Using Strangleholds gloriously simple controls, even the most ham-fisted player will look like a gaming god within seconds leaping through the air in slow motion, sliding down banisters with twin guns blazing, and picking off scowling enemies with perfect headshots. Moreover, actor Chow Yun-Fat came on board to reprise his role as Hong Kong cop Inspector Tequila, providing the voice and motion-captured moves for his spookily-convincing digital double.Īnd with a bombastic soundtrack, slick visuals and dynamic action that never lets up, Stranglehold comes closer than any cinematic spin-off in recent memory to capturing the spirit of the movie that inspired it. When it comes to Asian action flicks, you can bet your ass that videogame geekboys make up the vast majority of the genres Western fans so in developing a game that picks up where John Woos kinetic classic Hard Boiled left off, Midways Stranglehold is a stroke of genius and shoo-in for chart-shattering success.īut even though the games licence alone would be enough to shift copies, Strangleholds take on the directors choreographed ultra-violence is credible, captivating and exceptionally good fun.ĭeveloped in association with Woo - who was present at every stage of development, and was allegedly a harsh taskmaster when it came to the approval process and getting things just so - Stranglehold is billed as a genuine sequel to Hard Boiled.

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