John Woo presents Stranglehold
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John Woo Presents Stranglehold is a third person action adventure developed by Midway Chicago and published by Midway Games. It was announced at E3 2005 as Midway's first "next-gen" title. The game was released on September 7, September 18 and October 29,2007 for the 360, PC and the PS3 respectively. As the title suggests John Woo, the well known Chinese film director and producer is also part of the development team of the game. The game makes use of the Unreal Engine 3 and it is the first time that Midway has used this technology in any of their games. The game emulates the intense gun battle often related to John Woo films like The Killer and Hard Boiled. The game has been compared a lot to the famous Max Payne series, especially the concept of Bullet time in Max Payne with that of Tequila Time in Stranglehold. Bullet time, or in case of Stranglehold Tequila Time lets the players to slow down time significantly and this provides the player to have an easy kill opportunity when surrounded by hordes of enemies. Stranglehold includes both single player as well as multiplayer features.
Stranglehold includes something called "Tequila Time". During play, you can jump in any direction and interact with any object while aiming at an opponent to trigger Tequila Time or press a button to activate it manually. Tequila Time is managed through a meter which drains and regenerates in time.
Pistol
Shotgun
Sub-Machine Gun
Assualt Rifle
Heavy Machine Gun
Rocket Launcher
Golden Gun
Collector's Edition
A Collector's Edition of Stranglehold was also released along side of the Regular Edition. The Xbox 360 Collector's Edition includes numerous "making-of" featurettes, extended cinematic cut scenes and a concept art gallery. The PS3 Collector's Edition includes the same additional extras but also featured a high-definition version of the movie Hard Boiled, which the game was inspired from, all in one Blu-ray disc.
John Woo presents Stranglehold is a third person action adventure game which is the sequel of the movie Hard Boiled. Chow Yun Fat reprises his role as Inspector Tequila.
Overview
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Tequila Time
Tequila Time will slow down time and lets you pick your enemies, one at a time.
Style Points
The player gains style points based on how they kill enemies. Two stars may be awarded just for shooting an enemy, but three or four may be given if the player kills them during a dive. At the end of a level the amount of style points gained are added up and can be used to make purchases at the Unlock Shop.Special Abilities
Throughout the game you will earn a number of special abilities called Tequila Bomb. The first ability, available from the start of the game, gives players a health boost. The amount of health given depends on the amount of Tequila Bomb energy the player already has built up. The second ability, Precision Aim, slows down time and zooms into first person where you get to accurately aim your gunshot; which usually ends in an instant death for regular enemies. Another ability, Barrage, gives you unlimited ammunition for your weapons and near-invincible health for a short amount of time. The Spin Attack kills most enemies in an area without using any of the players ammo.Paper Cranes
Paper cranes are hidden throughout each level and when found, each crane fills one section of the Tequila Bomb meter at the bottom left of the screen. An achievement is rewarded for finding 250 cranes.Weapons
There are seven weapons in John Woo Presents Stranglehold. They are as follows:Pistol
Shotgun
Sub-Machine Gun
Assualt Rifle
Heavy Machine Gun
Rocket Launcher
Golden Gun
Interaction with the Environment
Throughout levels in the game there are many highlighted objects. These include roll carts that Tequila can ride on and rails that he can slide down or run up. Much of the environments in the game can also be destroyed. At the end of each level the game shows players how much "Damage to the World" they have done.Story
The game starts off in Hong Kong and shifts to Chicago during gameplay. In the thick of things one of the police officer goes missing, kidnapped actually. Later on, the police officers receive a call where they are asked for a ransom in return of the kidnapped officer. Tequila, the game's protagonist volunteers to rescue the officer, and during this journey the player will get a chance to kill, not just kill but brutally kill hordes of enemies. After a while Tequila finds out that the officer has been murdered and the thirst to find the killers leads Tequila to Wong, Head of Dragon Claw group. In the course of time Tequila also finds out that his ex-wife is the daughter of Wong, and is currently kept hostage by Zakarov, a Russian Mob Group in Chicago. All leading Tequila into Chicago where Tequila will have to save his family.Collector's Edition
A Collector's Edition of Stranglehold was also released along side of the Regular Edition. The Xbox 360 Collector's Edition includes numerous "making-of" featurettes, extended cinematic cut scenes and a concept art gallery. The PS3 Collector's Edition includes the same additional extras but also featured a high-definition version of the movie Hard Boiled, which the game was inspired from, all in one Blu-ray disc.Xbox 360 Game Installation
John Woo Presents Stranglehold requires 6.7GB of space to install on an Xbox 360 HDD.
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Sept. 5, 2007
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OFLC: MA15+
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CERO: D
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ESRB: M
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BBFC: 18
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