pakextract

Manhunt might be one of the bloodiest and most psychologically disturbing games out there. Its deep story told by the protagonist was the creation of Rockstar Games, a company that seems to always push the boundaries of storytelling further.

Regardless, by now, this video game is considered old and has certain issues running on modern systems. If you're on the coding side of things, you might be able to use pakextract, a program designed to open PAK files for this particular game.

Like a clock without its cover, this program attempts to open Manhunt in order to allow experienced users to extract various items and elements, either for use on other projects or simply when attempting a refurbishing project for this game. The whole program has to be run using the Windows Terminal. It can't be done otherwise, unfortunately.

Once the application is loaded, a prompt on the screen will ask the user to indicate the path of any available PAK files. Surprisingly, if done right, you can also use the drag-and-drop feature, making it even easier to gain access to the video game's dependencies.

Although there is only one command to be used with this program, you still get the idea of how to do it. The program provides a small guide in terms of how you're to input all the data for it to be considered valid. I'm always surprised to see the lengths to which some programmers go in order to make it clear how a program is to be operated.

pakextract is not a tool that was designed for all the users out there to enjoy. On the contrary, it is aimed at individuals who are well acquainted with the subject and are good with programming, while also being fans of the Manhunt series.