Dead to Rights II

 Xbox
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 35
  3. Negative: 10 out of 35
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  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    48
    What we have here is a title that tries hard to impress with its flash, yet stumbles over fundamentally busted gameplay. [June 2005, p.99]
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  2. Play Magazine
    45
    Takes the action-shooter genre and shoves it straight through the Blanderizer 6235 to ensure any sense of novelty possibly contained therein meets is brutal end. [May 2005, p.50]
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  3. Gaming Age
    42
    A bit of the same old song and dance provided by most shooter games on the market.
  5. games(TM)
    40
    Contrived shooter with little to no depth... This is as generic as they come. [July 2005, p.122]
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  6. AceGamez
    40
    It's almost as if the developers of Dead to Rights II decided to rip out the fun factor that flowed freely through the original, leaving an empty shell of a frustrating and quite dreadful product.
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  7. GameSpy
    40
    All things considered, it's probably a blessing that Dead To Rights II is a short game. Most players will easily nail the coffin shut in a weekend.
  8. Computer Games Magazine
    40
    On the easier levels, it's a silly exercise in mashing buttons to spew ammo throughout a world of bad physics, cheap animation, and tinny sound. [June 2005, p.90]
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  9. GameCritics
    35
    It's not especially big, but the tedium of the action makes it feel overlong. The lack of variety in enemies and gameplay make it feel almost like a budget title.
  10. Edge Magazine
    30
    We've a right to enjoy this kind of brainless, murderous throwback, but we've also a right to expect it to be made to the standards of videogames of five years ago, never mind those of today. [July 2005, p.91]
  11. Game Revolution
    25
    It manages to stumble all over itself from the second you turn it on and never manages to recover. Simple control functions are handled clumsily, changing weapons is a chore and someone actually thought the dumb melee-exclusive levels would be a good idea. Like the rest of this stinker, it is not.

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Deviant
    Oct 2, 2005
    10
    Your all so critical, its so fun just slaughtering endless amounts of enemys, and the tension just melts away after a hard day, its kinda Your all so critical, its so fun just slaughtering endless amounts of enemys, and the tension just melts away after a hard day, its kinda like Painkiller or Serious Sam, only theres bullet time, ooo and a dog!!! :O… Full Review »
  2. JeffreyN.
    May 22, 2005
    7
    This game was o.k. Better than Doom 3 though. Better graphics and awsome moves in this one. The first one was good but this one is too. This This game was o.k. Better than Doom 3 though. Better graphics and awsome moves in this one. The first one was good but this one is too. This game is very challenging. It is fun but it could be very frustrating.… Full Review »
  3. BlueFalcon
    Apr 24, 2005
    5
    While the gameplay is similar to max payne, the quality isn't even close. The graphics are decent, but the gameplay is ultra repetitive While the gameplay is similar to max payne, the quality isn't even close. The graphics are decent, but the gameplay is ultra repetitive here. Also the enemies all look the same and are uber stupid. I really don't like the flow of the game either. All of a sudden you're stripped of all your gun weapons and forced into hand to hand combat. While the mild change is appreciated, it makes no sense to just suddenly have no weapons when you move into the next room. On the plus side, this does feel old school - just shooting 100s of mindless minions. I could probably play it through to the end if I was bored - there's some entertainment value here.… Full Review »
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