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*SPOILERS* Minor bugs and glitches


Minor bugs and glitches of the "highly polished" "Stranglehold"

1. Dead bodies disappear. It really is a flaw if compared to "Max Payne". Even the good old "Duke Nukem 3D" was leaving the enemies' dead bodies scattered everywhere. However slick the action is, this unrealistic point is a downer and makes it look like a console-oriented videofeast. I'd prefer fewer enemies but more realistic approach.

2. In at least one point of the game the character gets stuck while jumping over the table in the market (near the beginning of the game).

3. During the shootout on the drug-boats one of the villains when killed falls and starts to roll on the floor in a most bizzarre "digital" fashion (it kills the true feeling of the happenings all right). And it's not an occasional glitch - it happens every time you get to the place.

4. In the port when you shoot the higher part of the hanging shark, it falls apart, while the lower part continues to hang on in the air without any support.

5. The resolution choice is terrible. Every time I start the game I have to try different resolution in pixels: many choices leave black stripes on the screen. Besides, even if I choose the correct resolution (in my case it's 728x1240 or smth like that, next time I start the game there are black stripes again, and I have to change and re-change the pixels amount...

In spite of all mentioned above (it looks like a raw product) the game is very neat in gameplay and deserves its high rating. After all it is a revolutionary shooter from the master of slo-mo action classics.

Can you add anything to the list?

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Very late, I just started playing this, but one glitch (which is major in my mind), is that the sound will just cut out at random intervals (whenever there's a lot of gunplay and/or explosions). From what I've read, it isn't a problem with my disc or system, other people have complained about this. I've never had a problem like this with any other game, and I've played tons over the years. Other than that, solid game.

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