Manhunt Soundtrack - 18 - Wrong Side Of The Tracks

[@DoomieGruntVentures]

I would regard this level as the "Vietnam" of the game. I still vividly remember them running down the tunnels with their flashlights & Shotguns out.

[@TheIrland09]

Indeed, I still remember the moment I first saw those flashlights coming towards me. I was basically shell-shocked. One of my most memorable and horrific gaming experiences.

[@D3M0MAN912]

@@TheIrland09 "This is Bravo Leader- Regroup at the tracks!" "Roger, Alpha Team! Charlie is en route from the precinct as we speak!" Engraved into my head.

[@keithm5378]

The Uzi wielding SWAT guys were downright terrifying. They could jump around the corner and turn you into red paste before you ever knew what hit you. Even when I play Manhunt on occasion for old times sake, I still get chills hearing the combination of the combat music, and the rumbling of Uzis, followed by that "holy SHIT!" moment when you realized your health bar teleported to near death. It really felt like Cash's abilities were pushed to the limits here, these guys are not some punk Neo-Nazis or gangbangers with baseball bats and crowbars, they are pros who are FAR smarter than any enemy in the game, they won't fall for your attempts at luring and will box you in and destroy you very quickly if you try to Rambo your way out of this situation. No more theatrics, no more "acting" for Starkweather's films, their role is pure and simple- make sure Cash never leaves that subway alive, as Starkweather said in the beginning over the garbled radio. The Carcer City SWAT team felt like SEAL Team 6 compared to the rest of the degenerate psychos, wannabe tough guys and corrupt cops you fight in every other level up to this point. The Vietnam comparison is apt, because this is one of the few times in the game, except for the final battle with Piggsy and the initial fight with Ramirez and the Wardogs, you are no longer the hunter here, you are the prey, and the only way to win this battle is with guerilla warfare. This level was so unique from the others, the music and the atmosphere drip with dread and carry the weight and the seriousness of the situation you are in, it was such a nightmare of a level to play through for the first time. I miss the creative genius of the old school Rockstar that they've lost so much of in recent years.

[@tomhansen7582]

@@keithm5378 in the entire game you fight 20 of these guys, of which, only half have those dreaded MAC-11s. The rest all carry the desert Eagle or the Spas-12. Comparatively, you’re going to kill over 45+ of literally any of the other gangs. (I know that Ramirez and Piggsy were only one, but bosses tend to be more memorable than random groups) The fact that such a limited enemy count that is far more common than say neo Nazis, extremist militias/survivalists, the Innocentz and the Smileys which are much more the face of the game can make such a strong impression really says something. I can only imagine the true dread actual criminals have when SWAT is called in real life, knowing that shooting back is also probably instant death. These guys really are the pros in the game. You can call it OP, but even compared to the Cerberus, it seems that the Carcer SWAT team has a far closer player to NPC kill ratio than the others. While this whole game was a twist on Rockstar making you feel like a powerful criminal who no one can cross upstanding and feel like a boss, I think this level really put it at its best. There’s no Scarface last stand. There’s no high speed chase that’s going to outsmart them with neat tricks and flips. You know damned well you are dead meat. The only difference between you and a bullet-drenched corpse is getting lucky, and maybe then, just maybe, you’ll win against these guys. No wonder this map left such an impression and is still scary/intense. I feel this was the gunplay gone right with the horror where a lot of the rest of the game was hit or miss.

[@keithm5378]

