<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
stealth	O
game	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
London	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Rockstar	O
Leeds	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Rockstar	O
Toronto	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2003	O
's	O
Manhunt	B-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
on	O
31	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Daniel	B-Application
Lamb	I-Application
,	O
a	O
mental	O
patient	O
suffering	O
from	O
amnesia	B-Application
as	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
uncover	O
his	O
identity	O
,	O
and	O
Leo	B-Application
Kasper	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sociopathic	O
assassin	B-Application
who	O
guides	O
Daniel	O
in	O
his	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
polarized	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
:	O
the	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
,	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
plot	O
twists	O
,	O
darker	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
extreme	O
violence	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
drew	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpy	O
's	O
2007	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
primarily	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Daniel	B-Application
Lamb	I-Application
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
Leo	B-Application
Kasper	I-Application
also	O
playable	O
in	O
certain	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
or	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
while	O
doing	O
the	O
executions	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
quick	O
time	O
event	O
which	O
lists	O
down	O
certain	O
moves	O
that	O
either	O
the	O
mouse	O
or	O
Wii	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
must	O
move	O
or	O
by	O
pressing	O
a	O
certain	O
button	O
at	O
a	O
specific	O
time	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2s	I-Application
stealth	O
elements	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
scoring	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
brutal	O
the	O
executions	O
was	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
an	O
M	O
rating	O
from	O
ESRB	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
retained	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Manhunt	B-Application
,	O
unless	O
a	O
hunter	O
saw	O
a	O
player	O
enter	O
a	O
shadow	O
area	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
detect	O
the	O
player	O
within	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
however	O
,	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
enemies	O
more	O
vigilant	O
than	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
keep	O
the	O
cursor	O
inside	O
an	O
on-screen	O
circle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tasks	O
such	O
as	O
running	O
,	O
opening	O
doors	O
,	O
walking	O
on	O
gravel	B-Application
and	O
cornstalks	O
,	O
or	O
accidentally	O
knocking	O
objects	O
over	O
,	O
can	O
alert	O
the	O
enemy	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Painkillers	B-Device
can	O
be	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
low	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
city	O
of	O
Cottonmouth	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
several	O
southern	O
US	O
cities	O
,	O
mainly	O
New	O
Orleans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
shared	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
also	O
created	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
somewhat	O
saner	O
patients	O
are	O
Daniel	B-Application
Lamb	I-Application
(	O
Ptolemy	O
Slocum	O
)	O
and	O
Leo	B-Application
Kasper	I-Application
(	O
Holter	O
Graham	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Project	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
perfect	O
assassin	B-Application
;	O
to	O
accomplish	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
developed	O
the	O
"	O
Pickman	O
Bridge	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
brain	O
implant	O
containing	O
the	O
personality	O
and	O
skills	O
of	O
a	O
trained	O
assassin	B-Application
which	O
could	O
be	O
activated	O
on	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
is	O
to	O
remotely	O
activate	O
the	O
assassin	B-Application
persona	O
for	O
a	O
mission	O
,	O
but	O
keep	O
it	O
disabled	O
otherwise	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
person	O
would	O
then	O
have	O
no	O
memory	O
of	O
what	O
happened	O
,	O
neutralizing	O
enemy	O
interrogation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Daniel	O
puts	O
the	O
clues	O
together	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
remember	O
more	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
Leo	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
Dr.	B-Application
Whyte	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Project	O
researcher	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
Daniel	O
's	O
co-workers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Bridge	O
malfunctioned	O
soon	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
implanted	O
,	O
causing	O
Daniel	O
to	O
suffer	O
from	O
dissociative	O
identity	O
disorder	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
him	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
directly	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
implanted	O
personality	O
,	O
who	O
he	O
perceives	O
as	O
a	O
real	O
person	O
-	O
Leo	B-Application
Kasper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
commenced	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Manhunt	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
