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* The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones. While some experiments may have the excuse of some military application, others seem to have no other purpose apart from satisfying [[ForScience the perverse curiosity of The Project.]]:

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* The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany Danny was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones. While some experiments may have the excuse of some military application, others seem to have no other purpose apart from satisfying [[ForScience the perverse curiosity of The Project.]]:
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* The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones. While some experiments may have the excuse of some military application. But others seem to have no other purpose apart from satisfying [[ForScience the perverse curiosity of The Project.]]:

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* The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones. While some experiments may have the excuse of some military application. But application, others seem to have no other purpose apart from satisfying [[ForScience the perverse curiosity of The Project.]]:
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* The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones:
** FR 32 : The Project wanted to see if they could turn someone into a cannibal, and they succeeded by forcing him to eat only cockroaches and beetles until he was driven crazy enough to eat balls of his own hair and eventually corpses, only to end with the man killing himself by repeatedly hitting his head against the wall for almost an hour.

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* The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones:
ones. While some experiments may have the excuse of some military application. But others seem to have no other purpose apart from satisfying [[ForScience the perverse curiosity of The Project.]]:
** FR 32 : The Project wanted to see if they could turn someone into a cannibal, and they succeeded by forcing him a man to eat only cockroaches and beetles until he was driven crazy enough to eat balls of his own hair and eventually corpses, only to end with the man killing himself by repeatedly hitting his head against the wall for almost an hour.
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** FR32: The Project wanted to see if they could turn someone into a cannibal, and they succeeded by forcing him to eat only cockroaches and beetles until he was driven crazy enough to eat balls of his own hair and eventually corpses, only to end with the man killing himself by repeatedly hitting his head against the wall for almost an hour.

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** FR32: FR 32 : The Project wanted to see if they could turn someone into a cannibal, and they succeeded by forcing him to eat only cockroaches and beetles until he was driven crazy enough to eat balls of his own hair and eventually corpses, only to end with the man killing himself by repeatedly hitting his head against the wall for almost an hour.
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*The game's promotional page shows us other experiments The Project did. If you think what they did to Dany was bad, read this and you will see that he was one of the "lucky" ones:
** FR32: The Project wanted to see if they could turn someone into a cannibal, and they succeeded by forcing him to eat only cockroaches and beetles until he was driven crazy enough to eat balls of his own hair and eventually corpses, only to end with the man killing himself by repeatedly hitting his head against the wall for almost an hour.
** Cavus: The Project used conditioning therapy and intense hypnosis to brainwash a man into becoming one of their field agents, drugging him while he was starved, tortured, sexually humiliated and exposed to violence. When the man showed signs of obedience, the Project ordered him to accept the sociopathy that was given to him by patrolling naked in freezing conditions and harming other patients. After the deed is done, Pickman and his cohorts then gave another unwilling participant for the experiment so that said test subject would murder said participant in order to join the position of becoming The Project's field agents.
** Milton IV: The Project engulfed a man in flames until his skin and nerves were permanently damaged to test a burn-repair salve, with the man declared dead only after falling into a coma; their conclusion? Future trials should be done without anesthetics.
** Eminus: Unlike other project who mostly experimented on other people, this project in question tried to experiment on a dangerous weapon that can be used for the assassins to win a war given Pickman used to work for the government. The Project sent one of their snipers to Afghanistan and ordered him to use a high-explosive hollow point bullet on innocent soldiers, which would literally disintegrate them, just to see the psychological response of their comrades; they lost 10 men in exactly 10 seconds.
** REVERA 7: The Project seeking to create a [[TruthSerums truth serum]]. They tested the drug on a student, lying to him that it was safe and legal. The experiment ended with the subject screaming not only until he lost his voice but also rupturing his eardrums with his own screams, breaking his own arms, and eventually dying of hemorrhage.
** Pravitas: The Project captured a masochistic diagnosed psychopath suffering from acute personality disorder, performed horrific surgeries on him, including beating his mouth with a hammer and removing the skin from his buttlocks to see if see if all the pain and humiliation could make him even worse, [[GoneHorriblyRight and it worked.]] The worst thing is that there is the implication that it was Leo Kasper himself who suffered this. No wonder he hates The Project so much.

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* Starkweather is the "director" of your little adventure through hell, manipulating you into making a snuff film for his company. That should be more than enough to paint him as the villain, right? Wrong. ''Very'' wrong. Not only does he take pleasure in your horrific acts, it's all but outright stated that he's doing so [[ADateWithRosiePalms "single-handedly."]]

