Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360)

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Description

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is the sequel to the 2007 game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. This time the player takes on the role of the medicated psychopath, Lynch. The setting is moved to Shanghai, where Lynch has moved to and has set up an arms deal with a British crime boss that will help him retire once and for all. Although Kane is there to help him out, the deal goes bad. The game takes place in the ensuing 48 hours.

As in the predecessor, gameplay revolves around cover-based combat, which is now activated manually with a button, as opposed to the automatic 'sticky' method used before. The player now also has the ability to grab human shields and use them as portable cover. In addition to this, there is a new throwing mechanism to hurl things at people. As such it is possible to throw things like gas canisters in clusters of enemies, which can then be shot and detonated. Last but not least, the player can carry two weapons at once.

The campaign can be played through in co-op mode with a friend on split-screen, or on dedicated servers; the second player assumes the role of ex-military man Kane. In addition to co-op, several other multiplayer modes are also supported. Fragile Alliance makes a return from the first game and allows a team of four to eight players to perform bank robberies, which consist of taking out the guards, breaking into the vault and making a getaway. Score is based on how much money the player personally gets away with, creating a recipe for betrayal. The Undercover Cop mode is a variation on the previous mode, in which one of the robbers is actually an undercover cop who must prevent the robbers getting away with the loot. The undercover player cannot be harmed by the security personnel, and cannot kill them either. The final mode is Cops and Robbers, which has two teams pitted up against each other, one taking the role of cops, the other taking the role of the robbers. The robbers should attempt to get the money and the cops should attempt to stop them. At the end of each round, the teams will swap places, and whichever team gets away with the most money wins.

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Alternate Titles

• "ケイン アンド リンチ2 ドッグ・デイズ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Games made into comics
• Kane & Lynch series
• Physics Engine: Havok
• Protagonist: Gangster
• Protagonist: Mullet haircut

User Reviews

Dog Days: an underrated gem

>>GuKankuro>> (26)

The Press Says

Play.tm	Aug 17, 2010	84 out of 100	84
That Gaming Site	Aug 22, 2010	7 out of 10	70
4Players.de	Aug 24, 2010	68 out of 100	68
GameSpot	Aug 17, 2010	6.5 out of 10	65
Xbox360Achievements	Sep 09, 2010	61 out of 100	61
Gamereactor (Sweden)	Aug 17, 2010	6 out of 10	60
411mania.com	Sep 21, 2010	6 out of 10	60
Edge	Aug 19, 2010	6 out of 10	60
HonestGamers	Sep 05, 2010	4 out of 10	40
Giant Bomb	Aug 16, 2010		40

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Trivia

Cut versions

There are two cut versions of the game: German and Japanese. Both versions remove ragdoll effects on corpses, the possibility to shoot at civilians or slowly dying enemies that were mortally wounded during shoot outs.

An additional change in the Japanese version is the complete removal of the pixel filter. However, in turn naked characters (Kane & Lynch in chapter six and the girl in chapter one) have underwear and the cuts on the protagonist's bodies in chapter six were toned down.

A detailed list of changes can be found on the German site schnittberichte.com (German, Japanese)

Related Web Sites

• Official site for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days official site.)