Was Dead to Rights as Good as I Remember?

[@mr.carnage3451]

Me and my Mom played through this together back when it came out but we could never get past the Hand to Hand w/ The Mayor. Sad to see we were so close to beating the game. But we had a blast playing.

[@rjhick1]

Crazy that your mom played this with you lol 😅

[@thecalz0ne]

Never heard someone playing video games with their mum, how wholesome ❤

[@UnknownUser-zp5ez]

Am really curious what was your reactions in the stripper second mission

[@mr.carnage3451]

@@UnknownUser-zp5ez She had no problem with the Strippers. What I remember is she would just joke about em with the graphics being what they were back then.

[@Maneyaku]

this is so cute hope you both are doing good

[@goosechaser13]

The 2009 reboot is genuinely great by the way

[@lonestoner8297]

I loved this game growing up. As a kid i didn't own a PlayStation so for me yhis was my Max Payne for the longest... My GameCube had some pretty random titles lol

[@MrHammers]

GameCube had some unique gems on it for sure

[@GhettoBoyMoo]

I use play true crimes on my gamecub .. that’s the first time I got hip to that game cause my friend gave me his game cub when the Xbox 360s came out .. one of the best times of my life back then .

[@anthonysantos1002]

Don’t worry the GameCube was stronger and better than the ps2. So any games you played on yours was better then theirs

[@dakarai47]

One of my favorite childhood games and earliest memories, love dead 2 rights

[@mikebaxter6771]

the "sunny side up" disarm attack alone makes this game a 10/10 lol

[@MrHammers]

The disarms were so cool, I would replay levels just to try them all

[@mikebaxter6771]

@@MrHammers Type in that infinite health cheat and go to town!

[@fattiger6957]

I loved this game back in the day. I liked that it was like Max Payne, but also had melee fighting and a doggo. I remember the story being wackier. It would be a great game to remake to fix the flaws. So hopefully that Max Payne remake is successful so Namco can copy them again ;)

[@SamJonesS4mmyd48ull]

Fingers crossed.

[@simen30]

the ps3 version was decent in my opinion

[@kiddkingpin]

The facted that Jack, a cop, got thrown in prison for murder might be the most unrealistic part of this game. 23:24 He sounded like he was about to spit some bars over a royalty free instrumental. 25:09 Loved this. Sounded like he was gonna say more but decided that he roasted him enough.

[@MrHammers]

Think the only reason it happened was because Hennessy, the warden and the mayor all wanted Jack gone haha. Otherwise no way a cop would see a cell for killing a known criminal 🤣🤣

[@budaroddy]

And for a reason they keep his dog in the same prisión

[@karannegi7199]

The short answer: Yes. I replayed the PS2 version of the hardest difficult and it was ball-bustingly, nut-explodingly hard but By GOD was it satisfying, fun and cathartic. Non-stop action and creativity. The sequels all sucked tho.

[@christophermorrow6747]

The xbox version is even more difficult.

[@tevinh3333]

​@@christophermorrow6747I still can't believe i beat it as a kid.

[@kendonl.taylor5111]

@karannegi7199 The "sequels" were in fact, prequels.

[@yolo6471]

@@christophermorrow6747bro facts, that damn helicopter mission in the parking lot

[@ChangedMan2.0]

Beat hotline Miami 2 on hard mode and then we’ll talk

[@vinniecorleone62]

This is among your best profiles on a classic guilty pleasure, outstanding all the way around brother! This is a favorite franchise of mine, I own both games for the original Xbox & "Dead to Rights Retribution" for the 360, along with all 3 strategy guides!

[@MrHammers]

Thank you my friend! I am excited to revisit the rest of the series

[@vinniecorleone62]

@@MrHammers I am really looking forward to your impressions of the other two! I know you will do them justice!

[@assembled_101]

To me as a kid, this game was next generation and looking at now?.. yea didnt age too well but I still love those badass disarms, and melee boss battles with the music

[@flofearless9173]

This game was dope! I had this back in the day and was blown away by the slow motion gameplay. I liked that you had ur dog showdown with u as well. Nothing compares to Max Payne tho lol

[@BriGuyIL1980]

He likes it! Hey, Mikey! And, finally, someone who recognizes that this game is campy. I've been in arguments with an online friend that this game fits all the facets of what the concept of "camp" is. It may not be on the level as the third and fourth Saints Row games or the original voice acting in Resident Evil, but there is definitely a camp element to this game. That's part of the charm.

