Dead to Rights: Retribution

Critic reviews

• DDestructoid

  Joseph Leray · May 20, 2010

  6.5

  Retribution is rarely fancy, but it’s quite competent, and there’s depth to be found in Jack’s arsenal of combos, disarms, and take downs as well as the tactical possibilities presented by Shadow. Dead to Rights: Retribution is Volatile Games’ first current-gen project and while the game is rough around the edges, they’ve laid a solid foundation.

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• TEThe Escapist

  John Funk · May 13, 2010

  6.0

  Competent. Functional. Other than the presence of your canine sidekick, there is absolutely nothing in Dead to Rights: Retribution that hasn't been done before (and probably better) in other games. Absolutely average in every possible way, and memorable only in how perfectly unmemorable it is. If we could award "Apathy Stars," Dead to Rights would get a 5.

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• GGameSpot

  Chris Watters · Apr 29, 2010

  7.0

  Despite the animation problems and other sundry issues, Dead to Rights: Retribution's combat is diverse and satisfying. Jack's move set gives you a great array of ways to inflict punishment, and having Shadow along for the trip is the gory icing on the cake. This vengeful quest through a crime-ridden city may not be pretty, but it's vigorously brutal and fun to boot.

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• GIGame Informer

  Jeff Cork · Apr 27, 2010

  8.0

  It’s clear why Namco bothered checking for a pulse in the first place, even though it made little sense then. Dead to Rights: Retribution isn’t subtle or refined, but it excels at letting players move from one sleazy place to another and scouring it clean of life.
• CCheatcc

  J. Matthew Zoss · Apr 27, 2010

  6.0

  All in all, Dead to Rights: Retribution is a perfectly average game. In a time when the economy is bad and games cost $60, most players will have a tough time justifying a purchase. However, if you give it a rental or borrow it from a friend, it's worth checking out. It's not going to be anyone's new favorite action title or blow your mind in any way, but it does what it intends to do reasonably well.

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• GBGiant Bomb

  Jeff Gerstmann · Apr 27, 2010

  6.0

  Perhaps the greatest issue with Dead To Rights: Retribution is that it feels like last generation's ideas and standards reanimated for a new set of consoles. Playing through this single-player-only game once is a decent time, but you'll probably find yourself bored before the game's conclusion, and there's no sort of cooperative mode or anything like that to help players find alternate ways to play.

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