Manhunt
Developer(s)	Rockstar North
Publisher(s)	Rockstar Games
Engine	RenderWare
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Release date	November 18, 2003 (PS2) April 20, 2004 (Xbox & PC) Download (Steam): January 4, 2008
Genre(s)	Action, Psychological horror, Stealth
Mode(s)	Single player
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Input methods	Gamepad; optional headset

Manhunt is a controversial third-person video game released by Rockstar Games in November 2003. Although it was generally well received by critics^[1][2], the game created a media frenzy on release, got banned in several countries and was implicated by media in a UK murder, although the police denied it.^[3] In October 2007, its sequel, Manhunt 2 was also released amidst controversy. As of March 26, 2008, the Manhunt franchise has sold 1.7 million copies according to Take-Two Interactive.^[4] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Video games have been the subject of controversy and censorship, due to the depiction of graphic violence, sexual themes, consumption of illegal drugs, consumption of alcohol or tobacco, or profanity in some games. ... Third-person shooter (TPS or 3PS) is a genre of 3D computer and video games in which the player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles, as opposed to the first-person model in which the player views everything in the game world... Computer and video games redirects here. ... The Rockstar Games logo. ... 2003 2003 in games 2002 in video gaming 2004 in video gaming Notable events of 2003 in video gaming. ... Describing the behaviour of the mass media when given a particularly controversial item of news. ... (NOTE: Some release dates listed are not global release dates. ... Manhunt 2 is a video game developed by Rockstar Games, and the sequel to 2003s Manhunt. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Take Two redirects here. ...

Gameplay

Manhunt is a third-person stealth action game. The game consists of twenty levels, and four bonus levels that can be unlocked; the levels are referred to as "Scenes". Players survive the Scenes by stealthily executing the gangs, armed forces and deviants they face in bloody over-the-top ways; the player's enemies are known as "Hunters". Solid Snake hides behind a tank in Metal Gear Solid, a popular stealth video game. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The rating at the end of each level is largely affected by the gruesomeness of the killings and the speed of completion. Executions are preferred in order to gain a higher score, thus encouraging players to play as viscerally as possible. The game's locales are full of 'dark spots' and shadows where the player can hide while being chased by the Hunters; hiding in these dark areas make the player literally invisible.

Over the course of the game, the player uses a wide variety of weapons, ranging from plastic bags, baseball bats, crowbars and all sorts of bladed items to firearms later on in the game. If the player is running out of health, painkillers can be found which replenish health. The player can strike walls or throw items such as bottles, cans, bricks and severed heads to make noise to distract Hunters. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fames traveling exhibit Baseball As America. ... A crowbar A crowbar, also called a pry bar or prybar, or more informally known as a jimmy, jimmy bar or jemmy (British Isles), is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on the curved end for... A blade is the flat part of a tool or weapon that normally has a cutting edge and/or pointed end typically made of a metal, most recently, steel intentionally used to cut, stab, slice, throw, thrust, or strike an animate or inainimate object. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... For other uses of painkiller, see painkiller (disambiguation) An analgesic (colloquially known as painkiller) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. ... Composite body, painted, and glazed bottle. ... For the American naval slang term, see destroyer. ... For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Head (disambiguation). ...

Manhunt also makes use of the Playstation 2's optional USB Microphone and the Xbox Live microphone feature on the Xbox version of the game. When such a device is connected, the player can use the sound of his or her own voice to distract in-game enemies. This in turn adds a new twist to the stealth elements, as the player has to refrain from noises such as talking or coughing or risk creating in-game noise. Note: USB may also mean upper sideband in radio. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ...

Plot

Set in dilapidated Carcer City, the story opens with a female journalist making a recording in what looks like a storage closet, detailing that the conspiracy she's trying to unravel "goes all the way to the top". She is unable to go to anyone, least of all the police, and is running out of time. She says that she needs the one piece of evidence that will expose a man named Starkweather without a doubt, footage and testimony from a man who was supposed to be executed by the state five hours prior to the recording. She is then seen on a news bulletin reporting on the convict James Earl Cash, a criminal on death row who has supposedly been executed by lethal injection. Cash is awoken to the voice of a person coming from an earpiece, revealing that Cash was only sedated. Cash puts on the earpiece and the person, who refers to himself as "the Director", promises Cash his freedom before the night is over, but only if Cash follows the Director's instructions. For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... For information about the Record company see Death Row Records For information about the computer game see Deathrow (game) Death Row is a term that refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution. ... This article is about the execution and euthanasia method. ... In-ear headphones Headphones (also known as earphones, stereophones, headsets, or the slang term cans) is a transducer that receives an electrical signal from a media player or receiver and uses speakers placed in close proximity to the ears (hence the name earphone) to convert the signal into audible sound...

