Nothing new, but still it does what it does with top quality!

User Rating: 8 | Stranglehold PC
By Noclippin | Review Date:
First of all i'd like to say that i think this game is a bit underrated, it's a great game actually, it's very simple, very bloody and it has an alright story, this game is the first game i've played where ive actually been able to shoot almost everything into little pieces. The game delivers nothing new and a lot of the game content is actually just rip-offs from other games. Instead of writing a whole a4 page of stuff i liked and didn't like ill just do a pro/con list:

Pros:
Tons of action
Cool effects
Excellent sounds
Lots gore and blood
Incredible destructability of the entire world, especially in the later levels
Good original story, nothing fancy
Slowmotion really gives this game a boost, without it, it would've been a lot worse.

Cons:
The main characters voice acting is a bit on the weak side.
Short, took me about 7 hours to complete.
A bit monotone enemies
Old-school mario bossfights where a single guy takes 500 shotgun slugs in the head to die.
I used the same two weapons through the entire games (there's only like 7 weapons :( )

It's a solid game which will keep you busy for a day.

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