the setting and environments don't feel as menacing, and the story is definitely weaker. That isn't to say that Manhunt 2 isn't a good game, because it is." 1UP.com stated that "really, the game warrants a 4 [out of 10] because it's technically playable and, despite its best efforts, probably won't plunge the industry into a period of navel-gazing and political sanction. Everything else about it is largely forgettable." Jonathan Hunt from X-Play suggested that without the controversy concerning the rating, the game would be "nothing more than an obscure footnote in Rockstar's history." Ars Technicas Michael Thompson echoed similar thoughts, writing in a retrospective piece in 2009 that the controversy surrounding Manhunt 2 "was more interesting than the game itself." Because of its controversy the game is listed at #8 in IGN's "Top 10 Gaming Controversies" and was ranked (alongside the first game) as the sixth most controversial video game by UGO Networks. Machinima listed Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper #7 in their "Top 10 Criminal Duos in Gaming". Future Take-Two Interactive has denied that it has any plans to continue the series. In October 2007, Stephen Totilo of MTV Games asked Rockstar Games producer Jeronimo Barrera about the possibilities of a multiplayer component being added to future iterations of the Manhunt franchise, such as adding the game to the Rockstar Games Social Club. Barrera seemingly embraced the idea. Notes References External links 2007 video games Rockstar Vienna games Psychological horror games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Portable games Rockstar Games games Stealth video games Obscenity controversies in video games Censored video games Dissociative identity disorder in video games Video games about amnesia Video games developed in Canada Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in psychiatric hospitals Video games set in 2001 Video games set in the United States Video game sequels Video games set in 2007 Wii games Windows games Take-Two Interactive games Single-player video games Video games with alternate endings Video games produced by Leslie Benzies