Between Grand Theft Auto III and Hitman 2, criminal lowlifes are getting all the glory these days. Jack Slate, star of this new hardboiled detective adventure, is out to even that score. Jacks hyperviolent sleuthing style includes slow-mo shotgun firefights, human shields, and a canine cohort that mauls on command. And if those dont work, he controls an impressively limber stripper to distract foes. The body count is rivaled only by novel game-play features and production values that make blood spurts akin to snowflakesno two are the same. Looking to put a new action hero on the case? Slates the guy. Just pray he doesnt charge by the bullet.