Released in a dingy neighborhood, Cash is directed to slaughter his way through the streets, populated by a gang calling themselves "The Hoods" while the Director, watching through security cameras scattered throughout the city, repeatedly mentions the need to please the audiences, revealing his occupation as a snuff film director. However, despite the Director's promise of freedom, Cash is beaten and thrown into the back of a van by a group of mercenaries known as Cerberus. Closed-circuit cameras are often used to discourage crime Closed-circuit television (CCTV), as a collection surveillance cameras doing video surveillance, is the use of television cameras for surveillance. ... This article is about the genre. ...

Despite the promise of freedom, Cash is forced to take part in another setting, this time the Scrap yard. The massive junk yard is under the control of the white supremacists gang called the Skinz. With no other choice, Cash is forced to undergo similar missions while evading the Skinz, who seem to have been tipped off of Cash's arrival. But, as Cash escapes the scrapyard, he is cornered by the Cerberus and subdued once more. Categories: Stub | Waste ... White supremacy is the variety of white nationalism that believes the white race should rule over other races. ...

Dumped in the abandoned zoo, Cash is now pitted against the Wardogs - led by Ramirez, an ex-soldier and the man responsible for organizing all of the street gangs. The Wardogs are a gang of army veterans and experienced hunters, employing camoflauge and military style tactics. Ultimately, Cash must rescue his family members from the Wardogs, who have orders to kill the hostages the moment they spot Cash. After releasing his captured family - including his parents and two siblings - Cash escapes the Zoo. The Cerberus are quick to capture him again. Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ...

The next leg of the journey takes Cash to an abandoned shopping centre. This location is under the control of the Innocentz, a Latino gang obsessed with occultism. The Director instructs cash to find a VHS tape, and locate a working television and VCR. The video briefly reveals the murder of Cash's family - the director remarking that he's "all the family you'll ever need." The ordeal with the Innocentz soon takes Cash out of the mall and into nearby slums and later to the warehouse district of the City. Inside the warehouse, Cash is forced into pitched shootouts with the Innocentz, now allied with another gang called the Babyfaces (all of these men are physically imposing and mentally disturbed). For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...

Cash escapes the Innocentz just in time to be recaptured by the Cerberus and left in the Darkwoods mental asylum. The Director informs Cash that this location has fallen under the control of the Smileys, all former inmates. Confrontations with the inmates quickly turn from timed executions to a full blown shootout near the end of the segment. A mad chase to get a key from a man dressed in a bunny suit (the entire level is the Director's sick version of Alice in Wonderland) takes Cash through wave and wave of armed Smileys. In the mess hall, Cash is informed that he's reached the end the film. "The fans will love you" the Director remarks, "but don't expect any residuals where you're going." he adds before springing a trap on Cash. A psychiatric hospital (also called a mental hospital or asylum) is a hospital specializing in the treatment of persons with mental illness. ...

Here, Cash survives the ending to the snuff film as planned by the Director (killing the Rabbit and a squad of Cerberus in the process). As a result of the botched 'scene', the Director contacts Ramirez, ordering "The dog's slipped his leash, put him down!". Ramirez gathers up his Wardogs and ambushes Cash just outside the asylum. The Wardogs elect to play a final manhunt with him and dump him in the courtyard of a run-down apartment complex after stripping him of his weapons. However, Cash manages to survive the hunt by snuffing out the heavily armed wardogs, stealing their weapons and then getting inside the building. He then has to fight off swarms of Wardogs to reach the top of the building where he assassinates Ramirez with a sniper rifle.

