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Video Games : Stranglehold (Xbox 360)
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Stranglehold (Xbox 360) from: Midway Games Ltd List Price: £49.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £37.48 You Save: £12.51 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance Binding: Video Game Brand: Midway Games Ltd EAN: 5037930100031 Label: Midway Games Ltd Manufacturer: Midway Games Ltd Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years Manufacturer Minimum Age: 132 months Number Of Items: 1 Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: Midway Games Ltd Release Date: September 14, 2007 Studio: Midway Games Ltd Sales Rank: 646 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Preview: Companies are always going on about the synergy between movies and video games, but all this really ever seems to mean is lots of dreadful movie tie-ins where all the money has been spent on celebrity voiceovers. Stranglehold is different though, in that it’s essentially a sequel to 1992’s classic movie Hard Boiled, made purely for video games. This time Inspector "Tequila" Yuen is unleashing his unorthodox policing methods on Russian crime bosses in both Hong Kong and Chicago. It stars the likeness of original lead Chow Yun Fat and has been developed with hands-on help from director John Woo – who it turns out does seem to know a thing or two about video games. Of course video games have been ripping off John Woo for years, particularly his trademark slow motion shots of two-handed pistol action. As a result this initially seems dangerously similar to Max Payne et al., but the graphical power of the next generation consoles and PC ensures that this is a far more dynamic and interactive affair. Not only can you make use of a bullet time effect (call "Tequila time" here) to slow down time around you but almost all of the scenery can be used too, from sliding down banisters guns firing to scooting across the room on top of a waiter’s trolley. The damage done as you go is truly impressive, with tiles shattering off the walls, chandeliers impaling bad guys as they fall and electric wires and water mains unhinging themselves everywhere. Making a mess has never been so much fun. HARRISON DENT Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - TiresomeIf you have played the demo then you dont need to get the game. then demo gives you all the best things from the full game. Perhaps ive been playing games too long, but max pain on the PC was doing this years ago and with much more depth and fun. core concept is good and the mechanics work fine, (does feel like they just ripped off the max pain engine) but besides some nice settings its like they didnt have a clue what to do to make into a game, shoot 4 things, plant 4 bombs by pressing a, protect these people for 30 mins while endless waves of bad guys come, badly placed spawn points after death require you to trek though the same area again and again, very old fasioned and really really dull. shooting people in the balls ... Read More: Rating: - Arguably too short but, amazing fun while it lasts.Stranglehold is an all action shoot 'em up which is great fun while it lasts. A lot of complaints have been made that it's too short. I agree to a certain extent but because the game play is virtually the same throughout I don't think it could have been stretched much further. The action is some of the most exciting ever seen on a games console and the way the scenery is destroyed adds to the immersion. Usually the damage to scenery in other shooters is minimal. In Stranglehold the damage is remarkable. Almost everything can be shot. During a gunfight, tables are knocked over, bottles smashed, concrete form pillars is smashed off and in one level even fish tanks can be shot spilling the contents all over the floor. At the end of ... Read More: Rating: - Mental Fun!!I must take issue with the people complaining that this game lacks depth - its a "shooter" for goodness sake?! What did you expect other than shooting?? And you do get loads of super fun, super varied and super exciting shooting. There's no lazy programming here. You can interact with your entire environment. The graphics are stunning. The character control is excellent. If you don't enjoy swinging in slow motion from a chandelier shooting gangsters with a machine gun then what in blazes are you doing buying a shooter anyway?! The difficultly levels really do change the game as well. In some games (see Gears of War), its hard to tell the difference between "Casual" and "Insane" difficulty - not here. I was reeeally struggling on hard as ... Read More: Rating: - Yun Fat is sooooooooo coolbased on the hit movie Hard boiled this game is very cool to play and the story is typical gangsta, the controls are pretty easy to learn and it is probably the best looking game on the 360 at the moment. But, just too short but then again I love longer games so that probably isnt fair of me to say. Great game a definate classic Rating:  - Great game, poisoned by the storyline.This Game is fantastic for first time players. Great visuals, a Max Payne like presence all around when you utilize some of the fantastic mouth watering special attacks. You play as well renowned actor Chow Yun Fat, and the game is intended to be a sequel to the hit movie: "Hard Boiled". The game achieves this to some extent, as i can see the definate similarities from film to game, however the joy ends when one focuses on the storyline. The storyline suffers with its lack of depth, and its somewhat incoherent and frustrating jumps between places. The game on a whole is a joy to play, but the average gamer may feel asif the fun has ended a little too early. Another thing which brings the game off its pedestal ... Read More: |
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