Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 20 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

12
Bad:

4

Pros:

Realistic environments.
Includes local and online two player co-op mode.
Engrossing story and characters.

Cons:

Poorly rendered character models.
Boring multiplayer mode.

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Last revision on September 12, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Realistic environments
Includes local and online two player co-op mode
Engrossing story and characters
Striking visual style
Satisfying gunplay with weapons that really pack a punch
Multiplayer modes can be a lot of fun

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poorly rendered character models
Boring multiplayer mode
Cover mechanic doesn't work
Short singleplayer campaign
Combat needs work
Very brief campaign
Online modes suffer from noticeable lag
Disc version needs patching to fix serious ingame camera problems

Expert reviews and ratings

Kane and Lynch 2 is a mixture of many underwhelming and poorly implemented gameplay elements. Even the nifty visual look style and the occasional funny line of dialogue cannot prevent the game from being generally unimpressive. You play mostly as the...

By New Game Network on December 18, 2010

Note to IO: Please make another Hitman...

By Atomic MPC on October 11, 2010

Dog Days can be held up as an example of a great idea, rushed and poorly executed. Even if the PC Kane & Lynch 2 community rivalled that of console, we still don't think we'd stick around to play Dog Days multiplayer when there are so many better...

By NowGamer on September 09, 2010

The original Kane & Lynch was one of the greatest missed opportunities the gaming world has ever seen. While the gritty storyline and simply hateful characters provided a wonderful backdrop for some delightfully gory shootouts, a distinct lack of...

By Strategy Informer on September 04, 2010

There’s a dearth of good third-person shooters available on the Mac. Still, this doesn’t mean Kane & Lynch is any more worthy of your time and money. Games can be gritty and raw, but Dog Days' gameplay is an unpolished and sloppy mess. What could...

By PC Advisor on September 03, 2010

A recommendation for Dog Days isn't hard, though it is filled with qualifications. If the story and characters haven't caught your interest yet, or if you're just not interested in crime thrillers, then there's probably not going to be enough in Kane...

By ign.com on August 25, 2010

I really enjoyed the original Kane & Lynch. Sure, the graphics were a few years behind, the controls could have been better and it lacked online co-op. And there was that whole Gerstmann-Gate thing, which actually left me feeling more sorry for the...

By Hooked Gamers on August 25, 2010

by Dakota Grabowski, August 23, 2010 The best way to describe Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days would be to simply state the following: Kane was like “Bam!” and Lynch was all like “Pow!” and I was like “WTF!” It’s essentially a title that attempts to be more...

By GameZone on August 23, 2010

It's tough to review a sequel that no one really desperately wanted. Eidos and their new overlords at Square Enix decided that making a sequel to a game that most people didn't exactly love was a good move, so the team at IO Interactive got to work...

By AtomicGamer on August 19, 2010

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days significantly one-ups the previous entry in the series, but still has a ways to go. The visuals are a bit of fresh air, even though some HD TV owners might question the downgraded-looking graphics. Some clumsy controls mar the...

By The Review Crew on August 18, 2010

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