Dead to Rights is a third-person shooter action video game series focusing on Jack Slate, a police officer in the fictional Grant City, and his K-9 partner Shadow.

Dead to Rights, the first game in the series, was developed by Namco and released as a timed exclusive for the Xbox in 2002.

One night while on a routine patrol, Jack responds to a call at a construction zone, only to find his own father murdered.

It focuses on Jack Slate rescuing the kidnapped daughter of a Grant City official.

Dead to Rights: Retribution is a reboot of the series and the fourth installment overall, focusing on vice officer Jack Slate and his canine companion Shadow exposing criminal elements in the crumbling metropolis of Grant City.