1UP reviews Stranglehold: 7.5/10

Stranglehold is good enough to present some solid entertainment for the eight or so hours you'll spend playing through the story. And it's certainly good enough to look forward to a sequel, and an opportunity for the developers to put some more meaty gameplay on top of all that pretty tech. But it ultimately ends up as little more than a mindless destruct-a-thon, heavy on style and just a bit too light on substance.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

I knew this game sucked.

[barom]

suck is a bit harsh. I say from 1-5 = suck.

6-7 = alright
7-8 = good
8-9 = great
9-10 = perfect or almost

[MK_Red]

It's not a bad review or score. 7.5/10 from 1UP is a great score IMO.

[Evoluti0n]

is really hating lately, I don't get it.

[MK_Red]

Agreed. Aside from the great BioShock which rightfully deserved its 10/10, 1UP has been really harsh lately.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

If they give a game 7.9, everyone thinks... what a bomb. It's a very uneasy score. Give it an 8.0, and everyone relaxes, yep it's good enough.

There should be a rule, no 7.9's. If you're gonna give a 7.9 just make it an 8.0, it does wonders for peoples moral. Seriously what do you loose by adding .1 more?

What's better a truth that makes people cry or a lie that makes people smile?

[Rooftrellen]

There's a reason the price for everything ends in 99 cents. $199.99 looks much cheaper than $200.

That being said, 7.5 is a forgettable score. 5 should be average, since its right in the middle, but its not for some reason. 7 is, for the most part, average, and not a score anyone stives for. 7.5 isn't bad, but its not great.

7-8, as good as it should be, pretty much means avoid it unless you like this genre. 7.5 (or .9) isn't a bad score, but it just doesn't look as good as 8, because that first number means a lot in our minds.

[ElementX]

I said in a previous post that Stranglehold will average 7.5. The demo was boring and I don't like the way everything has a glow to let you know you can shoot it or jump on it.

[Meus Renaissance]

This will be a filler-in game for me personally, when I'm not playing Warhawk or Heavenly Sword. I'll probably rent it first, just to make sure if its worth a purchase.

It does look fun though.

[sonarus]

I played the demo and IMO its a sucky game. The graphics really suck and the gameplay is really repetitive. In no way as memorable/ or as good as max payne. I expect other review scores to be lower

[BloodySinner]

I don't care if 1UP is being "harsh". If they know the game they're reviewing is rubbish, I prefer it that they'd be honest about it. Somehow, I believe this is a well deserved score for Stranglehold.

[Schmitty07]

But I don't know how long it would last.

[GnaM]

Is anyone surprised? Given the quality of past games licensed on martial artists and Hong Kong action stars (Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, etc.) if anyone was actually expecting this to be a topnotch game they must have just gotten into videogames yesterday.

On the other hand, if your game stars a generic white guy who's head is shaped like a cardboard box and wears a constant expression of constipation, its guaranteed to be a hit.

[djt23]

it is not a bad rating
i still hate 1up

[ALMIGHTYPS3]

I hope the devs take notice of this and upgrade the "!PS3!" version before it is released!!

[jaja1434]

The demo was odd, people kept popping out of block off alleys. I just be running around shooting thinking "where in gods name are all these people coming from.? These must be a Zerg base hidden behind the trash can of impassibility"
Ohh from the demo 7.5 sounds about right I suppose.