


With the press of a single button, gamers can make Chow’s animated doppelganger dive onto a rolling cart, surf down a staircase, or flip off a wall. As well directed as those scenes are, gamers can feel totally justified in skipping what are essentially excuses for the next level where Tequila has to shoot everyone he sees.īut oh, how amazing that shooting is. Most uninspired of all is the way “Stranglehold” presents its story: in a collection of pre-animated and noninteractive cut scenes. You go out of bounds and you’ll lose your badge!” The story is an amalgamation of every low-budget action movie ever made, from the kidnapped daughter to the double-crossing partner to the chief who tells Tequila, “Watch your step. Positioned as a sequel to Woo’s classic “Hard Boiled,” “Stranglehold” features the voice and likeness of Chow Yun-fat as Inspector Tequila, who once again has to dole out justice with only two handguns and an unlimited supply of ammo as back-up.