​​@@tomhansen7582 Beautifully written. That is precisely the reason this level was, and still is, so scary. For the first time, Cash, and by extension the player, faced off against opponents that are every bit as dangerous as he is. And like you said, it lines up perfectly with how facing off against a well trained SWAT team in real life, typically goes for criminals who try to shoot their way out. No long drawn out Hollywood style shootouts, no theatrics, just "LAST CHANCE, DROP THE GODDAMN GUN, NOW!" *BANG BANG* dead, situation resolved. They are basically the police department's special forces unit usually only dispatched to deal with the most dangerous criminals and screwed up situations imaginable. And when they show up? The wise criminals surrender, and the dumb ones typically never even get a second shot off before getting put in the ground. Fighting the police stops being glamorous REAL fast when the squad in black tactical armor armed with assault rifles and SMGs show up. We mow down cops with glee in the GTA games, sure the higher wanted levels can be a bit challenging at times, but they never made you genuinely FEAR the SWAT team like they did in Manhunt. And unlike the GTA games? There's no way of magically escaping this 5 star wanted level. You have to use guerilla tactics and hope for the best. Even then, you will still die in half a second if they spot you and surround you quickly enough, or if you're just unlucky on that run. The Carcer SWAT team is basically another boss battle in and of itself because they're the single most deadly enemy in the entire game, you never know which ones have the Uzis until you see them, they're much smarter about boxing you in and taking you down, and we never see them again. Except for the lone SWAT officer in the start of "Trained to Kill", also carrying an Uzi, and in the end of the same level during a cutscene where they're quickly gunned down by the Cerberus. And that's the last time we see them. The power fantasy you experience in the GTA and Red Dead games is nowhere to be found here. Carcer City is a lawless hellhole and the sense of dread, powerlessness and fear you feel once you realize Starkweather isn't playing anymore and sends the best corrupt cops money can buy, as basically his own personal death squad, is really a special horror experience. A lot of people criticized the later levels of Manhunt for being too gun heavy, and I can understand why. Trained to Kill and Border Patrol could get a bit ridiculous at times. But "Wrong Side Of The Tracks" did it perfectly, because stealth and ambush tactics, the core elements of the game, were still absolutely vital to survive it. The SWAT dudes are the rarest enemy in the game, but by far the most dangerous. The Cerberus could definitely mess your world up if you got backed into a corner surrounded by guys with M16s, but even then, they don't seem to be quite as intelligent and lethal as the SWAT team. They were arguably OP for sure, but this level really reinforces the feeling that you are not conquering this world, you're merely surviving it. And that's the best Cash, and the player, can do.

[@22Speedy]

Too many dudes with uzi is dangerous

[@saltedhorsemeat4843]

Why is that whenever trains are involved with Rockstar, they tend to be the most difficult to get by? State of the art technology in a stealth game called Flashlights here, a fat Gangster who can't aim in San Adreas, and a very small target to land on with a motorbike in GTA V.

[@Dank_Dank]

And in GTA Liberty City Stories the mission "Wong Side Of The Tracks" is you racing against Triads on the tracks

[@b1xst3r65]

Border Patrol is the hardest not Wrong Side of The Tracks. That is too easy.

[@Orochi97Jr]

Very valid point. There must be some kind of curse on anything involving trains made by Rockstar. I can only imagine how difficult Subways would be if R* made it.

[@Box-Chan]

“There’s always a goddamn train.” -Arthur Morgan

[@DrkFear12]

No matter how many years go by this game will always be my favorite...

[@paamezcua403]

Is it still your favorite?

[@isaaclupien1904]

For sure man. My neighbor at the time gave this game to me for free back in 2011. I finished the whole game like 7 - 8 months after that. Still play it to this day and it truly doesn't get boring. its a game that'll stick with you forever.

[@Evil_Smile-oc9pd]

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[@DrkFear12]

@@paamezcua403 I play it at least once a year and yes still a favorite of mine

[@paamezcua403]

@@DrkFear12 Great

[@wt8012]

Encountering the cops and the SWAT team in this scene and the previous scene, Press Coverage, (and Cerberus for the scenes thereafter) marked a turning point in the game: Cash went from being as stealthy as possible and using handheld melee weapons to getting involved in full-on gunfights.

[@LITTLE1994]

He was already having gunfights with the Smileys.

[@InspirationalElephant-gu2yi]

​​@@LITTLE1994Also Innocentz and Wardogs

[@Dank_Dank]

GTA San Andreas: Wrong Side Of The Tracks Manhunt: Wrong Side Of The Tracks GTA Liberty City Stories: Wong Side Of The Tracks

[@shugafoo2847]

Blood wrong side of the tracks

[@ВладимирЧекмак]

Bully: Wrong Part Of Town

[@BhaskarGhosh9379]

Manhunt's Wrong Side Of The Tracks was ORIGINAL

[@TheIrland09]

Seeing those flashlights coming towards me in the darkness still gives me nightmares to this day.

[@dixienormas3094]

Those swat soldiers fucked me up on this level when I was younger. Those damn Mac 10s man.

[@CoryRamirez97]

Died so many times on this level. Still got 3 stars.

[@williamsalinas8834]

I'm on this level and it's a nightmare trying to beat it.

[@Ihavehadmanynames7779]

Hahah got it on 5 stars in hardcore. uzis are the deadliest weapon in the game avoid them at all cost

[@elvergalarga3908]

This level is easy to me but so longer

[@b1xst3r65]

It wasn't that bad I got 5 star in 4 minute.

[@basedbattledroid3507]

I got 4 stars and I also died a lot, I think stealth killing that one guy in the hallway at the start helped my chances, even though it was annoying.

