Stranglehold

Stranglehold is a collaboration with world renowned action film director, John Woo's (Face/Off, Hard Boiled, The Killer) Tiger Hill Entertainment and is scheduled to release in 2006. The project is currently in development at Midway's Chicago studio by the critically acclaimed Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy® team, led by industry veteran Brian Eddy. Stranglehold, will bring John Woo's famous use of hyperkinetic, choreographed action and freeze framed sequences to the video game arena and will also feature the likeness and voice talent of international action film star, Chow Yun-Fat, (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hard Boiled, Bulletproof Monk) in his video game debut. Having worked together for several feature films, the dynamic duo, Yun-Fat and Woo, are teaming up once again, but this time bringing their expertise to the world of interactive entertainment.
"The video game industry continues to push the envelope, bridging the worlds of games and movies to produce revolutionary entertainment for consumers," said Steve Allison, Midway chief marketing officer. "To have John Woo creatively involved in Stranglehold and Chow Yun-Fat reprising his role as Inspector Tequila is truly a dream come true for fans of Hong Kong action movies. This game is the first pure example of the convergence of entertainment. Stranglehold is an example of what is possible in the next generation of video games as a viable approach to building a new IP as a gaming franchise that speaks to a fan base through its star and director, in the same way a film does."

"Creating, developing and producing original content for various facets of the entertainment industry is the mantra of Tiger Hill Entertainment and Stranglehold is one of our most ambitious projects yet," said John Woo, co-chief executive officer and co-founder of Tiger Hill Entertainment. "We are excited to work with Midway to create an interactive entertainment experience that filmgoers and gamers alike will appreciate and enjoy."
"After so many years of working with John Woo as a movie director, I'm thrilled to venture into the world of video games with Woo and Midway at the creative helm," said Chow Yun-Fat. "Being able to bring move-like action where people can watch and enjoy, to the world of video games where they can experience the adrenaline-filled action first hand is a great experience to be a part of."

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[ronoj2]

tis got to b 1 of the best games i have ever played

[aliff666]

STRANGLEHOLD ROCKS YOUR SEAT

[conlad12]

this reminds me of the matrix's which is a complete let down i think

[sigh999999]

ps3 is by now affordable for everyone.i think the only thing that would take a punch into your heart is the cost of the video games but even that is not a problem any more

[cripkilla191]

shit luv dis trailer & tha game this trailer makes the game look like a movie perfect!

[Hell7Fire]

Well I just got it today. Been playing it on Hard, pretty challanging and a lot of fun.

[lamounek]

hell i love that game but its not in our stores i mean stranglehold:( it look like INSANE!

[Hell7Fire]

It came out last august........ You missed out buddy. The game is awsome, and it's out for XBOX 360, PS3, and PC. If you like Max Payne, you will definetly love this game.

[lamounek]

is it in shops right now?

[daleharman]

it ain't a Japanese game Japanese people hate Chinese people its a Chinese game the Film of this is Hard Boiled and chow yun fat is chinese

[thefakeguy]

half that stuff doesnt actually happen in the final version of the game

[AdmiralLink]

I pointed out that if games are free than how in the world will gaming companies produce sequals. Since gaming companies know that "Oh this game is making a profit for us. Lets make a sequel to make more money and make the game even better than before." Case and point: Halo Series. That why we see lots of commerial talking about downloading is bad and how its hurting either gaming or movie industry. This is a statement is directed to person the who said "ps2=gay, pc=cool and free game!!"