Game Information
- Platform: GameCube
- PEGI Rating: Ages 16 and Over
- Media: Video Game
Product Features
- Inspired by Hong Kong action movies and hardboiled detective novels
- Combat moves include diving, rolling, punching, kicking
- Investigate crime scenes, sniff out bombs, retrieve weapons, and attack enemies
- An intense and adult experience with great depth and detail
- For one player
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Product Description
Product Description
Dead to Rights takes place in Grant City, USA, a once bustling gold-mining town turned corrupt--becoming "the hardest place on Earth". Jack Slate, a Grant City cop, arrives at a murder scene to discover that his father, private investigator and former cop Frank Slate, is the victim. As Jack begins the dangerous and labyrinthine task of finding his father's killer, he is framed for another murder. The twisting plot, seedy citizens of Grant City and high-adrenaline action leave players wanting more.
Dead to Rights features more than a dozen game mechanics including diving, rolling, punching, kicking and lethally disarming enemies in a variety of over-the-top ways. Jack's canine partner (a husky named Shadow) lives up to the name "man's best friend", helping Jack investigate crime scenes, sniff out bombs, retrieve weapons and attack enemies. Unique gameplay scenarios, mini-games and stop-motion special effects add to the action.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Dead to Rights is a fairly nifty action game that while not exactly groundbreaking will entertain for a while.
The control system is pretty intuitive, and the action is fast paced without getting too frantic to know what's going on. There are some nice touches like a decent combat system, the occasional sub-game to break up the action, some very cool weapon-disarms which you can view in slow motion from multiple angles, and lots of slow-mo diving and shooting - John Woo-style. The plot is also quite good and the voice acting is of a high standard, but the story telling doesn't get in the way of the action too much.
On the down side the graphics aren't anything to write home about, some sections (especially when you have to control his dog) are a bit irritating, and some levels start to drag, especially the ones where you're limited to hand-to-hand fighting.
A decent action game in all, which should keep you busy until True Crime comes out anyway.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I got Dead to Rights hoping for some great shoot-em-up action. And while I got that in bucketloads, it's only rarely engaging. The story plays out like film noir and has a hardened cop called Jack Slate (who really belongs in an 80s action movie) investigate his dad's murder only to end up being framed for various crimes and in the middle of huge conspiracy.
And so the game has you blast and fight your way through prisons, mines, air-force bases, dockyards, factories, cliff-sides, nightclubs, construction yards, hotels and out of control airplanes all while accompanied by your faithful dog Shadow, the game's best feature. It feels like a cross between Die Hard Vendetta and Resident Evil 4 (Wii) as you seem to do nothing but shoot generic bad guys from start to finish. It becomes incredibly boring and is only slightly redeemed by a few intense shoot-outs. There IS the occasional fisticuffs but the mêlée system is poor to non-existent and there is no skill involved in defeating your opponent outside of button mashing.
Plus, the graphics are rotten. The cut-scenes look right out of a mid-90s CD-ROM and the gameplay graphics may look adequate but have a very jerky habit and the camera system will drive you crazy. And the voice acting is quite bad too with the exception of a few lively characters. The guy who plays Jack Slate sounds as bored as a living human can possibly be.
I can't rate this game particularly high. Find it somewhere cheap if you must, otherwise it's not the best shoot-em-up out there and I suggest you invest your time and money in something else. The series took-off however and was followed by Dead to Rights II (PS2) (sadly not available on the Gamecube), Dead To Rights: Reckoning (PSP) and Dead to Rights: Retribution (PS3).
No idea what the title actually means.
Graphics C+
Sound B+
Gameplay B-
Lasting Appeal C-
And so the game has you blast and fight your way through prisons, mines, air-force bases, dockyards, factories, cliff-sides, nightclubs, construction yards, hotels and out of control airplanes all while accompanied by your faithful dog Shadow, the game's best feature. It feels like a cross between Die Hard Vendetta and Resident Evil 4 (Wii) as you seem to do nothing but shoot generic bad guys from start to finish. It becomes incredibly boring and is only slightly redeemed by a few intense shoot-outs. There IS the occasional fisticuffs but the mêlée system is poor to non-existent and there is no skill involved in defeating your opponent outside of button mashing.
Plus, the graphics are rotten. The cut-scenes look right out of a mid-90s CD-ROM and the gameplay graphics may look adequate but have a very jerky habit and the camera system will drive you crazy. And the voice acting is quite bad too with the exception of a few lively characters. The guy who plays Jack Slate sounds as bored as a living human can possibly be.
I can't rate this game particularly high. Find it somewhere cheap if you must, otherwise it's not the best shoot-em-up out there and I suggest you invest your time and money in something else. The series took-off however and was followed by Dead to Rights II (PS2) (sadly not available on the Gamecube), Dead To Rights: Reckoning (PSP) and Dead to Rights: Retribution (PS3).
No idea what the title actually means.
Graphics C+
Sound B+
Gameplay B-
Lasting Appeal C-
This is a very good game indeed! I wasn't sure if it would be that good but until you play it then you just want more! Gameplay is really good, ok, the graphics may be jerky, but thats only in certain places though! Its quite addictive too this game and with the sequel coming out for PS2 and Xbox, lets hope it does make it onto cube!! This is deff a must buy!
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