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* Starkweather is the "director" of your little adventure through hell, manipulating you into making a snuff film for his company. That should be more than enough to paint him as the villain, right? Wrong. ''Very'' wrong. Not only does he take pleasure in your horrific acts, it's all but outright stated that he's doing so [[ADateWithRosiePalms "single-handedly."]]"
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* Cancer City itself is terrifying. Most of the buildings are abandoned and decaying, the police force is corrupt to the core, you find corpses of different victims, it is full of degenerate gangs, and it is controlled by a madman who believes he is an artistic genius to use it as his patio. of games. It's not for nothing that Rockstar fans consider it worse than Liberty City

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* Cancer City itself is terrifying. Most of the buildings are abandoned and decaying, the police force is corrupt to the core, you find corpses of different victims, it is full of degenerate gangs, and it is controlled by a madman who believes he is an artistic genius to use it as his patio. of games.playground. It's not for nothing that Rockstar fans consider it worse than Liberty City
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* Cancer City itself is terrifying. Most of the buildings are abandoned and decaying, the police force is corrupt to the core, you find corpses of different victims, it is full of degenerate gangs, and it is controlled by a madman who believes he is an artistic genius to use it as his patio. of games. It's not for nothing that Rockstar fans consider it worse than Liberty City
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''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' is one of the scariest and most controversial franchises ever released by ''Creator/{{Rockstar|Games}}'', a publisher with a decorated history in both fields. After reading this page, [[NightmareFuel you'll see why]]...

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''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' is one of the scariest and most controversial franchises ever released by ''Creator/{{Rockstar|Games}}'', a publisher with a decorated seasoned history in both fields.fields, whether by disturbing social norms or just being outright disturbing. After reading this page, [[NightmareFuel you'll see why]]...

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''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' is one of the most ''controversial'' and ''scariest'' franchises ever released by ''Rockstar'', and after reading this page, [[NightmareFuel you'll see why]]... '''As a NightmareFuel page, all spoilers on this page are unmarked [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff as per policy.]] Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.'''

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''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' is one of the scariest and most ''controversial'' and ''scariest'' controversial franchises ever released by ''Rockstar'', and after ''Creator/{{Rockstar|Games}}'', a publisher with a decorated history in both fields. After reading this page, [[NightmareFuel you'll see why]]... why]]...

'''As a NightmareFuel page, all spoilers on this page are unmarked [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff as per policy.]] Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.'''
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* Even the [[BittersweetEnding supposedly]] good ending of the game has an overwhelming sense of dread. He wakes up alone on a disused road out in the woods with his memories wiped clean. All he has is a manila envelope with his new name (David Joiner), his new address and the keys to his new apartment. He starts walking down the road and the credits roll. A relatively bright ending for such a dark game, but who is to say that Leo is completely gone? What if he starts investigating why most of his life is a complete blank? And who is to say that he's no longer under the control of the Pickman Project?

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* Starkweather is the "director" of your little adventure through hell, manipulating you into making a snuff film for his company. That should be more than enough to paint him as the villain, right? Wrong. ''Very'' wrong. Not only does he take pleasure in your horrific acts, it's all but outright stated that he's doing so [[ADateWithRosiePalms "single-handedly."]]
-->'''Starkweather''': ''(After Cash shoots a hunter)'' ''Ohh, my GOD--'' I've had an accident. I'm serious, man. You ''brought me off.''



** As if the normal melee weapons executions is not brutal enough, the sequel takes things up to eleven by introducing Environment Executions. A few stands out such as smashing a victim's head with a manhole cover, shoving a guy's head into a electric box then turning on the switch and crushing a victim's body with an iron maiden.

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** As if the normal melee weapons executions is are not brutal enough, the sequel takes things up to eleven by introducing Environment Executions. A few stands out such as smashing a victim's head with a manhole cover, shoving a guy's head into a an electric box then turning on the switch and crushing a victim's body with an iron maiden.



* The third level, Sexual Deviants, which takes place in a [[BondageIsBad BDSM Club]], complete with a "dungeon" that has [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]] and [[CruelAndUnusualDeath murder]] machines ripped straight out of ''Film/{{Hostel}}''.

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* The third level, Sexual Deviants, which takes place in a [[BondageIsBad The Pervs]] are test subjects that run a BDSM Club]], complete Club used by the Pickman Project for their psychological experiments. It's not made clear exactly ''what'' the Project was aiming for with a "dungeon" that has [[ColdBloodedTorture torture]] and [[CruelAndUnusualDeath murder]] machines these guys, especially with the torture dungeon ripped straight out of ''Film/{{Hostel}}''.''Film/{{Hostel}}'', but the result is clear: sadomasochists in fetish gear with absolutely ''[[TheUnfettered zero]]'' boundaries to their, uh, personal tastes.
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* The final confrontation of Lionel Starkweather is this too, while his execution is satisfying, it also qualifies. His stomach is sliced in half horizontally, allowing his guts to spill out, and as he desperately tries to scoop his organs back in, he says, with a pitiful squeal of a voice, "Cash, I made you!" before he is killed.

