Stranglehold (John Woo + Chow Yun Fatt PS3 game)

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Developer: Midway Amusement Games
Publisher: Midway Games

Genre Action, Adventure
Release Date August 2007

Chow Yun–Fat reprises the role of Inspector Tequila from John Woo's influential action film, "Hard Boiled" in this hyperkinetic shooting game. Run into danger with both fists full of lead and take down the organized crime bosses who stepped over the line when they took your family. Stop at nothing as you destroy the entire world around you to get them back. You are a desperate man following your own rules; honor thy family; do what's right; fear no man. Stranglehold features much of the hyperkinetic, choreographed action and freeze framed sequences that Woo is known for.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/entertai ... 3720070516
It will come with a Blue-Ray of Chow Yun Fatt's old movie.
No pics.
May video yata sa gamespot.


Ooops, meron na yatang thread.
Paki-merge na lang.
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Pwede na mag pre order ng collector's edition nito sa Play-asia :-)
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Empire Online Reviews Stranglehold (4/5)

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Ok sana, kaso di ko trip si Chow Yun FAT!!! :lol:
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parang tahimik tong game na to. la masyado hype considering its going to be out this august.
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PS3 version is delayed.

lol unreal engine 3.
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Vicious-sama wrote:PS3 version is delayed.

lol unreal engine 3.
That Silicon Knights lawsuit is looking more and more credible.
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There's obviously something wrong with UE3, but I still think Denis Dyack is freakin' baby. I wish the guy would just stop crying and just finish Too Human. ( Not that I'm particularly excited for it or anything )
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Stranglehold = region locked.
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Yep, kahit yung special editon naka RL.
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Vicious-sama wrote:Stranglehold = region locked.
Not confirmed yet.
What is confirmed is that it [the Hard Boiled bonus movie] is only playable in PS3 and not other BD players.
The feature movie is embedded in the PS3 game.
Exclusive: Midway's Steve Allison Gives Level Up the Backstory on Adding 'Hard Boiled' to the Playstation 3 Special Edition of Stranglehold--and Explains Why the Movie Will Only Play on PS3s
Wednesday, August 01, 2007 12:55 AM By N'Gai Croal
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In emailing with Midway Home Entertainment senior vice president of marketing and chief marketing officer Steve Allison about the growing ties between Hollywood and the videogame industry, we were also curious about another Midway deal involving Stranglehold. The Playstation 3 Special Edition version of the game includes a copy of its inspiration, the 1992 John Woo film "Hard Boiled," stored on the same high-capacity Blu-Ray disc for $10 over the price of the regular version. How did this deal come about? Here is our exchange on the subject.


For years, companies like Disney and Sony have explained that the reason that they don't package the DVD of a movie with its videogame is that it's difficult to both get the fair market value for each and give consumers a bargain. How, then, did Midway put together the deal for the high-definition version of "Hard Boiled" that is being included as part of the PS3 special edition of John Woo's Stranglehold? Will the Stranglehold special edition be the only place consumers can get "Hard Boiled" on Blu-Ray, or will it be available elsewhere?

I think the days of this concern or rationale for not bringing our two forms of media together on special SKUs will be behind us now, especially with the storage capacity that new media like Blu-Ray allows. There's a tremendously powerful opportunity to bring content together that collectively makes for a much more powerful product when you do things like this. The argument you reference about "fair market value" kind of goes out the window especially on catalog movies that have been out on the market for a while. On newer DVD releases, I can see the issue when a home video division of a studio is dealing with a third party publisher. However, a strategic advantage held by studios like Disney or Warner Brothers who are taking on their own game publishing duties is to bring the newer film content together with the new game releases; it's up to them to figure out how to do the internal transactions between the divisions to make it all work. Having just done this deal with the Weinsteins for "Hard Boiled," I'm it certain it can be done; it's a matter of the studios deciding that it's important and doing it.

For us, it was a wild-haired idea at first: why not pair up a new videogame with a very good catalog film in the same genre if it holds some value to a consumer? Stranglehold continues the story of Inspector Tequila from "Hard Boiled," so tracking down the rights holder was super logical in the context of this "crazy idea," which is what everyone said when I first pitched it internally.

The Weinsteins and Genius Products, their home video partner, are very forward thinking on this issue, I have to say. We approached them not knowing their plans for their own re-release of "Hard Boiled" at the end of July. To protect them against worries of cannibalizing their release we did two things:

We contractually limited the total number of units we would produce to a set number. I can't tell you the number beyond the fact that it's a six-figure quantity, and this works to make the Special Edition a real collector's item--hopefully a part of videogame history in that it's the first ever SKU to have a game and film on the same disc.
The film can only play/launch on a Sony Playstation 3 game system, not from a dedicated Blu-Ray player. This means a videophile can't buy this for their Blu-Ray player; it's going to be a gamer who is passionate about this SKU.
We used the master digital tape from the film print and then ourselves converted it to support all HD resolutions, including 1080p. It's really the storage capacity of Blu-Ray that makes this pairing possible, and it's still a compelling product.

The Weinsteins saw the value in our game as a potential multi million-user blockbuster and we have struck a solid cross-promotional partnership. There's no better target for their re-release of "Hard Boiled" than a person who has bought Stranglehold. The marketing partnership goes across all formats: the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC SKUs of our game will carry promotional trailers and inserts for the Weinsteins' "Hard Boiled" DVD, potentially reaching million of perfectly targeted consumers for their DVD, while their DVD will carry trailers and materials for Stranglehold. For both companies this is an incredibly targeted partnership on the marketing front and doing the special SKU for Playstation 3 helped bring us together.
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Di naman nila siguro i-re-region lock. Lahat ng PS3 games walang region lock. Besides, sa PS3 lang pala to mapapanood.
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Hehehe, dahil sa pagkapissed ng PS3 fans na region locked ito because of the movie...

It's official!!!! REGION FREE NA SYA!!!! Clap clap clap clap.
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Nice...:D matutuloy ba ngayong August release nito?
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Stranglehold PC Minimum Specs Are... Wow
If you want to dual-wield some chrome hand cannons and get the most out of your rendered dove flocks on PC, your box is gonna need, at a minimum:


* OS: Windows XP SP2 / Vista
* CPU: Dual Core Processor
* RAM: 2 GB RAM
* Video: Nvidia 7800 or higher / ATI x1300 or higher
* Disk space: 15 GB
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cdc1505 wrote:Nice...:D matutuloy ba ngayong August release nito?
No, PS3 version got delayed by 3 weeks.
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Awww....sabay sabay na sila sa sept ng HS at Lair :( gastos
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mukhang malabo pa marelease sa sept yung stranglehold for ps3. The PC and 360 version will be out on aug 27 but the ps3 version...

""It’s definitely out this year but no confirmed street date as yet" - midway

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its oks dami games lalabas naman like Lair, HS, nde ko natapos RFOM at NGS amp!
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