Manhunt

This game is admittedly way too much fun.
I mean really, Killing people in this fashion by no means should be fun. But in this game it is. Evil doesn't begin to explain it.

Game play- You play as a man executed, well not really, who is now in a game of cat and mouse in the worst way. You kill to live.
Controls are good, responsive and fast, gun accuracy is a little too good but thats OK, hiding in the shadows is a little flaky but still fun. AI is decent and gets progressively harder as the game goes on which is always a plus.

Graphics - Great and Highly disappointing at the same time. Whilst there are plenty of weapons and "executions" (the killing moves) and they are shown via gritty video clips as if they are part of a murder flick (ala faces of death) The graphics in these clips are not so good, with the blood spray effects being less than par, except for one with a baseball bat which some obvious "extra details" went into. These Executions can be come repetitive and really leaves you wishing you had some extra options. The ambiance : Dark alleys, streets, dumps, dilapidated buildings are excellent and very detailed.

Sound - Sound is a huge plus here with the people trying to kill you either talking idly about their not so faithful girlfriend or just how much they want to kill you and get it over with. Shouts, screams and scary sounding footsteps make the game feel quite real. (I hope you think thats a good thing)

Value- For me, a perfectionist, the game has a nice added value in the form of extra levels/secret codes/pictures all based on a rating system for each level you go through, go through a level fast and perform lots of nice executions and you'll get a 4 star, do it in hardcore mode and go for a 5, now thats top notch.

My tilt - I think the game could of been a lot better, a lot of it does begin to feel repeated, some elements of play could of been much improved quite easily, the executions leave a lot to be desired graphically considering the images could be pre-rendered (with or without the in game engine).

All in all my score is a 7.9 good but not great by any means. Lets hope for a fantastic sequel. Oh yeah... It'll happen.

- L