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* The final confrontation of Lionel Starkweather is this too, while [[LaserGuidedKarma his execution is satisfying, satisfying]], it also qualifies. His stomach is sliced in half horizontally, allowing his guts to spill out, and as he desperately tries to scoop his organs back in, he says, with a pitiful squeal of a voice, "Cash, I made you!" before he is killed.
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* Even though the [[DoingInTheWizard usual supernatural threats are gone]], both ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' games put the HORROR into SurvivalHorror. Hell, these games are probably scarier [[RealismInducedHorror because the horror isn't supernatural.]] We may not believe in monsters, but we can easily believe real-life ParanoiaFuel; we're all scared of being stalked by nutjobs in the shadows, who are perfectly willing ([[SerialKiller and capable]]) to brutally butcher us for survival, money, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racial hatred]], perverted sexual desires, raving insanity [[BloodKnight or simply because they just love to kill]].

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* Even though the [[DoingInTheWizard usual supernatural threats are gone]], both ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' games put the HORROR into SurvivalHorror. Hell, these games are probably scarier [[RealismInducedHorror because the horror isn't ISN'T supernatural.]] We may not believe in monsters, but we can easily believe real-life ParanoiaFuel; we're all scared of being stalked by nutjobs in the shadows, who are perfectly willing ([[SerialKiller and capable]]) to brutally butcher us for survival, money, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racial hatred]], perverted sexual desires, raving insanity [[BloodKnight or simply because they just love to kill]].
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* Even though the [[DoingInTheWizard usual supernatural threats are gone]], both ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' games put the HORROR into SurvivalHorror. Hell, these games are probably scarier [[RealismInducedHorror BECAUSE the horror isn't supernatural.]] We may not believe in monsters, but we can easily believe real-life ParanoiaFuel; we're all scared of being stalked by nutjobs in the shadows, who are perfectly willing ([[SerialKiller and capable]]) to brutally butcher us for survival, money, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racial hatred]], perverted sexual desires, raving insanity [[BloodKnight or simply because they just love to kill]].

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* Even though the [[DoingInTheWizard usual supernatural threats are gone]], both ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}'' games put the HORROR into SurvivalHorror. Hell, these games are probably scarier [[RealismInducedHorror BECAUSE because the horror isn't supernatural.]] We may not believe in monsters, but we can easily believe real-life ParanoiaFuel; we're all scared of being stalked by nutjobs in the shadows, who are perfectly willing ([[SerialKiller and capable]]) to brutally butcher us for survival, money, [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racial hatred]], perverted sexual desires, raving insanity [[BloodKnight or simply because they just love to kill]].

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** [[NothingIsScarier We don't get to see the whole video]], but we do see enough - a randomly selected member of Cash's family is hog-tied to a pillar of the abandoned mall, still stripped to their underwear and gagged over the mouth with duct tape. A Babyface member of the Innocentz - oh, did we forgot to mention ''these'' guys? The FatBastard, possibly pedophiliac guys in Hawaii shirts, and absolutely creepy [[CreepyDoll baby doll masks?]] - walks up to Cash's relative, and raises his machete to strike. [[GoryDiscretionShot The camera quickly switches to]] Cash's unblinking face, but the horrified, [[TheScream heartrending scream]] makes the result obvious. This is made all the worse by Starkweather [[EvilGloating gloating]] to Cash that HE was all the family he needed now.

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** [[NothingIsScarier We don't get to see the whole video]], but we do see enough - a randomly selected member of Cash's family is hog-tied to a pillar of the abandoned mall, still stripped to their underwear and gagged over the mouth with duct tape. A Babyface member of the Innocentz - oh, did we forgot to mention ''these'' guys? The FatBastard, possibly pedophiliac guys in Hawaii shirts, and absolutely creepy [[CreepyDoll baby doll masks?]] - walks up to Cash's relative, relative and raises his machete to strike. [[GoryDiscretionShot The camera quickly switches to]] Cash's unblinking face, but the horrified, [[TheScream heartrending scream]] makes the result obvious. This is made all the worse by Starkweather [[EvilGloating gloating]] to Cash that HE was all the family he needed now.



