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How Metascores Are Calculated
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B-Boy
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games. |
Dead to Rights: Reckoning returns to crime-infested Grant City, as an important informant is kidnapped on the eve of the investigation of a major crime lord. Anticipating the worst if the crime boss is not brought to justice, Jack Slate and his K-9 companion Shadow thrust themselves into hostile gang territory to save the informant and bring peace to the City. Dead to Rights: Reckoning expands upon the blistering action of the series with a robust ranged and melee fighting system that allows Jack to spit lead and bust heads with ease, and an all-new selection of weapons and lethal disarms. Players will also have unprecedented control of Shadow, utilizing him to watch Jack's back and unleash savage canine fury on lowlife thugs. For the first time in the series Dead to Rights: Reckoning allows players to go head to head through wireless multiplayer death matches, adding hours of replay value to an already extensive single player campaign. [Namco]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 90
AceGamez
A superb single player blast fest with hardly any load times is just what the doctor ordered, and a multiplayer mode made especially for those deathmatch enthusiasts really keeps the longevity of this title well up there.
 78
Worth Playing
A good time but ultimately a forgettable time. This is fun for the bus ride, but not much else.
73
BonusStage
A port of the latest console game down to the PSP, but for some reason the basic style of the gameplay just works better on this portable medium.
72
Game Chronicles
I’ve passed this game around to people who have never even held a PSP before and they have picked up on the gameplay in less than ten minutes and have enjoyed it just as much as I have.
67
Gaming Age
Gameplay is fast, fun, and frantic.
65
GameZone
If you enjoy blowing stuff up and pretending to be in Hong Kong-style action movie then Dead to Rights: Reckoning is your game.
65
Game Informer
Perhaps the most damning thing about this game is that its simple nature is almost out of necessity. [Aug 2005, p.106]
60
Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
Not even a crime-fighting dog can hide the fact that this is generic shooting with a wonky lock-on system. Distinctly average. [Apr 2006, p.97]
60
PSM Magazine
The game ultimately boils down to mindlessly shooting everybody in sight, which is only compelling for so long. [Sept 2005, p.85]
57
GameSpot
While there's something to be said for a game that cuts to the chase and focuses merely on your ability to lock onto targets and mash the fire button to blast them in the face, Reckoning has shoddy control and some ugly graphical glitches. Its handful of problems really get in the way and make this PSP game short, uninteresting, and not much fun at all.
53
VGPub
Playing through the game takes only a few hours the first time, making it great for quick gaming spurts. Combining that with the lackluster multiplayer modes and shoddy controls you won’t be going back very often though. It just isn’t worth the headache.
53
Gaming Horizon
What we’ve got here is a fair game that I wouldn’t recommend to anyone except for a mindless, young teenager that likes shooting games and puppies.
50
Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
While multiplayer is a nice feature, its novelty wears thin quickly since part of the fun is being in a hectic firefight with several enemies and not just a couple of people.
50
Thunderbolt
A great looking game with no personality.
50
Detroit Free Press
No grenades or rocket launchers, not even a clever mission are to be found along Jack's path. Just guns, dead bodies and pools of blood we've seen before.
50
DarkStation
Namco's foray into the PSP platform hits a huge snag, as Reckoning's overly simple and repetitive gameplay takes the skill (and fun) away.
50
Play Magazine
An almost uncontrollable camera. [Aug 2005, p.58]
50
IGN
I think it's possible to have a success shooter on PSP. But if fundamental elements like a functional camera and control systems aren't there, the game just won't work.
50
GameSpy
If Namco just spent another month or two polishing the camera and targeting, it could have had a rock solid action title under its belt.
48
PSX Extreme
It's broken, it's brief, and it'll only make you wonder "what if" every time you play it.
45
eToychest
There are times when the game is fun, but it simply fails to overcome its numerous shortcomings.
40
Cheat Code Central
Imagine an aging Max Payne with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, failing eyesight and prone to fits of epilepsy. That's what you can expect when you play as Jack Slate in Dead to Rights: Reckoning...This game gets no points for trying. Dead to Rights: Reckoning, in no uncertain terms, sucks.
40
Modojo
I really love how shallow this game is, but at the same time Namco should be ashamed for even releasing it since it obviously needed more time to cook.
40
Yahoo! Games
Despite its relative good looks, Dead to Rights: Reckoning is more an exercise in frustration than an enjoyable diversion. Not even the four player WiFi deathmatch mode is enough to save this one from the bowels of the budget bargain bin.
25
TotalPlayStation
An abomination of a product that wasn't really all that solid to begin with. When a game that depends on a lock-on system and camera to deliver compelling action can't even get that right, it's just not worth playing, and Reckoning is the very definition of wasted money. Stay far, far away.
25
Game Revolution
Tough aiming, repetitive gameplay and totally uninspired story elements send the game into a downward spiral, one that ends with a very short single-player mode and few extras. This cop should be kicked off the force.
Dylan M. gave it an8: Pascal H. gave it a4: Gooblesan P. gave it an8: Wongit gave it a4: Nick B. gave it an8: Kevin Y. gave it a5: Will gave it a2: |
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