I was one of the few people who actually quite enjoyed the humour and mania of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men. The game mechanics were very dodgy in places, but overall there was enough character and charm to keep me hooked until the end. I loved the romance of those madcap characters... the desperate ex-SAS guy with the plaster across his nose (was it broken, or was he wearing it just to make sure that both nostrils were well aerated?), the unselfconscious psychopath with his pills and unfashionable haircut. Two losers bumbling their way through a world of pain.
Of course the creators of that game made a critical error. Reading that gamespot had given Kane and Lynch: Dead Men no more than an average review, fairly pointed to its technical flaws... the games creators contacted gamespot and demanded a re-write of the review. News of this leaked and
the shit hit the fan. The internati lost all objectivity and started a universal hate campaign against Kane&Lynch. Zero stars or less were awarded to it by a trillion blobs of uncoordinated acne-ridden mouse rolling blubber and the game was finished. A financial disaster and bad investment. It was a shame overall. In terms of character and its adult humour, similar in sensibility to 2009's barnstorming Crank : High Voltage, the game deserved at least 50% as a rating.
The sequel is coming soon and I for one want to see it. I admire their courage for releasing it, and just hope everyone else reflects on the over-reaction last time and tries to look at Kane&Lynch 2 with fresh eyes.
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