<s>
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
is	O
a	O
neo-noir	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Hometek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
followed	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
console	O
debut	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Dead	B-Device
to	I-Device
Rights	I-Device
:	I-Device
Reckoning	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retribution	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
bullet	O
time	O
(	O
a	O
mechanism	O
used	O
mostly	O
in	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
advertises	O
itself	O
as	O
drawing	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
action	B-Application
cinema	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
won	O
GameSpots	O
2002	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
TimeSplitters	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
new	O
action	B-Application
hero	O
on	O
the	O
case	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Playboy	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
,	O
while	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
both	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
taking	O
it	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
--	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
,	O
story-based	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
violent	O
ways	O
of	O
eliminating	O
them	O
--	O
Dead	B-Application
to	I-Application
Rights	I-Application
is	O
a	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
adult	O
diversion	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
owners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B−	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
is	O
weighed	O
down	O
with	O
too	O
many	O
bad	O
minigames	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
seem	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
sole	O
intent	O
of	O
inducing	O
repetitive-stress	O
injuries	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#90	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
had	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
