John Woo's Stranglehold review | minimme

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@minimme
@minimme 3 жыл бұрын
hello thankyou for watching here's some reviews of similar or related games: Jet Li Rise to Honour: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4OqgqCegrColbc Vin Diesel's Wheelman: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4XEl555h7qKpJI Wanted: Weapons of Fate: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep-QZKZpbap-l6M Max Payne GBA (this one is very old): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYCtaWuNjZKFjcU
@quinnmarchese6313
@quinnmarchese6313 3 жыл бұрын
do a review of enter the matrix or path of neo now!!!! i played and unironically love Enter the Matrix and Path of Neo always seemed like a cool one to try as well. i also saw someone brought up the Riddick duology and those games need more attention too
@ibrahimthegoat
@ibrahimthegoat 3 жыл бұрын
Ur so underrated
@camygael
@camygael 3 жыл бұрын
For the love of god PLEASE Review Wall-E The Video Game
@emulation2369
@emulation2369 3 жыл бұрын
Reservoir Dogs and Made Man games reviews need to happen...
@SlipperyDad
@SlipperyDad 3 жыл бұрын
@@emulation2369 I second the Reservoir Dogs recommendation.
@10TillDone
@10TillDone 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I was a designer on this game. Thank you for the fun flashback. I worked on the first level, that railing to food cart moment was me. I tried to make it at as simple and rewarding as possible given our systems and constraints. I also had a huge hand in that Gunnrunner hotel section.
@gjergjaurelius9798
@gjergjaurelius9798 3 жыл бұрын
Whoa, for real?
@serioussamson
@serioussamson 3 жыл бұрын
Dude i love this game. Great work. Too bad that the sequel was canceled
@aprofondir
@aprofondir 3 жыл бұрын
What do you work on these days?
@Vulpas
@Vulpas 2 жыл бұрын
Badass bro
@hibanadasagettv5008
@hibanadasagettv5008 2 жыл бұрын
Dude great work, made my teenage years so enjoyable. I used to come home from school and play this game ritualisticly.
@Kaceydotme
@Kaceydotme 3 жыл бұрын
Wild how Midway (and Atari, funny enough) had all these middle market games that were so unique & so close to being good, but just fell short. Wheelman, Enter The Matrix, Stranglehold, the more adventurous Mortal Kombat games... I miss when devs took risks like this. Was fun playin' multiplayer with you though! also what is the story behind the patron named Test Drive Unlimited 2?
@minimme
@minimme 3 жыл бұрын
He's a mate who's clamoring for a TDU2 video
@OfficialTygo
@OfficialTygo 3 жыл бұрын
Kacey. 15 hrs ago. Pretty sus
@toaster4975
@toaster4975 3 жыл бұрын
Man, I'd give Stranglehold a 9/10, personally. I've owned a physical copy since launch and just bought it again on GoG for the sake of convenience. I come back t it once a year and play it from beginning to end. Just stupid fun shooting.
@commanderkeen3787
@commanderkeen3787 3 жыл бұрын
Kacey with the early access privileges. What's the story dude
@Kaceydotme
@Kaceydotme 3 жыл бұрын
@@commanderkeen3787 I'm a Patron, you should be too!
@PuNkY-fr
@PuNkY-fr 3 жыл бұрын
Now we want a WET review ;)
@emulation2369
@emulation2369 3 жыл бұрын
I'll wet myself if it'll happen.... 😳
@AliBazz
@AliBazz 3 жыл бұрын
@@emulation2369 go eway
@AliBazz
@AliBazz 3 жыл бұрын
And made man
@VandergriftMoefies
@VandergriftMoefies 3 жыл бұрын
One of the worst games I've ever played tbh. Everything about that game is just so.. off.
@Igneeka
@Igneeka 3 жыл бұрын
Bah ça pour une surprise !
@steffan9415
@steffan9415 3 жыл бұрын
These are the kind of games that deserve a Remake, imagine this game with updated graphics and it's gameplay design fixed, would be amazing.
