Manhunt 2 Confirmed for Wii

Of all the licenses I expected to see on the Wii, the ultra-violent Manhunt title was not one of them. Coming to the 'next-gen alternative' trifecta of PSP, PS2, and Wii this summer is Manhunt 2 (not to be confused with the Sierra Manhunter adventure game series). The followup to the violent Rockstar title from 2003 will 'push game design and storytelling forward', sticking close to the original's dark suspense/stealth motifs.

I wonder...

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...whether this will be a similar huge commercial success as its prequel [wikipedia.org]...

Re:Good for the Wii

[Osty]

At least the Wii has mature games early, RE4 came out really late in the GCN's life. Not sure about Eternal Darkness, but doubt it came out as early as Manhunt for Wii is coming out in the Wii's life.

Yes, RE4 came out late in the GC's life, but it was still earlier by a year than the PS2 version. However, that's not the only Resident Evil. Resident Evil 0 shipped 11/02 (a year after the US GC launch). Resident Evil 1 (the remake with updated graphics) shipped 4/02, which could arguably be called part of the "extended launch window". Resident Evil 2 and 3 shipped 1/03, and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X shipped 12/03. That's 5 Resident Evil games within the first two years of the GC's US life.

Eternal Darkness shipped 6/02, which was still quite early in the GC's life. The GC also had plenty of other non-kiddie titles such as the new Prince of Persia series (as opposed to the old ones on PC) and the Splinter Cell series. Unfortunately the fact that the console resembled a purple purse was a huge strike against it from the very start. The Wii's styling is much more "masculine", and it's 100% backwards compatible with GC games so you can catch up on all of those great games you may have missed without worrying about a reduction in testosterone levels :).

Re:wii-mote

[Anonymous Coward]

Last I checked, I can roll, pitch, and yaw. It's a wonderful world!

(Degree of freedom != spatial dimension)