[@MrHammers]

It's the best kind of campy action dialogue. Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@neutralhero999]

Looking back, the way Jack nonchalantly confirms his dad's death to the lady sorta encourages my headcanon that the dude was just looking for an excuse to massacre the guys who made his original job extremely difficult lmao

[@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz]

I feel like that’s just how most early 2000s video game voice acting sounds like.

[@PakistaniSenpai]

Back in 2005/6, I bought a pirated disc of this in Saudia Arabia with a bootleg cover saying "Max Payne 3", the installation had the song 'He shot me down Bang Bang' and I had a time of my life when I was a kid.

[@jonathandoe2316]

Lol, damn Max Payne 3. This game was fun.

[@kevins9406]

the disarm moves and the human shields were the coolest thing to me as a kid, on top of it being one of the few violent games on gamecube at the time, I had to play it lol.

[@gianpyres3]

The cutscenes, voice acting and humour. Reminds me of A Town With No Name for some reason. 🤔 Great video Mr. Hammers. 👍

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Pass me a drink bartender

[@mrchicken388]

Great timing, I just picked this up for the PS2 to revisit.

[@MrHammers]

Enjoy!

[@jonbourgoin182]

Of all the games I was hoping you'd cover next this was not even on the list but I'll watch anyway

[@MrHammers]

What's your list?

[@jonbourgoin182]

@@MrHammers since Halloween is coming up Id love to see you review a forgotten but underrated action horror game called Shadows of the Damned. I don't really have a list though, I was just being facetious. I'll watch anything you put out.

[@MrHammers]

Ah I gotcha haha. Shadows of the damned sounds interesting I'll take a look at it

[@flippedoutkyrii]

What a blast from the past. Damn were some console versions notoriously difficult, to the point when the Zaibatsu got around to playing this many years back they had to swap out a newer release to make it past "China Town D-Day". Speaking of which, I swear Jack Slate has a bodycount surpassing the population of most Midwest US Cities. Despite it's jank, I think that's part of the charm for me. I'm never gonna forget playing this game in a room full Gen-Zer's laughing their asses off during the Strip-Strip revolution minigame. And call it a hunch, I think Grant Cities Gold Refinery churned out 10 times more gold then Humanity had ever excavated to the point I think it would have had it's value cut in half at least lol.

[@MrHammers]

I think you're absolutely correct on grant city's gold and Slates body count. Both were astronomically high, but that's part of the ridiculousness that makes this game charming lol

[@destynova4512]

Basically was the like true crime streets of LA as in the closest you could get to Rockstar games when all you had was a Gamecube as a kid.

[@boombya123]

I've never played any game from this series i have come close to picking up Retribution for my PS3 lately maybe i'll wait and see your video on it before i do great content as always keep up the hard work & i hope you're keeping well

[@IAMthatIAM992]

Run cfw on the 3 and dl it

[@depsoul1604]

The game has an in-depth goofiness though. Great video as always.

[@talgoyankee3610]

28:58 A true heroic bloodshed. I gave it a shot last year and i liked it. Great retrospect as always.

[@InfamousSirHellfire]

My man still out here digging up early 2000's gems I've never even heard of

[@MrHammers]

Just the games of my childhood since I'm old AF 😅

[@thegamingprozone1941]

​@MrHammers yes you are 😂

[@muttipi]

good to see you back hope youre doing well this game reminds me of syphon filter.

[@MrHammers]

Thanks dude!

[@adhdoggo9614]

Highly underrated channel, been following you for awhile!

[@MrHammers]

Appreciate ya!

[@El_DennisTheMenaceShow]

One of the first Xbox games I ever played .. I like the whole using your dog in the game part

[@Mankey619]

There’s one thing I like about Dead To Rights, unlike Max Payne. Slate has his K9 companion Shadow at his side. To take down the criminal underworld.

[@mansoso3903]

I love this channel so much.

