As the game progresses, you will see other parts of the city, but all of it is blocked off to them, and the only time they see a nicer part of the city is by force and even then they’re sowing chaos and destruction. The beginning of the game sees our duo in a poorer part of the town, with lots of people, trash, and crime. The city in a way is also hostile to them, unwelcoming and they’ll never get to see its finer parts. In essence, Shanghai feels like a prison, or as Kane puts it “It’s fucked. Here they are sticking out like a sore thumb, trying and failing to understand how things are done, and desperately trying to get out. Since both Kane and Lynch are new to the city, the game skillfully portrays them as outcasts. The presentation of Shanghai is wonderfully done, and it serves as a great background to fulfill the atmosphere of despair, dread, loneliness, and violence. Kane accepts since there is enough money for him to retire, and also helps his daughter Jenny, who survived the events of the first game.īut, this wouldn’t be a Kane & Lynch game if the things didn’t go horribly wrong, and pretty soon they find each other not only chased by the Triads but police and military as well.ĭog Days isn’t a globe-trotting adventure like the first game, and instead, the entire game takes place in Shanghai. When a lucrative deal of smuggling arms to Africa comes up, Lynch contacts Kane as backup, in return for a cut in the deal. Lynch now has a new life in Shanghai living with his girlfriend Xiu and working for an arms dealer, Glazer. The story takes place four years after Dead Men, where the duo went separate ways. This can lead to some pretty frustrating situations and cheap deaths. The ally AI is also here, but they are now invincible and you can no longer give them commands, which makes for a much more streamlined experience.Ĭover mechanics naturally also make a comeback, and while you still get into cover by pressing a button, the game will sometimes randomly decide which cover is available or not. Regenerating health is present, and if you get knocked down you still have the option of immediately getting back up. There is still a weapon carry limit, but now you can’t swap weapons between characters. You also have the option to play online co-op mode, where the other player will take control of Kane. Most of the gameplay stayed the same, but now you play as Lynch. While the first game had a pretty decent ending, the whole Gamespot controversy put a black mark on the series.ĭeveloped once again by IO Interactive, and released for Windows, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days tried to do something new. In 2010, in a somewhat unexpected move, Kane & Lynch got a sequel.
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