Advantages: John Woo, bullet time, non-stop action Disadvantages: A bit repetitive, prettier games are available
I like to download demos before I buy a game, and this was one of those that I decided to buy on the strength of the demo. Having seen a few John Woo films in the past, I knew what to expect, intense shootouts, doves, and some beautifully filmed artistry.
First impressions are that this is just another run-around third-person shooter, much in the same way as one of the games that revolutionised the genre, Max Payne. This was the first game to really ...
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Advantages: Easy, vaguely entertaining. Disadvantages: Average story, graphics, control, just average really.
Ok, John Woo, next generation game, action, shooting, guns, slow motion control at your fingertips, sounds great yes, well it isn't. Don't get me wrong its not awful and possibly worth a play at budget price or rental but don't waste £40 on it. The story is ok with your character voiced and modeled on action movie start Chow Yun Fat an interesting role all be it the usual role. The games looks ok but nothing stunning and the controls are ok but sometimes ...
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Advantages: Very fun at first Disadvantages: Rather frustrating online play
Erm well. I played the demo and i really enjoyed and found myself playing over and over again, so i decided to get it. A mistake i suppose. It was very repeative, the same thing again and again. Fun at thew start, but just plain boring afterwards, defenity diappointing. I personally found the online play very frustrating, it was extremely hard to aim and get a shoot on target and once i did i could swear i hit them hundreds of time yet i end up dying. ...
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Advantages: Great fun, Tequila Time (slow motion) is great, and decent story Disadvantages: too short and a bit repetitve
I had high hopes for this game and it didn't disappoint, it is without a doubt the most fun i have had in a game this year with some of he most stylish action sequences ever seen in a video games. Graphically it doesn't match up to the likes of bioshock and gears of war but still looks good. Single player is a bit short and there are some camera issues with the camera being slower to react than you so it is sometimes playing catch up with the character ...
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Advantages: Great visuals, Great Gameplay, Destructable Enviroments Look Brilliant Disadvantages: Short Game
Stranglehold is a very entertaining game and a great sequal to "Hard Boiled" the 1992 japanese hit where two cops are teaming up to takedown a huge criminal organisation.
Stranglehold finishes where Hard Boiled left off as you are in search of your wife and daughter. The game is similar to that of max payne and your run around shooting enemies till no1 is left standing. Some special moves are availible such as slowing down time, increasin power ...
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