@realamericannegro977
@realamericannegro977 3 жыл бұрын
I agree. They need to focused on the games with potential instead of games that were AAA
@SuperKratosgamer
@SuperKratosgamer 2 жыл бұрын
The game is perfectly playble, just play it, we do not need to remake/remaster every good old game, at least ask for a new entry in the series.
@lilgwanz
@lilgwanz Жыл бұрын
Wish I could play this on a ps5
@lemmythetrash-goblin8291
@lemmythetrash-goblin8291 3 жыл бұрын
Man, I wish they'd make these kind of linear, highly focused third person shooters again. Feel like most AAA games are either open world games with huge maps and barely anything fun to do them in or just glorified microtransactions shops with added fun of grind.
@blackflame4506
@blackflame4506 3 жыл бұрын
I agreed. I miss those linear third person shooters too. Glad I still got my PS3 and still playing them til this day like Spec ops the line, Max Payne 3, Stranglehold and so on.
@lolcat
@lolcat 3 жыл бұрын
For example. Uncharted 4 was way too open, felt unfocused.
@steffan9415
@steffan9415 3 жыл бұрын
This, most games now sticks an open world to the game, is very boring.
@blackflame4506
@blackflame4506 3 жыл бұрын
@@steffan9415 not gonna lie it is true
@alicobosboi
@alicobosboi 3 жыл бұрын
Dude they were my jam as a kid, thought they were lame but compared to games nowadays, they're still fun as hell.
@stuffedsheepshead
@stuffedsheepshead 3 жыл бұрын
Have you considered reviewing Total Overdose? A game of a very similar vein, and with even more tequila!
@Willzyyy
@Willzyyy 3 жыл бұрын
I second this! Total Overdose would fit this channel for sure!
@steffan9415
@steffan9415 3 жыл бұрын
THIS!!!
@k1z4cz3k
@k1z4cz3k 3 жыл бұрын
Total Overdose was great i still hope for a sequel or remake :>
@ngultrum1
@ngultrum1 3 жыл бұрын
@@k1z4cz3k IIRC, there was a PSP one. But it was just a endless run & gun game with bosses.
@bladesides
@bladesides 3 жыл бұрын
This would be very fun! Can't wait to see Total Overdose revisited (or, visited) from minimme
@gunargundarson1626
@gunargundarson1626 3 жыл бұрын
No photoshop face-lift? I reported you
@regularbloke2117
@regularbloke2117 3 жыл бұрын
There is a hand-lift tho
@IR-Fan
@IR-Fan 3 жыл бұрын
@@regularbloke2117 not enough
@sultanjelle9168
@sultanjelle9168 3 жыл бұрын
You’re doing gods work fam. I commend you
@chrismassey9892
@chrismassey9892 Жыл бұрын
@@sultanjelle9168 WTF
@sultanjelle9168
@sultanjelle9168 Жыл бұрын
@@chrismassey9892 What are you crying about?
@ELEVENXX1
@ELEVENXX1 3 жыл бұрын
I remember replaying the demo for this over and over as a broke kid 😭
@Grayson030
@Grayson030 3 жыл бұрын
You need to play The Punisher game from back in the day,if you haven't
@adambustamante4328
@adambustamante4328 3 жыл бұрын
Do a video on that please
@michaelpitcher2820
@michaelpitcher2820 3 жыл бұрын
Such a great game.
@Amouroso
@Amouroso 3 жыл бұрын
YES!!!
@Amouroso
@Amouroso 3 жыл бұрын
Stranglehold has been my ‘dream’ video for Minimme for make and now it’s The Punisher! 😭
@emulation2369
@emulation2369 3 жыл бұрын
Yes-yes and yes again... Still, thq Nordic won't re-release it for some reason, it sold super well back in the day for a game like this
@redacted702
@redacted702 3 жыл бұрын
Do 50 Cent bulletproof or blood on the sand next! Love your work.
@TareqGamer
@TareqGamer 3 жыл бұрын
glad to see you reviewing this underrated gem, it deserves recognition!
