Dead to Rights II is primarily a third person action game with a focus on shooting and fist fighting.

[2] Levels were designed for the player to be able to run and gun while providing the option to take cover and play more tactfully.

It is used to dive, take human shields and get the players' canine companion to take enemies down and retrieve their weapons.

[2] A reputable judge Alfred McGuffin uncovers a citywide crime syndicate, and is kidnapped.

The judge was a friend of Jack's father, so the cop is obligated to send a few hundred men to their graves in order to make things right.