Dead to Rights (video game)
A police officer and his dog fight crime and corruption.
Dead to Rights is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Namco Hometek, released in 2002 as a timed exclusive for the Xbox and later for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows. The story follows police officer Jack Slate, who is framed for murder, with his police dog Shadow assisting during gameplay. The game received mixed to positive reviews and spawned three sequels.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Namco Hometek
- Publisher
- Namco Hometek (NA)
- Electronic Arts (EU)
- Namco (JP)
- NA/EU
- Light & Shadow Production (PC)
- Director
- Andre Emerson
- Writer
- Flint Dille
- Andre Emerson
- Mike Kennedy
- Composer
- Kevin Manthei; Kevin Riepl
- Platforms
- Xbox
- PlayStation 2
- GameCube
- Windows
- Genre
- Third-person shooter
- Modes
- Single-player
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Plot
Jack Slate, a police officer partnered with his K-9 unit Shadow, patrols Grant City, a metropolis overrun with criminals. Responding to a call at a construction zone, Jack finds his father Frank Slate murdered. After seven months in prison, Jack escapes by using battery acid on electric chair wires. He retrieves clothes from the apartment where he was framed, then goes to Chinatown for information, battling Fat Chow and interrogating Marvin Silt. A woman named Eve Adams kills Silt and identifies the assassin who framed Jack. Jack kills Fat Chow, then visits his father's grave, meeting Hildy, who reveals Frank was investigating the corrupt mayor and police force for candidate Gloria Exner. After escaping attackers in clown masks, Jack and Eve foil an assassination attempt on Exner, but Eve is murdered by the assassin Patch. Jack chases Patch, causing a limo crash that kills Patch, and takes his pager.
Reception
The GameCube version received generally favorable reviews, while other console versions received average reviews according to Metacritic. Famitsu gave the Xbox version a score of 33 out of 40. Dead to Rights won GameSpot's 2002 Best Story on Xbox and Best Story on PlayStation 2 prizes, and was a runner-up for Best Shooter on GameCube. Maxim gave the same console version a perfect ten, praising its gameplay and production values. Playboy scored it 85%, and The Cincinnati Enquirer gave it four stars out of five, calling it a highly enjoyable adult diversion. AllGame gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, noting its tough appeal. Entertainment Weekly gave it a B−, criticizing too many bad minigames. IGN ranked the game at #90 on the Top 100 PlayStation 2 Games list, noting the PS2 version improved over the Xbox version.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who directed Dead to Rights (video game)?
Dead to Rights was directed by Andre Emerson.
Who composed the music for Dead to Rights (video game)?
The music for Dead to Rights was composed by Kevin Manthei and Kevin Riepl.
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