Summary

the most violent game you can possibly play...right now anyway. it's really fun and gruesome. you can tell right away that Rockstar made this game. the levels kind of all look the same but most people won't care because the Splinter Cell elements of this game really make it a one-of-a-kind.

Sound

really good sound and voiceovers. i like it when another hunter finds a dead guy and he makes some really funny comment about him being dead.

Gameplay

great execution moves and stealth attacks

Summary

What a waste of time and money this was. You play a murderer call cash, who is chosen to clean up the streets against the most stupid villains in the history of games even Sonic’s The Hedgehogs enemies had smarter AI, they knew to move back and forward at least. The bad guys in this game must all be blind and brain dead cus they can see you, chase you the just because you hide in the shadows that they seen you go in the go “Maybe it was nothing”. Yeah but you just seen me you moron so how can it be nothing!!!

Sound

I must admit I really enjoyed the sound of silence after I turned of my PS2. ahhh that is a sound I’ll never forget.

Gameplay

Also why do you play the biggest wimp in the world why was this guy on death row, I mean just try getting into a fight and then you will see what I mean. He can’t grapple, throw punches without the villains throwing 10 in before you hit one. This means you have you hide in the shadows like a bold header coward and just wait for the bad guys gold fish memory to kick in and forget you ever existed.

Summary

Manhunt has just about everything going for it. Solid controls, good graphics, interesting plot, and no-stop brutal gratuatous violenc. Eery atmospheres highlight the game, which revolves around you trying to survive a dealy game for the entertainment of sick people. As the story unfolds, you get a variety of weapon to kill your opponents in a gory, brutal manner. Targeting works good. In truth the game is overly difficult. It is almost impossible to win a fight against two people, and during shoot outs, you'll die more than a couple times. The stealth factor works very well, and fans of that type of genre will love it.

Sound

Sound is good. You hear footsteps, the sound of a bat as it smacks someone. Sound is flawless. In-game dialogue is beatifully acted.

Gameplay

Gameplay is good. Different enemies, levels, etc. There is a variety of weapons with three different kills to keep the slaughter fresh, but it gets very repetative. Fighting is the problem. Enemies are extremely strong with a lot of life, and two or more usualy equals death. Shoot outs are very hard, even though targeting is perfect. It has unique graphics and presentation. Skilled gamers only.

Summary

Rockstar has had a slew of great games and they do it once again with Manhunt, A wildly innovative and creative but also flawed game riddled with stuff so dark that you feel bad that you enjoy playing this. and make you feel a bit sirty inside

Sound

sound was its best feature voice acting was done reasonbly well. with Brian Cox(super troopers is the only movie i can think of that he's been in)doing an excellent job of Mr. Starkweather lots of the sound is riddled with pitch dark humour and....colorful dialogue.if constant (and i mean CONSTANT) use of the F word and name calling as tasteless as LimpD!@ed F@gg*&S(try to figure it out hint its referring to a male part of the body and asexual orientation) then you might want to turn away from this game. but then again i think the gameplay will shoo you sensitive types away way before the sound will. the music is tense and exciting and everything sounds like it should. plus if you want you can grab your USB headset if you got one, plug it in and the director will talk to you in YOUR ear plus you can use the mic to shout at the enemies and get them to come over to you. sound is obviously the best feature of Manhunt

