You are going to require the trainer for this one. During the bonus scene ‘Time to Die’, there is a hidden save point and bottle of pain killers. In order to view the hidden save point and bottle of pain killers, you are going to have to jump over the gate where the scene starts out (f6) and you will see a small alleyway, head down the alley and you will see them.

Why they are here is unknown, people speculate that it is primarily for loading purposes, or perhaps they originally intended to extend the scene.

During the scene 'Press Coverage', while exploring the news journalist's apartment, there is a calendar. The calendar shows the month and year as being November of 2003 with a small smiley face that has been drawn on the 19th. The 19th of November 2003 was the game's release date in North America.

The calendar is positioned directly behind the kitchen door to the right, directly in line with the double glass doors that lead you out to the balcony.

There appears to be an alternate Piggsy character model, the very first time you encounter him his penis is visible. The second time it isn't. It also isn't visible when you change the player skin. This was presumably done because it was too visible. The very first time you encounter Piggsy it is very dark and it plays subtle.

Once you have finished the game a short video clip plays (around 10 seconds) that shows a robotic chef speaking backwards. When the sound is played backwards (the correct way) it displays the God mode cheat. Many suggest that the chef video is there to suggest that Starkweather has recorded over an old video that originally had a kids TV show recorded on it.

Piggsy's Corpse can be seen in the unlockable bonus scene ‘Hard as Nails’ the interesting thing about this being he now has his head chopped off and is laying in a pile of guts and gore, obviously the result of the handy work of one James Earl Cash. Also visible is one of Piggsy’s arms that were removed and various other bones. There is also a head of what looks like a family member or perhaps a Hoods member, or it could possibly be Piggsy’s head without the mask on.

There is a second key at the end of ‘Kill the Rabbit’, to view the key you must kill everyone so that the gate to end of the level opens up, but rather than exiting the level through the gate, walk to the right and be sure to stay close to the wall (so that you don't inadvertently end the scene) and the second key is visible, however the key cannot be used.

It is likely there for loading reasons, so that the other key can be shown, this is probably also the reason for it being hidden and inaccessible.

In the scene ‘Border Patrol’ you can see a corps nailed to a cross like shaped tree just outside of the entrance to Starkweather’s mansion. The corpse is quite easy to miss as it is dark during this scene, the best way to view it is to use the shotgun with a light on it, be sure that you have eliminated all the Cerberus first however as the light would alert them to your location. It would appear as though the Cerberus members have decided to hang the corpse as a trophy of sorts. It is believed that the corpse is of a member of Cash's family, on closer inspection however it appears as though it is the same model used during ‘Kill the Rabbit’.

There is a group of five bottles and a knife bundled together during the scene 'White Trash'. They are located at the first locked off fence gate where you need to cut the rope with a knife that is keeping the fence locked. It is also where you encounter the first member of the Skinz.

If you look directly to your right you will see the bottles and knife through the window of the small building. The trainer is required in order for you to be able jump over to the building. The reason for them being here is unknown.

In ‘Kill the Rabbit’ there is room with an executed corpse sitting in an electric chair, which is part of a much larger execution chamber, glass separates you from the corpse. You are able to see that he is no longer strapped into the chair, so he was presumably placed here or was tortured into death. His tongue is also hanging out and he has a hood of sorts on, perhaps another member of the Hoods or another theory is that it is a dead family member. The same type or corpse can be seen in ‘Border Patrol’.

In ‘Fuelled by Hate’ and ‘Drunk Driving’ another easter egg appears, this time it is the ‘Stallion’ car from the Grand Theft Auto franchise. It is broken down and rusted in both cases so it’s not for driving about, it likely belongs to someone from Liberty or Vice City that was passing through and was ambushed by someone in Carcer. Or it could belong to one of the gang members that drove it into Carcer one evening.

The texture appears to differ from each scene so it is presumably intended to reflect that they are two separate cars, rather than the one that could have possibly been moved. Who knows, it could have even belonged to tramp.

