An action thrill ride that's a lot of fun, but doesn't come without it's obvious flaws.
This review is broken down in to 4 sections: Gameplay, Graphics, Sound, and Story.
GAMEPLAY- The game is, I dare say, a lot of fun. The Gameplay works well and is easy to get a hand of. You some cool ways to fight people with hand to hand combat using combos and such but also a lot of the time you will be using guns in a Gears of War/Splinter Cell kind of way. I say Splinter Cell because at some points you will be sneaking around. A cool addition is your pet dog, Shadow, who can attack enemies under your orders and you can combine your attacks in a uniqe way. The enemy A.I. is fairly smart and I rarely found any glitches. The Only thing I have to complain about and you will notice easily is the characters motions are kind of clunky and look weird, same for the cutscenes, they just don't look right. Other then that, some enemies are cheap, but if you are good ten you'll do fine. (8/10)
Graphics - Nothing special about them, but they are average, better than some gams that come out but nothing near amazing. Character models are average, scenery is decent, nothing came out as a "wow" factor. But then again, nothing came out as a "wow, that's terrible" either. (7/10)
Sound - It's good, sound effects are good, voice actors are fine, music is ok. (7/10)
Story - The story is actually pretty good. It has some twists and turns you wouldn't expect and you actually want to play it. It kind of reminds me of Splinter Cell Conviction in the way that he's an "ex-cop" and is doing this "his-way", which in my oppinion is kind of lame, and over-used. Other then that, it's great. I very much enjoyed the story in this game, and the ending works well with and as well and doesn't dissapoint. Just don't expect anything spectacular. (7.5/10)
Dead To Rights: Retribution gets a 7.5 out of 10.