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GENERAL INFORMATION
GENRE/STYLE
Shooter/Third-Person 3D Shooter
RELEASE DATE
06/SEP/07
ESRB RATING
MATURE, Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence
DEVELOPER
PUBLISHER
ALSO AVAILABLE ON
PlayStation 3, IBM PC Compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/john-woo-presents-stranglehold-ibm-pc-compatible-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/john-woo-presents-stranglehold-xbox-360-1
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HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES
GENERAL TONE #USES
DESCRIPTION
John Woo Presents Stranglehold stars martial arts star Chow Yun-Fat as Inspector Tequila, a detective on Hong Kong's police force in search of his kidnapped daughter. The game features a single-player story mode in which players take the role of Tequila and fight their way through cities such as Hong Kong and Chicago to locate the missing child who is held captive by mafia members and gangsters. Players will have the opportunity to earn style points by performing such moves as running up banisters while shooting, and when enough points are acquired, gamers can execute moves that include the "Tequila Bomb" or enter "Tequila Time." "Tequila Time" is a sequence during a gunfight when enemies are slowed down while players maintain their speed, making it easier to hit targets. Up to eight players can get involved in multiplayer action through the Internet, and the environments within the game are fully destructible and interactive. ~ Gracie Leach, All Game Guide
Past 14 days
“Nothing to revolutionary about this game just shoot the bad guys but had tons of fun with this title. Unfortunately never had the chance to try the multiplayer as I bought this game awhile after it came out and no one was online!”
“Nothing to revolutionary about this game just shoot the bad guys but had tons of fun with this title. Unfortunately never had the chance to try the multiplayer as I bought this game awhile after it came out and no one was online!”
created 23/DEC/2009
“Cruised up through half of the Chicago History Museum level.”
created 23/OCT/2009
“Started a new game, bumping back down to Casual. Normal's good and all, but it really just all comes down to the joy of shooting through loads of guys in unique dazzling ways, not looking for a...”
created 22/OCT/2009
“It takes a brave shooter to try and make an impact on the videogame world, a few weeks prior to Halo 3 being released into the world. Step forward Stranglehold. Before your cynicism makes you discard this game before it has even had a chance to...”
“It takes a brave shooter to try and make an impact on the videogame world, a few weeks prior to Halo 3 being released into the world. Step forward Stranglehold. Before your cynicism makes you discard this game before it has even had a chance to breathe, throw away all your misgivings regarding games which have films as their source materials. Go on. Close your eyes and forget all about "The Matrix Online". Forget all about "Spiderman 3". The game and the film. If you are a PC gamer, even try and forget about the mooted, but thankfully never released desperate housewives "game".
Done that? Good. Because if the Stranglehold demo has taught me one thing, it is that I like to shoot people. With my two guns. With added "Tequila Time". Tequila time is essentially a version of bullet time, where you pick your target, shoot and the camera follows the path of your bullet. Sort of like a water-skier follows a boat. And believe me, shooting people in the nuts, in slo-mo, never gets boring.
If you are a John Woo fan, you may even be pleased to know that there are doves in this game. If you enjoy John Woo trivia, you may even be pleased to know that John Woo once directed a film which had Jackie Chan in it, before either were household names. But it is really the game that we are concentrating on and you will probably be impressed by the sheer number of destructible environments there are in this game. Fire extinguishers, propane gas tanks, even water melons follow very simple laws of physics. Click. Bang. BOOM.
And if there is a bad guy in the vicinity, the laws of physics adjust themselves. It then becomes: Click. Bang. Boom. Death. Haha.
The marketing blurb promises "a highly modified version of the Unreal 3.0 engine integrated with the Havok physics system", which basically means lots of shooting, lots of explosions and lots of colourful ways to die. You can also expect cutscenes, which should look impressive. Hopefully better than on the demo. Also, prepare yourself for a few special moves to unlock, which should make the killing even more fun. All that remains for me to say is, purchase and play.”
created 19/SEP/2009
“Dumb fun”
“Dumb fun”
created 05/SEP/2009
“I finally completed all the MP achievements in this game. This is hard to do since there is no online community. Thankfully I found someone who wanted to play. If I want to get the full 1,000...”
created 28/AUG/2009
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“Great action game, fast paced and fun, comical too...sometimes.”
“Great action game, fast paced and fun, comical too...sometimes.”
created 17/AUG/2009
“Very John Woo, loads of over the top action. But the multiplayer is a bit duff.”
“Very John Woo, loads of over the top action. But the multiplayer is a bit duff.”
created 29/JUL/2009
“I quit playing this game because I was stuck on the restaurant level {Don't let the Band die !} First time I picked it up in 2 months, Beat the level......go figure 8^)”
created 15/JUL/2009
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“Fun game until you reach the Lounge area where you have to protect the band...then gets REALLY hard”
“Fun game until you reach the Lounge area where you have to protect the band...then gets REALLY hard”
created 03/JUL/2009
“All the cool stunt moves you can use are funny in the beginning, but the game gets boring already after a few minutes...”
“All the cool stunt moves you can use are funny in the beginning, but the game gets boring already after a few minutes...”
created 03/JUN/2009
“I played about 20 minutes worth of this game and almost threw it out the window. The aiming is ridiculous, but that's probably the least of it's problems. Big hype - low performance.”
“I played about 20 minutes worth of this game and almost threw it out the window. The aiming is ridiculous, but that's probably the least of it's problems. Big hype - low performance.”
created 24/FEB/2009
“How dumb the game is.... THANK GOD FOR THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS!”
created 21/FEB/2009
“Liked, the combat system was smooth and easy to keep track of weapons and combos while I rode rails down stairs and shotgun people.”
“Liked, the combat system was smooth and easy to keep track of weapons and combos while I rode rails down stairs and shotgun people.”
created 19/JAN/2009
“Cracked the crucible in Fable II. I only managed two perfect rounds but then I am focused on ranged combat with my rifle which isn't exactly the fastest method of eliminating gribblies”
created 10/NOV/2008
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