Manhunter

Manhunter is a first-person shooter in which you play John “Striker” Gullivan, a former SAS sniper who takes on covert work as a mercenary. Working with his friend Max, a skilled hacker, John has built a reputation among mercenaries and private agencies. He avoids openly opposing legal governments, though he accepts semi-official jobs too dangerous or politically risky for them. That arrangement does not last.

Missions and locations

The story spans five chapters and 14 levels. You take on missions in an Iranian hidden nuclear materials processing plant, the Moscow Trade Center where the trouble begins, a City Dockyard hit-and-flee operation, a shootout at Baykonur Cosmodrome, and a search for a missing VIP in an Iraqi terrorist cave. You stay in contact with HQ, which provides information and can change mission objectives as you progress.

Sniping and combat

At the start of each chapter, John receives two sniper rifles: a silenced Arctic Warfare as his primary weapon and a specialized rifle suited to that chapter. The additional rifle is selected from several options, ranging from a fast, semi-automatic Saiga with a sniper scope to a heavy Barrett .50. Bullet trajectories account for gravity, wind and initial velocity.

You can use silencers on the Arctic Warfare and John’s personally modified P99 pistol. Enemies rely on sight and hearing, so they cannot pursue what they do not see or hear. You can also play as a more conventional shooter, using automatic rifles and pistols taken from fallen enemies, though sniper tactics are easier over longer distances.

Enemy tactics

Enemies can fight in groups, use different weapons and explosives, alert and support one another, and make use of terrain and objects. The game’s environments include lighting and atmospheric effects, real-time water, reflections, shadows, varied surface materials, and animated plants, insects and birds.