Namco Bandai has announced that Dead to Rights: Retribution<\/a>, the reboot of sorts for their canine-friendly action game series last seen in 2005, will release on April 13 (via<\/a> Eurogamer).<\/p>\n Retribution was first announced back in February of 2009, and really, hasn’t been seen very much since. We know the game will once again star the unfortunately Flintstones-esque named Jack Slate, a canine officer who fights crime with his loyal dog Shadow. Retribution will also feature deeper hand-to-hand combat, and entire levels where the player controls Shadow directly.<\/p>\n We last got a look<\/a> at Retribution way back in May of last year, so it’ll be interesting to see how this reboot shaped up. It’ll be released on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and evidently there will be pre-order bonuses including a “MadWorld<\/a>-style” graphic filter called “noir mode,” and exclusive dog camouflage for Shadow. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n