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Stranglehold demo available on the XBLM
John Woo's Stranglehold in action
By way of Fraggerock, we bring you this video of Stranglehold from the Games Convention in Leipzig. The game, naturally, is wall to wall action. The video shows off the game's many weapons, stylish moves, and some very destructible environments. Players are rewarded for playing stylishly. Play well enough and you'll earn death dealing special moves, or, as I call them, "Instant Doves." If you weren't excited about this game before, this video just might convert you.
John Woo's Hard-Boiled sequel
Everyone knows that Max Payne's gameplay ripped off...er...paid homage to the cinematic genius of John Woo. Ten-thousand slow-motion perforations later, it's only Hollywod—make that Hong Kong—justice that Woo would return the favor in Stranglehold. This up-coming Midway release is the video game-only sequel to Hard-boiled, perhaps the most spectacular of the action auteur's celluloid Glock-fests. Hopefully, Woo's participation will ensure an equally satisfying bullet ballet on the 360.
I used to buy Woo movies in Japanese-sub-titled Mandarin. Couldn't understand a word and didn't care because watching Chow Yun-Fat get shot 54 times before he fell down made gun-less MacGyver look lame. Midway makes things easier now-a-days with easily-to-comprehend media events. Gamespot has details and video.
According to the press release, Woo played an active role in developing this title. No word if his directorial influence extends to in-game advertising. Stranglehold will be be one of the first games affected by Midway's Mephistophelian marketing deal with ad agency Double Fusion. Both partners promise that the product placements will be "organic and credible." Given the ballistic subject matter, look for Eddie Eagle to show up before gamers complete stage one.
