Dead to Rights: Reckoning

"You're hiding? But I can still shoot you!"

This is possible one of the worst shoot 'em ups I have ever seen in my reviewing career. Let's put it nice and simple. If there is one this that stands out about this game, is that it is so crap, it makes you laugh. When this game drops to perhaps 3 or 4 pounds, then maybe you should buy it just to laugh.

What is this game like?
Open a door, shoot the enemies with autolock, open another door, shoot the enemies with autolock, open a door, shoot the enemies with autolock, open the door, fight the boss, boss runs away, open a door, shoot enemies with autolock, open a door, kill the boss. Repeat until you complete the game. Yeah, that's what this game is. And seriously, I'm not every trying to make this game sound bad. But still, nevertheless, if you love games packed with action to keep you on your toes, maybe you will like this game.

Storyline: 6/10

Some women got kidnapped, and you have to save her... yeah... that's it. Umm... err, you kill hundreds of people to save her. Yeah, that's the whole game. I can't even think of anything more to say here.

Graphics: 8/10

Quite good actually. The effects are nice, and the shooting feels real except you seem to barely do any damage with machine guns. It feels more like a paintball fight and the first one to get knocked over loses. I think there's too much killing in this game. There's blood everywhere when you play this, and you just kill people. That's basically all there is. The game will bore you in about 30 minutes, so graphics don't even matter that much.

Gameplay: 3/10

Just shoot the enemies with autolock. That's all you have to do. Even if they are hiding behind something you can still autolock on them. Bosses are basically normal people that hardly looks different with a bit more hp. The game sucks.

Overall: 4/10

I hate to be harsh on these games, but they need to learn from their mistakes. This game should not be recommended to anyone. You shoot, kill more people and repeat is the best way to describe this game in a sentence.

Pros:
*You kill a lot of people
*Blood everywhere

Cons:
*Boring
*Repetitive
*Not worth your money

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 08/25/06