Dead to Rights - My first impressions(Now Updated)

[Korly]

I'm not fighting, I'm just tellin' you what I think.

And, cool about that throw thing. I coulda swore that hitting the punch button after a grab just threw the guy. I'll go back and try that...

[Korly]

That second checkpoint at the Chinatown level is freakin' brutal!

[UndeadKing]

I love this game. I'm currently on Chapter 6. So far, chapter 5 was my favorite. The bomb defusing mini games are great. Hopefully this game is popular enough for a sequel.

[Despair]

Yeah, The Chinatown level is quite challenging. Very action packed, with tons of bad guys everywhere, snipers on the roofs, alleys and behind cars. Use of shields is a must. And dont forget to use dog, on the enemies that have heavy weapons to get them for your own use.

Once you escape the hideout, it getting even tougher. Pinned down by snipers, and tons of baddies with shotguns and AK47s, and trying to survive. And with lovely lock challenge at the end, that requires some good timing skills.

[Jay]

Is it just me, or does the main character look a lot like Ryo Hazuki when he's in the brown bomber jacket?

[Despair]

Actually, he does a bit

Use of Shadow does really come in handy, especially for taking out some more powerful enemies, when fighting against the group of them. Aim for the one carrying the weapon of your choice, and sic the dog on him. After a lovely dog mauling, you are now a proud owner of said weapon, and you have less enemies to worry about. It takes some time to recharge Shadow use gauge, so you cant abuse it too much.

[Despair]

I dont understand why critics were ripping so hard on it. Sure its very challenging, especially with check point system, but thats one of the things I like about it.

I agree that Mini games, dont really distract you from the game, and suite the game well.

We kinda moving slow through the game, and just finished the Chinese parlor chapter. Now that one was pretty fun. Especially army of hooker assassins with machine guns and shotguns showed up. And it was very challenging, since you have to protect a hit girls, that takes your side in the fight. Computer tends to run towards the enemies, so you need to be quick on your toes to follow. Use of Bullet time really helps there, since bad guys all have heavy weapons, and most of them cant be taken as shields, and even if you succesfull, one or two shotgun blasts, rips tright through them, and you. I also liked rainy streets of Chinatown, with armies of hitmen and shooters everywhere, and you running around with 2 guns blazing And then Fat Chow showed up with Rocket Launcher

Next level took us to the Graveyard, and I enjoying it so far. Neat touches like some good lighting, blown leaves flying in the wind, fog are cool. Hide between old crypts, and watch out for the mercenaries dressed in Clown mask hunting you down. And dont forget about a Helicopter in the air whose pilot's fingers are itching on the trigger to blow you away

[Despair]

Well, I dont have any problems with Jack killing enemies he disarms. He is at war, and there are no time to take prisoners. Once they served their purpose, they useless, and why leave enemies leave, so they can later to come after you, so it seems right thing to do. Makes Grant City less polluted with scum

Plus those kills are cool looking, and thats a pretty much main reason why they are there.

With dive, you need to use the obstacles for cover, like cars, garbige dumpsters, corners, etc. Also dive + slow mo and concentration on one enemy at the time, quickly firing, takes care of some of the more annoying bad guys. And dont forget to use dog, on most dangerous ones, to kill them and get ahold of their weapon.

Character models are not impressive, I agree, but the game focus is not on them, but on the action.

[UndeadKing]

I personally like how he dispatches of human shields. Plus, you have to think about it for a second. He is holding these guys up as a shield. They are being filled with bullets. If he just knocked them out, they would likely suffer and bleed to death. He is doing them a service by putting them out of their misery. Plus it looks cool.

I'm still enjoying the game. I'm on chapter 9 now. I absolutely hated a certain mini game at the end of chapter 8. I don't want to spoil it for anyone but it was quite annoying.

[Captain Vegetable]

Yo, UK! What the hell is that in your avatar? I've been wondering for the longest time.

All I can make out is that it's a Saturn import...lil'help?

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