History Trivia / Manhunt

** One of the mercenary enemies in the second game bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Manga/{{Akira}} Colonel Shikishima.]]

* OldShame: ZigZagged, Manhunt triggered a mutiny within Rockstar because they weren't comfortable with the realistic depiction of violence. Rockstar has appeared to have grown more accepting of the game as they have rereleased the game on [=PS3=] and [=PS4=] as a Playstation Classic and made it compatible on Xbox as well. They have also referenced the game multiple times in their future releases, with ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' providing the gang masks in their online DLC and Piggsy appearing in the form of a tattoo.

** Actually, banned in Australia (prior to it mistakenly being released on Steam for 48 hrs, before being removed), Germany, New Zealand, Korea. While there was no official ban, MoralGuardians in the UK did pressure shops into taking it off the shelves for a while. In Canada, it's actually sold as a film.

** Manhunt 2 has a few unused executions that either had sound recorded or unfinished animation, see WhatCouldHaveBeen below.

* OldShame: ZigZagged, Manhunt triggered a mutiny within Rockstar because they weren't comfortable with the realistic depiction of violence. Rockstar has appeared to have grown more accepting of the game as they have rereleased the game on [=PS3=] and [=PS4=] as a Playstation Classic and made it compatible on Xbox as well. They have also referenced the game multiple times in their future releases.

** The Hoodz, Skinz and Innocentz all have unused dialogue that has all of their members threatening and shouting at trespassers, with what sounds like them telling other gangs to get off their turf and that they blew their chance to kill Cash when it was their turn, suggesting that previously fought gangs might have been planned to make a short appearance in later levels after their debut, with ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' providing the gang masks in their online DLC and Piggsy appearing in the form of a tattoo.

* CreatorBacklash: [[http://www.gamesradar.com/manhunt-nearly-caused-a-mutiny-at-rockstar/ Former Rockstar employee Jeff Williams admitted]] that even many Rockstar employees had doubts about the first game prior to its release. A few years later, Rockstar appears to have come around to the game as they rereleased the game as a Playstation classic and made references to it in future games.

* OldShame: ZigZagged, Manhunt triggered a mutiny within Rockstar because they weren't comfortable with the realistic depiction of violence. Rockstar has appeared to have grown more accepting of the game as they have rereleased the game on PS3 and PS4 as a Playstation Classic and made it compatible on Xbox as well. They have also referenced the game multiple times in their future releases.

* CreatorBacklash: [[http://www.gamesradar.com/manhunt-nearly-caused-a-mutiny-at-rockstar/ Former Rockstar employee Jeff Williams admitted]] that even many Rockstar employees had doubts about the first game prior to its release. [[ZigzaggedTrope Though]] this didn't stop them from making a sequel and rereleasing it on both the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 as a [=PS2=] Classic.

* OldShame: ZigZagged, Manhunt triggered a mutiny within Rockstar because they weren't comfortable with the realistic depiction of violence. However, they appear to have grown comfortable with the game because they released it on Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 as a Playstation 2 classic, then later making it backward compatible for Xbox platforms. In ''Grand Theft Auto Online'', the player can purchase masks that were used in the game.

** The Hoodz, Skinz and Innocentz all have unused dialogue that has all of their members threatening and shouting at trespassers, with what sounds like them telling other gangs to get off their turf and that they blew their chance to kill Cash when it was their turn, suggesting that previously fought gangs might have been planned to make a short appearance in later levels after their debut.

* CreatorBacklash: [[http://www.gamesradar.com/manhunt-nearly-caused-a-mutiny-at-rockstar/ Former Rockstar employee Jeff Williams admitted]] that even many Rockstar employees had doubts about the first game prior to its release. [[ZigzaggedTrope Though]] this hasn't stopped them from rereleasing it on both the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 as a [=PS2=] Classic.

* OldShame: ZigZagged, Manhunt triggered a mutiny within Rockstar because they weren't comfortable with the realistic depiction of violence. However, they appear to have grown comfortable with the game because they released it on Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 as a Playstation 2 classic. In Grand Theft Auto Online, the player can purchase masks that were used in the game.

** Twitch has also explicitly banned ''Manhunt 2'' from being streamed on its site.

* CreatorBacklash: [[http://www.gamesradar.com/manhunt-nearly-caused-a-mutiny-at-rockstar/ Former Rockstar employee Jeff Williams admitted]] that even many Rockstar employees had doubts about the first game prior to its release:

** The first game started development as an adaptation of ''Film/TheWarriors'', but Rockstar wasn't able to secure the rights at the time. When Rockstar was able to secure the rights [[VideoGame/TheWarriors a few years later]], they would recycle the stealth mechanics from Manhunt, making it something of a RecursiveAdaptation.

* BannedInChina: Actually, banned in Australia (prior to it mistakenly being released on Steam for 48 hrs, before being removed), Germany, New Zealand, Korea. While there was no official ban, MoralGuardians in the UK did pressure shops into taking it off the shelves for a while. In Canada, it's actually sold as a film.

* DummiedOut: It's very common to find hidden, unused weapons in most of the levels of both games.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In ''Manhunt 2'', [[spoiler:Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper were two different people]] until much later in development.

** There are several hunter groups who were also scrapped, such as [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/manhunt/images/2/22/Bpic5_ep_p5.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150610014926 The Lost]] and [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/manhunt/images/2/22/Beta_camheds.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090504234629 Camheads]]. The Smileys were also going to have a leader named the Scarecrow, and some speculate that he is actually the Tramp.

* FranchiseKiller: The second game, not so much because of bad reception, mind you (although it was significantly less well-received than the first game), but because of controversy.

* BannedInChina: Actually, banned in Australia (prior to it mistakenly being released on steam for 48 hrs, before being removed), Germany, New Zealand, Korea. While there was no official ban, MoralGuardians in the UK did pressure shops into taking it off the shelves for a while. In Canada, it's actually sold as a film.

* FranchiseKiller: Not because of bad reception, mind you, but because of controversy.

** The sequel was banned in Ireland, amongst several other countries.