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Fun but definately with flaws.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: November 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I probably hyped this game up way too much in my mind, which is my own fault. This is not to say I was disappointed with the game, far from it. I think the game is fun, but I guess I was expecting more from the AI and the multiplayer.

Graphics are great, sound is very good, and the story is top notch. The gun fights can get pretty intense, but there are times when it seems the AI will leave their cover to go charging right into your hail of gunfire, or split up and take cover in incredibly bad spots that allow you to pick everyone off. Other than that, the game was fun and engrossing.

Let me say I love the concept of the multiplayer, but I do have gripes with it. I dislike that people's name and how much money they have float above their head all the time (unless crouched) and can be seen through walls. The reason I hate this is because when you have 7 players all huddled together, you can't see ANYTHING because of their names, especially if you're on a different height than they are, and it just clutters the screen. Second off, the police that attack you are limited, meaning it's way too easy to just pick off the AI enemies. The betral aspect is kinda fun, but if you betray people one round, they typically don't work together in the beginning of the next, rather just everyone going banana's and killing everyone within the first 10 seconds.

Extremely Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 21 / 29
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have been hyped up about getting this game. I bought it and was extremely disappointed. The graphics are less than admirable. The guns don't sound like guns. The acting is cheesy, and the story line was boring. This game is nothing like Hitman. My advice: make more Hitman games because unlike this game, they rock.

NOT WORTH $60

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 16 / 25
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS ONE OF THE MOST DISAPPOINTING GAMES IN XBOX 360'S INVENTORY. THE GRAPHICS IN TERMS OF SCENERY ARE DECENT, BUT FLOWING GRAPHICS FOR THE GAME SUCK. THEY BELONG ON THE ORIGINAL XBOX NOT ON A NEXT GEN. THE AI IS HORRIBLE AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES ONE SHOT TO TAKE DOWN A ENEMY SOMETIMES 40...YES 40. AND NO IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT TYPE OF WEAPON YOU USE OR IF YOU MAKE A HEAD SHOT. I WISH I COULD SUE THE COMPANY TO GET BACK MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THIS DEBACLE. RENT DONT BUY TRUST ME YOULL THANK ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Kane & Lynch: Xbox 360 Review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 33
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

From the minds who brought you the hit franchise Hitman, comes Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Unfortunately, this much anticipated game has been blasted by many of the "big boys" of game publications (IGN, GameSpot, etc.). Rest assured, this is one instance which proves that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Below, I have broken down this game into the following categories: GRAPHICS & PRESENTATION , CONTROLS, SOUND, STORY, GAMEPLAY, REPLAY VALUE, and OVERALL. Each catory is scored out of 5:
1 - Weak
2 - Below Average
3 - Average
4 - Above Average
5 - Strong

GRAPHICS & PRESENTATION - 3.5
Simply put, Kane & Lynch looks like a previous-generation game that was quickly "glossed-up," and ported to the Xbox 360. However, its solid cutscenes and menu presentation save it from being just "average."

CONTROLS - 3.5
Aside from some grenade-throwing and taking-cover hiccups, Kane & Lynch controls pretty solid. Within no time, you will be sprinting for cover, quickly changing weapons, and melee-ing nearby police officers with ease.

SOUND - 4.0
One of the game's strengths is its excellent voice acting. As for its music, although it is no where in the league of Hitman's superb soundtrack, it is still good... no complaints here.

STORY - 4.5
This game features a story that would easily produce an action blockbuster in the box office. From the instant this game starts, it grabs you back the neck and does not let go.

GAMEPLAY - 4.0
At fist glance, Kane & Lynch is a pretty standar-fare shooter. However, the ability to play the entire campaign offline split-screen with a buddy makes this is game a blast. Although some would disagree, I would go so far to say this game's cooperative mode is better than Halo 3, and rivals that of Gears of War. Why? A game like Halo 3 basically focuses on a main character (Master Chief), while the second player is stuck with an expendable sidekick (the Arbiter). In Kane & Lynch, however, there is not one, but two "main" characters, and the game does an excellent job of making both players feel equally important. For instance, in the middle of a shootout, Lynch (the crazy one) may start to blackout, causing the second player's screen to haze. At the same time, Kane may start to yell out to Lynch, and you will actually see the character turn his head in the direction of the other character. Again, it is the little details like this which make the cooperative mode in this game so fun.