@krakenloco
@krakenloco 3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say it's underrated, it's rated very accordingly to its quality Not saying it's not fun, tho, just not a very solid game, lol
@TareqGamer
@TareqGamer 3 жыл бұрын
@@krakenloco it’s definitely a fun game imo, been awhile since l’ve played it ages ago now lol
@resserection1
@resserection1 3 жыл бұрын
Too bad he just whines about it
@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r
@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r 3 жыл бұрын
This game was absolutely awesome back in the day. I still play it from time to time and still have fun with it.
@RonanCav
@RonanCav 3 жыл бұрын
I remember going to GameStop with my grandma when I was younger and she said she would buy me one thing in the store. I chose one of the cheapest, used Xbox 360 games on the shelf, which was Stranglehold, and around 10 years later I never forgot about that day and this game! I don't think I even really wanted it, I mean, I only got it because she wanted to get me something and this was extremely cheap, but I gave it a shot and it ended up being one of my favorite single-player games!! My memory of the game is a little foggy but watching this gameplay rekindled a lot of old memories and of that day with my grandma :)
@d.s.8227
@d.s.8227 3 жыл бұрын
I love how you cover lesser known games this extensively, great stuff and quite unique in its way!
@noa_zeus
@noa_zeus 3 жыл бұрын
Suggestion: Review the underrated Pursuit Force games which were released on the PSP.
@FCV0511
@FCV0511 3 жыл бұрын
Always a delight to see another video from you!
@Billiamiscool
@Billiamiscool 3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I've never heard of this game, it looks really fun
@randompurplehippo
@randompurplehippo 3 жыл бұрын
Its fun but gets kinda boring because all your doing is running around shooting and jumping around to abuse the slo mo mechanic to mow through the enemies as quick as you can just to get to the end.
@jared50709
@jared50709 3 жыл бұрын
@@randompurplehippo this.but also it isn’t a long game so it doesn’t overstay its welcome in my opinion.
@planescaped
@planescaped 3 жыл бұрын
It looks incredibly bland and run of the mill to me...
@WH250398
@WH250398 3 жыл бұрын
Go get it! It's a ton of fun!
@Etherman7
@Etherman7 3 жыл бұрын
@@planescaped you're not entirely wrong. But in the mid- late 2000s, Max Payne ports sucked and the only similar games on console were the matrix games. For the time it filled a purpose.
@dylanrobinson4658
@dylanrobinson4658 3 жыл бұрын
I love the amazing niche that you have carved for yourself, it never fails to entertain me. Love your stuff bro
@Pr00ch
@Pr00ch 3 жыл бұрын
Did anyone tell him about Maximum Action? Somebody really needs to tell him about Maximum Action. On another note, one game I would really love to see him cover is Mercenaries 2. This theme of "mediocre games, secretly loved" definitely encompasses that one.
@syberpunk
@syberpunk 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no you didn’t
@disco7379
@disco7379 3 жыл бұрын
Mercernaries 2 was cracking fun, the first PS3 game i owned.
@dan_loeb
@dan_loeb 3 жыл бұрын
The pc version of mercs 2 is effectively unplayable. There's long qte's that use generic button prompts on pc. Not w a s d, but generic icons (like a kicking icon or a punching icon) that correlate to specific keys and clicks. It's insane how that slipped through
@panelsandbars
@panelsandbars 3 жыл бұрын
I know there’s very little likelihood of it happening, but I’d love to see an HD remake of this.
@SpeedNash
@SpeedNash 3 жыл бұрын
I was also thinking about it, maybe rockstar doing a cameo for stranglehold in a max payne game haha
@SpeedsterBlur
@SpeedsterBlur 3 жыл бұрын
The game is already HD (at least on pc), but an entire remake could be interesting.
@StabStabStabStabby
@StabStabStabStabby 3 жыл бұрын
Play it on the pc, it's already in HD and you can fix the low FOV that plagues the console version.
@ai_vfx856
@ai_vfx856 3 жыл бұрын
@@StabStabStabStabby Is it possible to fix the ugly sepia filter when bullet time is active?