[@MrHammers]

💜💜💜

[@sretenrosic6917]

First dead to rights game I’ve played on the PlayStation 2 back then in well I’ve played this awesome game back in 2008or 07. Yes, I know the game came out 21 yrs ago in 2002. But this DTR game was my freaking favorite of all time. Hands freaking down! The best DTR Game ever imo. Luv it! Luv ur content my friend! And I luv this video right here man. This game was so freaking fun 2 play a lot back then for me and 4 everyone else tho! Love this game like a ton! Idc what any one says bout this awesome masterpiece game! I literally don’t even care! This game was my freaking childhood 100%! Luv it! You got yourself a new sub. Which is me I’m ur new sub on ur KZbin channel! Love it a lot man. And one of ur 1st YT Vids that I saw from u is this! Luv this vid a lot man. New sub!

[@MrHammers]

Thanks my man, glad you liked it

[@hellalive8973]

I genuinely loved this game. The diving and slow time bullets absolutely blew my mind back then. I loved running around with pistols killing everyone. The prison sequence was my favourite

[@Robobvious2]

I got stuck at the drowning torture and stopped playing for a longtime but eventually went back and beat this. It’s a hidden gem for sure, don’t sleep on it!

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

We need an open world dead to Rights game.

[@myx9588]

Keep dropping the banger videos, man! You're great!

[@MrHammers]

❤️❤️

[@jakesacher2078]

Did you mean plot holes not loop holes? This game is so wacky and wild, so much shit makes no sense, a pound in a prison??? Lol another great video!

[@facundoun2634]

I always found funny how, in the majority of cutscenes he is in, Shadow looks like he's zoned out of his mind. Poor pupper has no idea what's going on

[@avace917]

This was great. Had lots of fun playing this way back when

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

The truck line is the best part 23:27 he miss quoted but he says it so well

[@turtledude444]

😂😂

[@kilmerval]

Fun fact, depending on what platform you play this on the difficulty changes with the GameCube being the easiest and the Xbox being the hardest for the hardcore gamers.

[@projectmayhem4376]

😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@aSkymne]

the fact that he just takes the gun during dissarms without it teleporting to his hand in an obvious manner is nuts especially for a ps2 game, most modern games dont even bother

[@DPK210]

Augie Blatz did not kill your father! I'll always remember that!

[@jonhezequiel]

Great videos, bro!!!

[@Eddiej314]

The nostalgia

[@MyooZik000]

MOM, DAD HURRY UP AND GET IN HERE! THE G.O.A.T POSTED!

[@Reacher_2215]

I still remember this game as the *"No No No!!"* moment when I damn near broke my brand new PS2 turning it off when my dad walked in to the living room during the stripper minigame

[@anthonym6119]

I keep thinking about the psp version with the dog

[@Albert-Navarro]

When he said 21 years. Wow I'm 31 and I remember playing this as a kid with my brothers. I beat the shit out of this game. I think in my personal opinion. I could go back and play it and enjoy it as much as I did as a kid. It was so fun man. I wish I could go back 5:18

[@mezykin]

in 6th and 7th grade, i remember this game was highly polarising amongst the people in my school

[@HF-dw6nx]

Prison part was the best

[@Whodat]

I didn't play Max Payne, but I did play Dead to Rights. Unlocking takedowns was everything, they all had really clever names.

[@wsnt]

I remember playing this a few years ago on the PC, it was HARD. I had to quit for awhile because I was stuck at one point and couldn’t proceed at all. I didn’t want to use cheats so I ended up returning and had to think it through and was able to finish the game. One of the most hardest games I’ve played. The entire series deserves much more recognition, this was one of the main games that introduced the diving / bullet-time mechanic

[@MetaphysicalShaMan]

Might wanna check out true crimes streets of LA. Pretty much the wanna be up grade of this. If max Payne is GTA and dead to rights is saints row TCSLA was saints row 2. Fun action packed lots of unlocks and u can choose whether your a good cop or bad cop and affects your ending (back when this was new and innovative)

[@wsnt]

@@MetaphysicalShaMan Great suggestion, I played True Crime: Streets of LA and the New York too. Saints Row 2 was pretty awesome too

[@compkingkennyj]

Excellent overview. Now Dead to rights II however is more of a prequel but good luck reviewing that one

[@Hype679]

Now that one was bad. The whole series is hit or miss, but that one was genuinely terrible.

