This game fell short of my expectations for a Dead to Rights reboot
The twisting plot of the dark crime noir story is probably the best part of this game. The look and feel of the game matches this dark theme as well building a good overall consistency.
The controls are responsive and the action is fast and at first very satisfying.
In some sections of the game you will get to take control of Jakes dog Shadow to perform two specific tasks. These sections are reminiscent of a stripped down version of the latest Batman game. However you don't have very many options for taking down enemies. Basically you have a running attack, a stealth attack, and a regular attack that can transition into a "scrotallity", which is biting enemies in the crotch until they die.
The core game play consists of you playing as Jake. These parts of the game are very repetitive. From the start of the game, all of the combos are available and the only weapons you can use are guns and are either taken from enemies or found in crates spread around the levels.
The levels themselves are well rendered and polished, but they are also very linear and rarely have branching pathways.
In conclusion, this game fell short of my expectations for a Dead to Rights reboot. The game could have greatly benefited from more combos, unlockable combos, unlockable weapons and gear, customizable load outs at the beginning of levels, more open levels for varied strategies, more variety of enemies and missions, more attacks and maybe combos for Shadow.