The 360 demo released on the Marketplace this week and... I very much enjoyed it. Played it co-operatively with my brother and we had lots of fun. The demo even gave each character weapon sets suited to how we play it, with my brother playing Kane, able to hang back with the machine gun and carefully pick off the enemy, while I took Lynch's shotgun and advanced.
The demo does allow you to invert the vertical and horizontal aiming (though my 360 profile takes care of that anyway) which apparently the PS3 demo doesn't, so I didn't end up dying repeatedly while firing at the floor/ceiling like Dillon did. The cover mechanic initially took some getting used to but I was able to figure it out fairly quickly, and while I can see what they were aiming for I don't think it's as intuitive as in Gears of War or Rainbow Six: Vegas.
I didn't get much from the AI team mechanics but playing in co-op I had my brother to work with at all times, making the rest of the team unnecessary (especially when it came to reviving each other). I would go through the demo again solo to see how it works out but I firmly expect my brother (or possibly me) to get the game as a Christmas present next week anyway. Overall though the demo suggests that Kane & Lynch will be exactly what I was expecting it to be, a fun co-op shooter.
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