Dead to Rights Xbox
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73 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: Meet Jack Slate, a cop framed for murder and facing execution. Slate escapes from Iron Point Maximum-Security Penitentiary to bring down the criminals that framed. In Dead to Rights, you play the role of Slate, as he fights through the hard streets and corrupt enemies of Grant City. There are plenty of ways go about bringing the conspirators to justice--Jack can perform disarm moves, shoot different weapons, pick locks, fight hand-to-hand, and play minigames such as arm wrestling, bench press, and dancing. In this gritty, crime-noir inspired epic, you're always on the run.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 39
  3. Negative: 2 out of 39
  1. Maxim Online
    100
    The body count is rivaled only by novel game-play features and production values that make blood spurts akin to snowflakes-no two are the same.
  2. IGN
    85
    Had the fighting engine been better, this one would easily trounce "Max Payne" as king of the bullet-time games. But the fighting is too plain, too poor, and there's far too much of it.
  3. Gamezilla!
    71
    Beyond the disarms and shot dodging, it's not worth much more than a rental.
  4. Xbox Nation Magazine
    40
    Uneven graphics, hollow gameplay contrivances, and a wholesale lack of compelling drama mar the enormous effort which was clearly put into the game. [Fall 2002, p.104]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. JackSlate
    10
    amazing thats all i could say.
  2. JohnC.
    8
    This game is by far the best action game i have played on the xbox. The minigames provide a nice diversion. Although some of the minigames can be difficult its a pretty enjoyable experience. The action is fast, frentic, and fun. The different moves that Jack can execute are amazing. This is one game I'll be playing for awhile on my xbox.… Expand
  3. Navid
    7
    It is a very good game but the levels are unnecessary hard which won't let it be a 10!
  4. JohnD.
    4
    A bunch of mini games scrapped together... the Official Xbox Magazine gives the most unreliable reviews...they just want you to go out and buy Xbox games. DEFINITE RENTAL.… Collapse

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