IO Interactive, part of Square Enix Europe is pleased to confirm that
Kane & Lynch 2™: Dog Days is coming to PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system, Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC in 2010.
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a raw and brutal crime shooter designed to take players on an even
more intense story experience, following two of gaming’s most disturbed criminals, through the
gritty Shanghai underworld.
Introducing a new visual experience, Kane & Lynch 2™: Dog Days is inspired by documentary filmmakers
and the user-generated era. Every aspect of the game has been designed to deliver a fresh perspective
to the words ‘intensity’ and ‘realism’ in video games.
“Gamers are always looking for something new and that is exactly what they are going to get with
Kane & Lynch 2™: Dog Days,” said Niels Jørgensen, general manager of
IO Interactive. “A special
thanks to gamers worldwide for their feedback. They are certainly in for a shock as we, with
immense pride, welcome back our two dear, violent and somewhat unfortunate friends.”
Kane & Lynch 2™: Dog Days will be released on the EIDOS games label and will be coming in 2010.
SUMMARY
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days is a raw and brutal crime shooter, which takes core gamers and entertainment fans on an intense and unforgiving action story, following two of gaming’s most authentic and realistic criminals through the gritty Shanghai underworld.
STORY
After a simple job goes wrong, Kane and Lynch find themselves wanted by the entire Shanghai underworld. Lynch is living the good life as a henchman in Shanghai, where he has settled down with his girlfriend. He's involved in a big arms deal but needs help to make it happen. Kane is a wanderer, an ex-mercenary with family problems who needs to get away. Despite their differences, Lynch calls him for help. Once together, they set-off a chain of events over two days, as the deal falls apart and Kane and Lynch face the consequences the hard way.
FEATURES
- Raw, Real & Uncut – Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days introduces a unique, unseen visual style to video games. Taking visual references from documentary filmmaking and the user-generated era, Kane & Lynch 2 deliver a sense of intense realism never before experienced.
- Two Men Working Alone – Two of the world’s most reprehensible criminals - Kane, a disillusioned ex-mercenary and Lynch, a self-medicated psychopath – return to survive an onslaught of frantic action.
- Two Sides to Every Story – This time players will play as Lynch and follow his story; he has found peace in Shanghai, a city that’s opened its doors to the seductive capitalism of the west… and he’s right in there, taking advantage of it; he’s making money and is about to make a fat deal where the pay is beyond his wildest dreams and nothing is going to get in his way.
- West Beats East – A gangsters paradise, Shanghai is the perfect playground for expat criminals such as Lynch; seduction and corruption highlight the contrasts of the city as players fight through the seedy underbelly of Shanghai – a juxtaposition of old-world and new-world ideals ripe with black market opportunities for Kane and Lynch to exploit and reap rewards from.
- Down Not Dead – Adding further intensity to the frenetic gameplay, players will have a second chance at taking out their enemies; Choose between continuing the gunfight from the ground or try to escape by crawling towards cover.
- Online Co-op – Grab a friend and play either cooperatively or competitively.
- Fragile Alliance – The highly celebrated multiplayer experience returns with a collection of new and improved modes.
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