You have the right to remain silent…
Grant City has fallen from its position as one of the world’s great cultural and financial centres, resting now under a heavy shroud of crime and widespread corruption. One man must take a stand to exorcise the evil that has robbed the town of its glory and plagues the streets of his childhood. One man must take down the ruthless gangs that control the night, and weigh justice upon the power-hungry elite who unrepentantly bleed life from the City.
Step into the shoes of vice cop Jack Slate as he lays down the law and sets unbending rules of his own on a hard-hitting, rapid-fire mission to clean up Grant City the hard way.
Betrayed, cast-out and ruthlessly hunted, Jack wages a war of eradication, armed only with a gun, his bare hands, and an intimidating four-legged friend: Shadow, a ferociously large and loyal canine. Together, man and beast shoot, brawl, claw and gnaw their way through the underbelly of the City, only to uncover a shocking conspiracy that threatens to shake their world to its very core!
Brutal Disarms/Takedowns & Hand-to-Hand Combat: Turn your enemies’ weapons against them with all-new aggressive disarms, execute all-new lethal takedowns, or fend for yourself against multiple enemies in “360 hand-to-hand combat”.
Fluid combat system & fact-paced gunplay: Unload a hail of bullets from behind cover and blind-fire around corners or go hand-to-hand and kill enemies several ways at once with the most robust brawling system ever seen in a shooter!
Two playable characters: Take out villains with your guns and bare hands as Jack, or use stealth and vicious attacks when you play as Shadow.
As a vice cop in Grant City Police Department
Jack is as close to the pulse of Grant City as anyone could get. Time spent in the US Marine Corps has trained him to see Grant City as a war between the good guys and a seemingly endless army of criminals infesting the city. Take down the bad guys now, and deal with the flak later. A combination of military training, hard life experience on the streets, and time with his father in GC PD’s boxing ring means Jack is as comfortable taking out bad guys with his fists as he is with a gun.
A wolf/malamute cross
Shadow is too feral to become an official K9 cop. Shadow is fiercely loyal to his master – and when criminal investigation leads the pair into the company of folks who won’t listen to reason, he is fast and lethal when he double-teams in a fight. However, he is named for his greatest strength – when unnoticed by a violent criminal, he works from the shadows as a silent predator.
Jack’s father,
Frank Slate is a GCPD detective who has worked tirelessly for his entire career to keep Grant City as safe as he can. He remembers Grant City’s last great days, and works hard to try and save the city from itself. His life experience has taught him that circumstances can push anybody to extremes, and has made him more forgiving than Jack of people who’ve fallen to vice. Although Frank only resorts to violence as a last resort, he is more than capable of defending himself which explains his investigation of the triad at the beginning of the game.
Grant City’s Media Mogul
Julian Temple is the owner of Temple Networks and an anti-crime activist. He is also presenter for the network’s flagship show, a live debate program called Grant City Live.
Known by the nickname ‘Preacherman
Prentiss Jones is the Slate family’s preacher. He is more focused on providing spiritual counsel for those trying to do good than he is concerned with religious ceremony. He is an island of peace that stops those fighting the good fight from being overwhelmed by the weight of their responsibility.
Faith has seen the worst of Grant City, Her job as an EMT means Faith has seen the worst of Grant City, and her proximity to violent crime means she has known Jack for years. Their relationship can sometimes be a strained one, as she frequently picks up the remains when Jack has finished his job. She respects Jack’s eagerness to do something to protect Grant city, even if she doesn’t always agree with his methods.
On-the-spot reporter
Marla Bales is an on-the-spot reporter working for Temple Networks’ GC News. She is part of a news crew specializing in reports on the crime spree infecting Grant City.
One of Grant City’s oldest gangs
The Union is what remains of Grant City’s once-great workers' union. Economic collapse caused almost every job in the city to dry up, and the Union deteriorated into a thuggish gang. They are growing increasingly aggressive, and openly hostile to the capitalist success remaining in the city’s central business district. They see the anti-crime message pushed by Temple Networks as an attempt to protect profit margins, and are ready to make a stand.
Jack's Captain
Innes is Jack’s captain in the underfunded GCPD. Although he tries as hard as he can to solve Grant City’s crime problem using by-the-book tactics and limited resources, it’s quite clear that his spirit is broken by the rising tide of crime. When he looks at Jack, all he sees is a mountain of paperwork.
One of Grant City’s oldest gangs
Descended from immigrant workers that founded GC’s rail network during the Gold Rush, the Black Hand Triad is one of Grant City’s oldest gangs. It had traditionally remained in the shadows, controlling Grant City’s rail industries – until the economic crash that devastated Grant City weakened the old power structure. A rebel faction of coke-addicted youths overthrew the Black Hand elders in the name of personal profit, and has now registered as a legitimate threat on GC PD’s radar. Frank is investigating the changes that have brought then into the open.
Self-nominated leader of the Union
Riggs got his hands on second-hand military equipment to arm an otherwise disorganized band of thugs. He is very good at slipping out of trouble, and seems most interested in causing trouble. Riggs is easy with whom he works with, and has been seen brokering deals with other criminal elements in Grant City.
As captain of Grant City’s SWAT officers
Redwater shares Jack’s uncompromising view on crime. With access to GC PD’s limited resources, he works tirelessly to try and out-think Grant City’s criminals. He has a similar military past to Jack, and leads quick, decisive strike teams when lawbreakers show a weak point. Before taking command of SWAT, he was Frank’s partner for over 30 years. Although their tactics contrast, Redwater can be relied on to cover Frank’s back when he thinks Frank gets in too deep.
The Grant City Anti-Crime division
Grant City Anti-Crime division is a proposed independent police force designed to support and replace existing ineffectual GCPD, and intended to strike at the heart of the most violent gangs in the city.
Dead to Rights is a third-person shooter produced by Namco. It was released on August 19, 2002 as a timed exclusive for the Xbox, and releases for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube followed thereafter. A year after its console debut, the game was ported to Microsoft Windows.
The second opus was shipped in April 2005 for both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox with DTR: Reckoning and then adapted on the PSP in June 2005.
Gameplay Dead To Rights draws inspiration from Hong Kong action cinema, i.e. gun fu, and makes use of bullet time, a popular film and gameplay technique arising from The Matrix trilogy. Jack Slate, the main character, is accompanied by his canine partner, Shadow, who can attack enemies on command. In Dead To Rights: Retribution, take control of Shadow as he hunts his criminal prey.