Unique Game but Not Worth The Full Retail Price.
If you have played Kane & Lynch: Dead Men before then you're familiar with the two characters in the front cover who look like they're ready for war. It's a game about two guys who had to cooperate with one another for survival and love, among other things. Dog Days takes place after the events of Dead Men and the setting is now in Shanghai.


In the sound department, the voice acting is top notch with Kane and Lynch providing realistic voice acting and some hardcore cussing to boot. The swearing is a lot milder than Dead Men, which is a good thing because the first one was just ridiculous with the F-bombs. There isn't a lot of music in Dog Days, which is disappointing because Dead Men had some impressive scores by Jesper Kyd that sets the game right even though the soundtrack was never released. You do hear some music occasionally but not a whole lot and none of them are memorable. It just doesn't feel right because music helps to crank up the tension and sets the mood right for the game.

The only redeeming quality is the multiplayer called Fragile Alliance, which allows you to play with a couple of friends online or with bots offline and the objective is to rob money from various places and get out of there alive. You can either work together or betray your comrades at the end and have all the money to yourself. It's really addictive and fun to play but for some reason, I seem to have a problem playing with other players online because of the way the Quick Match system works. It's not as easy to jump into like Modern Warfare 2 or Left 4 Dead. Maybe it's because the queue is busy or I'm not familiar with how it works but for now, all I can say is that the multiplayer is not that easy to get into. The offline mode is pretty fun too.
If you have been curious about Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days for quite some time then I encourage you to give it a go. However, I advise you to wait until the retail price is reduced because paying a full price for a game that has a very short and weak story is not worth it even though the visuals are unique and the multiplayer is fun.
Score:
Gameplay: 1 Star
Graphics: 0.5 Star
Sounds: 0.5 Star
Replay Value: 0.5 Star
Overall: 0.5 Star
Total: 3 out of 5 Stars