Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

''Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days'' received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]]. Nevertheless, it generally scored slightly higher than its predecessor.

''Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days'' received "mixed or average" reviews on all platforms according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]]. Nevertheless, it generally scored slightly higher than its predecessor.

In Japan, where the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were ported for release on August 26, 2010,{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of two nines and two sevens, for a total of 32 out of 40.{{cite web |url=http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-100/ |title=Famitsu review scores |author=Brian |date=17 August 2010 |work=Nintendo Everything |access-date=30 January 2016 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224100751/http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-100/ |url-status=live }} ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the Xbox 360 version a B−, saying that it "practically runs on rails, and at times takes on the rhythms of an old-school duck-and-cover coin-op like ''[[Time Crisis]]''".{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Christian |date=23 August 2010 |title=Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (X360) |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/kane-lynch-2-dog-days-44390 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824215849/http://www.avclub.com/articles/kane-lynch-2-dog-days%2C44390/ |archive-date=24 August 2010 |access-date=29 January 2015 |work=[[The A.V. Club]]}} 411Mania gave the game a score of six out of ten, calling it "a game that you should rent first before buying. Some will love that it's a lot like a movie and features lots of shootouts; some will hate it for the same reason. Fortunately, if you try it before you buy it, you'll know almost immediately whether or not this is going to be the game for you".{{cite web |url=http://411mania.com/games/kane-and-lynch-2-dog-days-xbox-360-ps3-pc-review/ |title=Kane And Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Review |first=John |last=De Large |date=21 September 2010 |work=411Mania |access-date=29 January 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305091148/http://411mania.com/games/kane-and-lynch-2-dog-days-xbox-360-ps3-pc-review/ |url-status=dead }} ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' gave the PC version three stars out of five, calling it "a decent game, with some fun cover mechanics and tactical complexity, but the visual realism kind of shoots itself in the foot with unrealistic situations and tedious level design". However, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave the Xbox 360 version a score of five out of ten, saying, "as much fun as there is to be had in the multiplayer, it doesn't include any new developments or references to the game's main plot and suffers from the absence of its title characters. The fact that the campaign only takes around five hours to complete further fuels the sense ''Dog Days'' is an incomplete and flawed package". Tae K. Kim of ''[[GamePro]]'' similarly gave the same console version two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "I felt like I could have developed some sort of emotional connection with Kane and Lynch if only they had been presented in the right light, but ultimately, the only thing I felt at the end of my time with the game was a vague sense of relief that I didn't have to spend any more time in their company".{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216156/kane-lynch-2-dog-days |title=Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (X360) |first=Tae K. |last=Kim |date=17 August 2010 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821061817/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216156/kane-lynch-2-dog-days |archive-date=21 August 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2016}} Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'' heavily panned the game, saying, "there's nothing fun about the game. No light relief. Just one piece of nauseating unpleasantness after another".{{cite web |last1=Croshaw |first1=Ben |title=Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1976-Kane-Lynch-2-Dog-Days |website=The Escapist |access-date=13 May 2019 |archive-date=13 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205714/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1976-Kane-Lynch-2-Dog-Days |url-status=dead }} He later deemed it as the worst game of 2010.{{cite web |last1=Croshaw |first1=Ben |title=Top 5 of 2010 |url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2607-Top-5-of-2010 |website=The Escapist |access-date=2019-05-13 |archive-date=2019-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513205714/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2607-Top-5-of-2010 |url-status=dead }}

In Japan, where the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were ported for release on August 26, 2010,{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of two nines and two sevens, for a total of 32 out of 40.{{cite web |url=http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-100/ |title=Famitsu review scores |author=Brian |date=17 August 2010 |work=Nintendo Everything |access-date=30 January 2016 |archive-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224100751/http://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-review-scores-100/ |url-status=live }} ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the Xbox 360 version a B−, saying that it "practically runs on rails, and at times takes on the rhythms of an old-school duck-and-cover coin-op like ''[[Time Crisis]]''".{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Christian |date=23 August 2010 |title=Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (X360) |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/kane-lynch-2-dog-days-44390 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824215849/http://www.avclub.com/articles/kane-lynch-2-dog-days%2C44390/ |archive-date=24 August 2010 |access-date=29 January 2015 |work=[[The A.V. Club]]}} 411Mania gave the game a score of six out of ten, calling it "a game that you should rent first before buying. Some will love that it's a lot like a movie and features lots of shootouts; some will hate it for the same reason. Fortunately, if you try it before you buy it, you'll know almost immediately whether or not this is going to be the game for you".{{cite web |url=http://411mania.com/games/kane-and-lynch-2-dog-days-xbox-360-ps3-pc-review/ |title=Kane And Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Review |first=John |last=De Large |date=21 September 2010 |work=411Mania |access-date=29 January 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305091148/http://411mania.com/games/kane-and-lynch-2-dog-days-xbox-360-ps3-pc-review/ |url-status=dead }} ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' gave the PC version three stars out of five, calling it "a decent game, with some fun cover mechanics and tactical complexity, but the visual realism kind of shoots itself in the foot with unrealistic situations and tedious level design". However, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave the Xbox 360 version a score of five out of ten, saying, "as much fun as there is to be had in the multiplayer, it doesn't include any new developments or references to the game's main plot and suffers from the absence of its title characters. The fact that the campaign only takes around five hours to complete further fuels the sense ''Dog Days'' is an incomplete and flawed package". Tae K. Kim of ''[[GamePro]]'' similarly gave the same console version two-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "I felt like I could have developed some sort of emotional connection with Kane and Lynch if only they had been presented in the right light, but ultimately, the only thing I felt at the end of my time with the game was a vague sense of relief that I didn't have to spend any more time in their company".{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216156/kane-lynch-2-dog-days |title=Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (X360) |first=Tae K. |last=Kim |date=17 August 2010 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821061817/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216156/kane-lynch-2-dog-days |archive-date=21 August 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2016}}

The game has since garnered a small cult following owing largely to its subversive visual style.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Andy |title=Revisiting the bleak, bloody world of Kane & Lynch 2 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/revisiting-the-bleak-bloody-world-of-kane-lynch-2/ |website=PC Gamer |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205154743/https://www.pcgamer.com/revisiting-the-bleak-bloody-world-of-kane-lynch-2/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Trinca |first1=Jim |title=Kane & Lynch 2 is still the GOAT, so it's our GOTY |url=https://www.vg247.com/kane-lynch-2-is-still-the-goat-so-its-our-goty |website=VG247 |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114085800/https://www.vg247.com/kane-lynch-2-is-still-the-goat-so-its-our-goty |url-status=live}}

The game has since garnered a small cult following owing largely to its subversive visual style.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Andy |title=Revisiting the bleak, bloody world of Kane & Lynch 2 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/revisiting-the-bleak-bloody-world-of-kane-lynch-2/ |website=PC Gamer |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205154743/https://www.pcgamer.com/revisiting-the-bleak-bloody-world-of-kane-lynch-2/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Trinca |first1=Jim |title=Kane & Lynch 2 is still the GOAT, so it's our GOTY |url=https://www.vg247.com/kane-lynch-2-is-still-the-goat-so-its-our-goty |website=VG247 |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=20 April 2024 |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114085800/https://www.vg247.com/kane-lynch-2-is-still-the-goat-so-its-our-goty |url-status=live}}