Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (PC) 67.95% (X360) 66.87% (PS3) 66.26% |
| Metacritic | (PC) 67/100 (X360) 65/100 (PS3) 64/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| GameSpot | 6.0/10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.0/10 |
| NTSC-uk | 3/10 |
| PC PowerPlay | 8/10 |
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men received mixed reviews. Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PC version 67.95% and 67/100, the Xbox 360 version 66.87% and 65/100 and the PlayStation 3 version 66.26% and 64/100.
Game Trailers awarded the game an 8.0/10, stating that although there are some flaws, the package as a whole made it "easy to recommend." On the other end of the scale, NTSC-uk gave it 3/10, calling it "a sickly mess of a game with the multitude of negatives undermining every positive."
The Australian magazine PC PowerPlay gave the PC version an 8/10, citing "great dialogue", "impressive locations" and "satisfying action" as highlights, while criticising its length and the final act of the game, suggesting it "loses ambition" compared to the earlier parts of the game which " some pages out of Mann's notebook."
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