REPLAY VALUE - 3.5
With lmited Xbox Live support, most of the game's replay value comes offline. Three difficulty modes, which vary greatly, as well as a cooperative mode should allow players several play-throughs.

OVERALL - 3.83
Even with its faults, the Kane & Lynch manages to do enough right to make it an easy recommendation. If you are looking for a cooperative offline game with an excellent campaign mode, it does not get better than this. If you are still skeptical, and are in need of an "expert's" opinion, please check out GameTrailer.com's excellent review of Kane & Lynch: http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=822377.

Not everything I hoped for...but I still love certain levels.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 14
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Nothing ground-breaking but some parts are fun. I was hoping for Hitman type quality. Over-hyped! However, there is one scene that is so sweet! The club scene..is like a scene from Collateral. It's sweet!
I have always wanted to do a heist..it's kind of a fantasy I have. This game really gives you that experience. Just like in the movie HEAT. The game is defiantly not for everyone. However, I have really begun to get into it. You need to see the game for what it is! What it's meant for or to be!Overall, it's a thrill ride! Nonstop action..of what I would love to do in real life...but can't. For all of you crime fans out there, this game rocks! It really shows that it's not ground-breaking.

I mean, think about it! If you were in the situations of Kane..you wouldn't want to run around and play with environments. This is far from a sandbox game! It's linear! However, if you ever want to live out scenes from the movie HEAT, this is for you! The club scene is great and the corporate building is even greater just like HEAT! You're walking out of the building hoping cops don't notice you...then silence breaks into gunfire in the streets.. This is a very adult orientated game...not for Halo nerds. I mean, if you like playing an unbelievable cartoonist game...stick with Halo. This game is what us adults have waited for.

overhype does it again

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 18
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have only played through a few of the missions in story mode appears to be several levels easy (aspirin) medium (caffeine) and hard (??) graphics are okay not xbox 360 standards and I have been having fun playing through the missions and I have not played it online yet which is where this game is supposed to shine so I am basing my review on just the story mode. A lot of shooting but a rather predictable story line if you like shooting and blowing things up this definitely will be your game. I think this is an okay game but due to the overhype it received it turned out to be average and not worthy of all the attention it received pre-release. There is another game I am going to buy called americas army no pre-release hype so no big expectations for greatness it will probably be a fairly good realistic shooter as I had it on regular xbox and is a standard game which is fun. Which is exactly what this game is a standard game which if not for the excess marketing may have been a slightly above average game. If I could I would give it 3 and a half stars but no more.

Great Game!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 23
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I like this game. It is among the few where you can play a full co-op campaing. This makes it worth $65. I hope more games like this are created. I wish amazon could allow us to change the star rating when we make a mistake. I made a mistake by giving it one star only, but I would like to change it to its real value which is 5. This is an amazing game. MOre games like this please!!!!!!!

Rental only!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 35 / 41
Date: November 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great idea & concept combined with terrible controls, graphics, & AI. I finished this game on normal in 3 days & didnt play multiplayer & maybe the game is good there but I didnt buy this for multi. This game truly needed about 6 months worth of work or more. How this game made it out of the beta testing phase is one huge mystery.

A big waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 19 / 22
Date: November 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Kane and Lynch has terrible graphics, poor controls, a lame story, and shoddy collision detection. It is absolutley a TERRIBLE game.They simply dressed a half-baked game with plenty of F-bombs and violence, and hoped gamers wouldn't notice how bad it truly is. You should be VERY careful buying ANY game made by EIDOS (the creators of this piece of trash)as most of their games are as bad as Kane and Lynch, or dare I say worse.

How bad is it? Eidos paid tons of advertising space on the internet for this game, (which has a universal average of under 6.5 out of ten)and now bully game sites into firing their reviewers when they tell people how bad the game is. They are hoping you won't hear how bad this game really is.

Amazon has TONS of GREAT 360 and PS3 games, many that just came out this very month.If you want yourself or a loved one to enjoy the holiday season, buy them one of these better games, and not the HORRIBLE,LAZY, and CRAPPY Kane and Lynch.

Oh the horror

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 39 / 51
Date: November 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is terrible. The controls are like wrestling with an alligator, the graphics look like something on the PS1, the story is beyond laughable, and the sound will blow out your speakers (and not in a good way). I wouldn't wish this game on my worst enemy. I just wish I could give it 0 stars. The best thing you can say for this game is that the disc might make a good frisbee. The cover art is the best part of the experience.

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