North	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
,	O
so	O
development	O
was	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
Rockstar	O
Vienna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
Toronto	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
developing	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
Rockstar	O
Leeds	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
posted	O
an	O
eyes-on-preview	O
of	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
recording	O
of	O
someone	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
showed	O
the	O
first	O
footage	O
of	O
direct	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
began	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
before	O
any	O
footage	O
or	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
themselves	O
preempted	O
this	O
debate	O
,	O
issuing	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
8	O
February	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
said	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
aware	O
that	O
in	O
direct	O
contradiction	O
to	O
all	O
available	O
evidence	O
,	O
certain	O
individuals	O
continue	O
to	O
link	O
the	O
original	O
Manhunt	B-Application
title	O
to	O
the	O
Warren	O
Leblanc	O
case	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
sentencing	O
the	O
Judge	O
,	O
defence	O
,	O
prosecution	O
and	O
Leicester	O
police	O
all	O
emphasised	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
played	O
no	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
case.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
Patrick	O
and	O
Giselle	O
Pakeerah	O
(	O
parents	O
of	O
Leblanc	O
's	O
victim	O
)	O
condemned	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
insisted	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
was	O
a	O
factor	O
in	O
their	O
son	O
's	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
February	O
,	O
activist	O
Jack	O
Thompson	O
vowed	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
game	O
banned	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
police	O
were	O
incorrect	O
in	O
asserting	O
the	O
game	O
belonged	O
to	O
Pakeerah	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Take-Two	O
were	O
lying	O
about	O
the	O
incident	O
;	O
"[I]	O
have	O
been	O
asked	O
by	O
individuals	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
help	O
stop	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
Take-Two/Rockstar	O
'	O
s	O
hyperviolent	O
video	O
game	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
that	O
country	O
due	O
out	O
this	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Manhunt	B-Application
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
bludgeoning	O
death	O
of	O
a	O
British	O
youth	O
by	O
his	O
friend	O
who	O
obsessively	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
March	O
,	O
Thompson	O
said	O
he	O
planned	O
to	O
sue	O
Take-Two/Rockstar	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
have	O
both	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
banned	O
as	O
"	O
public	O
nuisances	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
accused	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Association	O
,	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
GamePolitics.com,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
Blank	O
Rome	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
Justice	O
Department	O
of	O
collaborating	O
and	O
conspiring	O
with	O
Take-Two	O
to	O
commit	O
racketeering	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
dated	O
8	O
May	O
,	O
to	O
Wendy	O
's	O
CEO	O
Kerrii	O
Anderson	O
,	O
Thompson	O
demanded	O
that	O
the	O
restaurant	O
drop	O
an	O
upcoming	O
promotion	O
featuring	O
children	O
's	O
toys	O
designed	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
games	O
Excite	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
because	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wendy	O
's	O
did	O
not	O
respond	O
to	O
Thompson	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
with	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
May	O
,	O
he	O
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
Florida	O
Attorney	O
General	O
Bill	O
McCollum	O
and	O
Florida	O
Governor	O
Charlie	O
Crist	O
which	O
read	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
,	O
"	O
Florida	O
retailers	O
are	O
scheduled	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
very	O
violent	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
,	O
remarkably	O
,	O
for	O
"	O
play	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
kids-friendly	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
gaming	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
device	O
does	O
not	O
utilize	O
traditional	O
push	O
button	O
game	O
controllers	O
but	O
instead	O
utilizes	O
hand-held	O
motion	O
capture	O
devices	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
6	O
June	O
interview	O
on	O
Fox	O
News	O
,	O
McCollum	O
expressed	O
concerns	O
regarding	O
how	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
utilized	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
manner	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stab	O
someone	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
flick	O
the	O
Remote	O
forward	O
,	O
in	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
one	O
would	O
do	O
when	O
actually	O
stabbing	O
with	O
a	O
knife	O
;	O
when	O
cutting	O
someone	O
's	O
throat	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
remote	O
from	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
concerned	O
about	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
a	O
Commercial-Free	O
Childhood	O
(	O
CCFC	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
