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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Third-person shooter
Common Sense Media says
Violent shooter stars remorseless, cop-killing psychopaths.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a gritty, violent, and visceral shooter that looks as though it has been filmed at street level with a handheld camera. Players take on the role of an utterly unlikable psychopathic criminal who kills countless cops, bad guys, and innocent civilians without remorse. The protagonists’ mouths are faucets for strong profanity, and there is one scene in which they are shown all but naked after having been tortured. It is a game clearly and explicitly created for adults.
What's it about?
The follow-up to one of the more controversial games in recent years, KANE & LYNCH: DOG DAYS sees the return of the Kane, a remorseless mercenary, and Lynch, a balding, murderous psychopath, as antiheroes in an action-packed criminal adventure. The game is set in Shanghai where the duo tries to pull off one last big score together. It’s important to note that these are not criminals looking for redemption, but rather criminals being criminals -- killing police, civilians, and fellow villains to further their own agendas. The action is of the shooter-with-cover variety, and the online multiplayer modes basically pit cops against robbers as the latter tries to carry off a heist.
Is it any good?
The problem with this sequel is that, much like the first game, our heroes are hopelessly unlikeable. Other mature games starring criminals provide players with deeply conflicted characters who can turn on the charm when necessary; and while they’re ultimately bad guys, most players will sympathize with them. Play as sociopathic Lynch, on the other hand, and you’ll want to wash the hands that touch the gamepad used to control him.
The gorgeous graphics and jittery handheld camera shots nail the look and feel of lush Hollywood crime epics and create a vibe not entirely dissimilar to a Michael Mann film. Sadly, the combat doesn’t live up to the spectacle. The cover system, which forces players into sustained hiding while seemingly invincible enemies lay down fire and flank their sides, is unforgiving at best, frustrating at worst. There are plenty of good, mature-themed games starring rough-hewn antiheros. This just isn’t one of them.
Online interaction: This game features open voice chat in its online multiplayer modes, which opens the door to inappropriate language, verbal abuse, and the sharing of personal information. Common Sense Media does not recommend moderation-free online communication for pre-teens. We suggest using the parental controls built into game consoles to disable online communication features.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what it means to play as a criminal in a game. Must such characters be unlikable? How can game designers go about making them more sympathetic? Should developers of such games make a point of somehow redeeming their protagonists by game’s end?
Families can also discuss the psychological repercussions of carrying out violent criminal violent acts in games. Is this sort of entertainment a safe outlet for dark fantasies? Why or why not?
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Don't waste your money.
Save yourself the money and just don't buy this game whether you're 13, 17 or a number in between. It's cover based shooting, and JUST THAT. Buy some other game which your kid or youself can enjoy, Get any other game just not this one
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Kane and Lynch = Bad language
After playing, Kane and Lynch...Dead men was it? I realised how much swearing there was in it and how much violence. After playing this, Its not as bad as before but the profanity is still far too high. The profanity is more of a concern than the large amounts of violence. I do not appreciate hearing the F word every ten seconds. The violence is in a large scale and gives out bad messages, Killing police isn't exactly the greatest role model in the world. Its really short too.. There is a few bits of torture and a whole lot of blood. The language and violence makes it mature.
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AGE
a lot of cursing and massive killing of cops but they blur out gore and nudity
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educational in a violent way
look im a kid and you probably think why did he say 12+ its because thats what happens in the real world every day its good for kids to know that every one is not good and that if you go into a life of crime your likely to get killed
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Reverse motivations
I say educational value because I feel this game has some reverse motives, they aren't try to teach you to be psychopaths, they are telling you not to be them through what happens with the characters.
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An awesome,well made but violent and cold crime thriller.
I have just got this game from GameStop and I haven't completed the game yet and am already wrIting this review.There is tons of language and violence as well as implied sex and prostitution.This is one game that absolutely is not suitable for anyone under 13.Like the GTA games,very realistic and violent.
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Kid, 12 years old
January 13, 2012
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HELL NO
I usually grade kindly on these but kane and lynch is absolutely not for kids when i played i was horrified and the beginning scene where a man slits his throat and blood gushes everywhere. this game blurs objects out leaving the graphics to the mind. If you shoot someone in the head the blur comes up leaving what happens to that person in your mind (head pops, parts of the head falls off) If you are looking to play for yourself its fun but dont let your kid see
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Third-person shooter |
| Developer: | Square Enix |
| Release date: | August 17, 2010 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Strong Language |
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