[@ali9387]

I just played syphon filter from ps1 and it was amazing you should make a video on it

[@drunkskunk8007]

Intresting fact I replayed the cemetery level with clowns so much when I was younger I got nightmares and a fear of clowns after😅

[@pardismack]

He tossed his gun while going to do something stupid so they don't trace the bullets back to his gun because he's going rogue. I understood that when I was a little kid lol.

[@davidrobertodesouza9844]

Waiting for the Evil Dead vídeo!

[@Cautious_Gamer]

Would love to see this series get the remaster or remake treatment. We need more games that feature guns and martial arts.

[@mementomori771]

Ah youtube thanks for no notification and not even showing this in my subscription feed

[@sretenrosic6917]

The disarm combat moves are the shit in this game & badass too all at the same time. Luv this game a lot back then!! 😎

[@Voldemort_Pendlegrass]

I dug this game back in the day.

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

I remember this. I remember having it. I remember liking it, but I cant remember a thing about it, storyline sequence-wise.. But I will say, for the time, this 3rd person adventure was sort of still experimental and Dead to Rights stood out. GTA3 had ONLY come out EIGHT short months before this came out. People often forget that little boom in 3rd person action games of that era. This. GTA3, Max Payne, True Crime Streets of LA, the original Saints Row. A REALLY good one was Total Overdose- VERY underrated GTA3 clone- but VERY good- it was basically GTA in Mexico with cartels instead of mobs.

[@Totalrecarlo]

I can tell by the way you said "mothafucka" you got a little hood in you. Respect. 😂😂 Love the channel man.

[@MrHammers]

🤣🤣

[@SickKitty-IsDead]

Hammer gang coming out with another banger

[@MrHammers]

Ayy appreciate ya dude

[@AyoTigga]

the character design reminds me of the protaganist from true crimes

[@SpecShadow]

I'm still salty they turned Escape from New York into... this.

[@mansoso3903]

Wait really? Wow!

[@emanuelespinoza9325]

Actually, that whole thing is false. If you saw some videos where it was Snake Plissken in Jack's place, I think that was a mod. The reality is that the same team was going to work on an "Escape from New York" game with the same engine. There is information online about it but it got cancelled. I also must inform you that the same team was working on a spin-off of this game called "Extreme Force: Grant City Anti-Crime" but that got cancelled, too.

[@sentienceRemains]

@@emanuelespinoza9325damn that’s sick/sucks it was canceled. efny is easily one of my all time fav movies

[@davidmills1349]

I would love to see a Remaster of this game

[@sretenrosic6917]

The first DTR Games DTR 2 3 reckoning & 4 Retribution I’ve only heard of these 1st recent DTR Games. But, just never played those 3 games before. I’ve only just played just this DTR Game back on my PlayStation 2 a long time ago back then! Again, great DTR Game imo! Luv it. 👌😎

[@Reacher_2215]

"Max Payne" is king. "Dead To Rights" didn't come close, but it still had its badass moments (and some parts that kills replayability)

[@nimbylive]

Can't say that it holds up. I can say that the dog was one of the best dogs in gaming. That is true to this day.

[@bdogg141]

this game was one of my 1st games I played. it was amazing for its time

[@jackobyuk]

this was great, hopefully Dead to Rights2 and 3 reviews wil arrive soon 😎

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same I love the 3 one

[@KazzKobb]

You mean Dead To Rights Retribution?

[@jakemastrocola4844]

Actually Conkers Bad Fur day is the first game to incorporate slow-mo bullet time effects in the Matrix spoof level.

[@Cthuloop]

If Hammers and JFJ had a podcast together, you would never know who was talking.

[@MrHammers]

JFJ?

[@Cthuloop]

@@MrHammers yeah lol it's uncanny! Love your videos dude

[@Spacemonkie42]

I remember Read to Rights being challenging and rewarding. Graphics looked like it belonged on the Dreamcast lol

[@leeokami22]

I still love this game, the prison levels always drag a bit to me but i always go back to it. Playing it on xbox series x in 4k 60fps was worth a replay. the sequel and psp game were a let down but retribution was pretty good

[@dixoncider7881]

Good video man, you should do XIII that would be a cool story

[@MauriMahtava]

I have forgotten this game. But yes I definedly liked it back in the days! Wow :D

[@ryantoussaint7873]

I been trying to find out the name of this game for years, thanks!

