EGTV: Kane & Lynch vids

By Johnny Minkley Published 22 November, 2007

The power of two.

Everybody loves a great action double act: Mario and Sonic, Ratchet and Clank, Steve McClaren and a giant baseball bat to the face. We can't be sure whether Kane or Lynch, eponymous stars of IO's new third-person action-fest, would think it a good idea to give a 22 year-old goalkeeper his competitive international debut in a qualify-or-die clincher. But they sure know how to handle a firearm.

IO is best known for its lugubrious Hitman series - and one suspects Agent 47's phone will be ringing off the hook this morning with the entreaties of irate England fans. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a brand new franchise from the Danish developer, promising much and delivering... Well, we'll leave that bit to Kristan, who will be delivering his verdict later this week.

In the meantime, you can sample a Dead Men teaser triple-bill on Eurogamer TV, with direct-feed footage captured from the final build of the game.

Eurogamer.de is carrying footage of a violent car chase, in which Messrs. Kane and Lynch hang out the back of a van to take pot-shots at high speed.

Eurogamer.fr pulls a stocking over its face for a bank job, where the player must sneak his way into the vault, then, more satisfyingly, shoot his way out again.

And finally, right here in the land of national sporting misery, England fans can drown their sorrows in a nightclub, which Kane and Lynch visit to kidnap the daughter of the dodgy geezer who runs the place. This shows off some neat lighting effects, with your foes giving themselves away by flashing torches through the strobing disco mania.

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is available across Europe from tomorrow.

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About Johnny Minkley

Johnny Minkley is a veteran games writer and broadcaster, former editor of Eurogamer TV, VP of gaming charity SpecialEffect, and hopeless social media addict.

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Comments (6) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • gallow #1 5 years ago

    Shame the game is poo. I was quite looking forward to this but after reading bad review after bad review detailing all it faults (the majority of the type that really annoy me). But its biggest failing is no online co-op a feature I was looking forward to.

    Re-aims crosshair onto Army Of Two.

  • pinchofsalt #2 5 years ago


    I'm surprised at bad it looks considering Hitman was so graphically nice.

  • Darren #3 5 years ago

    I've ordered the game from DVD.co.uk for £32. At that price, I think it's probably worth it as the review scores of 60-70% suggest it's not a terrible game, just a not brilliant one. I've a soft spot for IO's games so I was planning on buying it anyway out of curiousity, just originally in the post-Christmas sales. I've watched the GameTrailer's video review and liked the look of it, doesn't look terrible at all...

  • Darren #4 5 years ago

    Incidentally, when are EG reviewing it... it's out tomorrow?

  • brooza #5 5 years ago

    Darren, to be honest, I wouldn't bother. Everything about it just seems... off

  • krudster #6 5 years ago

    Review up tomorrow AM