Kane And Lynch 2 - 360 Demo Preview
So for you lucky few out there like me who registered early on the official website, will be enjoying this much much earlier than the rest of the world. The Exclusive demo was available to the first 100 people who registered and once done so you were sent a token code to redeem. The demo consists of a single player level, 3 multiplayer modes and an arcade mode. The level available looks like an early scene set in the shanghai street where Kane and lynch are being chased down by the local law enforcements and swat teams, You first start off in a tea house, out numbered and you guessed it…out gunned. You have to fight you way out into the streets and through the alley ways while exchanging fire with the swat teams that intelligently flank and use all available cover, all the while the Shanghai civilians scream and panic amongst the hail of bullets. Playing as Lynch is allot like lynch from the split screen coop from the first game. while pinned down lynch will mutter craziness to himself while Kane will try to calm him, I didn’t see any crazy moments like in the bank level from the first game, (if you didn’t play the slip screen your really missing out on lynches ‘episodes’) but i expect they will play on this later in the game. 
The engine from the first game and all the Hitman games has been improved significantly along with the shooting mechanics which was a huge let down in the first game, now the gun play feels more tighter and more accurate. Another thing that I think needs mentioning is the internet streaming effect, when I heard the idea of Youtube style distortion and pixels spots I wasn’t sure how it would benefit the game or even feel the need to include such a style but i was surprised to find it looks and feels allot better than I imagined. The style re-enforces the gritty dark nature of the Kane and lynches world while some how making it feel more realistic. I think its a feature that has to be seen to get the feel and impact of the effects, Especially when at one point I got a head shot on one unrelenting bastard of a swat member and then realising that his head had been pixel’ed out like something from a cops episode on tv which gave me a more horrific feeling that I couldn’t see the damage than say just shooting an npc model in the face and seeing a red smudge on it. 
My experience with the multi player was brief but fun, Iv only played the undercover cops mode at the time of writing this and I felt I needed more playtime with it before I can post a preview on it. I Thought the demo was a great slice of the game and look forward on getting my grubby murderous hands on the full copy, I’m really excited with the current generation of games that have been released and being currently being developed, the last two years was all about developers starting new franchises while 2010/11 is about refining and improving on their original concepts and ideas for those games like Dead Space, Infamous and Assassins Creed.
03/07/10 - By Ty