@VandergriftMoefies
@VandergriftMoefies 3 жыл бұрын
I love this game dude, a classic imo! Back in the day I used to play the shit out of this game as a kid. I personally never really encounter any issues with the controls, but I can see why someone could have problems with it. But man, this game was sooo ahead of it's time. I mean it's 2021 and no game since has ever come even close to the level destruction in this game. Imagine a game that has interior destruction like this and the exterior destruction from Red Faction Guerrilla, that would be the best thing ever. But it seems like no one is interested in pushing gaming like that anymore. They can give you all the ray-tracing, frame rates and resolution they want, but it's games like this that used to (and still do) blow my mind and where insanely fun to play. If only one day, gaming would get back to these kinds of games. Does big budget mid-games. Not every game has to be this 50+ our open world game with boring side missions in it. Just make a linear game where you push the technology to the max like this game did in its time. The only thing I didn't like though was that damm second level that just never EVER ended. And that turret sequence (like in most games) was hot trash.
@juneinblack
@juneinblack 3 жыл бұрын
Stranglehold came out at a time when I was working at Hollywood Video and was DEEP in watching old-school Hong Kong action flicks. It felt like the perfect time to pick this up on my 360. This review definitely makes me extremely nostalgic... though maybe not on the Xbox. I did love unlocking all those silly behind the scenes videos.
@dlbutters7164
@dlbutters7164 3 жыл бұрын
I remember playing the Demo so many times and loving it, but when i finally got the game, it felt really boring and awkward to play. 😂😂😂😂
@MXOY99
@MXOY99 3 жыл бұрын
I felt the same with the demo of Bulletstorm! The demo was ADDICTIVE! The full game... Really bland.
@tonybeluga2796
@tonybeluga2796 3 жыл бұрын
Wow
@etangbose4755
@etangbose4755 3 жыл бұрын
@@MXOY99 i played that and payday 2s demo everyday for like a year
@Jaydogg222
@Jaydogg222 3 жыл бұрын
This game always reminded me of Jet Li's Rise to Honor...
@bobtom1495
@bobtom1495 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget if you got the special edition for these games. On 360, you got some behind the scenes footage, and on PS3, you got the full movie of Hard Boiled, mostly because PS3 used Blu-Ray discs... it's awesome...
@clay_reznor647
@clay_reznor647 4 ай бұрын
I’m playing this on my PS3 right now and it’s the most fun and the most engaged I’ve been in a game. Be ready to die and start over again a couple of times. Ammo and health is a resource you have to collect and if you burn through it you will be left with your fists. I include the shortcomings as a feature for this game. It came out in 2007. Expect some jank.
@LudwigTyrell
@LudwigTyrell 3 жыл бұрын
Jesus, i clearly remember playing this game demo on my ps3 fat. The nostalgia is real. I miss the old days, when 99,9999% of my playtime, was testing various demos from PS Store. I'll never forget how my mind was completely blown away when i'd downloaded Battlefield Bad Company 1 multiplayer demo, and experienced online in all its glory for the first time on consoles.
@helicopterk3n708
@helicopterk3n708 3 жыл бұрын
I Swear To God I Was Just Trying To Find This Game.
@toaster4975
@toaster4975 3 жыл бұрын
They have it on GoG. Runs great. Or were you looking for a copy you already owned? haha
@trashtrash2169
@trashtrash2169 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe just trying to remember what it was.
@Yougottubed89
@Yougottubed89 3 жыл бұрын
I remember getting this game thinking it was awesome, then got to the island level and just stopped playing when I failed it a few times to broken mechanics . Came back months later to finally beat that level and then I couldn’t stop playing till it was over.
@warhead5225
@warhead5225 Жыл бұрын
First played this game at a friends house on the 360. Got a ps3 for Christmas later that year and a copy of stranglehold. One of the first games I played on it. Must’ve been 2009 as I also got the newest cod at the time as well, world at war. Loved this game. The bosses were epic and at the time there was no other game that did bullet time like this game. Not even Max Payne. That mechanic where you get to see the bullet up close and pierce an enemy wherever you decided to shoot him was next level. You aimed for his balls he held them and screamed. You aimed for his neck he grabbed it and choked on his blood in slow mo. The environmental actions you could do like the cart and siding down a railing. It was just epic. It was funny, emotional at times, bad ass at all times, and just incredibly fun to play. Nothing but fond memories for this game
@TyCal_
@TyCal_ 3 жыл бұрын
Man I used to have an addiction to this game as a kid
@dazedsaint
@dazedsaint 3 жыл бұрын
Same bro i replayed this so many times so i still remember the every exact things in the firdt mission
@PoyoPancakes
@PoyoPancakes 3 жыл бұрын
Very happy to see you review this. One of my all time favorite games!