to	O
the	O
ESRB	O
demanding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
be	O
rated	O
AO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
month	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
BBFC	O
and	O
the	O
IFCO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
this	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
distinguishable	O
from	O
recent	O
high-end	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
its	O
unremitting	O
bleakness	O
and	O
callousness	O
of	O
tone	O
in	O
an	O
overall	O
game	O
context	O
which	O
constantly	O
encourages	O
visceral	O
killing	O
with	O
exceptionally	O
little	O
alleviation	O
or	O
distancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
difference	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
exaggerated	O
the	O
fact	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unrelenting	O
focus	O
on	O
stalking	O
and	O
brutal	O
slaying	O
and	O
the	O
sheer	O
lack	O
of	O
alternative	O
pleasures	O
on	O
offer	O
to	O
the	O
gamer	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
different	O
overall	O
narrative	O
context	O
,	O
contribute	O
towards	O
differentiating	O
this	O
submission	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Manhunt	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Against	O
this	O
background	O
,	O
the	O
Board	O
's	O
carefully	O
considered	O
view	O
is	O
that	O
to	O
issue	O
a	O
certificate	O
to	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
on	O
either	O
platform	O
,	O
would	O
involve	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
unjustifiable	O
harm	O
risks	O
,	O
to	O
both	O
adults	O
and	O
minors	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
Video	O
Recordings	O
Act	O
,	O
and	O
accordingly	O
that	O
its	O
availability	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
statutorily	O
confined	O
to	O
adults	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
unacceptable	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
ban	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
themselves	O
were	O
quick	O
to	O
issue	O
a	O
statement	O
;	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
recent	O
decision	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
Board	O
of	O
Film	O
Classification	O
to	O
refuse	O
classification	O
of	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
entertainment	O
experience	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
psychological	O
thrillers	O
and	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
within	O
the	O
guidelines	O
to	O
be	O
granted	O
an	O
18	O
cert	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
implied	O
that	O
the	O
BBFC	O
treated	O
games	O
differently	O
from	O
how	O
they	O
treated	O
films	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
no	O
more	O
violent	O
than	O
recent	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Saw	O
and	O
Hostel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
BBFC	O
's	O
press	O
officer	O
,	O
Sue	O
Clarke	O
,	O
told	O
IGN	O
that	O
Rockstar	O
was	O
wrong	O
in	O
this	O
assertion	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"[they]	O
have	O
n't	O
singled	O
out	O
"	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
news	O
of	O
the	O
rating	O
broke	O
,	O
an	O
early	O
uncut	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
by	O
a	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
employee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
 [ CCFC ] 	O
is	O
extremely	O
concerned	O
that	O
the	O
ESRB	O
has	O
downgraded	O
its	O
rating	O
for	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
 [ ... ] 	O
Despite	O
industry	O
claims	O
to	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
M-rated	O
games	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
and	O
sold	O
to	O
children	O
under	O
seventeen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ESRB	O
's	O
reversal	O
of	O
its	O
earlier	O
decision	O
dramatically	O
increases	O
the	O
likelihood	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
the	O
most	O
violent	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
interactive	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
platform	O
–	O
will	O
be	O
marketed	O
and	O
sold	O
to	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
three	O
months	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
ESRB	O
felt	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
so	O
violent	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
the	O
extraordinary	O
step	O
of	O
giving	O
a	O
game	O
an	O
AO	O
rating	O
for	O
violent	O
content	O
for	O
only	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
in	O
its	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
urge	O
the	O
ESRB	O
to	O
make	O
public	O
their	O
rationale	O
for	O
changing	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2s	I-Application
rating	O
,	O
including	O
detailing	O
any	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
call	O
upon	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
reviewed	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
review	O
board	O
with	O
no	O
ties	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
ask	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
process	O
by	O
which	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2s	I-Application
rating	O
was	O
downgraded	O
from	O
AO	O
to	O
M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
join	O
the	O
CCFC	O
in	O
urging	O
the	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
process	O
by	O
which	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2s	I-Application
rating	O
was	O
downgraded	O
from	O
AO	O
to	O
M.	O
"	O
On	O
29	O
August	O
,	O
ESRB	O
President	O
Patricia	O
Vance	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
ESRB	O
