Stranglehold

Max Payne with steroids, I like it more than the third Payne title.

The game is an all time cult classic of anybody that is a fan of Jon woo, but in order to play the game you have to set the reesolution to 720P than to your desired resolution i.e. 1280x720

Stranglehold is a game developed by Midway and Tiger Hill Entertainment, released on September 5, 2007. It is the sequel to the film Hard Boiled. The player assumes the role of Tequila Yuen, and along with her, they defeat enemies and bosses. Now, let's move on the game's rewiew. Story And Characters Stranglehold begins with the murder of a police officer. Tequila Yuen is assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, Tequila's wife and daughter are kidnapped. Tequila Yuen must track down both the police officer's killer and the kidnappers. I actually liked the story of the game, although it may sound cliché (while writing this rewiew). but story is good. It's not stolen. Gameplay The game has easy-to-learn controls and smooth gameplay. Personally, I had no trouble with the controls. You control the character from a third, person perspective. The camera angle is good. You can play the game with ease. Graphics The graphics are quite good for 2007. Both Tequila's appearance and the skins used in the game look pretty good. The game engines have also supported the graphics quite well, and the game is a plus (there's a "dead men dancing" bug in some places). Atmosphere Although the atmosphere of the game feels like Max Payne, its extra features and music make you feel like you're playing a separate game. Music The music used in the game is another plus, as it's excellent and immerses you in the game's atmosphere. The more you listen do it, the more you'll want to play it. Artificial Intelligence The AI is good. Both the enemies and the bosses are well-done. It's not F.E.A.R., but it's still good. Bosses Boss battles are sometimes difficult and sometimes easy. If you're not good at killing bosses, improve yourself first, then buy this game. Extra Features There's "Bullet Time" in the game, but it's called "Tequila Time". Using it, you can kill your enemies and bosses more easily. There are first aid boxes in the game, you can renew your health by picking them up. The game also features abilites that unlock as you kill enemies: health regeneration, close-range fire, sustained fire, and spinning fire. These abilites allow you to kill enemies and bosses more easily. Final Word Stranglehold has become my favourite game. It's Midway's best game since Psi Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, gameplay, graphics, atmosphere, music, AI, bosses and extra features, so I recommend this game to everyone. My Rating: 82/100

The graphics are a bit dated, but if you can forgive that given the age of the game it is the most exciting, fun shooter I have ever played. Others have compared it to Max Payne 2, and I would strongly agree that it is very similar. Lots of slowmo-supported combat, with extra points for stylish kills (given the age of the game, it is amazing how you can interact with various objects found throughout the game world). A good example would be trollies - jump forward with the slowmo-enabling jump button, and land on the trolly and you'll get extra points for every baddy killed while the trolly remains in motion. Fun stuff. would give it even more than five stars if I could.

This game is oozing with action. It makes me want to go to watch John Woo movies all over again. As other reviews mention it, it is Max Payne in terms of gameplay, but not in terms of story. In terms of story, it's a classic 90's Hong Kong action movie. Its simple short plot that gives you that action-movie adrenaline buzz. Cheap as well.