Metascore
64 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 30
  2. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. If it had been given the proper treatment, budget, and amount of time, Kane & Lynch would have easily been an A-/90% game. As it was released, it feels like a preview build that somehow hit retail shelves.
User Score

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 95 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 29
  2. Negative: 13 out of 29
  1. kylew
    9
    A very Fun action game. great 2 player co-op just don't look to deep into it and you and your buddy should have a smile on your face .
  2. AndrewT
    6
    This game has some of the dumbest AI ever. The cover system doesnt help at all either, whether its the AI or the player in cover somehow something seems to go horrible wrong. Whether its the player who gets killed by a sniper, or the AI who gets easily blasted away. Full Review »
  3. 5
    This game had a lot of potential. The characters were interesting, the story pretty pulp and stealth, squad mechanics had a lot going for them. Well, IO Interactive failed to deliver on almost all of them. The gunplay feels terrible, it's almost as if you're not the one shooting the horrible sounding, inaccurate guns but someone else. The story is okay, but falls flat near the end, putting you in the middle of the war, stripping all the heist atmosphere out of it. I give this game a five just because of the skyscraper level, which is stylistically very beautiful and interesting to watch. Full Review »