had	O
no	O
intention	O
of	O
revealing	O
how	O
it	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
downgrade	O
the	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
31	O
October	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
M	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
very	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
1	O
November	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
that	O
removed	O
the	O
blurring	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
crackers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
blur	O
removal	O
soon	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leland	O
Yee	O
and	O
the	O
Parents	O
Television	O
Council	O
demanded	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
be	O
re-rated	O
AO	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
examining	O
the	O
situation	O
,	O
the	O
ESRB	O
concluded	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
fault	O
that	O
these	O
hacks	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
stick	O
with	O
the	O
M	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
31	O
October	O
2008	O
with	O
an	O
18	O
certificate	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
US	O
release	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internationally	O
,	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
proved	O
just	O
as	O
controversial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
Manhunt	B-Application
was	O
banned	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
submitted	O
for	O
classification	O
to	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
started	O
taking	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
unedited	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Direct2Drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
reviewer	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
shocking	O
as	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
,	O
but	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
still	O
satisfies	O
your	O
primal	O
instincts	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
the	O
mood	O
for	O
something	O
creepy	O
and	O
horrific	O
that	O
'll	O
leave	O
you	O
feeling	O
a	O
little	O
dirty	O
,	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2s	I-Application
still-shocking	O
murders	O
and	O
eerie	O
,	O
is-it-real-or-am-I-just-insane	O
storyline	O
wo	O
n't	O
disappoint.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
7.75/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
grim	O
and	O
brutal	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
 [ ... ] 	O
the	O
writing	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
typical	O
of	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
games	O
,	O
is	O
top-notch	O
,	O
and	O
Daniel	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
do	O
come	O
off	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
very	O
real	O
and	O
human	O
 [ ... ] 	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
this	O
quality	O
that	O
I	O
was	O
really	O
driven	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
tale	O
out	O
to	O
its	O
end.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
deliver	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
disappointed	O
by	O
the	O
way	O
external	O
influences	O
led	O
Rockstar	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
while	O
interesting	O
,	O
is	O
"	O
highly	O
predictable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
reviewed	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
simply	O
never	O
been	O
a	O
game	O
quite	O
as	O
squeamishly	O
immersive	O
as	O
this	O
 [ ... ] 	O
it	O
's	O
even	O
more	O
terrifying	O
for	O
seeming	O
like	O
the	O
most	O
real	O
thing	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
this	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Haynes	O
from	O
IGN	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
fell	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
that	O
game	O
set	O
;	O
"	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
the	O
tour	O
de	O
force	O
title	O
that	O
will	O
grab	O
your	O
attention	O
and	O
keep	O
you	O
there	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
did.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
state	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
environments	O
do	O
n't	O
feel	O
as	O
menacing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
definitely	O
weaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
is	O
n't	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
because	O
it	O
is.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technicas	O
Michael	O
Thompson	O
echoed	O
similar	O
thoughts	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
piece	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
Manhunt	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
was	O
more	O
interesting	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
itself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Machinima	O
listed	O
Daniel	B-Application
Lamb	I-Application
and	O
Leo	B-Application
Kasper	I-Application
#7	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Criminal	O
Duos	O
in	O
Gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
has	O
denied	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
any	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Manhunt	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
of	O
MTV	O
Games	O
asked	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
producer	O
Jeronimo	O
Barrera	O
about	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
future	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
Manhunt	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Social	O
Club	O
.	O
</s>
