Stranglehold PC
User Score
6.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 37
  3. Negative: 7 out of 37

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  1. SinD.
    Nov 6, 2007
    4
    Horrible super linear boring shooter. This gameplay is probably something better left to the old arcade machines. Uninstalled after 1 1/2 hours.
  2. ChrisF.
    Oct 8, 2007
    9
    Nice Graphics, nice Story, nice Action, NICE GAME.
  3. Jok`RdeMo
    Oct 10, 2007
    5
    Very nice graphics. Very weak gameplay - repetetive. So after 1h of playing it starts to get boring, but after 3h you just uninstall the game.
  4. Nytrox
    Jan 4, 2012
    8
    It might be a little bland as idea for a game, but personally i just love the gameplay and the soundtrack. The story is very similar to a steven seagal-like movie, but it's also true that those kind of movies works if put in a good way. Also i really enjoyed it because it reminds me of Max Payne, one of the best 3rd person shooter ever created.
  5. TheGrindeR
    Jun 17, 2012
    6
    Looks like than Max Payne series, but this game much better. The graphics, the sounds and the story is okay. This game building the slow motion effect. You can do a lot of wonderful motion and you can destroy a lot of things.
  6. pretty_ugly
    Nov 10, 2012
    5
    The presentation of this game is pretty good. It tries to be cinematic with a moving story and it succeeds at that. However, the gameplay itself is really bland. It's more of an interactive movie than a game. The closest equivalent i can think of is Virtua Cop. You enter one area and then enemies pour out and you shoot and shoot until all of them die then you move forward and the same thing repeats until the end of the level. Yeah, it's fun to play one of these stages once in a while but a full game of this and I'm sick of it.… Expand
  7. stranglehold
    Mar 29, 2013
    8
    Stranglehold is great, great storyline really nice game-play not bad graphics. the graphics could use a bit more work but other than that this game is really fun and for sure worth the money and time.

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Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. IGN
    81
    There are plenty of "Oh my God" moments and just enough challenge to sustain anyone's interest from start to finish.
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  2. GameSpot
    70
    For as long as it lasts, Stranglehold delivers a satisfying, if somewhat derivative action game experience.
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  3. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    79
    What this game is about is mayhem, destruction and style, all of which it has in bag loads. It doesn’t have the most original gameplay, nor is it the most sophisticated game of this type, but it is essentially an officially licensed John Woo game, doing what a lot of wannabe John Woo games have been doing for a few years now.
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