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Before the release of any Manhunt game, there were features that were removed from the final product.
Manhunt
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Characters and gangs
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- James Earl Cash had a completely different look. Cash was much more muscular, he had a different haircut and a green tank shirt.
- The Clowns were cut.
- Camheds were cut.
- The Jury were cut.
- The Lost and Binbag were cut.
- Scarecrow was cut. Scarecrow’s profile lists him as a boss character. It's possible that he is the Tramp.
- The Skinz would have more powerful weapons like Revolvers and Sawn-Off Shotguns, but in the final version the only firearm they use is the Nailgun.
- The Innocentz used to have the Spiked Bat.
Weapons
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- Ice Axe
- Hunting Knife/Alternate Knife
- Black Wood
- Scythe
- Metal Pipe
- There was an alternate "Silenced" Sniper Rifle, it was probably similar to the Tranquilizer Rifle only with the power of a Sniper.
- The Shotgun's colour was silver in the beta
Levels
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- Kill The Rabbit was once known as Pool of Tears.
- The Skinz were cut off from the level Mouth of Madness.
- The Spiked Bat was removed from Doing Time, but it still can be found hidden off behind a closed gate.
- The Hammer was cut from Time 2 Die.
- The Barbed Wire was cut from Deliverance
- There was originally a Meat Cleaver in Drunk Driving.
- In Mouth of Madness, the Smileys past the locked gate originally carried Sawn-Off Shotguns rather than Revolvers.
Executions
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- The Blackjack executions were different.
- The execution camera was different.
Other
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- Some graffiti from Road to Ruin reading "Die" was removed.
- Cash would have originally gotten more bloodied and bruised after being badly injured, such as his nose bleeding and blood stains on his clothes.
Manhunt 2
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Characters and gangs
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- Leo Kasper had a different face and his Dixmor clothes were the same as Danny.
- Danny had shorter hair, a white t-shirt, and blue pants in the Release Therapy ending cut-scene.
- Project Militia originally looked like the Cerberus from the first game.
- The Legion gang members looked like Leo.
- Civilians were featured more often in the PS2 and PSP versions.
- The Red Kings had a different look.
- Project Scientists had a much larger role. In Domestic Disturbance Leo told Danny to eliminate three Project scientists.
- Several models for the Pervs were cut from all versions of the game. One of the unused models can be seen in the intro cutscene in Sexual Deviants.
- There were female inmates in Dixmor Asylum.
- The Watchdog with the purple ski mask, instead wears a black leather gimp mask in the leaked beta version.

Added by ThRUtH90 Weapons
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- List of Cut Manhunt 2 Objects and Environmental Executions
- Originally all guns had 3 Levels of Executions - just like the Melee Weapons. Most of these animations can be found and fully restored.
- The Flashlight was cut from the Wii and PC versions, however it can be brought back into the PC version using mods.
- The Heavy Handgun had a different color. It was more silver rather than grey.
- In the game's files, there are weapons that aren't present in the final version:
- Icepick
- Tranquilizer Rifle
- Dildo
- Meat Cleaver
- Hammer
- Milk Bottle
- Acid Bottle
- Knife
- Small Bat (possibly Blackjack)
- Newspaper
- Flowers
- Wooden Spike
- Chainsaw
- Spiked Bat
- Silenced Sniper
- Cane
- Hockey Stick
- Molotov
- Grenade
- All weapons from Manhunt were going to be included.
Environmental Executions
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Levels
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Awakening
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- A civilian character was cut off from the PS2 and PSP versions.
- There were more beta Legion gang members, however many of them can't be executed or fought.
- The Plastic Bag was present in the beta.
- The Axe was in this level.
- There were originally female inmates.
- There is dialogue for an inmate not seen in any version.
- The inmate that talks about sandwich's, would have been a hunter, judging by his dialogue.
- Danny would walk into the orderlies room, rather than luring him out.
- There was originally a vent that Danny could crawl through.
- When pressing the attack button at the begginning of the level, Danny would refuse to attack, saying "I can't".



