Thanks to a deal between Warner Bros. Interactive and GOG.com, 2007's action shooter Stranglehold has returned to PC. Co-created by legendary Hong Kong director John Woo, Stranglehold serves as a sequel to his classic . Starring Chow Yun-Fat (who reprises his role in-game), the film and game are known for featuring some ridiculous action set-piecesꩲ and a disregard for physics.
As for why Stranglehold disappeared in the first place, it's likely the same reason any dꦐigital title does: expiration of copyright. Digital copyright laws are a strange, tangled web of mystery that most companies can't quite figure out. After licensing something for a set period of time, c🌼ontracts expire and many games get delisted from digital marketplaces.
This has happened to even the biggest of publishers and developers. Rockstar Games has famously had to remove content -in the form of songs- from its Grand Theft Auto games to ensure their preservation on digital marketplaces. It seems various industries aren't willing to play ball with each other, which leads 💯to perfectly fine titles going missing for a while.
As for whether or not you should grab Stranglehold, it wasn't that bad of a game. Its main claim to fame is having the backing of John Woo, but the shooter did resemble the older Max Payne titles quite a bit. At the time of its release, Max Payne 2 wasn't that far removed from the public consciousness. A sequel to that series wouldn't materialize for another five years, so anyone looking to get a fix of 🧜slow-mo bullet dodging wasn't left with many other options.
It also featured a standard multiplayer mode that let you dodge around as Chow Yun-Fat. That's certainly worth something, especially with how storied his career is. You'll probably not spend any time with the mode, bu𒉰🌺t at least you can re-experience Officer Tequila's gamified take on Hong Kong cinema without resorting to piracy.
You can currently buy from GOG for $9.99. If you'd rather go the console route (the game was also released on PS3 and Xbox 360), cheap copies can be found for half that price. A even includes Hard Boiled on the Blu-Ray.
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