* The final confrontation of Lionel Starkweather is this too, while his execution is satisfying, it also qualifies. His stomach is sliced in half horizontally, allowing his guts to spill out, and as he desperately tries to scoop his organs back in, he says with an unsettling voice "Cash, I made you!" before he is killed. [[FridgeHorror He says this somewhat coherently while his stomach is sliced with his organs spilling out.]]

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* Starkweather's estate is not only decrepit and half-abandoned, but its garden is decorated with impaled heads and crucified bodies. Just ''out in the open.'' Carcer City is more than just a WretchedHive - it is completely ''forsaken.''
* The final confrontation of Lionel Starkweather is this too, while his execution is satisfying, it also qualifies. His stomach is sliced in half horizontally, allowing his guts to spill out, and as he desperately tries to scoop his organs back in, he says says, with an unsettling voice a pitiful squeal of a voice, "Cash, I made you!" before he is killed. [[FridgeHorror He says this somewhat coherently while his stomach is sliced with his organs spilling out.]]



* While The Skinz are seen as the most pedestrian of the gangs (being white supremacists who hate anyone who isn't on their "side"), they are terrifyingly realistic. In the junkyard, there are several bodies strung up and these victims were more than likely to be non-whites who were lynched because of their race. It's pretty telling that of all the gangs in the game, Starkweather ''hates'' The Skinz more than the others because of their bigotry. They also have no valid excuse for what they do (The Hoods are doing it for the extra money, the Wardogs are following Ramirez, and the Smileys are mentally ill psychotics. The Skinz are taking part because they sincerely believe they are superior to everyone else). The Innocentz are close but Starkweather hates the Skinz more than them, which is saying something because The Innocentz are composed of pedophiles and Satanists.
* The babyfaces are the vilest and most despicable gang in the game and they are forced to cooperate with The Skullyz under the name "The Innocentz". The Babyfaces are composed of pedophiles and the mentally disabled who have an obsession with collecting eyes. The gang tries to lure out Cash as if he was one of their child victims and their dialogue has them saying how excited they are to play with Cash. While the game doesn't outright say it, it's pretty clear their method of operation is to abduct children, molest them, and then collect their eyes before or after murdering them. For these reasons, you should not feel any sympathy for them when they are begging for mercy, especially when one of them cries out for their mother after being beaten into submission.

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* While The Skinz are seen as the most pedestrian of the gangs (being white supremacists who hate anyone who isn't on their "side"), they are terrifyingly realistic. In the junkyard, there are several bodies strung up and these victims were more than likely to be non-whites who were lynched because of their race. It's pretty telling that of all the gangs in the game, Starkweather ''hates'' The Skinz more than the others [[EvenEvilHasStandards because of their bigotry. bigotry.]] They also have no valid excuse for what they do (The Hoods are doing it for the extra money, the Wardogs are following Ramirez, and the Smileys are mentally ill psychotics. The Skinz are taking part because they sincerely believe they are superior to everyone else). The Innocentz are close close, but Starkweather hates the Skinz more than them, which is saying something because The Innocentz are composed of pedophiles and Satanists.
* The babyfaces are the vilest and most despicable gang in the game and they are forced to cooperate with The Skullyz under the name "The Innocentz". The Babyfaces are composed of pedophiles and the mentally disabled who have an obsession with collecting eyes. The gang tries to lure out Cash as if he was one of their child victims (even trying to tempt him with candy and baseball cards) and their dialogue has them saying how excited they are to play with Cash. While the game doesn't outright say it, it's pretty clear their method of operation is to abduct children, molest them, and then collect their eyes before or after murdering them. For these reasons, you should not feel any sympathy for them when they are begging for mercy, especially when one of them cries out for their mother after being beaten into submission.
* The promotional website for the game (now defunct and turned into a fanpage), with its cheap and grimy aesthetic, was meant to look like it actually came from the Dark Web. Keep in mind that this game came out in 2003, a long, ''long'' time before the ugliest side of the internet entered the public imagination.
* And what about Mr. Nasty? The real mastermind behind Valiant Video Enterprises and its snuff film ring? What happened to him? [[NothingIsScarier It's never revealed.]] Though considering how utterly ''bleak'' the setting is, it's more than likely that he [[KarmaHoudini got away,]] biding his time until he finds a new audience.
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-->''You must understand, Cash, I could never have let them go. Where were your family when you were facing your final moments in the chamber anyway? You've left your old life, your old self behind.'' '''''I'm all the family you need now.'''''

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-->''You --->''You must understand, Cash, I could never have let them go. Where were your family when you were facing your final moments in the chamber anyway? You've left your old life, your old self behind.'' '''''I'm all the family you need now.'''''
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