Hrs.

The damned duo reunite. Despite the criticism and controversy surrounding IO Interactive's Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, the Danish developer pulled out a pretty acceptable hit with the much improved se… Read more

Deceitfully light with its content but memorable all the same.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days , the sequel to the incredibly mixed reception of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, carries forth the series now trademark gritty nature and incredibly mature themes and characters… Read more

"I will f*cking kill you!" Yeah, good luck. I can't hit a thing.

I'm going to come out and give it to you frankly: I enjoyed this game, and it was good. Nothing more. Nothing less. It levitates between everything and never strays too far into the bad and neither th… Read more

Review: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Oh, where to begin with you, Kane & Lynch ? I never had the honor of experiencing you're less than mediocre first outing as Dead Men , and yet here I am reviewing you're chance at redemption. It's… Read more

Working Like a Dog

It’s a classic story: The good hearted criminals who are looking for that last big score so they can ride off into the sunset comfortably and with a pretty lady in tow. Unfortunately, when you’re hire… Read more

I Feel Nauseous...Not Due to the Camera, Though

The original Kane and Lynch was a game with a great deal of promise that just could never get it together. The characters are amongst the most unlikeable in gaming (people mention the socoipathic tend… Read more

Split screen heaven

This game is meant to be played split screen. So was the last one. If you play this with a person who is not a serious about games as you but can handle a controller there is lots of fun to be had. Th… Read more

Brutal, Bloody and Just Plain freaking awesome

If you're like me you've heard someone tell you " Life could be so much worse ". Well that line couldn't fit the sequel to Dead Men any better. In Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days , the hellish and downri… Read more

Beware of Dog. Seriously, He'll curse at you... a lot.

Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is one game that won't let you take in the landscape and smell the noodles, or take in anything for that matter. In fact, Dog Days is such a fast paced game, you'll barely b… Read more

A history of Kane & Lynch

Let's get one thing straight: I was a fan of the first game, I enjoy games and movies that are realistic in core and don't hold back on the violence, as long as it's within certain limits that eventua… Read more

You can't polish a turd but you can roll it in glitter

Maybe I was expecting too much, I thought that maybe after the failure of the first game they'd make serious changes for Kane & Lynch 2, sadly I was wrong. When a game has as many faults as Kane &… Read more

That shit was bananas.

When I first picked up the controller with Kane and Lynch 2, I really had zero expectations. Not only had I never played the original due to mediocre reviews and the far reaching "Gerstmann-gate", but… Read more

Games can not live on graphics alone

What would you do if your life as you know it was taken away because of one mistake? What if the most powerful crime lord in the country wanted you dead? What would you do if you were trying to review… Read more

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