Anybody familiar with Dead to Rights series?

[JC48573]

I was just checking information about the series and to my surprise I found out that each game is made by different developers. It's kinda funny because I always thought each game looked different from one another, so I guess I was right the whole time. It's like if you play a certain game, you know who developed the game.

Which of the games is the best in the series?

Dead to Rights developed by Namco
Dead to Rights 2 developed by Widescreen Games
Dead to Rights 3 developed by Volatile Games

I was wondering what drove namco to outsource the franchise, especially when more Japanese companies are doing that today like Capcom for example.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I'm not sure. Reckoning was pretty good on the PSP. Not in an original way. It's a pretty stereotypical 3rd person action shooting game, but it was done well and was good to pull out for a mission or two on the bus.

[Haoie]

DoR 1 and 2 are both quite bad.

2 is especially terrible.

Go play Max Payne instead.

[Dakinggamer87]

I enjoyed the recent entry in the series Dead to Rights: Retribution on PS3/Xbox 360 but I skipped over most of the earlier games.

[sabrage]

I played this game in middle school. I liked the dog. I'd imagine you're better off playing Fallout or Fable or Twilight Princess or Okami if that's your thing.

[Luke]

I'd start with Dead 2 Rights. It gives you a feel for what the series will be like, and establishes the characters. It has its flaws, but I find it to be an enjoyable play. I guess you can say it exceeds in its mediocrity.