Summary:Midway has announced today that the PS3 version of the upcoming game Stranglehold will contain a full version of the Hong Kong action film Hard Boiled, the prequel tale of the game's gun-toting main character.
Although John Woo's much-anticipated game Stranglehold is scheduled for release on both Xbox 360 and PS3, Midway has announced a special collector's edition exclusive for PS3 owners. According to a recent Midway press release, encoded on the same exact 50 GB Blu-ray game disc of this limited edition product will be a full-length version of the 1992 action hit Hard Boiled, the original Hong Kong film that contributed in catapulting both director John Woo and action star Chow Yun-Fat into the realm of international stardom.
The film tells the story of a hard-nosed cop, named Inspector "Tequila", who struggles to take down a mobster-run gun-smuggling operation -- the results of which lead the characters to the film's infamously bloody shootout in the middle of a hospital. Stranglehold, which will be released to console systems this summer, will continue the tale of Tequila as he wreaks havoc on criminals with both fists clenched tightly around two smoking pistols.
This special edition will be priced at $69.95, $10 more than the price of a normal third party PS3 title. Midway's announcement also states that the film Hard Boiled appears courtesy of The Weinstein Company and Genius Products, who plan to re-release the film in a special 15th anniversary two-disc set through the Dragon Dynasty DVD label on July 24th of this year.