@Whoa802
@Whoa802 3 жыл бұрын
This one's a bit hard to find, but can you do a review of Playboy: The Mansion on PS2?
@gandalainsley6467
@gandalainsley6467 3 жыл бұрын
i know better one , sexy beach 3 , i do not know where to get that one
@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106
@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106 3 жыл бұрын
Ok, John calm down
@fransindongo3207
@fransindongo3207 3 жыл бұрын
What about Summer Time ?
@Rustyfingaz
@Rustyfingaz 3 жыл бұрын
This made me wanted to watch hardboiled back then
@raspymorten
@raspymorten 3 жыл бұрын
This feels like a game that could be *awesome* if it was done nowadays.
@tempatempo3805
@tempatempo3805 3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever though about doing a video on "True Crimes Streets of L.A." ?
@999-t2g
@999-t2g 3 жыл бұрын
fuckin fire game
@999-t2g
@999-t2g 3 жыл бұрын
@@malcolmmacdonald3597 i always prefered true crime nyc
@420dopethrone
@420dopethrone 2 жыл бұрын
@minimme i have been into gaming forever and have used KZbin for info on them for years, but your channel is the first that i have continuously returned to. awesome stuff man, keep it up!
@montgomerymauro2199
@montgomerymauro2199 3 жыл бұрын
YES!! Edit: I'm so glad you did this review. Very nostalgic for me. Great work!
@beat-man5167
@beat-man5167 3 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered how a slow motion mechanic would've handled in multiplayer and as the one not using it. It is exactly how I imagined it.
@constructionbootgazer
@constructionbootgazer 3 жыл бұрын
Rdr dead eye is a good example
@kylemurdoch8174
@kylemurdoch8174 3 жыл бұрын
I remember I used to play the demo for this all the time when I was younger - Kane and lynch also
@yaboikez2828
@yaboikez2828 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this game as a kid and unlike most games I look back on, this one still looks like a really fun time
@technobatman1991
@technobatman1991 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites back in the day, rented this several times from Movie Gallery to get all the achievements
@dylhas1
@dylhas1 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most underrated and overlooked games ever made. It’s nonstop fun action
@BlakaD
@BlakaD 3 жыл бұрын
i dont know why i really enjoy those 2000's shooter or racing games, sadly alot of them are not on steam
@NovaPrima
@NovaPrima 3 жыл бұрын
Ooh, closing in on 200k subs. Well deserved.
@aengusk3313
@aengusk3313 2 жыл бұрын
MAKE THIS BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE MICROSOFT!
@Gtasplayer
@Gtasplayer 2 жыл бұрын
I requested it when they still had public request going. It got some likes but I doubt it ever even got looked at sadly
@stevenlrussell
@stevenlrussell 3 жыл бұрын
Back in 2009 uncle put his PSN pto on my PS3 to let me play his games. He told me his password was stranglehold. I asked him "like the game?" he said "what?". He died in 2011 from overdosing on airduster. My PS3 broke and I lost access to his account when I got a new one. I lost his games like worms. I really liked that game worms and kung-fu Ragdoll. Didn't know his email. I couldn't remember his Just realized how irrelevant and weird this whole whole comment has become. I'm super sick and can't tell when I'm really awake and wahats real. When I close my eyes I see ps1 graphics. It's not real though because they are fake dreams. I'm still conscious, but when I fall deep enough and call it out for being fake, my brain hurts itself. I'm scared
@jamesesw
@jamesesw 3 жыл бұрын
The way enemies seem to appear out of nowhere right behind you remind me of the "creepy watson" video.
