John Woo’s Strangehold – New Trailers
Legendary Hong Kong movie director makes game
Fans of Hong Kong action movie auteur John Woo will already be getting excited about Woo’s forthcoming game, Stranglehold, which is being published by Midway on PC, PS3 and 360 and is due sometime early 2007.
Woo practically invented the modern Hong Kong action movie, and if you are not familiar with his work, then check out the classic Hard Boiled, starring Chow Yun-Fat. Woo’s favourite star is also reprising his role as Inspector Tequila in Stranglehold (or rather, a likeness of Yun-Fat with his voice is!).
Stranglehold, Midway informs us, will feature Woo's famous use of hyperkinetic, choreographed action and freeze framed sequences.
If you are not aware, or need reminding what Stranglehold is all about then SPOnG would advise you to check out these latest trailers of the game we’ve just received from Midway. With a running time of over seven minutes they're understandably big downloads, so we've created two formats. Whichever you choose, it's definitely worth it.
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MPEG4 XviD (59.3MB)
Quicktime (59.6MB)
Windows Media (53.4MB)
HD 720p
MPEG4 XviD (169MB)
Quicktime (143MB)
Windows Media (146MB)
John Woo, commenting on Stranglehold, said, "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... We are excited to work with Midway to create an interactive entertainment experience that filmgoers and gamers alike will appreciate and enjoy."
His leading man, Chow Yun-Fat added, "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…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."
Stranglehold 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.
Woo practically invented the modern Hong Kong action movie, and if you are not familiar with his work, then check out the classic Hard Boiled, starring Chow Yun-Fat. Woo’s favourite star is also reprising his role as Inspector Tequila in Stranglehold (or rather, a likeness of Yun-Fat with his voice is!).
Stranglehold, Midway informs us, will feature Woo's famous use of hyperkinetic, choreographed action and freeze framed sequences.
If you are not aware, or need reminding what Stranglehold is all about then SPOnG would advise you to check out these latest trailers of the game we’ve just received from Midway. With a running time of over seven minutes they're understandably big downloads, so we've created two formats. Whichever you choose, it's definitely worth it.
640x360
MPEG4 XviD (59.3MB)
Quicktime (59.6MB)
Windows Media (53.4MB)
HD 720p
MPEG4 XviD (169MB)
Quicktime (143MB)
Windows Media (146MB)
John Woo, commenting on Stranglehold, said, "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... We are excited to work with Midway to create an interactive entertainment experience that filmgoers and gamers alike will appreciate and enjoy."
His leading man, Chow Yun-Fat added, "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…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."
Stranglehold 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.
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