Manhunt
GameBy Rockstar North · Released Nov 18, 2003
Manhunt is a third-person stealth horror game. The game consists of twenty levels, and four bonus levels that can be unlocked; the levels are referred to as "scenes".
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About the game
- Released
- Nov 18, 2003
- Developer
- Rockstar North
- Publishers
- Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games
- Genres
- Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms
- Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
- Links
- Wikipedia
Game data from IGDB.com
Documents about Manhunt
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