PSU: How much of the actual environment is destructible? And can objects (broken or otherwise) be used as a weapon?

Because we have an unprecedented level of environmental destruction in Stranglehold and players can use our trademarked “Massive D™” to their advantage in game-play, almost every encounter in the game is unique and interesting. Every single object in the environment can be completely and utterly destroyed. As players progress through the different environments they learn new ways to take down enemies by using the various weapons in the game, OR if they pay close enough to their surroundings, they’ll see different and exciting ways to use the environment to kill enemies during an intense gun battle.

For instance, in one of the boss battles there are giant ornate statues in the room, and if the player shoots out a leg of the statue, it will fall over and damage the boss. We also have lots of cases were the player or enemies can utilize cover that erodes from fire, as well as many more places where an observant player can use the destructibility of the environment to get one over on the enemies.

PSU: How are the controls set up for Tequila Time style fighting and stunts? Do you plan on using the PS3’s SIXAXIS for anything?

Setting up the controls to be intuitive and easy to manage allowing gamers a truly intense action yet cinematic experience was very important to us. Everything is a one button interaction. Tequila Time is turned on automatically when a player engages an enemy that is in the reticle, providing players with the capability of taking down enemies if a variety of stylistic ways – running down banisters, swinging on chandeliers, diving onto rollcarts, all the while engaging in intense, dramatic gun battles that will leave your palms sweaty.

For the most HARDCORE games, players can automatically trigger tequila time, if they’d choose to have more control.

We are trying out a few ideas with the SIXAXIS controller to enhance the PS3 play but we aren’t sure yet whether they will all work out.