Remember Manhunt 2? Of course you do, but not because it was a good game (because it definitely wasn't), or because it did anything revolutionary. Nope, we all remember Manhunt 2 because of the controversy that swirled around the game thanks to its uber-violent tendencies. The game was crap, the controversy was overblown and it pretty much faded into obscurity never to be... heard... of... oh, here it is again.
The faux-controversy-ridden game is getting a PC release next week (Nov. 6) via Direct2Drive, and for some reason it has an AO rating, as was reported before. That's what it was originally rated, if you all recall. It was then edited down so that it could show up on store shelves for a retail release. However, digital download doesn't have any morally conscious retailers, so AO it is. There's no word on what the new or changed content will be, but we're guessing they'll just show all the kills like they originally intended to instead of the censored way it ended up. Once it is out, we'll bring you all the dirty details some time this week.
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1:00 AM on 11.01.2009
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it looks like shit and probably plays like shit
chill with the killing shit manhunt no one cares anymore
and wtf am i watching on tbs jessica simpson is in the army sucking dirty dicks
Manhunt [1] was a very clever and well made videogame. Maybe you miss-understood it?
@ed9oh
So, you haven't even played them?
@Michael Brown
Agreed.. Its crazy how good it actually is. But people dismiss it as a shallow gore simulator!? Admittedly, 2 is pretty poor. But, 'manhunt' is a bad-ass psychological thrill ride :D
But that would be called "PARENTING" and that would take more than watching TV for all the answers. You'd have to actually take time out of your day and do research on your porn box...
And no...We can't judge..No no no...That would be wrong. If we did people would start saying we're too judgmental - that who are we to decide that a parent is bad at parenting...? Then media would spin this and claim that we hate children and we work for the devil for "defending" Manhunt 2.
Ok enough ranting...This game is crap. It tries to be stealthy like but really you could just run in front of someone and kill him. The story and main character have no appeal...Seriously would you give two $@#! about a guy who kills people to escape a mental ward? After playing the first two stages and getting outside you just want to turn off the game because you know that its just gonna be the same thing over and over and over and over.......Also the gore isn't as bad as a SAW movie so I don't understand the AO rating.
the only reason why manhunt 2 gets an AO rating is because the media covered it and those moronic parents who watch TV all day didn't want their "precious little snowflake" to see people kill eachother while we still have Mario stepping on whomever he pleases and eating mushrooms to make himself seem bigger.
Though if you really want to see Rockstar make great random games, play The Warriors... :D
I wish I didn't know what movie you're talking about. I saw that movie the other night while working and threw up a little.