EXPLORE WORLD OF WOO WITH 'STRANGLEHOLD'.Byline: REDMOND CAROLIPIO >LA.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. I've got a gun in each hand, slow-motion at my fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. -- and doves. What more do I need? "John Woo For other uses, see . John Woo Yu-Sen (Chinese: 吳宇森; Pinyin: Wú Yǔsēn Presents: Stranglehold" is a short, action-packed rave featuring tons of bullets, stuff being destroyed and enemies dying by the truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno . And in vintage Woo fashion, you look darn cool doing it. It's a virtual follow-up to Woo's 1992 movie "Hard Boiled," in which Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat (Traditional Chinese: 周潤發; Simplified Chinese: played Inspector Tequila, a cop and one-man death squad who takes on the mob. If you're an action fan, you know Woo's style: Heavy doses of slow motion, elaborate gunplay and random dove cameos. The game comes fully loaded with all of the above, and it makes for some of the wildest fun you'll ever have in a gunfight. Killing enemies in the most stylish way possible is encouraged. You can trigger slow motion (called "Tequila Time") for a few seconds for firing or stunt moves, making it easier to shoot the bad guys and add style points. The more stylish you are, the more access you get to a variety of special abilities. You start with the ability to heal yourself, and can pick up temporary invincibility and quick spins. One of the coolest is "precision aim" -- the camera follows the bullet to its target. The game is a little on the short side, topping out at about six or seven hours. redmond.carolipio@dailybulletin.com JOHN WOO PRESENTS: STRANGLEHOLD - Three stars >Publisher: Midway Games Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American video game publisher. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam. >Platform: Xbox 360, PS3 >Rating: M for Mature CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (John Woo Presents: Stranglehold) |
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