@Dirvinator
@Dirvinator 3 жыл бұрын
The first gameplay clip you showed of the spinning 360 instantly kill all enemies ability had the character holding a shotgun, soaking up bullets and hip firing into a nearby wall while nearby bad guys dropped dead with no explanation. I thought it was a wild cutscene until the ability was explained later in the video.
@Stylesclash1no1
@Stylesclash1no1 3 жыл бұрын
The driving sections in the "Gunrunner" prototype give me vibes akin to the driving sections in "Enter the Matrix", playing as Ghost had you shooting in an on-rails segment, whereas Naomi had you drive the car. It wasn't Co-Op though, unfortunately. Also, the talk of no more Co-Op shooters makes me miss Army of Two.
@theoldspiceguy7977
@theoldspiceguy7977 3 жыл бұрын
I actually enjoyed this more than max payne 3. The wide open areas, environmental interactivity, destructible environment and tequila bombs made for some very dynamic and chaotic gunfights. Max Payne 3 may have had a lot more polish and production values but alot of the environments in it were really cramped so you had to play it like a standard cover based third person shooter instead of like a traditional Max Payne game with shootdodging. Plus it had some really, really long loading times and I didn't like the super restrictive linear nature of the game where you couldn't trek back to previous areas to get ammo or painkillers.
@zaneseibert
@zaneseibert 3 жыл бұрын
I love when a KZbinr I like happens to drop video about a game that I was thinking about.
@RadiantViper
@RadiantViper 3 жыл бұрын
You're so right about the island level ... the first time I played Stranglehold, I gave up on the game during that annoying "plant the bomb" section. A few years later I went back to the game, pushed through that part and the rest, while not perfect, was a big step up from there.
@xxmyyoursxx123
@xxmyyoursxx123 2 жыл бұрын
What will it take to blow this channel up its so good no one reviews these games keep it up
@dan_loeb
@dan_loeb 3 жыл бұрын
It's called tequila time because bullet time is trademarked by warner brothers. Max payne 3 actually licensed the trademark, it's mentioned in the launch screen
@randombutler
@randombutler 3 жыл бұрын
Just gotta say I love your script here. You're a great narrator!
@GBLounge
@GBLounge 3 жыл бұрын
i have been looking for this game for years everytime i typed in stronghold on google i couldnt find it, thank u!!!
@TheExperimentalFreak
@TheExperimentalFreak 3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man, loved this review. That open world coop set in Eastern Europe sounds quite intriguing
@TheDominitri
@TheDominitri 3 жыл бұрын
For all its flaws I love this game. It's really a surprise that no one has tried to follow up on the acrobatic gunslinging action of Stranglehold & Max Payne. My Neighbor Pedro is the only one I can definitely in the spirit of these games and I imagine the development costs of creating unique destructible environments and detailed & responsive (unless we're talking about Max Payne 3) character animations is pretty large. I feel like after TLOU2 Naughty Dog would actually by a good candidate to make this kind of game, with all of their tech and attention to detail, not that they seem interested in doing that kind of thing at all.
@GoshdarnCat
@GoshdarnCat 3 жыл бұрын
You should check out Maximum Action on Steam, it’s an Hong Kong action-movie inspired arcade fps with diving and bullet time. It’s still in early access, but it’s so fun to muck about in familiar places. Thanks for the video!
@voskii4621
@voskii4621 3 жыл бұрын
The most normal thumbnail from you in a while
@per-anders88
@per-anders88 3 жыл бұрын
A game worth looking into for your channel is "Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard". A game I feel wantet to be THE big comedy game that fell down because lacklustre gameplay. Still, it have some realy good parts.
@Xaynier
@Xaynier 3 жыл бұрын
Was just looking for something to watch too. Thanks mini.
@danilog342
@danilog342 3 жыл бұрын
Oh I remember now I used to play this one at my uncle's PS3 when I was younger. I really forgot about it until today.
