Rockstar/Take 2 has recently hit a snag with the various ratings boards regarding their upcoming game Manhunt 2, sequel to their 2003 game which was surprisingly named Manhunt. The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board for the one of you that didn't know) has given the game the retail death sentence rating of AO, or Adults Only. I say retail death sentence because that means just about any large retailer either will (or has already) cave under public pressure to not carry and support such sexual/violent/explicit material that many see squarely aimed at teens and children.
How bad is Manhunt 2? It's bad enough that one scene was described as a rape and decapitation of a woman where the man then attempted simulated sexual intercourse with her bloody "neckhole". That's pretty bad on multiple accounts.
The 2000s was a great decade for a lot of brilliant video games. Here are the ten best games of the 2000s that you may not have played.
You know usually when someone says "you may have missed" it's games that were lesser known, hidden gems, underrated games. These are all super high profile games that sold extremely well.
You know the 2000s is 20 years ago too? Maybe, just maybe this wasn’t an article targeted to 30+ gamers? Still says at the very beginning of the title “THE BEST GAMES you may have missed”. Regardless of how well they sold there’s tons of gamers who haven’t touched these older well known games lol.
It's games you "may have missed", insinuating you were around and gaming in the 2000's and were there to miss them. If it was aimed at everyone else then they missed literally everything, not just the top games.
The original commenter is right, this is a badly written article at best pointless at worst.
Besides only being able to miss it if you were around during that time..if your point stands then this is a horrible list. Tons of better games people may have missed
Oh yeah thanks for reminding me I totally forgot they were doing it. Also what the hell happened to Kingpin: Reloaded? On Steam coming soon and nohting from the dev.
Yeah, I was just going to say. It's interesting seeing them back behind the series. Max Payne 3 was amazing, but then Rockstar just sat on the IP.
Well, they sit on virtually anything that isn't GTA and Red Dead now.
What is this list? These are all hugely popular games. I was expecting games like Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Advent Rising, Arx Fatalis, etc.
the title didn’t say lesser known titles from the 2000s. This is 20 years ago now lol. Big assumption this list was made for older gamers.
I've only played 3 on that list. Part of me feels bad about how little I used all the consoles I've owned as a kid. One bright side is, there's over 30 years of games to experience for the first time.
GTA Underground combines the San Andreas, Liberty City, Vice City, Manhunt I/II, Bullworth, and custom maps into one big map.
Who was that guy recently who said Rockstar dont want to do just meaningless ports?
Cos something like this would be cool if you combine 3, SA and VC maps. Change characters a la GTAV style. Insert some quests in each game to tie in the connection between the three players and have post endgame content of all three games with more missions/heists.
Just a thought.
I would be all for it. Sick of playing a gangster, switch to GTA3 playing as a Mob member or Vercetti.
I've played a few mods like this way back when the only two cities were liberty and vice the fact the old 3d games still have active modding communitys shows that there's still a huge pull to these classics I hope rockstar comes through with proper remakes not just that really bad HD San Andreas and mobile anniversary edition of vc and 3
GI: "Over the past two decades, Rockstar Games has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the games industry. Rising up from quirky Scotland-based developers with a taste for pulp and crime fiction, Rockstar evolved radically, shifting into innovators and provocateurs, creating some of the industry's most influential and blockbuster titles. In the lead up to the eagerly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2, we came together as a staff to rank every single game that Rockstar developed (this means we excluded published titles like L.A. Noire and Smuggler's Run). From the humble top-down beginnings of Grand Theft Auto to the blood-soaked streets of Manhunt and the beautiful jaw-dropping vistas of Red Dead Redemption, you’ll find every single title put in its proper place in terms of influence, importance of innovation, and just plain fun."
Ranking games on best graphics and best game play and best soundtrack is one thing, but I rank them in terms of when they came out and how they made me feel at the time. For me GTAIII is the best GTA game of all time. Because of how I felt while playing it in 2001/2002. It gave me the most fun, wow factor and joy I can remember of all the games. There's nothing like your first.
hard to argue that, orion - #3 was awesome. but for me, nothing beats vice city - that map was set up so well and the soundtrack/radio banter was amazing.
for me, VC is tied with RDR1 for best rockstar game - both gave me all the things you describe. of course, RDR2 hits this week and i'm prepared to be gobsmacked once again.
The radio banter was amazing. I've never put down my controller to listen to a game for 30 minutes, except for in Vice City.
23. Wild Metal
22. Midnight Club: Street Racing
21. Manhunt 2
20. Rockstar Presents Table Tennis
19. Midnight Club II
18. Grand Theft Auto
17. Red Dead Revolver
16. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
15. Grand Theft Auto 2
14. Midnight Club: Los Angeles
13. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
12. Midnight Club III
11. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
10. The Warriors
9. Max Payne 3
8. Manhunt
7. Grand Theft Auto IV
6. Bully
5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
4. Grand Theft Auto III
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2. Red Dead Redemption
1. Grand Theft Auto V
"How bad is Manhunt 2? It's bad enough that one scene was described as a rape and decapitation of a woman where the man then attempted simulated sexual intercourse with her bloody "neckhole"."
They had to know something like that would get an AO rating. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't all a stunt to get people worked up for the game.
I personally think that they wanted the game to be banned, but they definitely wanted the game to get lots of publicity. The very fact that they submitted a version to the Ratings boards suggest to me that it was not a stunt.
In the UK, the game is played for 5-ish hours with a cheat mode enable so the reviewer can evaluate the intitial content for the game. Perhaps not the best way evaluate a game for its content, but that is what it used over here.
Now I do no know for sure if the simulated rape scene is legit or not, but if that kind of scene is included in the game graphically i.e in closeup form, then they were treading around the extreme end of what was considered acceptable. And to be fair, if it did include that sort of thing, then it should receive the highest rating possible.
In the U.K we have been in the past pretty strict when it comes to censorship - only in the past few years hardcore porn was made legal to buy in licence outlets
OK, it deserve AO rating. But still, its an awesome game.
very clear on multiple threads regarding this game, so i'm not gonna repeat myself here.However, most right thinking people must surely question the mentality of people who would include such 'strange'content in a film, let alone a video game.I may suggest some of the Rockstar team members seek some help!I'm not joking on this occasion.
As anyone seen the film paradise lost? I find it quite funny that a game with computer generated scenes (poor ones at that)has to be banned or diluted yet you can go to the local blockbusters or what ever and see some one have all of their organs removed whilst watching it alive (yes i know its not real lol but ot does look quite convincing)