From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the worlds most deadly assassin, Agent 47. Would you like to write a review Share this Summary: Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in Hitman 2. So, even when it goes horribly wrong, it somehow goes brilliantly right.Įmergent gameplay is a bonus, but it really is all about how you play it. Generally favorable reviews - based on 371 Ratings. Spending the guts of an afternoon figuring out one level and skulking around in the shadows only to make one tiny mistake and have it all come crumbling down around you is a genuinely intense situation. If you really surrender to a stealthy and perfect approach, you'll find the tension ramping up the closer you get towards the end. The real adrenaline rush comes when you find your own way - turning off the 'Mission Stories' that essentially hold your hand throughout is strongly advised - and stumble upon a string of intricate methods in which to win the day. With so many ways to go about your mission, you genuinely can play the same map a bunch of times and have a different experience. The true joy of Hitman, however, is twofold, and a little bit contradictory.Ī clean hit can take as much as handful of minutes or a couple of hours (or more, honestly) depending on your strategy. Globe-trotting adventuring, rich character work and a sense of weight to every shot fired. Hitman 2 - and its predecessor, whose levels slot into this one like a neat jigsaw piece so you can revisit with both ease and this game's new features - legitimately feels like what a great James Bond video game should be delivering. So don't feel bad, kids! Agent 47 is just doing his job. Indeed, one mission briefing even concludes with the line, "They have it coming."
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That's another thing this series has always revelled in ridiculous bad guys who you shouldn't feel too guilty about taking out. Super stylish, utterly ruthless, fond of disguises and the odd quip, good at removing villains from the world. When you break it down, Agent 47 is James Bond in all but name. Sure, you'll have an ever-expanding arsenal of increasingly slick weaponry at your disposal, but this is essentially Metal Gear Solid if Snake was a contract killer. That level is a perfect microcosm of what makes Hitman great a series of clockwork puzzles that require precision and patience to conquer.Īgain, as ever, you can go in all-guns-blazing if you so desire, but you'll likely die quickly while also missing the point. Naturally enough, one of your targets there is one of the drivers.
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Generally, it's smooth as silk even when packed full of non-playable characters, such as the Miami level that takes place during a real-time Formula 1-style race. Hitman doesn't require a brand new game engine yet. It's rare enough that 'more of the same' is accepted or even desired in the gaming world, but it totally works here. Which is just what the doctor ordered, really. And so it is that Hitman 2 is essentially just six more maps with some extra polish and a few new bells and whistles thrown in.