I loved playing through the first level on this game, it's suspenseful, creepy and menacing. Another thing is, sometimes the directional movements can be a little hard to control, particularly when you get in combat or in a fight. The one thing you might notice is, the change of controls in this game in comparison to the original Manhunt, the controls are WAY different! It took me a while getting used to it.
The filters adds a red tinge in the PS2 version, and flashes of black and white when you perform an execution, the more gruesome the execution, the more red tinge there will be, but it's easy to make out what's going on. You can still make out what is happening, unless you can't see too well. You're playing as Daniel Lamb, a disturbed patient and seeing the killing through his eyes and mind. The censorship of the game hasn't ruined it in my opinion, I can play it and enjoy the game just as much as the original, in fact, Rockstar's way of censoring it kind of adds to the game in a way if you think about it.
The game contains nothing more than what you would expect in a horror film or a movie intended for adults, this game's not for children, as such, it should have been treated as such. Manhunt 2 seems to have been plagued by censor boards all over the world, and the media, and what for? NOTHING. (18 rated UK, 'M' rated US version both versions are the same as far as the censorship goes.) Okay, so before I go into my review of Manhunt 2, I'd just like to say I've played the original Manhunt game for the PS2, and I loved it just as much as this one.
I am a big fan of the first Manhunt game.Its my favorite non Grand theft auto game.It was very bloody, violent and suspenseful.My heart literally beat very fast at certain points of that game.I found out that they were making a Manhunt 2 and I was really excited! When I heard that it got an AO rating, I was very excited but hoping they would make it M-rated on appeal.I was a bit disappointed by the fact that they toned it down to get an M rating but I still bought it.Like the first game, I didn't much care for it at first, but after playing it more and more, I started to love it.The fighting in this game is much improved over the first game in my opinion.Like the first game, the storyline of this one is very interesting and will wrap you up.I cant really tell much of the story without giving away any spoilers but the storyline is great.Now for the negative.The graphics I would say are on par with the first Manhunt but not good for 2007 standards.The game is fairly short and easy.The first game was longer and more of a challenge.It took me just three days to get to the last level of the game and it wasn't like I was playing it very much.My biggest problem with the game was the censored executions.I would have liked the game much better than the first if they left the executions uncensored.But they couldn't because they would get an AO rating.In some you cannot even tell what's going on.When you sneak up on somebody to kill them, the screen is all red and blurry.I heard there is a way to get the executions uncensored on the PS2 and PSP versions but I haven't tried to do so yet.Anyway,if you liked the first manhunt, then get this game.I heard the wii version was censored even more so than the PS2 and PSP versions but the wii versions seems cooler in my opinion because I heard you can move your controller while executing somebody. Rated M for Blood & Gore, Strong Violence, Sexual Content and Language.