Another problem is that every level is littered with so much stuff, you can't run in a straight line without sliding over a table, or knocking something over, etc. The problem is that the debris from everything blowing up constantly fills the screen to the point where you can't see the guys you're supposed to be shooting. Just about everything can be blown up, much like a John Woo movie.

One of Stranglehold's claim to fame is the destructible (and interactive) environments, and oh boy are they destructible. This is in contrast to a game like Heavenly Sword where there's very little, if any, visible shift between motions. The animation is sufficient, although when you're switching between different types of moves, there's definitely a shift. The character textures and lighting look plastic and completely emotionless. To start the graphics are nothing to write home about. It clearly doesn't have the kind of budget that a game-wanting-to-be-a-movie needs to pull it off. It wants to be a movie, but it just isn't. Stranglehold has a serious identity problem. Having said that, I think he should stick to movies, as all of those movies are better than Stranglehold. Out of those, Paycheck is the only one I'd watch again, and that might be because I'm a tech guy myself and find the plot mildly interesting. I have seen other John Woo movies though, like Mission Impossible 2, Face/Off, Broken Arrow, and Paycheck.

I never saw Hard Boiled, which is apparently some of John Woo's best work. Right now, Stranglehold has a 78.7% rating on and a 77% on. Obviously, I don't always agree, as will be apparent when you read my review of Super Mario Galaxy, but I do agree most of the time. Most of the time, I find myself agreeing with the majority of reviewers about games.

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