Faith is normal. We have long been accustomed to the fact that together with us, the African American woman of outstanding forms ( Resident Evil 5 ), one -eyed psychopath ( Kane & Lynch: Dead Men) or pink jellyfish (coming IBB & OBB).

“We made every effort to ensure that the two characters are really different from each other,” Nick Adams, a game designer continues the topic Dead to Rights: Retribution , – and focused on the brightest features. The second hero will be distinguished by two most important signs: steal and hunt with the ability to steal. ". How to disagree with this, because the partner must first have unique gameplay features! Only nickname lowers one important point. The second hero is actually a dog.

The return of Mukhtar

Surprisingly, by action Dead to Rights (2003) and Dead to Rights 2: Hell to Pay (2005) All the most modern gameplay trends are perfectly traced. There was a shelter system, the ability to use the enemy as a living shield, there were shootings in half with a hand -to -hand, there was even the opportunity to throw a balloon with propane at enemies to blow it up a well -aimed shot (just like in a new Alone in the Dark ). Unfortunately, all these tricks were not woven into gameplay properly, the game did not hold on to them, but rather was distracted. The main action, which really benefited, remained fashionable in those years of a protracted jump in the rapid. As a result, Dead to Rights took place with us as an evil, inventive clone Max Payne. With a dog. The faithful assistant to Detective Jack, the dog Sedou (the nearest Russian analogue – the nickname of the smoke), looked for a hidden explosives, helped to find a workaround, attacked enemies and brought weapons to his master.

Four years after the release of the second part Namco Bandai We decided to reanimate the series. At a time when for the sake of the sequel you can resurrect a hero who deliberately undermined himself with a grenade (" I am a legend "), Or contrary to the mythology of the Universe to destroy humanity (" Terminator: Larbage of cars "), The developers gently care about the integrity of the plot and offer to get acquainted with the background of the very first part.

In order to tell you exactly how the acquaintance of Jack and the Dog, Namco Bandai attracted Volatile Games , about which after the debut Reservoir Dogs We wrote that, “being placed in more comfortable conditions for work, they will be able to create something more terrible than the boor of the boorish retard of living classics”. So, the moment seems to have come. Volatile Games is so serious about the history entrusted to them that we have somewhat taken aback.

At the time of the meeting, both heroes have serious characters, rich life experience and dark past. “To realize our ideas, we resort to methods that are usually used in a classic epic like“ Beowulf ”… In the final, we will see a completely different Jack – both morally and physical terms … Heroism and anti -Heroism – these are key topics … circumstances. in which Jack and Sedou became partners, they shock ” – judging by such statements, the meeting of the policeman and the dog will take place at least at the rain at the rain on the bridge with a mutual attempt to reduce his life with life.

The brothers are smaller

So that the player does not get bored, the developers are happy to give him a pet's partners. We have collected examples of the most amazing friends of a person.

Dog (Fable 2)

Dead to Rights: Retribations will have to sweat pretty much so that their masterpiece is not lost in the shadow of the nameless dog from Fable 2. He tirelessly followed the owner Bass Win Casino sister sites (even jumped into the water after him), helped to find hidden treasures and reacted sensitively to praise or punishment. I especially loved when they threw a ball.

All -consuming violet mouth (The Maw)

A sentimental alien unexpectedly made friends with a monster, ready to eat everything that will come across in his way. The monster consisted of full teeth to the mouth and one eye crowning the upper jaw. The hero drove him on a leash, and the mouth cleared the levels, devouring opponents and from the stage to the stage becoming more and more.

Bubble (a boy and his blab)

Snes classic remake is preparing to go to Wii. In complete dangers of traveling, his faithful multifunctional bubble helps a little boy. It can turn into an orthopedic ball, staircase, parachute, springboard, sledgehammer, gun and interdimensional hole.

The dog is biting

No matter how dramatically the story changes, the gameplay will remain the same crazy. We are waiting for assorted from familiar tricks, this time more tightly fitted to each other. Roughly speaking, the system rests on three actions: shot, a blow and a dog bite. Of these, you can make up natural combo: several strokes, a throw, a shot, “FAS!".

Developers pay special attention to the moment of rapprochement with the enemy. “To conduct the most successful attacks, you will have to get out of shelters, tear the distance, get up with the enemy in Klinch,” Nick uses boxing terminology. And only then you can spend the combo mentioned above, disarm the enemy, use it as a live shield or just throw the unfortunate in other bandits. By the way, such shots are a very important gameplay moment: one of the favorite techniques of developers is the opportunity to lower the enemy from the stairs.

Not everything is so simple with a living shield (this mechanics, by the way, worked perfectly in Reservoir Dogs), several changes are expected. On the one hand, holding the enemy hostage, Jack will run at the same speed. On the other – catching a bullet with an enemy body, he will feel a powerful return.

A separate button is responsible for the dog’s bite, along with a shot and a kick. But the authors claim that Jack's companion is paid no less than attention than himself. “We traveled that Sedou gets an equally significant role in history than its owner. He participates exactly in the same number of staging videos as Jack!" – the nickname defends dog rights. Volatile Games admit that they revised a lot of films about living nature, analyzed numerous videos with the participation of police dogs. And all in order to create a believable image. “Shadow does not just catch enemies or tells the owner secret passages. He perceives the environment and interacts with the world as a normal living dog, ”Nick continues (all this unequivocally leads to thoughts about the catfish and marked lampposts).

But the most interesting solution is connected simultaneously with your partner and plot. Since Dead to Rights: Retribution pains the formation of relations between two heroes, at first Sedou refuses to recognize his master in Jack! Most likely, from the point of view of gameplay, this means that all dog functions will not immediately open us. It is known for sure that at the first levels the dog will stay from the protagonist at a distance and only gradually allow him to get closer to himself.

In addition, Shadow skillfully inscribed in the combat system. The simplest example of interaction is that the dog hangs on an enemy arm, and Jack performs a spectacular fatality. In addition, the faithful dog will help solve tactical problems: it can expel enemies because of shelters and distract fire on itself. And of course, the famous dog scurry! Thanks to him, Sedo will be able to see opponents through the walls (!) and, accordingly, sneak up to them from the back to immobilize one throw.

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“Gambling” at one time put both Dead to Rights with the same estimates of 7.5 points, but if the first game we praised, then the second was more moderately scolded. It is possible that the third part will overcome this barrier. Here, almost like in the old domestic television show about dogs: if the owner could not take an obstacle, there is always a hope that a faithful dog will do it for him.

P.S. The fate of the PC version of Dead to Rights: Retribation is foggy for today. The game is officially announced for the Xbox 360 and PS3, but in a private conversation the publisher said that PC is considered as a potential house for Jack and his faithful dog.

We will wait? The prequel of the only action world where there is a FAS button!". Tells how the main character met his dog.

Percentage of readiness: 60%