Since the demo has been out for a week and the release is just around the corner, I figured I would start a thread.

I enjoyed the demo. They really went out of their way to make the gameplay look as "cool" as possible. The non-shooting elements seemed like they were an afterthought (aka the cover system), but the main bread and butter of the game (gun-play) is great fun.

Anyone else excited to get their hands on this ??

I liked it but I thought the camera needed some work and the game seemed really drab to me. Like too much was going on and I couldn't exactly tell what was what. Fun, but not $60 fun.

Yeah, I can't wait to get Max Payne 3 Stranglehold.

i liked the walking up and and down hand rails he does. reminds me of my skating days :-D


I'm anxious to try out the multiplayer on this game. it definitely looked like it had potential

I felt the controls were a little sloppy, but the game had enough elements in it to make it entertaining. Oddly, it felt like a Midway game (well it is Midway) in that - it's nice, but it is lacking and feels somewhat generic despite nice production values.

Loved the demo, but the timing for this game's release is pretty bad, with Bioshock and Metroid Prime 3 coming out at the same time as this. If I finish both of those before Halo 3 comes out, I'll probably rent Stranglehold (or buy it if there are any good deals on it).

i'd say its good, in that, Ill wait 2 months and get it for 30 online

This is the same discipline I'm trying to teach myself, it's harder than it sounds that's for sure.

This is the route I'll be going as well.. Won't be hard for me as I really don't have any game money atm.

oh, most definitely


especially when you are constantly reminded of it's release while coming here day after day. surprisingly, i talked myself out of ALL the big releases coming out next week. If I can get Metroid 3 for 30, I will, but i might have to wait.

I thought the demo was pretty sweet. Had a lot of fun with it than I imagined and the demo even ended at a pretty good spot. Really left me wanting more.

A lot of signature Woo touches, too (the birds, etc.). I'll definitely be at least renting this. The preview at the end looked awesome. I really like the scene at the museum of sliding down the T-Rex skeleton.

yeah that's what i was thinking. it played pretty close to max payne. i'll probably skip this one.

I didn't think the game was anything like Max Payne.

If you take out the destructible environments and rail walking/table sliding stuff, then it pretty much is Max Payne. It makes sense though because Max Payne was inspired by John Woo movies.

I don't understand why people are complaining that it is similar to Max Payne. Max Payne was a great game, and it's 6 years old. The sequel is 4 years old. So aren't we due for a new game along those lines, and given how popular Max Payne was, shouldn't we be glad to be getting a new game along those lines?

Anyway, I really enjoyed the demo. I'm all about Bioshock next week, but I will definitely be picking up Stranglehold at some point soon.

I wasn't complaining at all. I did love the Max Payne games, and I am looking forward to Stranglehold too.

its strictly because of the slow-motion bullet time effect.

the motion made me sick, i'm going to pass on this one.

I still can't get over my jaw dropping after sliding around on the food-cart and picking off enemies

I'll definitely pick this up. I thought it had a great demo.

Awesome demo, but I'll wait til it's cheaper.

I want to get it, but with Bioshock coming next week. It will have to wait.

Yeah, that was definetly cool! For some reason, ive been calling this game Strange-Hold until i actually heard someone say the correct name, weird.

I'm going to pass on this one, but I really liked the bullet-time feature. Other than that, I have the same issues with it that others have expressed: clunky camera and controller movements.

The game seems very linear too me. I liked the shooting elements. It just seemed like it would lead you from one area to another without much room for exploring. I may pick it up after a price drop.