Enraged at the failure to stop Cash, the Director forces the Chief of Police (the CCPD) to stop Cash. The Chief (who's controlled by the Director) reluctantly agrees and orders all patroling officers to stop Cash at all costs.However, the journalist seen at the game's beginning encounters Cash and imparts that she is on a mission to expose the Director's snuff film industry and CCPD corruption, and that Cash is vital for this important task; the journalist also reveals the Director's name is Starkweather. Protecting her from the police, Cash manages to take the journalist safely to her apartment. Cash is chased into the subway by the cops, where the SWAT Team is deployed to stop him. Ultimately, The Cerberus and their leader capture him just before the SWAT can gun him down.

Back at Starkweather's mansion, he is ordered to be killed by Cerberus. However, Piggsy, an insane, chainsaw-wielding man, who wears a pig's head as a mask and was kept chained up in Starkweather's attic, has broken free and slaughters the investigating Cerberus. This allows Cash to work his way through the sprawling gardens and into the mansion. The Mansion goes on lockdown and the only route to Starkweather (an elevator) is stopped by cutting the generator. Dozens of Cerberus flood the many floors of the mansion in an attempt to kill Cash, but he get the power back on and gets past them and reaches the security room- killing the Cerberus Leader in the process for his key card. For other uses, see Chainsaw (disambiguation). ... This article is about the area generally found above a house. ...

Cash finally reaches the upper levels of the mansion, where he and Piggsy stalk one another in the burned out fourth floor. Cash triumphs after luring Piggsy onto a trapdoor that collapses, and as Piggsy tries to hold on, Cash saws Piggsy's hands off with his own chainsaw , sending Piggsy falling to his death. After hacking his way through the last of the Cerberus, Cash finally confronts Starkweather (who is armed with a revolver) and despite Starkweather's pleas, brutally disembowels and decapitates him with the chainsaw.

Soon, the press turns up at the mansion with the journalist exposing Starkweather's snuff ring and the police's involvement in Starkweather's operations. Cash is nowhere to be found.

Reception

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Critique

Upon its release, Manhunt was received generally favorable reviews. Review aggregate sites Game Rankings and Metacritic gave the game averages of 77 and 76 respectively.^[1][9] Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ... Metacritic is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and books. ...

The game's dark and highly violent nature and technical aptitude were singled out by critics. Gamespot concluded that "Like it or not, the game (Manhunt) pushes the envelope of video game violence and shows you countless scenes of wholly uncensored, heavily stylized carnage."^[5] Game Informer praised the game's audacity and competent technical capabilities, stating that "It’s a frightening premise that places gamers in a psychological impasse. The crimes that you commit are unspeakable, yet the gameplay that leads to these horrendous acts is so polished and fierce that it’s thrilling."^[6] IGN complimented the game's overall challenge, calling it a "solid, deep experience for seasoned gamers pining for some hardcore, challenging games."^[7] GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. ... Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. ... IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Certain gameplay elements, such as the game's shooting mechanics, were called "frustrating" by Eurogamer, where "more than half the time the targeting reticule refuses to acknowledge an oncoming enemy until they're virtually in front of you". Gamespot concurred, further noting that the "AI is much worse in the more action-oriented levels". 1UP.com was less postive overall, asserting that it quickly became "tired of its violence ... AI quirks ... (and) repetitive level design."^[8] Eurogamer homepage Eurogamer is a Brighton-based website focused on video games news and reviews. ... ...

Characters

James Earl Cash

James Earl Cash is the main character of the game as well as the character that the player controls. Cash was to be executed at the beginning of the game but was only tranquilized. He awakens to Starkweather who orders him to go through a gauntlet of degenerates, rogues and psychopaths who all want to kill him. He has to kill or be killed.

Lionel Starkweather

Lionel Starkweather is a millionaire filmmaker who awakens Cash and puts him in the the series of murders that what starts at beginning of the game. During the first half of the game, Starkweather converses with Cash about many things, many revealing his perverse and sadistic views on death and violence. Through his large underground film industry, he's become very rich and effectively controls the police and all the street gangs in Carcer City. The Cerberus are his personal bodyguards and security force, and they are all heavily armed and well trained. The first use of the term underground film occurs in a 1957 essay by American film critic Manny Farber, Underground Films. ...

Starkweather is voiced by actor Brian Cox.

The Reporter

The Reporter is a nameless female character that works as a journalist for a news team that is strongly important to the plot as she turns the story around for Cash. She is seen in a brief amount of time in the beginning prologue in the game as her saying that "James Cash has been executed" in news segment-like clip.

