- "I'm going to deal with Starkweather personally, thank him for my 'second chance.' You're my backup if I don't make it alive. Have a nice life."
- - Cash, to the Journalist
Press Coverage is the 15th scene of Manhunt, where Cash escorts the Journalist to her apartment and protecting her from the corrupt Carcer City Police Department.
Mission[]
Cash and the Journalist come to a road block, so decide to go on foot. It isn't long before they come across Carcer City Police Department officers working for Gary Schaffer (the corrupt police chief from Grand Theft Auto III) who has been paid off by Starkweather as seen in the opening cutscene, as the Director had nearly lost sight of Cash himself from a faulty camera. As in Drunk Driving for the Tramp, the Journalist has her health displayed on the HUD and must be protected, as the police officers will shoot the woman on sight. If she dies, the scene will fail.
The Journalist showing Cash the evidence she needed to expose Starkweather
Cash repeatedly has the Journalist wait behind while he clears the path ahead and then comes back for her. Caution is needed; If Cash goes too far, she will panic and may come searching for him, putting her at risk of being spotted. They then arrive at her apartment which they find is full of more cops armed with Revolvers and Shotguns. Once Cash kills them, the Journalist reveals her evidence against Starkweather and Cash tells her to take it and run while he decides to go after Starkweather himself, so he leaves not before saying "You're my backup I don't make it. Have a nice life".
Battling through the police force once again, Cash then makes his way through more streets and alleyways, killing more cops along the way. He then soon reaches the subway, where he continues his search for the Director's whereabouts.
Characters []
- James Earl Cash
- Journalist
- CCPD
- Gary Schaffer (audio only)
- Starkweather (audio only)
Weapons and Items[]
Green Class[]
- Glass Shard (7x)
Blue Class[]
- Crowbar (2x)
- Nightstick (2x)
- Revolver (17x)
- Light Handgun (2x)
- Heavy Handgun (1x, hidden in a police van)
Red Class[]
- Shotgun (11x)
- Sniper Rifle (2x)
Yellow Class[]
- Glass Bottle (2x)
- Brick (1x)
- Can (1x, also by damaging a vending machine)
Pickups[]
- Shotgun shells (2x)
- Sniper Rifle Bullets (1x)
Gallery[]
Rewards[]
- Wrong Side of the Tracks - Completion.
- Art panel 15 in Bonus Material - 3 star ranking.
- Monkey skin Cheat - 5 star ranking & 5 star ranking in Wrong Side of the Tracks (5 star ranking can only be achieved on Hardcore difficulty).
- Monkey See, Monkey Die - 3 star ranking & 3 star ranking in Mouth of Madness, Doing Time, Kill The Rabbit, and Divided They Fall.
Video Walkthroughs[]
Music theme[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eLtwWCIULw
Trivia[]
- Inside the Reporter's Apartment, there's a calendar with the date November 19th, 2003 marked with a smiley face, which was the initial North American PlayStation 2 release date for Manhunt.
The hidden beta Cash picture
- In the room where the Journalist's evidence is kept, there's a noticeboard with a mugshot picture of the beta James Earl Cash pinned to it.
- Where the road is under construction, there's a yellow power generator that can be turned on to create noise and distract Hunters.
- Inside the first CCPD Boxville that the player comes across, there is a hidden Heavy Handgun locked inside with Painkillers. The Crowbar is required to break open the back doors of the van to retrieve the contents. If one keeps the Crowbar for the rest of the map, they can open doors to other vans for additional Painkillers, a Shotgun, and Sniper Rifle ammunition.
- This is the only appearance of the Nightstick in Manhunt.
- Unlike the Tramp in Drunk Driving, if the Journalist is left far behind for too long, she will begin to panic and eventually will start searching for Cash. This can endanger both her and the player, so it's recommended to always keep her close. If the police see her, they will come and beat or shoot her to death, which will result in a scene failure.
- On the desk besides the Journalist's bed there is a photo of Campbell-John Dick, one of Manhunt's map developers.
- This scene goes against the Journalist's objective, as described in her introductory appearance in Born Again: she states that she needs to obtain the "footage and testimony of Cash in court". Only such footage would be stored within a building of law enforcement, rather than her apartment, as she clearly says she has yet to obtain the evidence.
- Originally Cash would have taken the dossier from the Journalist, unused dialog for this still exist in the game files.
- The cat pictures that are in the Journalist's apartment are also seen in Starkweather's Estate, and were reused in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
- This scene has a total of 32 Hunters.
- This is the only scene that does not have any cut, unused/unobtainable, weapon cheat, or cutscene-only weapons. Every weapon in this level can be obtained normally without using cheats or a trainer.
- The Journalist was once planned to have a Revolver to defend herself, but was scrapped.
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