Midway has announced that John Woo Presents Stranglehold demo has been released on the Xbox 360 LIVE Marketplace for you to download.  Be sure to watch our hands on video demo from http://www.e3coverage.com

Midway today announced that the demo for the action-packed and award-winning, 3rd person action adventure title, Stranglehold, is now available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Stranglehold, starring international film icon Chow Yun-Fat and world-renowned action director John Woo, brings all of the action and suspense of a summer blockbuster to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The full version of Stranglehold is currently expected to ship on August 27th for the Xbox 360 and PC, and September 17th for the PlayStation 3. Downloadable demos for PC and PlayStation 3 will be available soon.

The Stranglehold demo will allow players to get a taste of the intense, non-stop action, cinematic gunplay and massively destructible environments that their itchy trigger fingers have been waiting for. A collaboration with world renowned action film director John Woo’s Tiger Hill Entertainment, Stranglehold allows players to experience the excitement of true next-gen action as you take on the role of Inspector Tequila created by John Woo for his influential action film, "Hard Boiled" starring Chow Yun-Fat. Ensnared by a crime boss with a gripping secret, Inspector Tequila is forced to cross the line from sworn duty to bloody revenge. Engage your enemies with intense cinematic gun battles and cause massive environmental damage in real-time or revolutionary slow-motion Tequila Time.