#MANHUNT 2 ON THE WII SOFTWARE#
#MANHUNT 2 ON THE WII LICENSE#

Manhunt 2's new M rating does not appear to have any bearing on these sequences, as they look and play exactly as they did when we first saw them so many months ago. In another, a hunter prepares to electrocute a separate prisoner. In one cut-scene, a masked killer uses a power saw to slice into a man's bulging belly, as the victim lies helplessly strapped to a table. In locked rooms that blanked a long corridor, psychopaths mutilate and murder victims in a number of disgusting fashions. Eventually, Danny and Leo make their way through the ground-level S&M club complete with naked pole-dancers and a variety of total freaks to an underground section where the real debauchery unfolds. When Danny uses a baseball beat to pummel a leather-faced opponent, the opposition whines, 'I don't like being dominated!' before collapsing to the pavement with a thud. The scene is simultaneously disturbing and comical. 'Come on in.' When the door opens and the mutilation is revealed, he screams, 'What did you do to Georgie Boyyyyyyy!?' before attacking. A guard on the other side opens a peephole and sees the decapitated head staring back at him. Take, for example, a scene in which Danny decapitates a hunter and then uses his severed head to gain entry through a security door. There's even some comedy thrown in for good measure. Manhunt 2's storyline is made more believable with realistic voice acting, atmospheric camera angles and pans, and moody transitional effects. The content may be too much for some to stomach, but the presentation is well done regardless.

If you crave gore, don't worry - Manhunt 2 still has you more than covered. The game rejoices in gore, no doubt, but there's more to it than blood and guts - a truth demonstrated early into Sexual Deviants, as Danny and Leo sneak through corridors, hide in the shadows, climb atop trucks, and use a variety of different weapons and items to lure and dispose of enemies. Clearly, these hunters aren't mankind's best, but they are nevertheless human, and they do bleed quite a lot. As the character travels through dilapidated warehouses, gruesome S&M clubs and ruined hospital wings, he'll encounter hunters - leather-bound killers, mask-wearing psychos, corrupt policemen, etc. Somehow, the duo has gotten itself imprisoned within the compound and must escape, but to do that Danny will need to get his hands bloody… very bloody, actually. The first stage, titled Sexual Deviants, follows main character Danny and his only ally Leo as they make their way through The Project, which can best be described as a conglomerate of freakish thugs and run-down top-secret facilities. Rockstar demoed two levels from the latest version of Manhunt 2 - one we had seen before and another completely new to us. Yeah, Danny decapitates this guy and uses his head to gain entry. We recently had the chance to play the now-M-rated Wii build of the game, and while it's mechanically identical to its earlier self, some cosmetic differences have been introduced. As a result, Rockstar was forced to make some changes to Manhunt 2.

#MANHUNT 2 ON THE WII LICENSE#

While first parties like Nintendo and Sony will license M-rated games, they won't touch AO-rated ones, but even if they would, most retailers wouldn't carry them. The game, which follows a sometimes-delusional anti-hero as he treks through an ugly, shadowy experiment gone awry, recently came down with an Adults Only rating, a virtual brick wall for publishers. Even with its buckets of blood and dismembered gore, the original Manhunt released to the masses with a coveted M label, but its sequel was not so lucky. Titles like Grand Theft Auto regularly feature violent gunfights and profanity, but even these are child's play next to the company's Manhunt franchise, known for its grotesque scenes of murder - the type of stuff that'd make a content-policing lawyer like Jack Thompson leap to his feet and howl at the moon.

#MANHUNT 2 ON THE WII SOFTWARE#

Mega-publisher Rockstar Games has created a name for itself by releasing videogame software whose content pushes the boundaries of the ESRB's M rating.

Manhunt 2 on the wii