Manhunt

Manhunt
Developer(s)	Rockstar North
Publisher(s)	Rockstar Games
Release date(s)	November 18, 2003
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Mature
Platform(s)	PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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Manhunt is a violent and controversial video game released by Rockstar North in November 2003, the game is notable for various tie-ins with the Grand Theft Auto series, most notably the use of Carcer City, a location mentioned in Grand Theft Auto III, as the game's setting.

In 2007, the game was succeeded by a sequel, Manhunt 2, which features fewer relations to the GTA series.

Manhunt references in the Grand Theft Auto series

Grand Theft Auto 2

• The gang The Smileys in Manhunt are a parody of the Loonies in Grand Theft Auto 2. The Loonies and Smileys both occupy mental hospitals, and the logo of the Loonies is a smiley face. Lionel Starkweather also refers to the Smileys as loonies.

Grand Theft Auto III

• In Grand Theft Auto III, another Rockstar North game, a news segment on the in-game radio station, Lips 106, reports, "in nearby Carcer City, police chief Gary Schaffer was cleared of corruption charges in a controversial decision by the court. Let's hope those missing witnesses turn up safe and sound." This is an obvious allusion to a prominent character in this game, even though GTA III precedes Manhunt's release date by two years.

Grand Theft Auto Vice City

• An abandoned shop named Ryton Aide appears on the first mission of Manhunt. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City there is a similarly named store known as Ryton Aide. Also in GTA Vice City, Phil Cassidy lives in a trailer in a junkyard, much like one of the Skinz members, with the Interiors of both trailers having a near identical layout. Gash shopping bags also appeared in one of the levels.

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

• Manhunt action figures can be found in Zero's RC shop, and various Manhunt artwork on the walls of bar interiors, most notably a Cerberus in Ten Green Bottles.
• During the mission in which Carl Johnson must find and photograph the blueprints to Caligula's Casino, one of the other blueprints found in another room happens to be of Starkweather's mansion.
• The Skins carjunk arena can be seen when the player drives past the rural district of Flint County towards San Fierro.
• The playable character can use a knife to perform "execution kills" similar to Manhunt. After a stealth kill, the pose of lying on the floor is same as Manhunt
• A bulletin board in the Las Venturas police station has photos of Cash and a Hoods member tacked to it.
• Certain radio station(s) in San Andreas mention Carcer City by name.
• Piggsy is rumored to be in San Andreas. See Myths in GTA San Andreas.

Grand Theft Auto IV contains a few Manhunt references

• A pedestrian yells "This is Liberty not fucking Carcer!" when Niko Bellic begins shooting or assaulting another pedestrian.
• Many LCPD database entries list certain characters as originally being from Carcer City.

General

• Multiple vehicles that have appeared prior in GTA III and GTA Vice City have appeared in some form in both Manhunt games.
• Sprunk, featured in GTA: San Andreas, GTA IV and EfLC as a drink players can buy for regaining health, is also featured in many levels of Manhunt.

Grand Theft Auto references in Manhunt 2

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

• Protagonist Daniel Lamb was born in San Fierro and graduated from the San Fierro University.

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Character

James Earl Cash
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Appearances	[[Appearance::Manhunt, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Picture)]]
Full Name	James Earl Cash
Aliases	James "Cut-Throat" Cash
Gender	Gender::Male
Nationality	[[American|American]][[Nationality::American| ]]
Home	Las Venturas (? - 1992) Carcer City
Family	Unnamed Mother (Can be killed) Unnamed Father (Can be killed) Unnamed Brother (Can be killed) Unnamed Sister (Can be killed) Unnamed Wife
Main Affiliations	Lionel Starkweather The Journalist The Tramp
Businesses	J.E.C. & Sons Construction (? - 2007 - ?)
Voiced by	Stephen Wilfong
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Character

Daniel Lamb
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Appearances	Appearance::Manhunt 2
Full Name	Daniel Lamb
Aliases	Danny, Dr. Lamb, David Joiner
Gender	Gender::Male
Date of Birth	[[|May 29th, 1963]][[DOB::May 29th, 1963| ]]
Place of Birth	San Fierro
Age Now
Nationality	[[American|American]][[Nationality::American| ]]
Home	Cottonmouth, Flordia
Family	Unnamed Wife (Deceased) Unnamed Daughter Unnamed Son
Main Affiliations	Leo Kasper (2006 - 2012) Michael Grant (? - 2006) Dr. Whyte (1989 - 2012) Dr. Deborah (1989 - ?)
Businesses	Green and Becker Pharmaceuticals Inc. Lab Assistant (1986 - 1989) McKenzie Druchner Inc. Research Assosiate (1989 - 2006)
Voiced by	Ptolemy Slocum
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Trivia

• Chris McKinney, the voice actor for The Lost Brotherhood biker Jim Fitzgerald provides the voice for Ramirez, the leader of the Wardogs in Manhunt.
• Renaud Sebbane, a producer, and the voice actor for Barry Stark (GTA Vice City), and random pedestrians (GTA III) provides the voice for The White Rabbit in Manhunt.

External links

• Official Manhunt website.
• NTSC-uk dissects Manhunt.
• The Manhunt Fiasco, timeline of a related lawsuit.
• Manhunt Wiki