An enjoyable game that falls a bit short of being the Max Payne killer.
We’ve already given you the lowdown on Stranglehold in our
preview
, as well as spoken about the game’s story and its mechanics in our
hands-on preview
so I’m going to save you and me some time by skipping the usual chitter-chatter and heading straight to the point.
John Woo Presents Stranglehold is an enjoyable third person shooter that (nearly) manages to emulate an authentic John Woo experience. You have everything from frantic, hyper kinetic action to massive destruction to stylish moves to your clich
Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.
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