Piggsy

Piggsy is a morbidly obese mentally retarded man who wears nothing except a pig skull over his head, and bandages on his wrists and feet. He wields a large chainsaw which, according to the video game manual, he leaves dull to deal the most pain and damage possible. Piggsy is seen early on in the game and in the final level as he ambushes Cash in the beginning and the player must discover a way to fight and kill him. Obesity is an excess storage of fat and can affect any mammal, such as the mouse on the left. ... Mental retardation (abbreviated as MR), is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal intellectual capacity as an adult. ... For other uses, see Chainsaw (disambiguation). ...

Piggsy's escape is the only reason that Cash escapes his execution at the hands of the Cerberus.

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Ramirez

Ramirez is a very tall, dark-skinned man and is blind in one eye. He receives orders directly from Starkweather and, though he is the leader of the Wardogs, deploys the various gangs as the story progresses. He wears a camouflage outfit and a red beret. He's able to command all the other gangs without question, even the racist Skinz. It's likely that he has no interaction with the Smileys- due to their insane nature. He eventually gets involved in trying to kill Cash later in the game, only to end up dead at the Convict's hands. Basque style beret Black beret with military emblem A beret (pronounced pronounced in French or [ˈbɛreɪ] in English[1], except in the USA, where it is usually pronounced [bəˈreɪ][2]) is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both...

Gangs

There are five gangs encountered in the game (not counting the police and Cerburus). All of which are recognized by the outfits that they wear.

• The Hoods - The Hoods are the first gang encountered in the game. They are recognized by the dark non-descript clothes they wear, and their trademark hoods. The weapons they wield consist of clubs, crowbars and wooden baseball bats. They seem to be the most sane gang in the game, with their words being the most coherent.

• The Skinz - The Skinz are a group of white supremacists, and the second gang encountered in the game. They are recognized by the dark clothes they wear. Some of them wear bloody hockey masks, while others wear masks that have the design of the old Georgian flag. Their weapons consist of metal baseball bats and nailguns.

• The Wardogs - Starkweather describes the Wardogs as "real dickless gung-ho losers", they are the third gang encountered in the game. They are a group of former military soldiers, as recognized by the fact they speak in army lingo, and their clothes consist of US army surplus, and, in the case of some members, jungle camouflage. Their weaponry consists of tranquillizer rifles, and machetes. The Wardogs are the only gang in the game who's leader, Ramirez, is shown.

• The Innocentz - The Innocentz, the fourth gang encountered in Manhunt, are a group consisting of two different groups, the Skullyz, and the Babyfaces. They also seem to be surenos, some of the members have the number 13 tattoed. The Skullyz are recognized by their hoods and skull masks, while the Babyfaces are recognized by their bright clothes, and babyface masks. Their weaponry consists of knives, sickles, sawed-off shotguns, axes, and pistols.

• The Smileys. - The Smileys, the fifth gang of the game, are a gang of former inmates of Darkwood Penitentiary, where they now make their turf. The Smileys all seem to suffer from psychosis, as they can be head talking to themselves, or yelling out things at random. Some of them also seem to believe they are women, and can be seen wearing dresses, and are heard shouting to an unseen man named Barry. Their weapons include metal bats, meat cleavers, revolvers, and SPAS-12 Shotguns.

• The Carcer City Police - The police, the sixth gang of the game (though they might not actually be classified as a gang) are all a corrupt gang of law enforcement officers on Starkweather's payroll who only go after anybody that Starkweather sees as a threat. They can all be seen wearing police uniforms, and their weapons consist of Glock 17s and blackjacks.

• SWAT Team - The SWAT team are the seventh gang of the game (though they might not be, since they are the police). They are recognized by their SWAT uniforms. Their weapons include Uzi submachine guns.

• The Cerberus - The Cerberus are Starkweather's own personal army, and the eighth and final gang encountered in the game. They are better-equipped than the police, and tasked with the job of deploying, recapturing, and moving Cash to various locations around Carcer City where Starkweather shoots his snuff films. Their weaponry includes, among other things, assault rifles.

