Highlights

  • A potential sequel to Maneater could take the game's original ideas and gameplay to the next level, offering a more impressive and evolved experience.
  • Maneater's unique concept of playing as a shark already gives it a niche in the gaming market, and a sequel could further explore shark-centered adventures.
  • The mutations system in Maneater provides an opportunity for expansion in a sequel, allowing players to upgrade their shark with new abilities and powers.

Maneater laid down enough promise for a potential sequel, and enough time has passed to seriously consider the idea. While it's by no means one of the bigger games on the market, Maneater is original enough to stick out to those who have played it. It had some interesting ideas and worked well within its premise. However, if a sequel gets greenlit, then everything that worked about the original game could be taken up another notch. Being a shark-themed action game already gives Maneater a niche. However, a sequel could evolve the concept into a new, more impressive form.

While not a licensed title, Maneater is a great game for Jaws fans. Maneater puts players in the role of a shark who is on the hunt for a shark hunter who killed her mother and scarred her as a pup. To do this, she needs to grow powerful enough to be the strongest creature in the sea, while also causing as much chaos as possible around Port Clovis. Gameplay sees players battling other forms of sea life for food, and taking on tasks to wreak havoc and attract the attention of shark hunters, growing stronger and gaining notoriety the whole time.

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A Maneater Sequel Would Put Players in the Role of a Shark Once More

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Maneater Can Provide Players With More Shark-Centered Adventures

Maneater's distinctive nature gives it promise for a sequel. Regarding games that let players explore underwater, Maneater putting players in the role of a shark gives it a unique niche, especially since it comes with the abilities that one would expect from a shark, along with a few more. The game's combat occurs both underwater and above the surface, making fighting sea creatures and shark hunters two distinctly different experiences. While the first Maneater's story was self-contained, a sequel could follow the original shark on a new adventure, or put players in the role of a new shark on a mission.

The Mutations of Maneater Are a Perfect Point to Expand in a Sequel

The way that Maneater lets players upgrade the shark is rife for expansions in a sequel. While becoming a Mega in Maneater is a main goal, the mutations that the player can collect will further upgrade the shark's abilities. These mutations include:

  • Bone, which grants damage resistance and more damage against boats.
  • Bio-Electric, adding electric damage and the ability to stun nearby enemies.
  • Shadow, providing faster swim speed and poison damage.
  • Atomic, a DLC mutation that lets players use nuclear projectile attacks.

Maneater's Sequel Can Get as Absurd as It Wants To Be

A sequel to Maneater could go even more over the top than the first game, and there's already precedent for doing so. Maneater's Truth Quest DLC took the game in a more sci-fi direction, from the mutated apex predators to the Atomic mutations that the shark can use for herself. Since the game already feels quite parodic, a sequel can push the envelope even further in that direction, making a more absurd story than the first game, with wilder scenarios and foes both above and below water. By not taking itself too seriously, a Maneater sequel could be a delightful romp.

Maneater is an eclectic title with its fair share of flaws, but that doesn't diminish its potential for a sequel. As one of the strangest open-world video games that one will find, it has a bizarre charm behind its violent premise. While a game starring a shark may sound limited at first glance, the concept can be stretched as far as the developers' creativity will allow, and Maneater already showed some interesting ideas. If Maneater gets a sequel, players could be in for a violent, exciting aquatic adventure.