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Games like Stranglehold

2007USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox

An over-the-top John Woo third-person shooter where you play Inspector Tequila, diving and sliding in slow motion through highly destructible environments. Style points reward flashy moves in the spirit of Hong Kong action cinema.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Fast pace
  • Lavish presentation

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In short: Games like Stranglehold

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Stranglehold special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Wet

87 %Match

2009PEGI 18PlayStation, Xbox

Brings what grabs you about Stranglehold: good gunplay, action-packed real-time combat and a fast pace.

Wet is an over-the-top action shooter where fixer Rubi blends sword combat with acrobatic dual-pistol gunplay in slow motion. Its grindhouse look with film grain and heavy gore gives it a distinct retro exploitation style.

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Suit for Hire

Shooting and gunplay

A tough action shooter where you blend firearms and martial arts into stylish, fluid choreographed violence. You'll need sharp reflexes and tactical thinking to survive.

Vanquish

Shooting and gunplay

Platinum Games' blisteringly fast third-person shooter where rocket-boosted slides and slow-motion aiming turn cover shooting into a high-speed ballet against robot armies. Short, intense and packed with spectacle.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Shooting and gunplay

A linear third-person cover shooter that continues the Wanted film story, built around curving bullets and stylish gunplay as Wesley Gibson uncovers his family's past.

Black

Lavish presentation

A first-person shooter famed for over-the-top destruction and punchy gun audio. You play a black ops soldier fighting through Chechnya in a linear campaign framed by an interrogation.

Max Payne

Shooting and gunplay

A grim neo-noir shooter that popularized bullet time: as a vengeful cop you dive in slow motion through a snowbound New York, with the story told through graphic-novel panels and hardboiled narration.

Blue Estate

Shooting and gunplay

A flashy on-rails shooter set in a technicolor mob world, mixing crude humor, over-the-top violence and motion controls. Short, snappy shooting action with lots of attitude rather than depth.

Urban Chaos: Riot Response

Shooting and gunplay

A linear third-person shooter where you play police officer Nick Mason, using a riot shield, firearms and a fire extinguisher to fight through gang- and terrorist-ravaged burning city streets.

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