The no-nonsense veteran cop, Tequila, is disregarding orders from his superior and heading off on a one man rogue mission to save a friend from a gruesome fate at the hand of some criminal scum. The games opening cutscenes set up the plot line. Tequila Slammer!Set as a sort-of-sequel to the Hong Kong classic Hard Boiled, Stranglehold puts you in charge of brutal renegade cop Inspector Tequila – a rejuvenated 1992 digital scan of the legendary Chow Yun Fat. With that in mind, let's get on with the review and see just what Hollywood/Hong Kong legend John Woo has whipped up for us in the PC version of his new game, Stranglehold. In fact, the only thing I can really let you know in advance is that this review won’t feature any type of pun based on the name of the main character, Tequila. Or at least, that’s what I might have said before I started playing this game – whether or not my opinions have changed is something you’ll have to judge for yourself. Poppycock, I say as I reach one hand for the gold-plated pistol in my jacket and stare my opposition down. Using the typically stylised approach to violence and gunplay as seen in excellent films like Hard Boiled and The Killer, Stranglehold is a game which many worry could encourage real-life violence. A true maverick, I wanted to smash through a door, have a cigarette (stubbing it out on my arm, of course) and punch the first person I saw in the face. If John Woo’s Hard Boiled was anything to go by then I thought I was in for some adrenaline pumping, body bagging and gun crazed action. My initial expectations for Stranglehold were high.
John Woo's Stranglehold Publisher: Midway
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