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Not worth your money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Not worth your money. We are living a sweet moment with so many excellent games out. It is unfortunate that badly done and badly finished games like this are being bought by people that could be playing some really sweet titles instead.

Plenty of bad things in here.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: December 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

There isn't much on Kane and Lynch rather than the try they made on Buying their Score on Gamespot and then requesting Gamespot to fire the reviewer.

Highly underrated

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The only reason everyone is tearing this game a new one is because of the one Gamespot guy that got fired for giving this a bad review. Being a Michael Mann fan, I am the exact demographic this game was aimed at. The game consists of a bank heist similar to the movie "Heat" and a nightclub shootout similar to "Collateral". I don't know what everyone else is whining about with the game not working on their machines. It ran perfect on my rig at max quality. I've never been impressed with any of Eidos' other franchises other than Deus Ex and Timesplitters, but I would have to say this one would take 3rd place (shut up Tomb Raider fanboys, the controls in those games SUCK).

I'll give the reviewers credit that the graphics ARE dated, the AI DOES suck, and the cover system IS a train wreck, and you SHOULD buy this game at less than full retail price (otherwise yeah you are being robbed). Maybe Eidos could fix up the AI and the cover system and release a patch. It definitely would make the game more enjoyable.

If you're a casual gamer looking for something different from the "let's save the world" song and dance and/or a big Michael Mann fan like me, give this game a shot. Don't buy it at the full MSRP of $40-50 but don't pass it up either. You get to be BAD GUYS for crying out loud!

I will step out and complain that I think it's a ripoff to have to pay for an Xbox Live membership to even play multiplayer so unless I cough up $9.99 a month for a live membership for the only MS Live game I own, I'll never play the fun multiplayer.

A COCTAIL OF Max Payne & Hitman THAT NEEDED MORE SHAKING

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a game that enjoys one of the most SOLID story-lines that came out of game developing in the last 3 years. Unfortunately, this was NOT enough.

You are Kane, an aged mercenary and former member of a criminal brotherhood known as The 7. The last heists failed, you get arrested and convicted - yet you are a traitor in The 7's books anyway. Having you for making off with the loot somehow, they send Lynch (a psychotic, easily distracted and pill-popping murderer) to first break you out of prison and then make sure he gets their money back. They are sure you will play ball: they have kidnapped your wife and daughter to ensure it.

Now this is a foundation to built a GREAT TPS game! Unfortunately KANE & LYNCH does not reach the top floor as the game demonstrates all the flaws of a rushed release.

The character movements feel too scripted and automatic at some places (a console left-over I guess) whereas they have to be spoon-fed detailed directions at some others. Since one cannot predict where the one or the other will occur, it will eventually get on your nerves.

The squad curse is not lifted for KANE & LYNCH either: the AI of your squad is infantile at best - but you will be thankful that your enemies do not demonstrate a higher one either!
Also, the game is pretty short: it shouldn't take you more than 7 hours on normal difficulty.

Graphically this is a beautiful game - notably though not at par with, say, CRYSIS. Keep in mind that the strength of KANE & LYNCH is its story.
The gameplay and the cut-scenes blend seamlessly and the story flows like an A-List movie. And you will definitely not get bored: from the inside of a prison, to rappelling from a skyscraper, to escaping a packed Tokyo dance club...

Although a well developed character story and a visually well designed game, they did NOT complete their follow through!

A disappointment...

Great game to play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game las month and is one of the games that are very fun, I installed this game and had a lot of fun with it; however, the installtion of this game is good, but the game chrashes sometime and have e-mailed the support team at Eidos, but haven't recieved a response. There phone support is not very good, because you would have leave a message and you get a phone call back within 24Hours. I think that Eidos has created the game very nice and fun to play, but if you have Windows Vista or Windows XP it could crash at some point. I am not saying that I would recommend this game, but would just wanted let other people know that it can chrash at sometime, and would have to contact support. Finally, I whish that Eidos made the game more stable to Windows Vista or Windows XP.

Waste of Money (PC Version)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am disappointed with the loss of my $29.99. Its hard to beleive that games are still made like this "They sold me a brick wrapped in shrinkwrap". The game is so buggy and not a patch in sight.

Do not Purchase this game!! You will be so dissapointed.

EIDOS says that it can't get every computer configuration to work. But what about when one can play Half-life, Call of Duty 4, Battlefield 2 & 2142.

The audio will not work properly

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