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Controversy

Aside from the sensitive subject matter of Manhunt (snuff films), the controversy surrounding the game stems from the extremely graphic manner in which the player executes enemies, who are known as Hunters in the game. The game has three 'levels' of executions, and the executions get bloodier as the levels of execution progress. Level 1 executions are quick and the least bloody of the three, while Level 2 executions are considerably more gory, and gruesome kills are over-the-top fatalities. An example of a Level 1 execution would be suffocating a Hunter to death with a plastic bag. A Level 2 execution might feature severing a Hunter's testicles by pulling a sickle between his legs. A Level 3 execution can involve stabbing a Hunter in the back with a crowbar, following it up by jamming it into the Hunter's head, wiggling it in the skull, and finally prying the head off from the spine. The game encourages players to execute enemies as brutally as possible, and awards players who do so with higher scores.^[8][10][11] Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...

The murder of Stefan Pakeerah

In the UK, the game was linked to the murder of Stefan Pakeerah, 14, by his friend Warren Leblanc, 17, on the 27th of February, 2004. Giselle Pakeerah, the victim's mother, claimed^[12] that Leblanc had been 'obsessed' with the game after the former pleaded guilty in court. During the subsequent media frenzy, the game was removed from sale by some vendors, such as the UK and international branches of GAME and Dixons, leading to "significantly increased" demand^[13] both from retailers and on Internet auction sites. The police denied any such link between the game and the murder, citing drug-related robbery as the motive. The presiding judge also placed sole responsibility with Leblanc in his summing up after sentencing him to life. Warren Leblanc (b. ... The GAME Group plc (LSE: GMG.L), usually known by its high street trading name GAME, is a UK based video games retail company with over 500 stores across Europe in a variety of guises and its European Headquarters and Warehouse in Basingstoke, England. ... Dixons is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc (formerly Dixons Group). ...

Legal status

• New Zealand: The game was declared objectionable on December 11, 2003.^[8][14] Possession is an offence.^[15]
• Canada: Following a meeting in Toronto on December 22, 2003 between Bill Hastings, the Chief Censor of New Zealand, and officials from the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, Manhunt became the first computer game in Ontario to be classified as a film and was restricted to adults on February 3, 2004.
• Australia: It was refused classification (and effectively banned) on September 28, 2004 by the Classification Review Board after having earlier received a classification allowing it to be purchased by those aged 15 years or older.^[16]
• United Kingdom: The game received a BBFC 18 certificate, legally prohibiting its sale to anyone under that age.
• Germany: On 2004-07-19, the Amtsgericht Munich confiscated all versions of Manhunt for violation of § 131 StGB (representation of violence). The game, the court said, portrays the killing of humans as fun, and the more fun, the more violent the killing is. They also sensed a glorification of vigilantism, which they considered harmful per se.^[17]

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References to other Rockstar games

Rockstar, the developers of Manhunt, have included a number of references to their previous games in Manhunt:

• The setting of the game, Carcer City, was supposed to be a neighboring city in Grand Theft Auto III.
• The Maibatsu Monstrosity, a motorcycle in Manhunt, was advertised in Grand Theft Auto III as a very fuel-inefficient SUV.
• Also mentioned on the radio in Grand Theft Auto III are police reports regarding Gary Schaeffer, the corrupt Police Chief who is found not guilty following the disappearances of key witnesses.
• The shop Ryton Aide, which appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, appears as an abandoned shop in Manhunt.
• "Sprunk", the fictional soft drink advertised on the radio and sold in the soda machines all over San Andreas and Vice City in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, is on the soda machines in Manhunt. An advertisement for "Sprunk" can also be seen in the trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV.
• Manhunt action figures can be seen in Zero's RC shop in San Fierro in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
• Shopping bags for 'The Gash' (a play on "The Gap"), a clothing shop in GTA games can be seen a few times in the game.
• A number of vehicles from the Grand Theft Auto series appear during scenes in Manhunt, including a burnt-out Stallion and images of a Virgo in Starkweather's mansion. The Stallion vehicle continues a prominent place in Rockstar North's work since Grand Theft Auto III's release; appearing in every Grand Theft Auto game since, as well as appearing in the "Shop Class" cutscene in Rockstar's Bully.

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External links

• Official Manhunt website
• NTSC-uk dissects Manhunt
• Full report of decision to ban Manhunt, New Zealand
• Manhunt at MobyGames