Originally Posted by SoulArbiter

Then what you've heard is correct. The first had a terrible control system. The cover mechanic was governed by how you situated your character against a wall or environment and camera angle. Reloading was similar to that of Enter the Matrix, where the character would reload whenever you weren't doing anything. Running was also a stamina issue, where your character would eventually just get tired and decide to stop running after 10 steps.

These are resolved in Dog Days by assigning taking cover to an actual button, reloading and sprinting were also given button, which helped tremendously. Stamina is also no longer an issue, which is great because being shot to death because you decided to stop running was really friggin' annoying. A much more satisfying and enjoyable experience can be had with Dog Days as opposed to Dead Men (the first Kane and Lynch).