Manhunt (PS2)

Rockstar have certainly proved time and again that there's more to their repetoire than the Grand Theft Auto games, perhaps no more than in Manhunt which, whilst as insanely violent, if not moreso, than the GTA games, has a very different take story-wise. It is inspired in a large way by the superb Arnold Schwarzenegger film The Running Man. The game also was embroilled in a lot of controversy over its violent content, which say something of a re-evaluation of both content and rating standards. You play James Earl Cash, a death row inmate who has been granted a chance to earn his freedom by a mysterious man known only as The Director. He proposes that if you ...  Read the complete review

I'd have let this game slip by me but noticing the Rockstar Games logo I was compelled to buy it, for those of you unfamiliar with Rockstar they are the absolute geniuses that brought us the Grand Theft Auto series. If you are looking for a game like GTA this couldn't be more different. In GTA you with full health and body armour and a shotgun you can easily take out 50 guys. In Manhunt with full health you are only an inch away from death. You play the game as James Cash sentenced to death by the law, abandoned by all of humanity. You wake up later, very much alive. You hear some freaky voice ordering you to follow his instructions and the game begins, At ...  Read the complete review

Released in 2003, MANHUNT is perhaps best known for being the most controversial computer game ever released. Designed by the same people behind the GRAND THEFT AUTO franchise (itself no stranger to controversy) it tells the story of a convicted felon, James Earl Cash, who, instead of being given the lethal injection, is released into a limited area of Carcer City to hunt down and brutally murder assorted gang members under the tutledge of a man known only as The Director who films the whole shebang for a snuff movie. ROCKSTAR GAMES have always enjoyed pushing the boundaries with their games, one of their titles last year called BULLY faced wholesale media damnation and ...  Read the complete review

Somewhere in America criminal James Earl Cash is waiting to receive the lethal injection on death row. The moment comes, he trys to fight it but cant break out his straps and sinks into the dreary darkness of the afterlife. Or so he thinks! Cash wakes to the sound of a ear piece, in a sealed room. A voice comes through from a man at this point only referring to himself as 'the director' (we soon find out his name Starkweather), he tells cash he was only sedated but the whole world thinks he's dead, that if he just follows his instructions he'll be a free man before the night is out. Cash takes the earpiece and is then directed into what can only be described ...  Read the complete review

-(Game Information)- Name: Manhunt Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar North Genre: Stealth/ Third-Person Shooter Release Date: Nov 21, 2003 Age Rating: 18+ for Blood and gore, intense violence and strong language Number of Players: 1 Online: No Developer Site: www.rockstarnorth.com Product Site: www.rockstargames.com/manhunt Memory Card Usage: 120KB minimum -(History)- Rockstar Games-if you’re a gamer you must know who these guys are. They are one of the most controversial, boundary pushing developers ever. Yet, you can not deny they make excellent games. While there biggest franchise is ...  Read the complete review