Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

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Release Date:: Dec 13, 2007
Metacritic:: 67
Developer:: IO Interactive
Publisher:: Square Enix
Platforms:: Windows

Action Family Sharing Multi-player Single-player Partial Controller Support Remote Play Together

About This Game

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men immerses players in an emotionally intense crime drama with unflinching action. Io-Interactive's proprietary technology delivers fluid high definition graphics and lighting; highly destructible environments; massive crowd AI; single, co-op, and squad-based combat; a cinematic interface; and non-stop dialog between Kane and Lynch. The title also features innovative two-player co-op and groundbreaking online game play.

Tense and unpredictable experience - This is the violent and chaotic journey of two men: a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath. Each hates the other but must work together to save themselves and possibly the ones they love. Play Kane in single-player mode and either character in two-player co-op mode.
Violence erupts in meticulously created 'safe' worlds - Realistic and responsive environments and crowds react when events get of out control. Crowded nightclubs and calm bank offices become scenes of sudden terror. Manipulate the environments and crowds strategically to complete objectives.
Wide variety of intense 3rd person game play - Rappel from buildings; fire on the run or from moving vehicles; launch surprise attacks, lay down cover fire, and shoot blind from around corners; and hurl smoke, tear, and incendiary grenades.
Fast and intuitive combat - Lead a crew of criminal mercenaries to increase your chance of surviving and reaching your goals. You can also fight alone as your crew AI will automatically draw fire, throw grenades, lay down cover, and engage in close combat with their own signature moves.
Two-player co-operative game play - Team up and play the full story with a friend as either Kane or Lynch. On the big jobs, split the command of your crew. At any point in the game you can choose to play the next, or previous, levels in co-op.
Innovative multi-player levels based on the game's themes for up to eight players.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

7 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #707084 english

8 hrs at review

Recommended

old game , good story , good characters , nice action and crime and not bad graphics as old game it was nice to play it even as single and maybe as coop its better if you didnt play this in past i guess no need to try now or regret it plus i cant make the game work anymore because of GFWL but maybe there is some fix there is second part of the game so i hope i enjoy it as much as i did with this .

User #084975 english

10 hrs at review

Recommended

🏞️[b] - [u]GRAPHICS[/u] | [u]VISUALS[/u][/b] 🔲 - Stunning ! ✅ - Good. 🔲 - Alright. 🔲 - Bad. 🔲 - My Eyes ! They BURN ! [b][u]Disclaimer:[/u][/b] My criteria is based on my personal opinion and the year the game came out, It's not fair to compare games that came out a long time ago to newer ones with huge technology gaps in between, in my honest opinion. 📋[b] - [u]STORY[/u] | [u]PLOT[/u][/b] 🔲 - Amazing ! ✅ - Good. 🔲 - Alright. 🔲 - Bad. 🔲 - Nonesense ! 📝[b] - [u]WRITING[/u] | [u]SCRIPT[/u][/b] 🔲 - Excellent ! 🔲 - Good. ✅ - Alright. 🔲 - Bad. 🔲 - Awful ! 💻[b] - [u]GAMEPLAY[/u] | [u]GAME MECHANICS[/u][/b] 🔲 - Fantastic ! ✅ - Good. 🔲 - Alright. 🔲 - Bad. 🔲 - Physically Painful ! 🙋[b] - [u]MOTION CAPTURE[/u] | [u]ANIMATIONS[/u][/b] 🔲 - Immersive & Polished ! ✅ - Good. 🔲 - Alright. 🔲 - Bad. 🔲 - Broken & Uncanny ! 🤖[b] - [u]AI BEHAVIOR[/u] | [u]MACHINE LEARNING[/u][/b] 🔲 - Terrific ! 🔲 - ...

User #792292 english

2 hrs at review

Recommended

I liked the character dialogue between these two as they attempted to cooperate on their orchestrated violence.

User #234803 english

4 hrs at review

Recommended

7/10

User #742509 english

9 hrs at review

Recommended

Gentelmen, welcome to Havana! Surprisingly good, despite some jank in gameplay, story is interesting and characters are very well written – I loved how it starts with Lynch seeming more psycho, but ending with Kane being the crazier of the two. Get it on sale (it goes super cheap) if you like team based third person shooters, especially story-heavy ones (Spec Ops, Max Payne, Mass Effect or Binary Domain). Kane & Lynch is made by Hitman devs IO Interactive, who also made Freedom Fighters, which is kinda similar to this game, but even more retro... I finished this on normal difficulty casually under 10 hours while having to restart some stages a few times but for under a dollar price, the campaign doesn't outstay its welcome... I have not touched the multiplayer, so no review on that. Dead Men honestly reminds me of Spec Ops: the Line the most, a big-budget, linear, single-player cover shooter with team controls, great setpieces, interactive environment that reacts to your shots...