For PSP owners, this is probably the best looking version of the game, simply because the PSP's screen is wide, sharp and with its smaller size, the funky details that pop up in the console versions are less noticeable. The game's environments are drab and decrepit, but this is intentional, so you can't really complain about that. Furthermore, in Rockstar's goal to bring the game's rating down, the executions are muddled by static and color splotching that makes the actions sometimes less intelligible. This regrettably kills the one unique aspect the game had.

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Rockstar recommends (wisely) that you plug in some headphones, as this is one incredible sounding game. The sound effects are rich, the voice acting is generally very solid, and the music is appropriately minimal and creepy. The game itself is not terribly scary, but at least the sound designers did their part.

Due to its underwhelming story and repetitive gameplay, Manhunt 2 is the very definition of average. It seems to dish out violence simply for the sake of violence, as well as showcase other offensive taboos that make this game appealing to only a minority of gamers. Thanks to the censoring it received, it's unlikely to please its intended audience, who would have likely purchased it with an AO rating had Sony allowed that.