I didn't know what to expect from Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. I only read interesting things about it while it was being developed, it looked like it was going to be the perfect action game, but once it was published opinions were mixed. Some people were disappointed, others said it was a good action game, maybe not the revolution some imagined it would be, but really fun.

I had the opportunity to play it this weekend and, while it's far from perfect, it is a pretty entertaining game. The best thing about Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is that playing it is like being part of a movie like Heat, one of my favorite action films and a clear inspiration for the developers. It's a pure action game, with a movie-style plot (not an award winning one, but amusing enough), full of spectacular shootings, car chasings, ambushes...

The design of some levels is really exciting, being my favorites the one in the streets of Tokyo (Heat comes to your mind all through this level) and the prison one. The level design and graphics are uneven, some levels are really well designed and look great, and others are simply entertaining. The graphics engine is far from looking like Crysis or Call of Duty 4, but, in general, the game looks good. One of the things I liked most about the game are the sound effects, the crude sound of weapons is very realistic.

There are some things I don't like about the game, for example not being able to save whenever I want. The game saves at the beginning of a level and there are some checkpoints inside the levels, but if you leave the game in the middle of a level you'll have to start it again from the beginning of that level, checkpoints are not saved when you quit the game. Other important thing is that the game is really short. I finished it in little more than a day!

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men has some flaws but the overall sensation is good. I enjoyed playing it a lot, every second is action-packed and entertaining.

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