Love video games, but think they aren't violent enough? You'll be happy to know that Rockstar just released some new images and a trailer for Manhunt 2. The trailer basically shows nothing, so check it out at the site really quickly, then come back and check out the images.
Evidently, the entire game takes place in a research facility/insane asylum, and will pretty much follow the same gameplay style as the original (namely, that of sneaking up behind people and killing them in the most violent way imaginable).
If you haven't heard anything else about the game, do be warned: graphically speaking, this is not a next-gen title. It's coming out for the PS2 and the Wii, so make your graphical judgments accordingly.
Hit the jump for all the new images, plus reactions.
First off, this game's existence should be permanent "STFU" ammo against any moron who would ever dare accuse the Wii of being "childish" or "kiddie." You're going to be strangling and stabbing and choking people on your Wii, and no amount of Mario games will be able to undo that.
Granted, you can do the same stuff in The Godfather: Blackhand Edition, but undoubtedly not with as viscerally or gorily as Manhunt 2 will allow. If the social conservatives ever get ahold of this game, we may experience one of the biggest video game scandals of the past decade. I'm for freedom of speech as much as anyone else, but most people probably couldn't come up with a moral, logical way to justify this game's existence on the Wii.
Anyway, screenies (with alt text, if you are so inclined):
Return of the plastic bag, the coolest weapon ever:
Contest:
1:44 PM on 04.13.2007
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If that were true it would rank orange on the awesome scale. Someone tell rockstar, now! It would be kind of like that kill the monkey game in turok 2. Goal of the match is to spend the longest time in the wheelchair. While in the wheelchair you can only speed around, do little jumps and clothesline people. Fun is had by all.
All I could make out between the "extreme" video cuts, is this: it looks really, REALLY dated and shitty. take care with those polygons, you can poke someone eyes out!
Oh well, at least we dont have to worry about the "murder simulator" thing, I mean, not even a 3 year old would confuse that for "reality" in a million years. (unless they somehow live in a brownish origami world)
Autoshoes: If this and "scrapface" are the sort of "mature games" we will get in the Wii, I'll stick to the kiddy games thank you.
So yes, I really look forward to this. I wish it was coming out on 360 or PS3! Now I just want to wait and see how the game looks on all platforms. If the PSP version looks almost as good if not AS good as the PS2 or Wii version, I may just get that since I can play it on the go. :D
im still a bit dissapointed about this though, I really wanted a Next-Gen manhunt
Ouch.
Ugh
Banzai!!!!
PS3 and Xbox 360 are CURRENT-GEN consoles. The phrase "next-gen" should only now be used to describe consoles that will follow this current generation of consoles.
Or better yet, do away with the phrase altogether, it really annoys me. And it doesn't really mean anything. Loads of games for the PS3 and X360 are really, really shit. Don't tell us whether a game is "next-gen", "current-gen" or "last-gen", just tell us whether or not is is, or is going to be, any good, as that's all that matters.
i liked the original for the Xbox.
though when the phone rang, the villains would find me
and beat the shit out of me...!
too bad this isn't out for the X360...
with better graphics.
those are some BAAAAD polygons