[@LITTLE1994]

This level is pretty tough if you're not careful, as those SWATs are deadly, cuz the Uzis kill you faster than the M16 could. It's scary how a dark subway with a stuck EMPTY train could become a war zone. Loved the music here.

[@MikeDiFool]

3:23- When you know things have went from bad to fucking horrible.

[@_JUAN_-nl9sh]

1:59 I love how this plays whenever you die and cash is on the floor surrounded by cops.

[@mr.matthews67]

This game is the epitome of what true fear is. No one is really scared of demons or monsters or some alien race. We're really scared of other people. Anyone who could be your neighbor or just somebody at the store they have a deep-seated urge to want to kill. I had to do a job at a prison one time I met some folks that act just like this. In the game the characters say some of the craziest stuff. For instance when one of the bad guys comes across a dead body I heard them say once. " Looks like someone overdid the punch"! The dead guy was missing his head entirely.

[@fypsfd]

Esse jogo é uma prova de que a rockstar sabe fazer algo que chame atenção

[@nagangortax38]

one of the greatest games i ever played since it was out

[@b1xst3r65]

One of my favourite locations in this game. "Carcer Subway". 2:50 - 3:00 love that ambient.

[@BlueDemon823]

Sounds like Friday the 13th score

[@pitch_blaccck]

Hardest scene of the whole game IMO.

[@elvergalarga3908]

With Trained to kill and Key personnel

[@b1xst3r65]

@@elvergalarga3908 Trained to Kill? How was it hard? I passed that easily hardcore and 5 stars. With the last swat guys you must use a strategy pick them apart one by one look for their head shoot em take your time.

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Nah the only one I found hard was Border Patrol. Trained to Kill was kind of hard until you figure out the strategy and just pray the AI doesn't mess up. I think Key Personnel was the easiest scene in the game though, even though they're all heavily-armed Cerberus guys you have an abundance of hiding places and cover for gunfights, in fact I traded my pistol for a scythe at the start and it was still easy.

[@shrekgaming6593]

Border Patrol and divided they fall took the most amount of time

[@whitedragon3560]

3:22 best theme

[@helterskelter2927]

The term "Wrong side of the tracks" always has made me feel creeped out. Almost to the point of crying. It's like being in an alternate reality where everything is the same, but something is off. You don't know what it is, but something is definitely not right.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

The city stages would fit that liminal spaces meme or whatever the hell they call it where something feels normal but slightly uncanny, especially the levels where you can see light coming from nearby windows but the streets are deserted and full of killers, or press coverage going through the clean, silent casino

[@helterskelter2927]

@@Journey_to_who_knows Yeah.

[@TheIrland09]

@@Journey_to_who_knows This whole game is like a fever dream and that's what makes it so creepy. It's set in a city that seems to be completely deserted aside from crazy murderous gangs and it's never really explained why. But there are still elements of civilisation like a police force and a news channel.

[@odinlindeberg4624]

In a literal sense, the term "Wrong side of the tracks" used to mean a town's industrial areas and the worker residences nearby. They're the sort of area where folks would be prone to criminal acts like getting mugged, though I guess in the setting of Manhunt that's the least of your worries.

[@whitedragon3560]

4:30 red theme detected by enemies

[@xs-18]

5:38

[@Necrodogged]

Whenever I listen to this, I think of this level, and how it felt playing through it... Then I find myself screaming, "WHY did they have to put GUNS in this game?" Oh, well... still an awesome game (And still a better love story than Twilight!)

[@RonsaRRR]

"WHY did they have to put GUNS in this game?" - Because the shooting in this game is awesome)

[@Necrodogged]

RonsaRRR The shooting sucks. Ruins the last half of the game.

[@TheJerbro69]

Why did they have to put GUNS in this game?- Because is a Rockstar Game

[@TheIrland09]

I understand why they put guns in the second half of the game and yes they could've been done better, but I actually enjoy the shooting because it feels more tense. If there weren't any guns then the whole game would be a cakewalk and the gameplay would consist of "hit wall, wait for Hunter to walk over, execute". The shooting isn't great although it is pretty satisfying to shotgun guys in the face and see half their head blown off XD Hopefully if Manhunt 3 is made they can make the shooting a lot better.

[@b1xst3r65]

Imagine Cops/SWAT without guns lmao.

[@jcmil]

Si la policía no logra neutralizar la amenaza... Se necesita a las unidades S.W.A.T (Un lema que se me ocurrió para este escenario)

[@TheNightsideChronicles]

Nos volvemos a encontrar xd, justo volviendo a escuchar el soundtrack de este gran juego

[@SSEESSSSSEEESSSSSSEEESS]

k pro

[@hellskull6667]

Admirable los nervios de acero de cash para ese momento, totalmente solo y casi toda la ciudad buscandole.