At the start of ‘Mouth of Madness’ where you must kill ‘Fug’ in order to pass the locked gate, if you look through the glass door you can see a man strapped to an electric chair. If you flick the switch outside the room he begins to get electrocuted. The machine next to him reads:

8MM is probably the most obvious film that springs to mind when thinking about the concept of Manhunt. It features a detective who discovers an underground snuff ring that is being run by three different men, one of which wears a gimp mask and goes by the name ‘Machine’. James Gandolfini plays a character by the name of Eddie Poole (pictured to the left) who acts as the go between man in producing these movies. He is a cold hearted ruthless man that has is set on making money, at anyone and every things expense, much like Starkweather. Even Starkweather’s

Bully (Canis Canem Edit) was released in October 2006 by Take-Two and developed by Rockstar Vancouver. There are many little nods to Manhunt that you will stumble across. Some hold more water than others. For starters the game runs on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas engine, that in itself bonds it to Manhunt as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had many aspects of Manhunt within it. Among these similarities is the targeting/aiming system as well as the projectile (throwing) aspects of the game, and then there is the stealth that the game uses, although the stealth aspects of Bully are actually more similar to the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas stealth mechanics, which are originally a simplified version of what is found in Manhunt.

The Friday the 13th movies carry two main influences within Manhunt, one of which is Jason’s hockey mask that he wore in the later films and the other is his machete. Over the years the hockey mask has become a symbol of horror in modern cinema. The hockey masks that the Skins where are similar to the one worn by Jason. One of the removed gangs from the game ‘The Jury’ also wore them before being removed from the game.

In two scenes (Drunk Driving and Fuelled by Hate) you can see a destroyed Stallion. The 'Stallion' is the name of a car that has featured in the Grand Theft Auto franchise. The image to the left is of the Stallion in all its glory in Liberty City. The Blista Compact from the Grand Theft Auto series is also the car that the Journalist drives in Manhunt.

There are soda machines that have the title 'Sprunk' on them have appeared in two different Grand That Auto titles. These vending machines first made an appearance in Grand That Auto: Vice City, albeit hidden, they where only visible during the mission ‘Psycho Killer’ at the Love Fist concert. They next appeared in Manhunt and a year later In San Andreas, in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas the ‘Sprunk’ machines can also be used for a source of health, much in line with the games health mechanics.

masks, or draw on walls. In Manhunt the Smilieys are referred to as ‘Loonies’ by Starkweather, during the scene ‘Mouth of Madness’, the fact that they are also mental patients bears too much of a similarity to the ‘Loonies’ from GTA2 too simply be a coincidence.

It is quite amazing how many weapons have made it into Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories from Manhunt. The weapons include a meat cleaver, hand axe, baseball bat (aluminium), nightstick, a knife and a handgun just to name some of the obvious ones. Some of them even appear to be the same weapon model as used in Manhunt, if not then certainly based on the same designs.

The chainsaw is also back, but this time it is used in conjunction with a set of overalls, but there is something special about them, that being you wear a hockey mask the exact same one used by the Skinz (albeit it is cleaner) gang in Manhunt, that doesn’t mean you have to stick with this weapon though you can change to any of the above this in turn makes you look very much like one of the Skinz as they had weapons like the baseball bat. The chainsaw design doesn’t resemble Piggsys in any shape or form however, further indication that the chainsaw used by Piggsy is a custom.

Other hints to Manhunt include a mission titled 'Snuff', in this mission you are asked to eliminate members of the Sindacco family that are putting pressure on a fellow Sindacco who would like to become a member of the Leone Family. The turn coat in question is JD Otoole, he runs a sex shop. During the mission he is watching from a near by building and video tapes it all for his very own snuff movie, he calls Toni to express his gratitude for the clip.

There is a past time in Portland that goes by the title 'Wrong Side of the Tracks', which is obviously the name of a scene in Manhunt. However, in Liberty City Stories it is a bike mission where you are required to race three members of the Wong brothers along the El Train track; it shares very little with Manhunt beyond the title.

