What violence is made of!!!

User Rating: 8.5 | Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days X360
IO has blown past the video game barrier and made a work of art. Like the work of filmaker David Lynch or artist Jackson Pollock, people will either love or hate Dog Days, but none can ignore it. Kane & Lynch 2, simply put, is a roller coaster ride of violence from the very beginning till the end of it's single player campaign. The art style is decidedly reminiscent of the digital videos seen on youtube amping it's quasi-realistic tone to eleven. Kane & lynch are evil men doing what they do best, solving any problems they might have with bullets- TONS of bullets. The plot (if one can even call it that) is simply an arms deal gone terribly wrong.
now for some details to help clear the air before your purchase:

1. The AI in Dog Days is relentless and brilliantly constructed. The enemy will flank, duck into cover, and reposition to take you out by any means necessary.
2. The game is not broken! To give K&L a more realistic feel, hit detection (as with the first game) is slightly off on purpose- to give you the feeling of being in a real fire fight.
3. Headshots ARE censored as well as nudity by having the camera blur the said image. Again, this is a very youtube thing to do, and is pulled off incredibly within the game.
4. The game is a bit short in length, so here is my advice: If you are the type of person who plays tons of first and third person shooters- start the game on hard mode. This will almost totally guarantee a six hour plus single player campaign.
5. Dog Days youtube/cops style camera can make some easily sensitive people a bit neauseaous. The wobbly camera can be turned off within the options screen.
6. Play the demo available for download via xbox live. Like what you see? Like how it plays? This is the extent of the game. One giant shoot out after another till the very end.
7. K&L2 was givin the rating M for a reason. The game features obscene language, partial nudity, and extreme violence and gore throughout.

Adding to the overall package is the "Fragile Alliance" multiplayer game and a few neat takes on how it's played with "undercover cop", "cops & robbers", and the single player "arcade mode". Finally, is the much requested co-op mode, allowing you and a friend to tackle Shanghais sickest together!

"Dog Days" gets to sit on top of some of my favorite cult games like: XIII, Deadly Premonition, Stubbs the Zombie, Killer 7, Bullet Witch and the first installment to the Kane & Lynch series: Dead Men.

Keep an open mind and enjoy the ride!