Namco is working up a

Namco is working up a full-on sequel to Jack Slate's escapades in Dead to Rights II: Hell to Pay, expected in the fall for PS2 and Xbox. The game, which also contains prequel elements, will feature an entirely new engine with improvements to the original's Achilles heel -- hand-to-hand fighting -- as well as a vastly superior lock-on system, 360-degree aiming during dives, melee weapons, smarter enemies and even an arcade mode where you play for high scores by using your coolest moves. No word on whether the stripper mini-game is getting an overhaul -- perhaps it could support the DDR pad...