1. CoryP.

   10

   Smash or trash time, and this game well deserves a perfect score. Sure there is better stealth games out there and better graphics and all that other special crap, but this game didn't need it to pull of a great experience. I love the fact that this game of very,very,very, few can pull off a well deserved mature rating ( I don't know how many other titles try to pull it off and fail to succeed). I am not a pyschopath, i know the difference between reality and virtual reality, but I believe there should be a sequel (pray to the almighty Rockstar) if not more games of its kind.... but again please let there be a sequel.… Expand

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2. alex007

   8

   Disturbing, scary, graphically violent. Rockstar North's urban horror game is a tense and taut spin on "The Most Dangerous Game". Players control James Earle Cash, an inmate who is busted out of prison by The Director; a mystery man who sees your every move. Once Cash escapes the prison facility, his journey home becomes a literal fight for survival. Armed with bladed weapons and firearms, Cash uses both stealth and full-out assaults as to fight off the creepy gangs who are out to kill him. The macrbe twist is that The Director aids Cash through an earpiece throughout the game. He directs Cash to his final destination, ordering him to kill as gruesomely as possible every step of the way. The disturbing aspect of the game is that it rewards you for doing so. You are encouraged to perform the most graphic killings to unlock challenge rooms. In movie terms, "Manhunt" is "The Running Man" meets "The Warriors" with a touch of "8MM". Gameplay-wise, it is very similar to "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" and "Hitman 2". This game features shooting segments, but it's very much a stealth game. The horror atmosphere is extremely thick with a synth musical score straight out of an 80's slasher flick. In a sense, "Manhunt" is a survival game as much as it is an action title. In fact, you'll probably creep out when you first get spotted by a crazed gang member.
   
   Rockstar North made three great "Grand Theft Auto" games for the PS2. This game is nowhere as grandiose as those mammoth titles. But it is an efficient and effective actioner that is truly creepy. 8.5 out of 10.… Expand

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3. NinjaMafia

   6

   A little note to Brian. People keep bashing this game because they don't like it. I'm not saying other people won't like it, I'm saying I don't like it. Anyway, Manhunt is about James Cash, sentenced for execution blah blah blah. You should know the story already, just read below. Anyway I'm going to make my point in gameplay. And yes, I am rewriting my review, if I could make this review not count I would but oh well. First, yes the enemies do respond to sound. I give them credit for that (also if you read below, the headset can also be a fundamental item in this game.). The game is very linear, kind of like Splinter Cell. Maybe that is why I didn't care much for Splinter Cell. I still liked it and all, but it had no replay value and the linearity killed it. I think stealth games shoulda atleast have some freedom. Take Tenchu or Metal Gear solid for instance. Both have open areas and more than one way to approach the problem, manhunt and splinter cell don't. ( Authors note: I'm talking about MGS not MGS2, I didn't terribly like that stealth game either). I'm not saying that manhunt is a boring game. I just ound myself trying to complete it rather than just play it. The game had me hooked for the first half, hell maybe even first three fourths of the game, but towards the end, I was dragging myself through. Extra levels were fun for a while. However, does Rockstar really think that adds alot of replay value? The other diffuculty actually did help the replay a bit. I did find myself trying to replay this game. Oh and about that getting gun half way through the game I do apologize. While you do get the nail gun at the fourth level, I didn't count it as much of a gun. I don't know why don't ask. I think I really meant a third of the way, seeing how there are 20 normal levels, plus four bonus. I even like the hardness of this game. Hell, it beats what most games call challenging these days The thing with this game is, if it were more open ended and had alot of replay value it would have definitely gotten my attention. However, I find myself getting tired of having to restart at an early point in the level and going through the same thing over and over again. I don't know why, I loved Shinobi, this game just didn't appeal to me too much. I just feel tried of watching blood squirt into video cameras placed around the city.Give me the blood squirting from actual real life ( I don';t know how to phrase what I'm trying to say) Let there be no blood to obstruct the stealth kill. I'm not sure, the more I talk about this game the more it would seem that I would like it but there it is, sitting necxt to my PS2 never going to be touched again until a rainy day a few years from now. The graphics, well, they still look horrible to me. I don't care if they did improve from GTA VC's models the thing is that GTA VC had really crappy models to begin with so improving them doesn't exactly mean high quality graphics. The enviroments still look blurry . I don't know, maybe I just didn't like this game as much as everyone else. I would suggest renting it atleast, This is just my opinionj. Everyone else seems to love it, maybe you will too. However, this game feels like a rental more than a buy, maybe that is why I'm pissed at this game.… Expand

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4. MarcusB.

   1

   Utter trash. Takes a great idea and --presto!-- turns it into crap. Weak graphics (let's face it, the PS2 is showing it's age), linear gameplay devoid of any variability, weak controls and the concomitant problems associated with a stealth game predicated on such a control scheme.… Expand

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