Chapter 2 - Weapons and Items

The Manhunt 2 weapons and items are separated similar to the first game. Lures are yellow, one-use execution items are green, light melee and firearms are blue and heavy melee and firearms are red. You can carry one of each type for a total of four items. The light and heavy options allow you to carry two firearms at once. This section provides an overview of each type.

Yellow Items - Lures

The yellow items are lures and are primarily used to create a distraction for enemy guards. Toss the lure at a particular location and any guard within earshot (or visible range) will investigate. Position the lure carefully so you have the opportunity to sneak up behind the investigating guard and perform an execution. Ideally you should cause the guard to investigate close to your hiding spot so you have a short trip to the execution point.

Also try to lure the guard away from other enemies so you aren’t seen or heard. You could also use the lure to have an enemy move from their patrol pattern so you can sneak past without the execution…but where’s the fun in that? Below are some examples of lures you’ll find in the game.

Bricks and cans are similar lure items because they can be used more than once. After tossing a brick or can you can pick the item up again and use it a second (or more) time as a lure. A glass bottle, however, is a single-use lure item. Tossing the glass bottle causes it to break and it can’t be picked up again. In one mission, you’ll find small balls in the backyard of homes. You can toss these to cause guards to investigate the commotion.

Perhaps the most unique lure item is the head. Yep, the severed head. A few times during the course of the game you are required to obtain a severed head. You can accomplish this with weapons like the axe or sword by performing a gruesome execution or just attacking a corpse. The head will certainly get an enemy’s attention but it will make them suspicious…since, well, it’s a severed head after all.

Green Items

Green items are one-time use execution items. Once you have used the item, it disappears from your inventory. With the green item equipped, sneak up on an enemy and perform the execution. Utilize green execution items against guards you’ve lured away from the pack. Below are some examples of green one-use execution items.

The glass shard is an item you can actually create as well as find. When you break a window (or an enemy does it for you), a glass shard drops nearby. The syringe is one of the first items you’ll find in the game. Obviously once you’ve injected its contents into an enemy and the execution is complete, the syringe becomes useless and disappears from your inventory.

You can turn the ordinary household pen into a weapon—a one-time use execution weapon. Think of it like an ice pick with ink. Additional green one-time use execution items include the plastic bag and the barbed wire.

Blue Items

The blue items include tools and light weapons (which include light firearms). There are several times during the game where a tool is required. For instance, a crowbar is needed to break open padlocks on doors or open closed hatches. And pliers are used to peel open a chainlink fence. But tools have other purposes as well…namely executions. So just because you’re holding a crowbar to open locks doesn’t mean you can’t use it to pummel an enemy into submission.

Some other blue items include the police baton, sickle, and power saw. All of these can be used to enhance your standard melee attacks as well as performing silent executions. Equip the blue item, sneak up on an unsuspecting enemy, and perform the execution. Unlike green items, these blue items aren’t one-time use only.

Although the crowbar is the primary tool for opening the chain and padlock, firearms work too. Just shoot it!

There are also blue item firearms. Although you’ll use them primarily to attack from long-range, firearms can also be used in executions. Sneak up on an enemy as you would any other weapon and perform the execution. There are several types of pistols and handguns of various degrees of power. One unique handgun is the flare gun recovered a couple times during the game. Although it has little ammo and slow to use, it’s quite powerful. Hit an enemy with a flare to ignite the foe on fire. The tranquilizer gun is another special blue weapon you’ll find in a couple specific missions.

The uzi is an effective mid-range weapon. It fires quickly and capable of eliminating enemies in quick fashion but is less accurate than pistols. When possible, fire the uzi in short-controlled bursts and as always, aim for headshots for quicker kills. Because of its large clip and larger ammo supply, the uzi is a solid firearm and one that should be grabbed whenever found.

Red Items

The red items are heavy melee and firearms. Essentially these are the strongest weapons in the game. You can only hold one red type weapon at a time. Some of the red melee weapons include the baseball bat, fire axe, sledgehammer, stun prod, shovel, clippers, and sword. All of these weapons can be used in silent executions (and are particularly gruesome). Items like the fire axe and sword can be used to sever heads, which must be done to complete particular mission objectives. You can sever a head via gruesome execution or by hacking at a corpse.

Red item firearms are equally potent. The available shotguns are devastating close-range weapons but certainly not as effective at longer range (use in combination with a blue pistol for a solid short and long combination). One shotgun blast at close range is enough to eliminate an enemy but the weapon’s spread really limited long-range effectiveness. The shotguns don’t hold many rounds so make sure you have cover available to reload.

The sniper rifle and crossbow are similar long-range weapons. Use this specialized weapon to target enemies at long and extremely long-range. Ammunition is somewhat limited so aim for headshots for one-shot kills. Crossbow bolts that miss their target can be picked up and reused.

You’ll acquire the assault rifle late in the game and it’s the best firearm available. It combines accurate, rate of fire, and firepower. Keep ammunition levels high by gathering ammunition dropped from slain enemies. Obviously you should still aim for headshots as often as possible to conserve ammo.

Like the blue firearms, you can use the red firearms for more than just shooting. Equip a red firearm and sneak up on an unsuspecting victim and perform the execution.