@barebarekun161
@barebarekun161 3 жыл бұрын
I love this game just frantic fun without taking itself too seriously. Years later we have a more polished game like Max Payne 3 but was unfortunately brutally difficult even at Normal. It was so hard that it was frowned upon to go guns blazing in that game where the first two games did encouraged you to do that at a cost and were too dark and gritty for my taste at times. Stranglehold despite its flaw was such a joy to play its janky nature have its own personality.
@brodyspears8290
@brodyspears8290 3 жыл бұрын
Great video minimme. Only game reviewer I can trust.
@KevinCow
@KevinCow 3 жыл бұрын
I remember being really interested in this game, but I didn't have a PS3 or 360 yet, and by the time I did the game had kinda come and gone. So I never got around to playing it. But a lot of this review strongly reminded me of Wet, since that game was also about Max Payne style slow-mo shooting with an emphasis on parkour and a scoring system that encouraged you to play stylishly, and the best parts of the game were in open arenas where enemies came at you from all sides. I've hoped that you'd do Wet since you've mentioned it a few times (including in this video), but now I really hope you do it because it would make a good companion piece to this video.
@BrokenBeats94
@BrokenBeats94 3 жыл бұрын
I remember years ago reading about Stranglehold in a magazine and then I saw the IGN gameplay for the Tea Rooms level (first level) back in 2007 and I became obsessed with it. I loved Max Payne, Black and Enter The Matrix on PS2 so when I saw this had complex destruction and acrobatics, I was sold! I think the game was short at the time. It was an early PS3 title for me and I love it despite the rough edges. I was disappointed it never got trophies added to it too like a lot of those early PS3 titles!
@SebaZavaK
@SebaZavaK 3 жыл бұрын
Yay, I've been looking forward to this one! Funny how this game was FULL of untapped potential... Hollywood (and of course, the Western videogame industry) doesn't really know what do to with talented martial artists from Asia, no? Imagine the kinds of stories (movies AND games) they could star in under the right creative people... Anyway, I'll start watching the video. I'm sure it'll be awesome, as usual!
@lukerobertson6659
@lukerobertson6659 3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for another minimme video
@BigGman1998
@BigGman1998 3 жыл бұрын
soooooo happy people are coming back to this game. Still hope for a John Woo game on the newer systems.
@hazy33
@hazy33 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it back in the day. Most accurate way I could describe it is how arcade games should have evolved... stylish moves, destructible scenery to get kills er stylishly. Just wonderful.
@RetroAmateur1989
@RetroAmateur1989 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when this game was announced along a mountain of others. It was a next gen fever back then. Xbox360 and the ps3 were all the rage.
@nicolastheposh
@nicolastheposh 3 жыл бұрын
Why is that background music so slight that I think it's happening behind me in real life. That beeping made me think I'm insane lol.
@Erisblackstone
@Erisblackstone 3 жыл бұрын
you, Scott the woz and indeimaus are the only YTers I keep up with
@Erisblackstone
@Erisblackstone 3 жыл бұрын
I know no one cares but *algorithm*
@MrCapHammer
@MrCapHammer 3 жыл бұрын
I played the first level of Stranglehold a couple of months ago. Maybe I have to give it another try... Have you tried the Dead to Rights Games? They have a 90s Action movie feeling, like some good early Van Damme movies. While far from perfect, I still like this series of games.
@abexzile
@abexzile 3 жыл бұрын
this was one of the first 360 games i ever played.. so hype it's now available through gog
@TravelingCatz
@TravelingCatz 3 жыл бұрын
I was SO amazed when he said this game is only four hours, he was able to talk so much about it in such a cool way and it's so short lmao
@BlondeManNoName
@BlondeManNoName 3 жыл бұрын
This was a super fun game... Some 13 years ago.
@Qwarky
@Qwarky 3 жыл бұрын
Hong Kong Massacre had a similar kind of love and appreciation for HK action cinema and was great fun, flaws and all. It had an incredibly satisfying shotgun and the slow motion looked gorgeous, and that's pretty much all I need. The developer is working on a similarly themed FPS next and it's looking really promising.
@solidsnake1809
@solidsnake1809 3 жыл бұрын
The origami master is actually an indispensable part of every game. Also do The Shield please !
