A vastly under looked story driven ride through hell with some good multiplayer too

User Rating: 9 | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men X360
Kane And Lynch: Dead Men developed by Swedish developer Eidos is the story of a mercenary, Kane, with a tortured past, as he fights his way to revenge and saving his family. As the title shows Kane is accompanied by Lynch, a long haired psychopath that has a little more to him than meets the eye. Kane is on his way to death row until his armored car is smashed off the road Kane is helped to his feet by Lynch and then the action just doesn't stop.

After Kane is busted out he is brought before the mercenary organization that he used to work for. The 7 , who Kane left at a bank robbery gone bad, blames Kane for the deaths of some of its members, Kane is told that his family has been taken by them and he has a week to retrieve a mysterious briefcase that the 7 wants.

From there its a virtual ride through hell with several different locals to wreak havoc in and a variety of weapons and the addition of a squad keeps things refreshing. The aiming system, that has been complained about by everyone, is modeled after real life making it some of the best/most realistic shooting in a while. The graphics may not be the best out there but each character model is unique and the environments are detailed.

The sound design is great, unique gun sounds, great voice acting and memorable dialog that adds to the mayhem. The games controls are somewhat easy to get into with a few tricky situations but this is just a small flaw. AI in the game is simple but sometimes it will surprise you and you will get mobbed by 20 police officers with automatic weapons then the heat is really on.

The multiplayer aspect is well done with a team of up to 8 facing off against AI controlled guards with everyone going for the most money, which leads to betrayals and sticky situations of not knowing who to trust and some intense face-offs.

Overall it is a great game to pass time with and invite a friend over for some fun Co-op gameplay and a memorable singleplayer that leaves you wanting a bit more.