The unique, gritty visual presentation makes Dog Days stand out while the authentic recreation of Shanghai is immersive and inviting. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days may not ever reach the lofty heights set by other third-person shooters, but it is far more ambitious and far more successful than the first title, even in its early state. A PR representative told me that IO is still refining the controls - and given the planned August 24 release date, there's plenty of time to make adjustments to the gameplay. Even the hit detection felt shaky: Grabbing an enemy to use as a human shield was a hit-and-miss affair. The camera also felt slow at times, making tracking enemies difficult. It's true that Kane and Lynch aren't meant to be the most agile characters in gaming, but it seems silly to press three buttons (A, LB, A) to move from one point to another when other games do it with one. Lynch's movement through the environment feels stiff and unwieldy, especially in comparison to games like Uncharted. Mercenary outlaws Kane and Lynch blaze a path of violence and bloodshed through the Shanghai criminal underground in Dog Days, a sequel from IO Interactive. Upon closer inspection, you can see the graphics tech is far from cutting-edge, but the clever filters and camera techniques make Dog Days feel far more authentic than the photo-realistic approach most other games attempt. The "digital camera" effect makes this shooter look unlike any other game I've seen, offering the illusion of reality. Like Dead Men before it, Kane & Lynch is certainly not short on style. But does Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fix the gameplay inherited from its predecessor? Sort of.Īs our previous impressions indicated, there's much to like about the game's presentation. While the franchise's name may be forever tarnished, that hasn't stopped IO from developing a sequel, one that expands upon the best aspects of the original. There were a number of interesting features - complex characters, a dark, mature story that explored the seedy lives of criminals - in IO Interactive's original Kane & Lynch, provided you could look past the broken gameplay and the subsequent review scandal.
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