Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Reviews

y'know the game crazy bus? with that insane soundtrack that sounds like a computer dying? no one would remember crazy bus without it's insane soundtrack even though it makes you sick. BUT people DO remember crazy bus... kane & lynch 2 is the visual equivalent.

A beautiful ugly duckling of a game. Perhaps a failed experiment at points; but a far more artistically ambitious experience than it needed to be. I get why everyone hated it when it came out - Its a difficult piece to like; and a frankly mediocre action shooter at points; but the bleak live leak style vibe and relentless intensity of its plot gives it some real staying power. At some points; one of the most horrifying games I've ever played; and a brilliant deconstruction of the white male murder tourism power fantasy; close to reaching the highs of SPEC-OPS the line at points. As a game its not as strong as Spec-Ops - A.I is buggy; stealth is a joke and the cover system will get you killed at points. However I think its short length mitigates these problems. Some of these problems might be fixed if playing the campaign with a friend. I would honestly recommend it; But get it cheap and have some jank tolerance. 7/10

2010, the game sucked. 14 years later, a random developer probably smoking crack releases a disorienting game named bodcam. Kane & Lynch 2 is suddenly a masterpiece.

irresponsivo, as balas raramente acertam, até mesmo estando agachado, aparentemente isso torna o jogo impossível (bem diferente de ser difícil)

3.5/10 Kane & Lynch 2 is a terrible game, there is no denying that. However, I would also be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this game at times. This game is fundamentally broken, with a terrible gameplay, terrible and chaotic story, and so many bugs that you can't think of a single mission that didn't contain a bug. However if you are looking for a coop game that is fun to laugh at, this game might be right up your alley. Story/Characters If there is one aspect that I think carries this game, it is the atmosphere. Would I say story? well, its a big of a chaotic journey. The story is about 2 characters and the literal downward spiral of the domino effect, having them go from trying to teach 1 guy a lesson, to having to hijack a passenger plane to run away from the chinese army. It is just a bunch of chaos that never takes a breathing room for neither kane nor lynch. It is also told in this handheld cam style, where there is a cameraman who follows kane & lynch throughout their chaotic journey, running with them, ducking with them and just having the feeling of following 2 people who can never sit down for 3 minutes. It is a pretty interesting style, but at times is doesn't contribute as much apart from being annoying. Kane and Lynch are just downright evil people, and I loved watching their chaotic and hypocritical moments they would have, with Lynch's Schizophrenic breakdowns, and Kane taking advantage of Lynch to achieve his goals. The other characters were of course, very one noted of course as 95% of the time, died the same scene they were introduced as the 2 characters killed them and just moved on due to the lack of time they had. The cutscenes and voice acting at times were decent, but most of the time were bleh, but I liked the direction they were going. If there was some hope with the story even if it isn't the greatest, it is immediately vomited on by the gameplay of this game. Gameplay If you want to play this game for the story and the chaos of the 2 characters, honestly its pretty entertaining. If you want to play this game for the gameplay? Refund this game cause it will not be for you. The gameplay is just atrocious, as it is just not only stacked with a terrible gameplay mechanics, but they barely even work at times. I played through the game at extreme difficulty in coop mode. Playing this game through extreme difficulty is honestly a terrible way to play this game, but at the same time the best way to play this game. You will legit die in one hit at times, the enemies have the same exact firepower as you now, which makes the feeling of the characters crawling their way out instead of being powerhouses feel so damn good. However, extreme also highlights the terrible flaws of this game too much. First of all, the AI is horrible where they will just die cause of them blanking out. However, the AI also cheats, their accuracy is just 10x better than yours and will one shot you without you being able to react, or just bug out and shoot you cause they run and gun you. Coop however is an aspect that is just literally broken, however how much fun Coop is, being able to laugh at the game with a friend just makes the experience that much more worth it. In coop, the partner's animation is broken, they will teleport everywhere, the partner will have cutscene audio break, and some events will just break cause of coop. Even with all of these faults, it makes going through this game that much more fun thx to being able to laugh the faults off. Even outside of the difficulty and coop, the gameplay is just bad. Going back to accuracy, most of the guns have terrible accuracy, meaning you will miss, a ton. If you are given the worst possible guns, you will have a better time throwing the guns than trying to actually use them to shoot at the enemies. In extreme difficulty, enemies one shot you but don't really have the accuracy problem. However, bullets for you come out from the middle of the camera, NOT from where your gun is. Meaning you are able to just avoid the cover system if its in standing point, and it is better to aim your gun behind the wall and shoot, as you are able to kill the enemies, but your body is fully covered by the wall. The gameplay is just fundamentally broken, but it can be pretty fun just cause of how chaotic everything is. The handheld cam is pretty nauseating, but makes the gameplay feel pretty unique. I did like how much the sound breaks with the stronger guns, and with HUGE explosions the sound compresses a ton and the video breaks, which is cool. Other than those moments, the gameplay is just terrible. Music Was there music? Honestly idk, I don't really rememebr any song from this game. There were generic songs but apart from that, nothing. Last Positives/Nitpicks - Bugs, Bugs, Bugs - Multi-monitor means if you start the game, your other monitors will just black screen until you close the game (yay) - Getting one tapped in extreme mode was just *chefs kiss. Conclusion Its really hard to talk about this game cause while I did enjoy my time with it. I enjoyed it cause of how bad the game is. While yes, I did think the story's chaotic approach was entertaining, and I did like the atmosphere, the rest of the game is just god awful, and just showcases how broken this game is. It is so broken, it made me appreciate Re6, which is something I never thought I would do. Play this game for the story and atmosphere, even if it was a good concept with poor execution. Also play this game with a friend for a good laugh at how bad the gameplay is. 3.5/10

Gameplay is honestly okay. If the visuals and the story wasn't any good then this game would be mid but if you love found footage aesthetics, please give this game a try.

It's okay—definitely not great——it's a fun game. Only get it on sale, though. The game is very short. Also, ensure you turn off the camera bobbing in the settings. Otherwise, you'll get motion sickness from the crazy camera shake.

Its ugly, unfinished, messy and chaotic as HELL. But in an oddly unique and captivating way. The outlandishness of the gross and unhinged gameplay makes it weirdly kinda cool with it as a result making you feel like you're watching some kind of low budget, found footage gangster snuff film or something. Kane and Lynch 2 is simply put, an embodiment of the exact opposite typical approach to developing, writing and designing a story based shooter game, it is unapologetic in that regard and breaks all the rules. And so, for all the wrong reasons, that makes me appreciate it despite its many flaws. It is by no means a well thought out game nor particularly well made. But its a rare instance where its a case of it managing to be so mental and stupid it just about makes it worth playing. Grab it on a sale, you might hate it or you might enjoy it for the same reasons, and that's what makes it great.

Its a good game but its not for everyone, for example i like the gameplay but some people dont like it BUT It has a story that doesnt matter if it was there or not, 6/10

It's hideous. Played because Jacob Geller recommended it. There is no game so unpleasant, so awful, so horrible to the core. Shooting is an educated guess, running is nauseating, the opening is a torture scene apropos of nothing, the entire game looks like a snuff film shot in 2004. Knowing all of this going in, that you'll be playing the ugliest, most horrible, most rotten game possible, that there isn't a frame in the entire game that's anything but miserable, you might be able to enjoy wallowing in that hideous rot. I did.