Author Topic: Manhunt 2 from Rockstar? Whoa... (Read 98567 times)

ShyGuy · « **on:** February 06, 2007, 06:41:56 AM »

http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=228854

I didn't like the first one, but this is interesting.

Pap don't steal my thread!

Ian Sane · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2007, 06:50:10 AM »

A gory exploitative murder simulator on a Nintendo console? Truly the times are a-changin'. Now when politicians gets on Nintendo's ass for violent videogames it'll actually be justifiable.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2007, 06:53:49 AM »

Impressive indeed...I never played the original Manhunt, but that game was anti-Nintendo at its finest.

I can imagine the gory ideas they have planned for the Wii controls...

KDR_11k · « **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:02:59 AM »

The first one was banned here, I wonder if they'll censor the second one?

Adrock · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:05:15 AM »

It's a port, but at least it's (supposedly) coming out at the same time as the PS2 version. That's a entirely different from getting Scarface or Mortal Kombat Armageddon months after initial release on other consoles. I may hate Manhunt, but this is still good news for the Wii.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #5 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:13:24 AM »

"It's a port, but at least it's (supposedly) coming out at the same time as the PS2 version."

Is that really a port or a multiplatform release? I didn't consider Madden for the Cube a port because it was clearly designed to be released on multiple consoles at once.

Kairon · « **Reply #6 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:18:12 AM »

You're kidding me...

Well, this'll be my first ManHunt game then...

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #7 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:32:41 AM »

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The first one was banned here, I wonder if they'll censor the second one?

Couldn't they just replace everyone with robots?

couchmonkey · « **Reply #8 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:34:05 AM »

As much as I totally don't care about Manhunt, this is probably the biggest third party announcement yet - with the possible exception of Square Enix's two games. Nintendo has this generation all sewn up, believe it.

Ceric · « **Reply #9 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:35:29 AM »

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The first one was banned here, I wonder if they'll censor the second one?

Couldn't they just replace everyone with robots?

Like Ninja Turtles did?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #10 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:41:06 AM »

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The first one was banned here, I wonder if they'll censor the second one?

Couldn't they just replace everyone with robots?

They could but I'm not sure if they're going to do that. Isn't the entire selling point of MH that you get to brutally murder people?

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #11 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:41:24 AM »

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It's a port, but at least it's (supposedly) coming out at the same time as the PS2 version. That's a entirely different from getting Scarface or Mortal Kombat Armageddon months after initial release on other consoles. I may hate Manhunt, but this is still good news for the Wii.

Did you notice that the Wii is the ONLY next gen console the game is being released for?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:43:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
A gory exploitative murder simulator on a Nintendo console? Truly the times are a-changin'. Now when politicians gets on Nintendo's ass for violent videogames it'll actually be justifiable.

Now I'll finally be able to see what its like to beat someone upside the head with a baseball bat or stab them in the eye with a knife w/o any worry of police or jail time. I can finally go on that murderous rampage that I've always dreamed about but feared the consequences.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:56:25 AM »

So much for the Mild in "Black and Mild"

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:00:08 AM »

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So much for the Mild in "Black and Mild"

I would of course do all of this very mild tempered and never actually getting wild or out-of-control. ery thought out, planned and precise. Therefore maintaining the "Mild" in BlackNMild"

couchmonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:04:01 AM »

BlackNCalculated?

Kairon · « **Reply #16 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:05:05 AM »

So... this is the game that IGN was hinting about huh? Or was IGN talking about an FPS franchise?

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:11:10 AM »

I don't think it is exactly a port, because Rockstar is having one of their studios develop the Wii version from the Ground up. It shouldn't be a quick port. But I am still not interested in this game at all.

TrueNerd · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:16:18 AM »

GTA 4 for Wii same day and date as PS3/360 CONFIRMED!!!!

ryancoke · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:27:48 AM »

I can't freakin wait for MH2!!! I loved manhunt 1. One of my fav PS2 games. It was definately shocking to see that the sequel is coming out for the wii though. Manhunt was by far, the most violent & brutal game I have ever seen. Gears of War is a disney cartoon in comparison. The only way I could get over the violence is that the characters that you are killing are trying to kill you. They are not just innocent bystanders like in GTA. I just hope they don't edit the Wii version at all. **cough** green blood in Doom GBA **cough**

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:34:22 AM »

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Originally posted by: Adrock
It's a port, but at least it's (supposedly) coming out at the same time as the PS2 version. That's a entirely different from getting Scarface or Mortal Kombat Armageddon months after initial release on other consoles. I may hate Manhunt, but this is still good news for the Wii.

Did you notice that the Wii is the ONLY next gen console the game is being released for?

Does Rockstar have anything in the pipeline for PS3 or 360 at all? I've been thinking that the PS2's immense install base is going to draw continued development for a long time. That usually happens for at least a little while, but I think that in this case, it could go on for several years on a large scale, and for precisely the same reason that Nintendo decided to eschew an expensive technical leap. It's expensive to develop games that actually make use of the latest hardware advances, and unlike the previous generational transitions, we're not taking such a giant step forward that it's impossible to go back. That may or may not be the case with Rockstar, but I think it will be common to see games announced for the PS2 and Wii.

I think a Sony exec once said that Sony expected the PS2 to last about ten years. It sounded silly then, but now it makes perfect sense. Plus, if Sony really feels that way, then the usual pressure to move on to the new hotness won't be applied as strongly this generation. It may even be that Sony recognizes that the PS2 is their best hope against the Wii.

In fact, that scares me. The GameCube suffered under the PS2's dominance in that it was capable of better graphics, but all the multi-platform games were written for the lowest common denominator. The difference is even more pronounced between the Wii and the PS2, but there's a risk we still won't see better than PS2 graphics on the Wii unless it becomes the same sort of force in the market that the PS2 is.

Graphics aren't everything, and I certainly don't begrudge a small developer with a limited budget making a graphically simple game, or a developer making a simple looking game for artistic reasons. Still, I'd like to see the Wii pushed more often than the GameCube was.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:38:07 AM »

Partybear, last I heard Rockstar had GTA 4 as an 360 exclusive. The PS3 would be getting a version later on, but supposedly they are putting all their effort onto GTA 4 for the 360.

That's all I know for now.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #22 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:44:20 AM »

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Partybear, last I heard Rockstar had GTA 4 as an 360 exclusive. The PS3 would be getting a version later on, but supposedly they are putting all their effort onto GTA 4 for the 360.

That's all I know for now.

It would be funny if they were now building GTA4 for the Wii and "upgrading" it for Xbox 360.

Terranigma Freak · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2007, 08:47:49 AM »

My friend played the original manhunt and said the game sucked. Looks like we'll be getting a port with graphics that'll make the Cube look like Directx 10.

Adrock · « **Reply #24 on:** February 06, 2007, 09:10:50 AM »

360 and PS3 are getting GTA4. Both are set of an October 16, 2007 release.

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