Description A cop framed for murder and facing execution, makes a daring escape and seeks revenge on those who killed his father and set him up. What he discovers sends him on a downward spiral into a labyrinth of corruption, betrayal and crime. Meet Jack Slate.
Summary: This Game is Fantastic. It combines Max Payne action with State of Emergency, a game with a sense of plot and an unceasing tenacity for action. The game is about a man named Jack Slate, and he winds his way through city streets and suburbs to dig up corruption. He fights alongside a K9 dog, and the action is endless.
Summary: This is an awesome game! Ever since I saw the game on Xbox I was hoping they would transfer it to PS2. When I heard that did, I bought it immediately. This game ROCKS!!
Probably. It's got plenty of two-fisted action scenes and pretty good cinematics for a game. The cutscenes are not breathtaking, but they are stylish, and make great segueways between levels. The graphic style reminds me of "Extermination", and if you liked that game, you'll probably enjoy this one as well.
Every vigilante-type action game needs a plot, and this one is more elaborate than your average "my-name-is-Inigo-Montoya-you-killed-my-father-prepare-to-die" storyline. There are twists, and then more twists, and then, just when you think everything is coming together nicely, there are more loose ends to tie up. For once, it's a good thing, because the constantly changing scenery makes you want to keep playing and visit more locales. The game designers did a good job of eliminating the "I've seen this already" feel that a lot of other shooters can have.
I rented this one twice to finish it (again, I'm not a terribly skilled gamer). I would rate replay value at moderate to low.
Summary: I've been a fan of Hong Kong style action since 1991. That's when I first saw "The Killer" starring Chow Yun Fat, Asia's answer to Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Ah-nuld Schwarzenegger and James Bond all rolled into one guy, brought to the fore by the Master himself, John Woo, among others. Hollywood has copied Hong Kong's style for years, unknown to most American moviegoers who'd never even heard of HK classics such as "Hardboiled" or "A Better Tomorrow" much less seen it. Now game makers have gotten in on the act, and Dead to Rights advertises itself as featuring the action Hong Kong cinema is known for, brought to the forefront most prominately in the U.S. by "The Matrix" one of the very few Hollywood movies to get the Hong Kong movie formula right and expand on it greatly. I had logged an hour or so on a friend's Xbox and found the title a bit disappointing. All action... a lot of good action, but little else in overall game substance. Well Gamespot gave Dead to Rights an award for its story. What?!? If a game has a good story, I'm there! So I decide to rent D2R for PS2. Maybe I played too many RPGs, but after several hours of play time, I didn't find the story that deep or compelling. I did find myself puzzled by Gamespot's opinion, but that's nothing new. The story's not bad, but it is riddled with enough holes to make you think something got lost in the translation. Protagonist Jack Slate's (or is it Slade?) father is murdered. He decides to go above the law to find his father's killer, but he ends up framed for a murder. From what I read on Gamespot, I was expecting something grandiose. The story is ok.
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