When you combine this mostly good enemy AI with the fact that you're almost always greatly outnumbered-not to mention that many of the objects you take cover behind are realistically destructible-Dog Days poses a decent challenge even on its default difficulty setting, which is the second of four available.
Furthermore, enemies can and do use cover in much the same way as you, and they even mix up the ways that they lean out so that resting your crosshair where their heads popped up a second ago rarely means you're ready and waiting the next time they try for a shot. And, more to the point, they're quite handy with the weapons they're carrying. The push-button cover system works well for the most part, and you can do all of the usual blind firing and leaning out to take your shots, but your enemies are smart enough to flank you when the opportunity presents itself. That's right, in Dog Days you spend a lot of time getting shot. And, invisible cameraman theories aside, it makes sense that your view and your aim would be a little compromised when sprinting as fast as you can or getting knocked to the ground after taking a bullet-both of which you spend a lot of time doing. Opting to keep the shaky cam switched on can make the game a little more challenging in spots because it interferes with your aim, but other than a few cutscenes in which the camera sways for no apparent reason, its movement is very much in keeping with your own and with your surroundings. You might initially find this visual style quite distracting, but because the treatment is always consistent, it doesn't take long to get used to it. The shakiness of the camera is optional, but other effects such as compression artifacts, lens flare, and lights smearing vertically across the screen are mandatory. The entire game is seemingly played from the perspective of an invisible drunk who, armed with the world's worst camcorder, has decided to follow protagonist Lynch everywhere he goes. The first thing you can't help but notice about Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is its aesthetic.
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