Stranglehold is a great game, if you get it for cheap that is. It's missing the Max Payne-ness I expected it to have.

User Rating: 7.5 | Stranglehold X360
By Flame-Sama | Review Date:
Stranglehold is the spiritual stepchild of Psi-Ops, which is one reason I bought it. Another reason is that after playing the demo a few times through, I thought it would have a Max Payne style feel to the overall gameplay. While it dosen't have that Max Payne-ness I expected, it's still a pretty good game.

You play as Inspector Tequila, you are looking for the kidnappers that stole your girlfriend, your daughter, and another Hong Kong cop you were friends with. Without giving away any spoilers, let me say that the story is pretty well done, like your normal John Woo movie.

The graphics are...decent. Sometimes you clip through other objects while diving, swinging, rolling, etc... The animations are crap quite frankly. The sound is pretty decent, though during cutscenes the VO work is really soft, you can barely hear it.

The gameplay is rather solid, your standard shooter. The multiplayer is horrible, don't even bother with it unless you NEED the achievements.

7.5 of 10 for me, decent, par title.

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