Danny crawling through a vent.
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Danny in the orderlies room.
Added by 41hc
Ghosts
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- In the beta, the Trashmaster is facing the north wall and a glass shard appears near the window.
- In the beta, a watchdog won't come to you in the onscreen prompt tutorial.
- There is a wooden fence where you need to crawl down instead of an open door.
- The Manhole was present in the PS2 and PSP versions.
- The Circular Saw and Sheers were absent in the beta. The Sheers apears in this level on the PC and Wii, but it is absent on the PSP and PS2. The Circular Saw is present only in the Wii version.
- The Whisky Bottle is absent from this level in the beta, but this is because it is a PC/ Wii version only weapon.
- There was originally a flashlight in this level.



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Sexual Deviants
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- The music in the dungeon was the same as the music playing in the club where the stripper was dancing.
- Early versions of Manhunt 2 had an error with the Dentist Chair environmental execution. The placement of the drill and scalpels were off.
- The Dentist Chair execution was toned down, but only in the PS2 and PSP versions of the game.
- You could originally kill the man strapped to the electric chair in the middle room in the dungeon, but this was cut, however you can still kill him in the PC version of the game.
- The puzzle to gain access to the 3 rooms with the environmental executions in the dungeon, originally had the first room locked rather than the middle room, and had a hidden door inside the middle room that lead to the first room.
- The Dildo was cut.
- Pliers have been cut.
- An environmental execution with electric cables has been removed.
- After Danny kills the Perv in the bathroom, and goes past the two signs, there is an area of shadow past the two signs that is missing.
- The Sickle was removed from this level.
- The gullotine enviornmental exection was cut.
- In place of the male project victim, a female project victim would be tortured by the perv using the dentist chair.
- There is an unused audio file of what sounds like a man being tortured by possibly a perv, with a chainsaw.
Red Light
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- There was a Syringe instead of the Glass Bottle at the beginning of the level.
- There were several hobos that walked around in this level, they are still present in the PC version of the game.
- The Revolver was dropped from this level, although it can be obtained using mods.
Best Friends
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- The Revolver was replaced with the Light Handgun.



Leo with a revolver.
Added by Mackomontana - Some Project Militia have a Crowbar, instead a Nightstick.
- If you fall into the water, you die, in the beta.
- In the beta, there is a bug that if you fall into the water, you can respawn in a random zone (also hidden zones).
- Unused dialogue proves that Danny and Leo originally communicated to each other through radio.
Safe House
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- The door with a pad lock at the beginning of the game was absent.
- The Crowbar was absent.
- Originally Daniel started this level off with a Heavy Handgun rather than a Revolver, and the Watchdogs at the
begining originally had the Heavy Handgun as well.


Danny with the Heavy Handgun
Added by JGDF - In the beta there is a hobo at the beginning of the Episode who runs towards Daniel screaming about the advancing Watchdogs, he is still present but only on the PC version of the game.
- The Pervs were originally in this level.



Beta Pervs in Safe House.
Added by 41hc - This level was originally much bigger, judging by the amount of hunters there originally were, as well as additional executions.
Bees Honey Pot
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- The brothel and the level was know as The Honey Pot.
- There are some hidden rooms, accesible and used in the beta.
- All Watchdogs and Pimps have a Sawn-Off Shotgun, instead of a Heavy Handgun.
- Some Pimps/Civilians were removed from the final version.



