![]() ![]() By approaching unaware enemies from behind and waiting, players can kill their opponent in horrific style, with the gruesome murders becoming more excessive the longer the player waits before going in for the kill. Manhunt games are notorious for the "executions" that the player is encouraged to perform. The high point of the game comes early, with a section that pays homage to Eli Roth's Hostel, but there's nothing else so interesting. The levels themselves are similarly devoid of inspiration. Told in a series of cut scenes, the plot does little more than bookend the levels. Taking the role of paranoid schizophrenic protagonist Daniel Lamb, the player is egged on by his mysterious companion, Leo Kasper, to escape his mental institution and go on a murderous rampage in the aim of piecing his life back together. ![]() Manhunt 2's aspirations are barely as high as a straight-to-video slasher film. Romero film, with stomach churning violence and genuine social commentary, Manhunt attempted to be the video game equivalent of a George A. Manhunt 2 just isn't strong enough to justify it. I can only guess that the reason that Rockstar Games so happily censored their own title for release is that, unlike the original Manhunt 2 received a Mature (17+) rating from the ERSB and the title has now been released in Ontario without comment, as in the rest of Canada - perhaps because in its new censored form, the game is far less shocking than its predecessor ever was. Due to Sony and Nintendo's policies of not allowing Adults Only titles on their systems, the effective ban of the title in North America required Rockstar to hastily edit and censor their product to allow its release. ![]() Its sequel, however, faced an entirely different fate after being given an 'Adults Only' rating from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board early this year. Despite such sales restrictions across the world, developer Rockstar Games made no move to edit or censor the title, and it remains one of the most violent video games ever released. Manhunt is noteworthy as the first game to be classified the same way as film is in Ontario, where it was given an R rating, legally restricting its sale to persons under 18. While released without incident in the majority of Canada, the original Manhunt 2 is a dull, formulaic sequel that loses everything that made its predecessor worth defending
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