9 Perfect Video Game Sequel Ideas (That Were Rejected)
6. Stranglehold 2: Gun Runner
John Woo’s Stranglehold was a brief but addictive action game where you played as Chow Yun Fat’s character from Hard Boiled, and you set about shooting and blowing up large waves of enemies in beautiful slow motion. The story was threadbare and it didn’t have much replay value, but for Woo fans it was catnip.
The game was also a decent sized hit, but Midway wanted to broaden the franchise’s appeal by bringing in another actor for a sequel. The new game was subtitled Gun Runner and saw Chow teaming up with Vin Diesel’s character from Wheelman, another Midway game.
Stranglehold 2 would have focused on working together, and environments had gotten so destructible you could level whole buildings if you wanted too; and why wouldn't you?
There were also driving sections where one player drove while another fired at oncoming enemies, and while early prototypes looked impressive Midway eventually folded due to financial pressure in 2008.