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Manhunter 2: San Francisco

My overall impression of Manhunter San Francisco only allows me to give it an average recommendation. That is not because it is an average game. It is because when you look at the things that you would score an adventure game on this one either does very well or very poorly, nothing in between (except maybe the graphics). When you balance all that out you get an average overall rating. Truth is if you liked Manhunter New York you will probably like San Francisco as well. If not stay away.

About a year after the cult classic Manhunter: New York is released by Sierra On-Line, an even more unusual sequel spawns from the minds of its creators Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murray. Manhunter 2: San Francisco continues where the first game has left off. It also manages to correct some of the unforgivable mistakes committed by the previous title.

I was so unimpressed with Manhunter: New York that I wasn't expecting much out of the sequel. I hadn't heard of the series before I started playing the original, and wasn't quite as prepared for the absurd world of 2004 as created by the triple-Murry design team. I mostly saw plenty of opportunities lost, and Manhunter 2 doesn't correct them. Though some tweaks have been made to make the game more accessible, the game itself is fundamentally the same with all the flaws from the first intact. If you're interested in Manhunter's second chapter, this will provide a story equivalent to New York. If you're expecting the series to start redeeming itself, it won't.