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Manhunter: New York (1988)

Duration: 24:20

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Part 1

The Earth has been invaded by the Orb Alliance, and a tightly restricted regime instituted for the humans
that remain. Brown monk robes are the only garments allowed, speaking is a capital offense, and every
human has been implanted with a tracking chip recording their every move. To track down criminals, the
Orbs enlist "Manhunters" - humans given access to advanced technology and selected to be a
combination of police officers and bounty hunters. The player controls one such Manhunter as he
unravels a conspiracy inside the decaying heart of the New York ruins, and a mysterious serial killer on the
loose.

Each chapter begins with the Orbs assigning the player's nameless Manhunter with a crime (such as
murder) or target to investigate. The player gains leads through the use of the "MAD" computer, which
displays the logs of all civilian movement in an area in an overhead map view. By starting with the victim
and following the people who encountered him that day, the player can then go to a first-person
investigation view at various New York landmarks to find clues to the suspect's identity. At the end of the
day, the player must report the correct name of their suspect to the Orbs.

Manhunter uses a modified version of Sierra's AGI interpreter, with a rudimentary point-and-click
interface used to locate and uncover clues at the investigation sites. At various times throughout the
investigation, the player will also have to directly control the Manhunter in arcade-style challenges, like
dodging gang attacks or throwing knives between a bar patron's fingers.

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