Stranglehold successfully captures the charm and feel of the Chow Yun Fat & John Woo movies
Stranglehold is a pretty old game, but I just played through it recently so I figured I’d give it a review. Looks like there’s enough content to write about that I will give it an indepth review instead of a quick one. I actually had low expectations going into this game and came out realizing that it was pretty fun. It could have benefited from a bit more polish, but at a retail price of $20 these days, I think it’s definitely worth it at present.
The Good:
- feels very much like a John Woo game: slow motion 360 degree shots, double fisted gunplay, doves flying, etc.
- quite satisfying to play as Chow Yun Fat if you are a fan of his movies
- interesting and satisfying style system that encourages you to kill enemies in a more “stylish” manner
The Bad:
- multiplayer sucks
- singleplayer a bit short
- storyline is hokey
