History VideoGame / Stranglehold

* RevengeMyopia: Mr. Wong wants revenge on Tequila for killing his son Johnny. The fact that Johnny was a psychopathic monster who brought his fate on himself never seems to register. Even worse, to spite Tequila further, he kidnaps Billie, the woman Tequila loves, even though she's ''his own daughter''.

* RevengeMyopia: Mr. Wong wants revenge on Tequila for killing his son Johnny. The fact that Johnny was a psychopathic monster who brought his fate on himself never seems to register.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The SpinAttack Tequila Bomb.

* UnstoppableRage: The Barrage Tequila Bomb. Not only does everything go into {{Overcrank slo mo}}, but Tequila is invulnerable, has endless ammo, and rapid fires -- even with rocket launchers!

* BossBanter: Just about every one.

* UnstoppableRage: The Barrage Tequila Bomb. Not only does everything go into slo mo, but Tequila is invulnerable, has endless ammo, and rapid fires - even with rocket launchers!

''[[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt John Woo Presents Stranglehold]]'' is a 2007 ThirdPersonShooter by Creator/MidwayGames that is both an affectionate pastiche of the classic HeroicBloodshed movies ''and'' a sequel to the probably most famous example of the genre, ''Film/HardBoiled''. And it was produced with Creator/JohnWoo participating, while Chow Yun-Fat reprises his role as Tequila. As you may have expected from that lineup, the game is much more about marrying RuleOfCool to RuleOfFun and [[EverythingBreaks trashing each next level]] in impossibly awesome ways than anything else.

A sequel, titled Gunrunner, was in the works and was set to feature a DarkerAndEdgier narrative starring Creator/VinDiesel as a new partner character for Tequila, alongside driving segments a la Midway's own ''Wheelman'' (which also starred Diesel). However, it was cancelled due to Midway's severe financial troubles that led to their bankruptcy in 2009.

A sequel, titled Gunrunner, was in the works and was set to feature a DarkerAndEdgier narrative starring Creator/VinDiesel as a new partner character for Tequila, alongside driving segments a la Midway's own ''Wheelman'' (which also starred Diesel). However, it was cancelled due to Midway's severe financial troubles that led to their bankruptcy in 2009. John Woo also expressed desire to make a film adaptation of the game (talk about coming full circle), but nothing of note has come of that either.

The game, after being out of circulation for years, has been released on Website/GogDotCom in 2019.

A sequel, titled Gunrunner, was in the works and was set to feature a DarkerAndEdgier narrative starring Creator/VinDiesel as a new partner character for Tequila, alongside driving segments a la Midway's own ''VideoGame/{{Wheelman}}'' (which also starred Diesel). However, it was cancelled due to Midway's severe financial troubles that led to their bankruptcy in 2009. John Woo also expressed desire to make a film adaptation of the game (talk about coming full circle), but nothing of note has come of that either.

Recently, rumors have surfaced that John Woo will be directing a film adaptation of the game. Talk about full circle.

* BottomlessMagazines: Partly averted, as you have a limit on the ''total'' ammo... though it goes away, too, when you activate a Tequila Bomb. Although your ammo ''is'' finite, even if you run out, it's a simple matter of backtracking two steps and get the gun of some of the dozens of dead {{Mooks}} you ''will'' leave in your wake.

* ReverseMole: Jerry was an undercover cop, making him this. But then he went native and joined Wong for real, becoming TheMole for his side.

* ParentalMarriageVeto: Mr. Wong is ''not'' happy about the fact that his daughter has married a cop-especially one who killed his son.

* BadassGrandpa: Mr. Wong is one hell of a villainous example. The guy single-hands a ''Sniper Rifle''! Like, with one hand!
** A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_M82 Barrett M82]]. Which ''isn't even meant for use against human targets''.
* BadassInANiceSuit[=/=]CoolShades: Tequila himself during the Chicago missions.

* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: Jerry, as Tequila finds out.]]

* BoringButPractical: The pistols.
** Boring? Says you! Nothing screams badass like doing [[LimitBreak the barrage and spin attacks]] with GunsAkimbo.

* BottomlessMagazines: Partly averted, as you have a limit on the ''total'' ammo... though it goes away, too, when you activate a Tequila Bomb.
** And although your ammo ''is'' finite, even if you run out, it's a simple matter of backtracking two steps and get the gun of some of the dozens of dead {{Mooks}} you ''will'' leave in your wake.

* [[spoiler:TheCakeIsALie: Tequila's mission to rescue Billie from the Zakarovs turns out to be a ploy by Wong to eliminate his deadliest competition -- and Wong has ''no'' intention of letting Tequila and Billie live happily ever after, or their daughter Teko for that matter because he is a bastard who wants Tequila to pay for the death of his son]].

* [[WhiteShirtOfDeath White Suit of Death]]: [[spoiler:Mr. Wong]].