Midway 2007 Holiday Preview: Stranglehold, Game Party and Aqua Teen Hunger Force (SOHH Official)

Midway 2007 Holiday Preview: Stranglehold, Game Party and Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Last week the folks from Midway came out from Cali to give the press a look at their Holiday 2007 releases. With plenty of food and drinks on hand, I got to sit down, grab the controllers and talk to the developers of each game.

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The first game I checked out was Stranglehold which continues the story of John Woo's influential action film, Hard Boiled. Playing as Chow Yun-Fat you're on a mission to take down the organized crime bosses who took your family.

One of the best features of Stranglehold is its destructible environments. Instead of bumping into chairs and tables you just bust right through them. If a bad guy is hiding behind a pillar or a car, just shoot it up and expose him. You also have the ability to swing from chandeliers, slide on railings and jump and ride on serving carts (just like in the John Woo movies). And your enemies have incredibly realistic reaction sequences depending on where you shoot them (eye, nose, mouth, throat, knees, elbows and the most popular... groin).

Check out the throat shot below:

And here's the trailer:

Stranglehold is already available for Xbox 360. The Playstation 3 version is gonna hit stores next week (September 17th).

After getting all kinds of shot up playing Stranglehold I checked out a game that is a little bit more my speed, Game Party for the Wii. This game is perfect for a house party, it features virtual versions of about 12 classic party games, like darts, table hockey, arcade basketball and a thinly veiled version of beer pong called ping cup. Game Party hits store in November.

Lastly, I got a sneek peek of the game that's based on the hit comedy series from Adult Swim - Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am is described as an action-adventure combat golf, cart racing game. It's definitely not going to win any awards for originality and the graphics looked downright old school compared to Stranglehold but this game has just enough filthy humor to keep fans of the show entertained for hours. It comes out in November. Here's the trailer:

Posted by Danica on September 12, 2007 11:14 AM | Permalink