June 28^th, 2005 (4:53pm) - Namco has announced that the first ever handheld Dead to Rights videogame, Dead to Rights: Reckoning, has shipped to retailers nationwide for Sony’s PSP handheld. Developed by Rebellion in the UK, Dead to Rights: Reckoning is a third person action game featuring frantic cinematic action, an original hard-nosed cop storyline and wireless multiplayer shootouts for up to four players. Dead to Rights: Reckoning will be available in stores on June 28 and is rated M for Mature.

A prequel to the original best-selling Dead to Rights, Grant City is once again thrown into chaos in Dead to Rights: Reckoning, as a significant informant is kidnapped and only Jack Slate has the means and the resolve to make things right. A tough cop fighting on the edge of the law, Jack must use his street smarts and a fearsome arsenal of hand-to-hand combat, pistols, shotguns and heavy automatic weaponry to bring the criminals of Grant City to justice.

Dead to Rights: Reckoning features a collection of all-new, all-lethal moves including tackling disarms, diving and firing from a prone position and dual wielding even the most powerful of weapons. Jack is once again joined by his faithful K-9 partner, Shadow, who can now unleash four-legged savagery on even boss characters and make the city’s toughest thugs think twice about asking for trouble.

For the first time in the series, Dead to Rights: Reckoning lets players go head to head in wireless multiplayer deathmatches for up to four players. Virtual crime fighters can use points accumulated in the single player game to unlock additional multiplayer skins, levels and an assortment of outrageous cheats.

Dead to Rights: Reckoning will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.99