Added by JGDF - The Axe was cut from this level.
- In the beta, you start the level from the road in front of the brothel.
- Judy was originally a hostage, and Danny had to take down her captor.
- There was a Nail Bat on this level in the beta.
Assassination
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- On the official website, there is a video of an early version of the game, showing Leo killing an early version of the Project Militia.
- Leo started the level with just a Sniper Rifle.
- The Project Militia looked similar to the Cerberus.
Most Wanted
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- The Bloodhounds, that Danny first kills in the level, had Shotguns instead off Sub-Machine Guns.
- The Circular Saw and Sawn-Off Shotgun were absent.
- Some Civilians and Pimps were removed.
- The Pervs and the Red Kings were cut from this level.
- The Asylum Orderlies were in this level.
Ritual Cleansing
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- The animation when Leo pours gasoline on the files is much different.
Origins
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- In the intro cutscene, Leo was originally choking a beta Asylum Orderly.
- After being captured by The Watchdogs you could use the Fire Extinguisher Environmental Execution to eliminate the Watchdog sergeant that is guarding the lab doorway.
- In the beta, the speaker didn't have a marker.
- According to unused audio, the Asylum Orderlies were in this level.
- There was originally a Nightstick in this level.
- The Project Scientist originally had dialogue.



Added by 41hc - In the beta, the ending cut-scene has Danny instead of Leo and is in a different location.
Broadcast Interrupted
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- Danny initially removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes during the introduction cut-scene for this level. This was changed in the final version because when Rockstar London had to go through the re rating, that cutscene was overwritten by an even earlier version.
- The first Bloodhound originally had an Axe, instead of the Baseball Bat.
- In the beta, instead the Heavy Handgun , there is the Light Handgun .
Altered State
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- The section where you have to use a Crowbar to access the sewer pipe leading out of the starting area was slightly altered; originally it was not as obvious that you have to use a Crowbar to open the pipe in order to exit the area.
- According to unused dialogue, Leo originally got held captive at the windmill on the farm, and Danny had to rescue him.
Domestic Disturbance
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- Broken Fence execution was cut.
- The Newspaper was cut from this level, however via modding it can be obtained in this level.
- The Legion were meant to appear in this level.
Personality Clash
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- Personality Clash was known as Cemetery.
- The Weary Pines Cemetery was called Whispering Hill's Cemetery.
- The Axe was cut.



Danny with the Axe.
Added by JGDF - Danny's Wife would have warned Danny if Leo spotted him.
- Lightning flashes would have originally created areas of shadow.
- Leo would originally get stronger if he spotted Danny.
Release Therapy
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- Originally, Danny was holding a Heavy Handgun.
- Originally, Release Therapy was the final episode of the game.
- During the ending cut-scene where Danny wakes up and sees Leo’s reflection in the mirror, Danny was wearing a white t-shirt with blue pants and Leo's reflection was wearing the green Dixmor outfit.
- Danny had much shorter hair.
History Museum
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- Many of the cut Environmental Executions were possibly in this level.
Sorority House
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- A few of the cut Environmental Executions were possibly in this level as well.
Executions
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- Gun Executions originally worked the same as melee weapons (3 levels of executions and one jump), however this was cut for unknown reasons. This feature can be brought back in the PC version of the game via mods.
- The Pliers executions were different. In the PC version these executions remain the same way they originally were.
- The executions didn't have a filter in the PSP, PS2, and Wii versions of the game.
- You can smash heads or the heads are smashable when came upon an execution in the PSP, PS2, and Wii versions (Only gun executions and certain enviornmental executions allow players to do this in the censored versions).


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Other
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- Originally the flashback episodes did not start off by saying “6 Years Earlier”.
- Danny and Leo went transparent when hiding.
- The PS2/PSP versions of Manhunt 2 originally had the same quick select menu as used on the Nintendo Wii version of the game.
- The PSP, PS2, and Wii versions of Manhunt 2 originally had a rating system like the PC version.
- Originally, you could select "relive episodes" immediately after finishing the first level at least, as in the first Manhunt.
- The Paralyzer Gun's effect had the screen going to silver, purple and red filters.
- If a hunter sees Danny or Leo crawl into a vent, the hunter would pull them out.
- Checkpoints were originally called Restart Points as in the first game.
- Most hunters had audio for smoking a cigarette. The Bloodhounds can be seen using the animation for smoking a cigarette, but the audio isn't used.
- Every hunter had audio for vomiting, they are seen vomiting, but the audio is not used.