[@BhaskarGhosh9379]

​​​​@@hellskull6667Cash ain't normal dude , he is an ex Special Force Military

[@hellskull6667]

​@@BhaskarGhosh9379very true.

[@hrnbrigade4991]

the CC SWAT make the swat teams from GTAIII, Vice City, SA, and Manhunt 2 look like complete pansies in comparison. These guys do not FUCK around.

[@Space-666D]

3:23 always got me on the edge of my seat, such a tense level!

[@MikeDiFool]

To this day I don't know how I passed it.

[@jcmil]

This mission is really short if you see it without enemies.

[@ImplodingSubmarine]

"Charlie is en route from the precinct as we speak!"

[@michaelbrennan5988]

Hardest level by a mile, only one that I can't easily beat even when being careful

[@Mrg0ldeneye]

“Come on cash... we don’t got all night”

[@TheIrland09]

This one reminds me of the Clock Tower OST.

[@jessenunez7205]

The fact they make cops scary in this game is impressive. The thing I hate is that the cops have fucking uzis. WHAT LOGIC IS THAT LMAO

[@b1xst3r65]

There's only one Cop that has an Uzi in this level. Probably one of the SWAT gave him that.

[@jcrocky]

I’m scared shitless running past a bunch of Swat team members that have SMGs and might spot me when they walk right past me while I’m hiding in the shadows

[@h8_ball21]

Wow Both this and San Andreas wrong side of the tracks are a pain in the ass

[@PKTraceur]

This had the best combat soundtrack in the whole game, tension the whole time.

[@deadchanneldontwatch7347]

"we are swat! we are born to storm!"

[@MeeMdic]

You can hear the leaked beta soundtrack there

[@IvanRamirez-2jz]

Éste capítulo me recuerda a Max Payne al comienzo del juego.

[@gustarddonut1452]

Man I got lucky this time it only took 3-2 tries to complete this mission

[@claudespeed32397]

Oh hell this level is a true nightmare!!

[@boomerang2455]

This scene wasn't THAT hard. But it was pretty fucking hard, nevertheless. You just had to run to the other tunnel which is on the opposite guy where those flashlight guys came, and then try to kill them all, one by one. And then BE VERY FUCKING CAREFUL.

[@saltedhorsemeat4843]

Those SMGs will mess you right up though. Make one wrong decision to go for headshots, and you'd get shredded.

[@larsthemartian9554]

You just know you're gonna have a frustrating time when Rockstar gives a missioon this name lol

[@mrosos7308]

So this was the first game to use the name "wrong side of the tracks"

[@Mono-Brov]

Zero dislikes. And that's awesome - who tape dislike, he will gonna Carcer City before Cash

[@remadepizza2748]

1000 yard stare

[@labinotkrasniqi286]

Talk about scary xd

[@joseantoniogaticabahamonde8417]

This level is a pain in the ass, due to de fact that every squad member is distributed in a short distance 🔥. If u kill, they will appear almost instantly.

[@christophernofrant9042]

All we had to do was follow the damn train CJ!

[@IvanRamirez-2jz]

3:22 😍😍

[@Walrider_420]

5 minute time window is crazy, i only got 5 stars once when i beat level in 4:58

[@nZver90]

CJ? JC? Both don't follow the that damn train!

[@chris_player2995]

4:30 RUN

[@doomguyfromrussia6459]

this is name of mission about train in gta sa

[@josephstalin6014]

DFR RFD All we had to do was violently kill him cash

[@elvergalarga3908]

Actually Gta san andreas mission name came from this

[@CjEasy123]

0:38👀

[@MZFKDL]

scary music and scene

[@Morgan_Sindacco]

Worst Side of The Tracks

[@pyramidhead138]

God i hated this level. i got to the point to where id rather deal with the gangs than these damn cops

[@potatosoup9536]

4:29

[@OkinawaGabs]

SWAT with Micro SMG's.

[@WitchettyMan]

NEUTRALIZE HIM!!

[@jldldr3933]

ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS FOL- Wait, no, wrong R* game, my bad...

[@fypsfd]

A missão de 7 minutos

[@x44-608]

this beggin sound like swat 4 intro

[@solborgsolborg2334]

5/10

[@jonathandoe2316]

8.75/10

[@windowbar3682]

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[@mrjones3026]

Its weird that everyone says this scene was hard even though i didnt find it that difficult. Atleast not compared to "Divided They Fall"

[@carpenoctem775]

1:23

[@windowbar3682]

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[@elsadabbasov8187]

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