My OperaJohn Woo's... Stranglehold
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:23:16 PM
Stranglehold (or John Woo Presents Stranglehold) is a third-person shooter developed by Midway Games (Chicago studio), for Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It is Midway's first game to use Unreal Engine 3, and is being developed in collaboration with John Woo. The game has been in developement at Midway Chicago since 2005 and was released for Xbox 360 on September 5th, 2007, with PC and PlayStation 3 versions due for release on September 25th.
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Stranglehold is billed as the spiritual sequel to director John Woo’s 1992 film, Hard Boiled, and stars Chow Yun Fat in a reprisal of his role as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen. Stranglehold is the first project on which Woo and Chow have collaborated since Hard Boiled.
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Stranglehold was generably favourable with critics with an average review score of 78% at Game Rankings. IGN gave it a rating of 8.1 out of 10 for its cinematic flair and melodrama in the storyline true to the style of John Woo, the enjoyable battles, and also the slick presentation. Empire online gave it a score of 4 out of 5, also praising its "dynamic action", as well its "bombastic soundtrack" and "slick visuals". GamerNode gave the game an 8.5 out of 10, calling it the "ultimate guy's game." GameSpot gave Stranglehold a 7.0 out of 10, stating that although the game is solid in every department, it is criticized for being repetitive, having a short single-player game that lasts for seven hours, and weak multiplayer.
(wikipedia)
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Stranglehold is billed as the spiritual sequel to director John Woo’s 1992 film, Hard Boiled, and stars Chow Yun Fat in a reprisal of his role as Inspector "Tequila" Yuen. Stranglehold is the first project on which Woo and Chow have collaborated since Hard Boiled.
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Stranglehold was generably favourable with critics with an average review score of 78% at Game Rankings. IGN gave it a rating of 8.1 out of 10 for its cinematic flair and melodrama in the storyline true to the style of John Woo, the enjoyable battles, and also the slick presentation. Empire online gave it a score of 4 out of 5, also praising its "dynamic action", as well its "bombastic soundtrack" and "slick visuals". GamerNode gave the game an 8.5 out of 10, calling it the "ultimate guy's game." GameSpot gave Stranglehold a 7.0 out of 10, stating that although the game is solid in every department, it is criticized for being repetitive, having a short single-player game that lasts for seven hours, and weak multiplayer.
(wikipedia)
