Stranglehold

Lord of Joshelplex · 08-15-2008, 02:02 PM

John Woo's Stranglehold is an awesome game. Its pretty much Max Payne, but its so godamn fun that its okay. You just run around, diving, going bullet time of peoples asses, but the amount of enviromental destruction makes i so satisfying. Its not that long, and the multiplayer is kinda shitty, but you can get it new for $15, so why not?

DFM · 08-15-2008, 02:12 PM

Because it's not that fun.

It's worth fifteen dollars if you like the demo.

Magus · 08-15-2008, 10:56 PM

It also seemed like a gimmicky Max Payne, with a bunch of special moves.

I'm a sucker for Hard Boiled, though, so while I'm waiting for Max Payne 3, this may be something to fill in the hours.

Most reviews pegged it better than say, Total Overdose, anyway.

Kerensky287 · 08-15-2008, 11:24 PM

I loved the demo. Something about shooting someone in the crotch in slow motion with a nearly cutscene-like video of the aftereffects has its charm. That, plus the way that one ability (Overload? Overkill? The one where you have unlimited ammo.) simply shows a clip of the guy putting too much ammo into his guns, and then you have at 'er.

Magus · 08-15-2008, 11:56 PM

The guy is Inspector Tequila and you shall address him as such!

Yeah, I think it's a silly name, too, but what are you gonna do?

So does the game have a level reminiscent of the long hospital shoot-out scene in Hard Boiled where you just like shoot six hundred enemies within the course of three minutes down really long hallways? 'Cause that would be pretty boss (the only other shooter I can think of that managed it was a five-minute spree in Red Dead Revolver in the fort where you fight about sixty enemies in hallways to take yourself around behind an enemy position. It was funnest with dual revolvers, btw.)

08-15-2008, 02:02 PM	#1
Lord of Joshelplex Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bird's Hill MB Posts: 4,055	Stranglehold John Woo's Stranglehold is an awesome game. Its pretty much Max Payne, but its so godamn fun that its okay. You just run around, diving, going bullet time of peoples asses, but the amount of enviromental destruction makes i so satisfying. Its not that long, and the multiplayer is kinda shitty, but you can get it new for $15, so why not?

08-15-2008, 02:12 PM	#2
DFM Om Nom Nom Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,850	Because it's not that fun. It's worth fifteen dollars if you like the demo. __________________ [14:26] ManoftheRus: YOU GODDAMN SNEAKY DEE

08-15-2008, 10:56 PM	#3
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	It also seemed like a gimmicky Max Payne, with a bunch of special moves. I'm a sucker for Hard Boiled, though, so while I'm waiting for Max Payne 3, this may be something to fill in the hours. Most reviews pegged it better than say, Total Overdose, anyway. __________________ The Valiant Review

08-15-2008, 11:24 PM	#4
Kerensky287 Just That Good Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,426	I loved the demo. Something about shooting someone in the crotch in slow motion with a nearly cutscene-like video of the aftereffects has its charm. That, plus the way that one ability (Overload? Overkill? The one where you have unlimited ammo.) simply shows a clip of the guy putting too much ammo into his guns, and then you have at 'er. __________________ People who live in Glass homes should not throw stones or Jerk off at daytime

08-15-2008, 11:56 PM	#5
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	The guy is Inspector Tequila and you shall address him as such! Yeah, I think it's a silly name, too, but what are you gonna do? So does the game have a level reminiscent of the long hospital shoot-out scene in Hard Boiled where you just like shoot six hundred enemies within the course of three minutes down really long hallways? 'Cause that would be pretty boss (the only other shooter I can think of that managed it was a five-minute spree in Red Dead Revolver in the fort where you fight about sixty enemies in hallways to take yourself around behind an enemy position. It was funnest with dual revolvers, btw.) __________________ The Valiant Review