[@sretenrosic6917]

Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 & 11 were my favorite chapters & missions of all-time! My favorite. 👌👍🏻

[@okilladmityouarerightbut4827]

I remember this game being beyond hard when I was little lol anytime I tried playing I got to the prison part and couldn’t ever get past it. Played it a couple years ago and couldn’t finish it cuz the controls are just horrible lol

[@XvKJP2015]

This game and "the suffering" were some of my favorite games in that time period. Would be cool to get a sequel or a proper "deadspace/mafia 1" style remake. If you want to successfully do a remake. Mafia 1 and especially Deadspace since they added the new "peel" mechanic. Side missions. Dialoge. More fleshed out side characters and more I'm sure. Any company that remakes a game needs to have those 2 games as their standard. I really want another D2R and The Suffering. That game was truly scary at the time

[@thunderzproductions5474]

the prison level where you gotta fight was so cool

[@219Fishing]

Loved playing this game when I was a kid .

[@fusionspace175]

That John woo game Stranglehold is really good. It does hinge on the slo mo mechanic but it's more an evolution of max Payne than a clone. There's a really fun environment based movement system to master and the slo mo has different powers it's used for. I really miss it, not playable on anything current I know of.

[@MrHammers]

You can get it in PC from GOG

[@fusionspace175]

@@MrHammers Thanks, I didn't know it got a pc port. I can usually run things from that era, I'll try it. I'd usually ignore the story and just pretend it's a Punisher game. It's one of those games I'd revisit for the fun mechanics alone.

[@dacampernoob]

Ive been looking for this game name for years!!! I was real young like maybe 7 when my motber rented this game for us and forgot the game. Memories...

[@HQ_Default]

11:55 "Crazy construction workers dropped their nail guns and picked up their bullet guns, and Jack is quick to put them down." God-tier line, right there.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Played it use to have it. Never played the later ones except The one where you could play his Dog.

[@budaroddy]

This remembers me a lot of State of Emergency

[@elsauced4085]

Great video fam. How do you select what game you’re going to do? Anyway, bravo.

[@chaz9808]

I remember having tons of fun with this game when it came out originally it’s hilarious

[@derrickhaggard]

I loved this series even consider DtR2 a guilty pleasure. With DtR: Retribution being my most favorite in the series.

[@devinnavarro9718]

This is the first video game I’ve ever played and I played it with my dad , it might not hold up but I loved it , so much in fact I played it on the game boy advanced and the Xbox lol and then also the sequel

[@Smalley_]

The throwing away of his gun I just chocked up to it not being traced back to him via ballistics but honestly still doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering he doesn't exactly try to hide what he intends on doing.

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

i have great memories of the dog Shadow more than the main character or the actual game title 😂 if not for this video I would of never knew again.. the dog mechanic is just not that common in video games

[@jessehayes8052]

One of my favorite action game series ever, really wish that they were able to develop their free roam sequel that they wanted but Retribution didnt sell well enough to justify it

[@Notorious_G.O.D_76]

"Dead Of Rights" back then before we had high quality HD gaming was considered a good game. This game had "GTA 3" background environment city graphics. Then add "Stranglehold 's" Shoot & table top slide elements, "Streets Of Rage" combat fights & "Max Payne" vibes......I think the nostalgia is what keeps this game today interesting....if this game would came out today....it's probably wouldn't fly with next Gen gamers. To them this is considered primitive. But us OG gamers, it was a okay game..... 🎮🕹️🤔🕹️🎮🤔🕹️🎮

[@internetGangmember]

This was a solid all around game for that era of gaming 😅 and honestly had replay value for back in those days

[@Masterpsychosis999]

I always loved Max Payne it came out in my birth year it's one of the second games I've played and Mortal Kombat 4 was the first I'm so glad Rockstar made a deal with remedy so they can remake Max Payne 1 and 2 and as a kid I had dead to rights on GameCube but my half-brother stole it and traded in for Def Jam fight for New York needless to say I never got to play it anyway it's good to see you play it Mr.hammers ✌😂✌

[@roderickdelgardo1881]

Distracts them with her fantastic dance moves😂😂😂😂😂 13:58

[@PakistaniSenpai]

You could hit punch or kick after grabbing, securing more damage before the throw