Dead to Rights

List Price: $39.95 Discount Price: $0.01

Features:

• Crime-noir-inspired action thriller with super-charged game play and jaw-dropping graphics
• Constantly evolving storyline that progresses with every game activity
• Detailed hand-to-hand combat system with punches, kicks, throws, dodges, and more
• Innovative targeting system captures the frantic pace of Hong Kong action films
• Slow-motion dives, un-lockable disarms, puzzle elements, relevant mini-games, and more

Accessories:

PC Gamer (1-year)

Customer Reviews:

PC or XBOX [Posted on 2004-06-12]
I LOVE this game. Something about it is addicting. I admit the graphics arent something to drop your jaws over,, but hey the game is fun and thats what counts. I have it for the XBOX and PC. The thing is though,, is I have a few nit-picks over the PC version. I CANNOT change the control settings around to what I want them to be. I hate using the W A S and D keys to have any character walk around. Thats just rather annoying,, I dont know about you guys,, but I prefer the arrow keys to walk around with. If you dont have a PC controller.. Well then tough cookies,, your stuck with the settings as they were when you got the game. =(

Other then that,, its just like the XBOX version. No difference between the PC and the XBOX version,, except for a few more save options with the PC version. I prefer the XBOX version or any console version over the PC version,, if you dont have a PC controller. Unless you like the letter keys to walk around with.

Different and fun [Posted on 2004-07-12]
Dead to Rights is a fun game that is something different. It's not very pretty and it's not all that polished either, but I still had a pretty good time playing it.

You can't compare it to another PC game, because there isn't really one like it out there. There is a huge variety of activities in the game. One thing that you can't say about "Dead to Rights" is that it's repetitive. About 50% of the game is arcade-style shooting sequences where you run around desperately blasting anything that moves. About another 25% is spent fist fighting gangs of enemies. The rest is spent playing minigames or doing something else. Whatever you are doing, the action never lets up, and it never gets boring.

The gun battles in the game are usually pretty hard. There are a dozen enemies on the screen shooting at you with AK-47's, uzis, or shotguns. Meanwhile, you run around the room, finding cover, shooting back, or occasionally taking a hostage and using him as cover. You can also disarm enemies at close range, or even sick your dog, Shadow, on nearby enemies. Your doggy is one of the most powerful weapons in the game.

The controls are awkward only at first, but once you get used to them, they are pretty good. You don't actually use the mouse to aim in this game. You just right-click the mouse to target a guy, shoot him, and then right-click again immediately to shoot the next guy. You can circle-strafe around a guy with your eyes closed. The only problem that I ever had with the controls was the auto-targeting, which sometimes doesn't auto-target the enemy who is closest to you. This is aggravating, since sometimes a guy will be right next to you blowing you to bits with a shotgun and the auto-targeting will shoot at a guy across the room. The game also has "bullet-time", but it seems like a poorly done afterthought here. It's not very useful, since you can only use it to dive and shoot forward. You can't shot dodge to the left and shoot a guy in front of you like you can in Max Payne. This exposes you, and makes it more dangerous than just shooting normally. I stopped using "bullet time" about halfway through the game and just relied on taking hostages and using my puppy Shadow.

The game's story isn't great, but at least it's good enough to keep you interested in the game. It doesn't matter a whole lot in the end though, because basically all you are doing is gunning down wave after wave of enemies, or punching them out. The graphics in the game look like something out of the year 2000. Characters and objects look blocky and ugly. Plus, characters don't even move their lips when they talk. Either that, or they move them at random without any lip synching whatsoever. The cut scenes look pretty stupid because of this. The voice-acting isn't spectacular, but at least the main character (Jack) has some good one-liners. "Dead to Rights" isn't supposed to be a great drama though. It's supposed to be like a Hong Kong-style action film, and it's pretty good at that.

This game gets lots of extra points for having so much variety. There are a ton of mini-games and different sequences. There is a boxing speedbag minigames, lockpicking minigames, and a few sequences where you get to play as Shadow, the dog. There is also an exciting chase seen where you try and gun down a convoy of cars from a helicopter, and many others. They seem a little silly sometimes, but that's okay, because this isn't a realistic or very serious game.

As far as length goes, this is your standard action game - about 10-12 hours. The production values for the game are what I see as the game's biggest drawback. I got a lot of enjoyment out of "Dead to Rights", and I recommend it for PC gamers who are looking for something different to add to their collection.

Great Game!! OK Graphics!! Plenty Of Fun!! [Posted on 2005-04-12]
This is a really good game, the story line is pretty good and the game play is nice. The graphics are'nt great but not bad. Overall a really good game with plenty of fun action.

No In Game Saves! [Posted on 2005-09-07]
No in game saves makes the game impossible to beat! The Max Payne format would have made this a fantastic experience. Don't waste your money.

dead to rights [Posted on 2008-07-17]
Never received the product from "Nothingbutsoftware" after I had placed my order. They sent it twice and never received it. So I cannot give an honest review

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