Manhunt

"Full Review On Manhunt!"

If anybody would like to know some details about this great game, then you have come to the right place. I will tell you a lot about this game. I know this is a long review, but I explain a lot about it in here, and I think it would be very helpful then just a short review that doesn't say much. You get to use a lot of different weapons including Plastic Bags, Shot Guns, Hand Guns, Sniper Guns, Wire, Chain saw, Knife, and more. But first off I will tell you what the game is about! Here it is below:
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. You must run, hide, and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you!
America is full of run down, broken towns where nobody cares, and anything goes. In Carcer City, nothing matters anymore and all that is left is cheap thrills. The ultimate rush is the power to grant life, and to take it away, for sport. This time James Earl Cash, you are the sport. They gave you your life back. Now, they are going to hunt you down. (From the back of the box)
Here is what some of the executions are like below:

With a Machete you can sneak up behind the hunter and hit him in the back with it. Once he is screaming in agonizing pain noise you grab his hair, and there is 3 chops, and his head is off. You can then pick it up, and toss it at the other Hunters.

Another execution is with a bat. You can sneak up behind him, and hit him in the back, then when he his half conscious, you make him kneel, and hit his head off making brains splatter all over the walls if you are by them.

Now this one is a Wire Execution. You once again sneak up behind the hunter, and wrap the wire around his neck, then you pull, and pull, and pull, all while he is struggling for life, and soon his head falls off. Also then you can pick that head off the ground, and throw it.

Here is one with the Plastic Bag! You slowly creep up behind the victim, and just put that bag right on over his head, and then you turn the head around (facing you), then kick him a few times, and then snap his neck.

And when you have a gun, even though there is not executions with it. If you get close enough you can shoot their head off.

Note: There are more executions, but these are just my favorites. Also You can to watch the executions being done in a close up, and there is different views on it too.

The graphics aren't bad at all, they are actually pretty good. These graphics aren't the best I have seen, but they sure are good, and detailed. They have the really good scenes. Also the close up kills are really gory, I mean, there is a lot of detail to it.

The way the characters look is very awesome. Some of them have cool face paintings, others have masks on. And the tatoos are really detailed on the hunters too, and you can see them clearly. Also there is a lot of blood on them too. So the characters are designed well.

The voice acting is pretty good too. The director sounds pretty creepy, and scary. Also all of the Hunters say really funny things. They really get funny at the Asylum level. Simply because they are half crazy, and half not crazy.

The hunters say a lot of funny stuff, and the levels are awesome (I really like the Asylum level).

The lighting can be changed, so you can have it the way you like it. So basically everything is good as far as that goes.

The replay value is all right. I know I will be going back trying to unlock all of the sweet pictures, and the bonus levels. The game should take the average gamer 25-30 hours to beat it. And even more to unlock everything. The unlockable pictures are really cool too, and some of them are the gangs that you are fighting, and more information on them. Also you can even unlock little cheats for the game, those are always fun to mess around with sometimes.

Some people will bash this game to know earthly end, but here is some reasons why they would probably bash it.

1. They haven't played it
2. They have played it but didn't get far at all, and didn't get into the TRUE action
3. Or they really just didn't like it, because its not their type of game. So they are saying it is horrible, just because they don't like that kind of game.

But this game is great, I give it a 9 out of 10. (Or 5 stars if your reading this anywhere else) The reason only 9 stars is because its not something TRULY amazing, and REALLY mind blowing like Grand Theft Auto 3 or Vice City. Don't get me wrong though, this game is very tight, and amazing. Also, I think it is the first game of its kind too. I know There is the Splinter Cell, and the Metal Gear Solids, but they are not as gruesome as this game!

I hope that I gave you a great Idea on what Manhunt is about, and helped you decide whether or not this game is for you.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 12/06/03