Dead to Rights (GameCube)

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Description

Dead To Rights is an action-game, straight out. You play as Jack Slate, a police officer in Grant City. On a routine call, you find a dead body; the body is your father. Later framed, Jack becomes a fugitive, on the run from the law.

Your quest will take you to various places, from strip joints and hotels, to office complexes, and even prison... as an inmate.

Dead To Rights is an action game in every sense of the word. When fighting, you have the opportunity to perform various moves, such as grabbing an enemy from behind and using him as a human shield, to tossing a fire extinguisher and shooting it, causing a huge explosion. When against an enemy and you have no gun drawn, you can perform "disarm" moves, which causes your character to steal the enemy's gun, then performing some sort of finishes, such as a neck breaker. Initially, only a few disarm moves are available, but more can be unlocked as your progress.

A unique addition in this game allows you to control Jack's best friend, and partner, Shadow, his K-9 dog. Using Shadow, you can kill enemies from far away, and retrieve their gun in Shadow's jaws.

Dead To Rights features adrenaline combat, which is similar to that of "Bullet-Time" from Max Payne. You can perform slow-motion dives and spins, giving you an advantage, as long as your adrenaline holds out.

Screenshots

There are no GameCube screenshots for this game.

There are 42 other screenshots on file for other versions of this game.

Alternate Titles

• "脱狱潜龙" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "DtR" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Dead to Rights series
• Games made into comics
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• Theme: Law enforcement

User Reviews

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The Press Says

IGN	Nov 18, 2002	8.1 out of 10	81
N-Zone	Mar 24, 2003	80 out of 100	80
Gameplanet	Aug 29, 2003		80
GamePro (US)	Dec 16, 2002	4 out of 5	80
Fragland.net	Dec 15, 2003	77 out of 100	77
GameSpot	Nov 20, 2002	7.6 out of 10	76
Kombo.com	Nov 16, 2003	7.5 out of 10	75
Jeuxvideo.com	Sep 05, 2003	15 out of 20	75
CUBE (UK Magazine)	Aug, 2003	6.8 out of 10	68
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Aug 22, 2003	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Copy protection

This game uses the dreaded Starforce protection program to stop you pirating the game.

German version

When playing with German language, all in-game blood is missing. The cutscenes are still bloody, however.

Rating

The Xbox version of the game was the first to carry the CERO "Ages 18 and up" rating.

Awards

• Gamespot
  • 2002 - Best Story on Xbox

Information also contributed by festershinetop and Sciere.

Related Web Sites

• Dead To Rights (Official Site)
• Wikipedia: Dead to Rights (Information about Dead to Rights at Wikipedia)