Gameplay

the starts as putting you in the body of James Earl Cash, a convict about to go in the electric chair when the chair just knocks him out. he wakes up in a building thats in the rundown Carcer City (its kind of like Detroit). a voice tells hime to put on an earpiece and walks out the door. this voice belongs to mr. Starkweather, a director who directs and specializes in snuff. he explains that he bought you off of death row and you do what he says you'll get "another roll at the dice" on life (in other words he'll let you go). but here is the games first problem. for such an original and wildly creative plot, it constantly takes a backseat from all the action except for some very interesting and juicy twist at times.from there on your journey begins.your basic goal is simple: kill everything in the most brutal and violent way possible. to do this they lay out weapons and painkillers and shadows galore. Now the lays itself into two halves, the first half consist of mostly melee weapons, ranging from plastic bags to glass shards to baseball bats to hammers to just about anything used for smashing and stabbing in the real world. and since the goal is to kill anyhting that moves the A.I sets up for you to do that quite nicely. you hide in the shadows and wait for an enemy to come by, either wait for him to walk by or make a noise so he comes running over there. then when his back is turned, you'll hear Starkweather yell something like "whack him" or "ice this chump" into the earpiece and then BAM! sit back and watch as you kill your opponent. the game lets you choose the brutality of your kill by holding the button right before you kill him and makeing the crosshair turn from white(quick)to yellow(violent) to red(gruesome). white is quick and short, violent is a little more detailed adn painful, and gruesome is sometimes just wrong. though some are more gruesome than others, none are not even close to tasteful or painless to watch. and thats the premise of the game, and while very linear at times it is still fun and grossly addicting. these executions were gross enough that sometimes I took a break because i felt dirty for enjoying it this much. while you are executing enemies you will have a goal mostly these just end up being your run of the mill get from point A to point B missions but some are fairly creative. such as dragging a hobo along and making sure he doesnt get killed for no tother reason that just spice up the difficulty or saving your family. And for once the escort missions work very well. because as one more show of innovation they let you drop your escort in a shadow or someplace safe instead of having them just follow you in the battlefield everywhere. but after a while of killing everything with melee weapons your introduced to guns. and from there you will be involved in some of the most tense shootouts ever,this gaem adds a bit of realism making it harder to drop someone during a shootout. usually shoot-em-up games have it so you can gun down 4 or 5 men at once with ease, but in Manhunt a room with 6 people or more will have your heart racing higher and higher the lower your health gets and the more you kill. and it adds more to the challenge sometimes by just giving you a revolver and making you take down a group of men with shotguns. in the end this game brings you a bunch innovative features (such as hiding in shadows and creative radars), tense moments, dirty scenes interesting characters and elements, gruesome but awesome kills extremly, tense shootouts, sometimes lacking and sometimes creative missions and even little easter egg references to other rockstar games(like the Gash on the newsreporters floor in her bedroom from GTA:VC or the layout of the trainyard level and painkillers from Max Payne). most of the complaints of the gameplay though is the lacking plot, the overally linear game play and the size. the game somewhat exaust itself with 25 huge levels which for a game like this is WAY too long. overall this game does its job and makes you really connect to Every kill you make giving a sense of pride when you finally totally kill off an entire gang.

Summary

How should i start this review... hmm well! let's see. ok got it. here goes. For anyone who has ever enjoyed a good ol' slasher flick such as Halloween or my personal favorites, Friday The Thirteenth, you sicko's will absoloutly love this game! I know i did. the game puts you in the shoes of a convicted murderer sentences to his execution, Cash awakens, alive to find out that he has been spared, only to be plunged into complete hell by a faceless psychotic ex film director who leads him through the dangers by way of an earpiece. Can you trust this crazy guy? it's up to you as Cash to survive using any method possible, stealth works best. Executions are a scream, but all out assault will work aswell. there are a variety of weapons at your disposal later on in the game such as brutal hatchets, knives, guns, chainsaws, baseball bats and even a plastic bag! the game is rated Mature for obvious gore and strong language. but if i can handle it (i'm 15) i'm sure anyone with a mind for fun can aswell. The bottom line: if gore and action is your thing, buy this game at a video store, or atleast rent it.

Sound

The sound is great aswell, get caught and you'll here an 80's style slasher movie tune of danger and suspense, hide from someone and you'll here him cursing, grumbling and carrying on, or calling to his buddies for backup. not to mention the realistic, often morbid sounds of metal slicing through bone.

Gameplay

The game plays much like an espionage title, such as Splinter Cell or Metal Gear Solid with a twist of horror. you must hide in the shadows and spring forth stealthy executions upon your crazed foe to survive. all out assault works aswell, but it is much safer to be crafty than sorry.

Summary

Manhunt begins with the execution of James Earl Cash. Or so it seems to those who don't know better. You awaken to find that you have been abducted by a crazed director dealing in porn and snuff films. The biggest seller being snuff films, because of the violent, gladiator-like gorefest. (Why you couldn't be cast as a porn star is beyond me,but Rockstar decided there would be no sex in your violence.) You must slay thug after thug with various weapons including shards of glass, chainsaws, and assault rifles. Using stealth and cunning you must navigate through an Urban jungle full of vicious criminals, all of which are out to kill you. This game is not for the faint of heart. This maybe one of the most disturbing games I have played...ever. This may be due to the fact that the game is so addicting, that you find yourself enjoying the brutal task of hacking the heads off of your opponents or stabbing them in the face with shards of glass. Also, be warned, the language throughout the game is exactly what you'd expect from criminal types: bad. If you have the stomach for it, this is a great game.

Sound

Creepy, maniacs ranting, Squeals of a piggy man, and realistic criminal dialogue: all are an example of what you will here throughout the game. The sound effects definitely add to the dark atmosphere of the game. The music also changes to let you know when your being pursued. The music is the final layer of that gives this game a very 8MM feel to it. Reminds me of something out of a decent Seventies horror movie. Death never sounded so good.

Gameplay

If you have played any kind of stealth games such as Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell you'll feel right at home. Even if you haven't, it won't take long to catch on. Hiding in the shadows and using noise to attract your hapless vicims has never been so easy. The camera was great. I didn't find myself hindered by the camera at all which is a big plus, especially considering that this is a stealth game. I was extremely pleased to find that Manhunt is a game that has definite replay value. Though, I don't think you'll be playing it for weeks, it's definitely worth playing through two or three times. Overall, gameplay was excellent.