This shoot 'em up game is just full of enemies to take target practice left and right....If you're into that sorta thing
User Rating: 7.7 | Dead to Rights PS2
This third person shooter combines a feel of Tomb Raider and Syphon Filter with looser mechanics borrowed from alot of different games to allow you to do more then just jump different directions and shoot. It's faster paced and allows you to pump more bullets at the screen then Robots semi-automatic pistol on rapid fire! This is the story of a cop trying to prove his innocence and solve the murder of his dad by taking it to the streets and shoot bullets with no names and on rare occasions duke it out with his bare fists. You have a K-9 Sidekick who is pretty bad ass and when you are out of ammo he will be useful to tackle down and enemy and even retrieve there weapon for you to use. Everytime you use him however there's a certain time it takes to be able to use him again, but it's not that long so it's not a huge problem. The array of weaponry you can hold is pretty amazing for one guy as are alot of shooter games and they have to be picked up for the most part by enemies you've gunned down. Switching weapons is fairly simple and is convenient, however the XBOX control scheme is not friendly to your hands if you've played the better layout for the PS2, though other then this the two versions do not really differ in any way. Bullet timing can be used for tight situations if you need it and really helps alot though there is a meter you make due because it recharges fairly quick compared to Max Pain and is very handy when a gang of dudes come at you. If you can get close to one you can disarm them and take their gun, or use them as a human shield till their life runs out while walking slowly with a gun to their heads. Other things come into play such as when you need to disarm bombs a screen is used with a dot you have to align so it doesn't touch the edges like operation and race to the end before time runs out. There's lockpicking occasionally which is a bunch of gears turning you have to stop in time and align them. Torture scenes similar to metal gear solid take place in some parts with repetiive button pushing and there's some points you must press buttons that correspond. His humor is kinda dark but not to gritty since it's Namco I guess and action is great. The sound is just right and is nothing special but it fits the game's events so it's good. The boards are very fun and different for the most part but the action becomes repetitive but if you're just looking to shoot things up then this is all you need. It doesn't have much to offer in replay value unless like I said you wanna just shoot things. 
