GB Preview: Kane and Lynch - Non-Swag Edition (360)Posted 3:40pm Sun Nov 11, 2007 by Eric Jonathan Smith
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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the newest offering from developer Io Interactive, best known for their Hitman series. But unlike Hitman's focus on its iconic lone wolf, Agent 47, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men instead plays on the dichotomy between its two titular characters, Kane and Lynch; a division represented in the title's gameplay and story.
Kane and Lynch seems to carry over the Hitman series' mission-based structure but Io seems intent on furthering the game from its spiritual forerunner by introducing a squad-based structure to the gameplay. While you only ever play as Kane (Lynch is playable in co-op by a second player), he can order around an ever-increasingly useful gaggle of goons as the game progresses. Lynch's role, when not controlled by a second player, seems to be one of adding a rather random (if not unwanted) element to the gameplay which is backed up by the game's story.
Both characters have an extensive back story that is appropriately covered in grit and grime. Kane and Lynch have ended up on death row, where they meet. Former mercenary Kane is there for getting caught up in the dealings of a mysterious group called "The Seven" and Lynch for being a pill-dependent schizophrenic (hence his random nature) who apparently killed his wife. However, The Seven intervenes and set Kane and Lynch free on the deal that Kane makes right his past while Lynch keeps a close eye on Kane's actions.
The strength of how the game executes the opposing natures of these two dead men is undoubtedly the key to its success; at worst, Kane and Lynch could be nothing but a Hitman clone, which to some wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. We'll see soon enough as Eidos publishes Kane and Lynch: Dead Men for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in North America on November 14 and in Europe November 23.
Also available on: PS3 | PC
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Developer: Io Interactive
Release: Nov 13, 2007
MSRP: $49.99 - $59.99
Online | Mature
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