This title sports a darker, more twisted atmosphere and storyline, chronicling Daniel’s descent into madness and his fight against his personal demons that plague him and drove him insane.
Manhunt 2 differs from its predecessor in terms of setting and theme, ditching the Running Man-esque theme of the first game but, for some reason, retaining the grainy, washed-out camera filter that (although it can be removed) adds an effect that makes it seem as if you’re watching the action on a television with poor reception or an old VHS tape.
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A freak electrical storm presents you and your partner Leo, who offers guidance as you progress through the game, you begin with a short tutorial on how to best disembowel your opponents with whatever objects you can find scattered throughout the environment. Six years later, as a result of an experiment that spiraled out of control, Daniel is a prisoner in the Dixmor Mental asylum and it’s up to you to lead him out of there so he can begin to unravel the mysteries surrounding his troubled past and his long forgotten memories. Manhunt 2 casts you as Daniel Lamb, a former scientist working on what was known as “The Pickman Project”. That is, of course, if you ignore all the grisly violence. Now, if you’ll notice, I haven’t said anything about the game itself because, if you remove all the controversy, the game is pretty unremarkable. As a result, this version of Manhunt 2 has undergone some minor changes to even allow the game to be released, earning a “Mature” rating and approval from many of those who shunned it. This taboo rating prompted console manufacturers, retail outlets and even entire countries to ban it from store shelves, well before it saw the light of day. Prior to its release, Manhunt 2 was the subject of much controversy and scrutiny, having received an “Adult’s Only” rating from the ESRB.