There are also a few other little hints to Manhunt, such as callers calling in from Carcer City and callers phoning in and talking about Carcer, or events that would later take place in Carcer. One of the callers calls in during the ‘The Electron Zone’ on LCFR with an enquiry about the Internet.

When in one of the bars, look at the artwork on the walls. You can see a Cerberus painted on the wall. At the Police Department Headquarters in Las Venturas you can find two pictures of Cash and three pictures of Hoods members posted on a bulletin board. There is also a bunch of writing to accompany it; unfortunately it is too small too make out, but it likely doesn’t say anything in particular that is worth noting.

When you enter the City Planning department in Las Venturas for one of the Casino Heist missions, have a look around. One of the blueprints there is for Starkweather's mansion.

The game makes use of the stealth mechanic on select missions; CJ can perform a level 1 execution with the knife and vibrator by creeping up behind people as well as using the same aiming system as used in Manhunt. Some of the animations also appear in Manhunt, in particular the death animations, as the body falls to the ground, or how it lays there.

During one of the commercial breaks on K-Rose, listen out for an advertisement for Carcer City. During one of the radio talk shows, 'Area 53', a caller by the name of Vivian calls in from Carcer City and talks about crop circles. On another radio station WCTR, a woman calls into the show ‘The Wild Traveller’, from Carcer City asking why anyone would want to vacation in Carcer, in addition to the caller there is yet again another advertisement for Carcer City that is played .

There are pedestrians that can be heard saying comments about Carcer City such as 'this is why I am moving to Carcer City' other lines of dialogue include ‘Hey! This isn't Carcer City okay!’ when bumped in to. There is a male pedestrian that sometime says ‘Where do you think this is, Carcer City? Watch out!’

One of the gangs that roam the San Fierro country side in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has a tattoo of the word RIFA on his chest; in Manhunt the Innocentz also have this same tattoo in the exact same location.

There is a junkyard quite similar to that of the one in Manhunt that the Skinz roam, it can be found in the rural district of ‘Flint County’ while on the way too San Fierro. The blue canisters that are around the countryside area appear to be from Manhunt, they are similar in design, size and colour and have the following written on them ‘Carcer Gas’. Other in game models that look to be taken from Manhunt include the boxes of nails that can be found laying around in the various Ammu-nation, the various wheelchairs within San Andreas also appear to be the exact same models from Manhunt, down to the textures used. In the countryside you can spot a few of the pedestrians wearing overalls with a tartan shirt on, it looks to be a reused texture from one of the Smilies.

In the introduction video, there is scene where it shows a drug store called 'Ryton Aide'. Little Havana in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has a drug store named 'Ryton Aide'. There is also a mattress store that has a poster that says ‘The Best Mattresses in Carcer’, this is likely a reference to Joes Beds.

As one of the first and perhaps the most prominent influential ‘slasher movie’ it is only natural that it would lend some form of influence to a game such as Manhunt. While they may be subtle they are surely there. They come in various forms, such as the corpses that you can see around Carcer City, often left in unique positions or in some cases mounted to objects.

There is also the stance Cash takes when he sneaks up on an enemy in preparation for an execution; Michael Myers often takes the same pose when stalking his victims.

Red Dead Revolver was also published by Rockstar Games/Take-Two interactive and was developed by Rockstar San Diego. The game was released in 2004, a year after Manhunt. A few techniques in the game look suspiciously like they were taken directly from Manhunt. Most noticeable is the ability to press against an object for cover, while in this position it also allows Red to peek around corners and to shoot from behind cover.

Saw seems to share a great deal in common with Manhunt. The premise of the film is that there have been various murders happening, all the result of this ‘Jigsaw’ killer. Jigsaw is diagnosed with brain cancer, rather than just dieing alone he sets up fiendish games for unsuspecting people who have no respect for life. In these games the victims fight to survive in order to give them a new appreciation of what they have.

The Punisher has a few influences that appear to be taken from Manhunt with the primary being in the form of the different method of kills in the game. The Punisher features something it calls a ‘quick kill’, quick kills act similarly to the executions in Manhunt, both of which involve taking the enemy from behind by surprise.