@SpeedNash
@SpeedNash 3 жыл бұрын
I remember buying the dvd back in time only to find out my pentium 4 had not enough internal video memory to play this game, i went to my friends place who'd bought a new dual core and we booted the game and when the player close to an enemy hit him with shotgun butt, and doing vertical wall run and swirl back in slowmo kinda like Prince of Persia two thrones.... It was automatic but we've never seen that done in a videogame back in days and we were awe struck for a moment staring each other..... Good times, its an alright game... Thanx for reminding I'll try to finish sometime soon
@laurentiusmcmxcv
@laurentiusmcmxcv Жыл бұрын
Always loved how crazy this game's pace is
@JohnDoe-wq5eu
@JohnDoe-wq5eu 3 жыл бұрын
I clearly remember reviewers just dumping on this game back in the day. It wasn't so much that it was a bad game more that you were paying $60 for like a 3-hour experience. So it's one of those games that when you find it for like a couple dollars at a goodwill (or charity/thrift shop for my folks elsewhere in the world) it was well worth it. there's a lot of games like that not worth the full price at time of release but well worth it when it's pocket change a decade down the road or more.
@WuschelWolf
@WuschelWolf 3 жыл бұрын
You are so on point with your review, I mean you always are. :D I played through the entire game back in 2008 or so and while it was a little clunky and the storytelling was just awkward, I still enjoyed it a lot. Though all I remember after all those years is this absolutely terrible island level and maybe the opening level which was also in the demo version of the game. I will follow your advice and give it another chance.
@greggthegrimreaper7495
@greggthegrimreaper7495 3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for you to get around to this game! It's right up your alley. I really like the game but never finished it because I got stuck at the lazer fight
@jksanrio
@jksanrio 3 жыл бұрын
I spent so much time replying the first half of the first stage that was the game’s demo again and again. So much style with this game!
@KH0LRA
@KH0LRA 2 жыл бұрын
As someone who loves Chow Yuen-Fat's acting charisma, the English dialogues he did I saw in this video made me actually laugh. Its _painfully_ awkward. And I concur with you too; Vin Diesel and Chow Yuen-Fat in an action game together would be really cool doing shootouts while holding the power of family and brotherhood in a really well-packed story!
@leatheryfoot6354
@leatheryfoot6354 3 жыл бұрын
I still have the demo for this game on my Xbox 360. I replayed it for hours when I was a kid.
@torquetheprisoner
@torquetheprisoner 3 жыл бұрын
love this game alot
@BaronOfZLand
@BaronOfZLand 3 жыл бұрын
Seeing Nick Scryer doing stuff like Tequila only makes me depressed we'll never see a Psi-Ops sequel.
@DuinHark
@DuinHark 3 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this at a store many many years ago. so nostalgic
@testoftetris
@testoftetris 3 жыл бұрын
I looked up the Johnathan Devin Paper Crane tutorial. For an "Origami Master," his folds honestly look pretty imprecise
@levisimpson3291
@levisimpson3291 3 жыл бұрын
Yo you are one of my favorite KZbin channels, and you are gonna be real big real soon I can tell brother
@bomb9343
@bomb9343 3 жыл бұрын
I love Test Drive Unlimited 2 being your patreon :DD
@twilightazure
@twilightazure 3 жыл бұрын
Best underrated action games I used to play back then
@nima9276
@nima9276 3 жыл бұрын
Still laughing at “Inspector Tequila” lol
@JnEricsonx
@JnEricsonx 3 жыл бұрын
Well, Tequila is just his nickname.
@Poppasgottabrandnewbagofcrack
@Poppasgottabrandnewbagofcrack 3 жыл бұрын
That’s a badass name just give it time
@Amouroso
@Amouroso 3 жыл бұрын
WET!! I was just typing about Wet when you mentioned it. Grind house/B movie version of what this did for John Woo movies. I’d love if you covered it!
@starlightwitch12
@starlightwitch12 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the trailer for this in Mortal Kombat Armageddon years ago - and the review for this game (on a sports channel) when this game was released.
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