The original Kane & Lynch was met with mixed reception and even a slight dose of controversy, following the paths of a bitter and betrayed failed farther Kane and his medicated killing machine Lynch the game attempt to carry its self off with all the style and charisma of a gritty yet slick film along the lines of Heat.
Good ideas where present and an inventive multiplayer also featured however due to overwhelming technical issues and clunky gameplay the game was doomed to the mediocre rating it received. Fast-forward to 2010 and Kane & Lynch are back in Dog Days.
Dog Days is set in the seedy underworld of Shanghai, where since the events of the last game, Lynch has built himself a new life and even found love. With both Kane & Lynch still having their fingers in the criminal pie Kane comes over to meet Lynch to complete a big money arms deal, and of course things go very wrong indeed, que guns gore murder, betrayal and chaos on the streets of Shanghai.
Fist of the North Star (FotNS) for PS3 and Xbox360, based on the series known as “Hokuto no ken” 北斗の拳 in Japan, was released early in 2010 to a drooling Japanese audience. With the game’s Western release just around the corner, no doubt many non-Japanese fans are beginning to get excited too. But is it worth getting excited for? Does a bandit’s head explode after a meeting with Hokuto Shinken?
The game is a treat for people already familiar with and fans of the series, but the game also has enough depth and provides enough plot and backstory that newcomers to the series will get a general idea of what the series is about. Obviously cramming a manga and anime series as long as FotNS into one game is impossible, but many familiar faces make an appearance throughout the course of the game, and the plot remains a faithful retelling of the broader story arc found in the manga. Fans of the series, fans of these kinds of “musou” games, and even just the curious, should find something worthwhile here.
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Posted August 24th, 2010 
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