Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

Game Info

Publisher: Eidos Interactive

Developer: IO Interactive

Genre(s): First-Person Shooter, Action

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: October 1, 2002

Summary

Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you. Trust no one - if the price is right, the finger of your most trusted ally will be on the trigger. Your targets may hide in the most remote areas of the planet, but their destruction is never prevented - only postponed. Learn your trade - master your tools - overcome your obstacles - outsmart your enemies - eliminate your targets. Remember: rash decisions bleed consequences. Know when to strike instantly, know when to take your time. Chance favors the prepared. Failure is not an option. [Eidos Interactive]

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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 43 User Votes

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Vid M gave it a3:
Shoddy AI and level design weigh this game down. I'll admit that I had fun playing it, but I really was far from unimpressed how every mission boiled down to killing everything that moves. Every firefight boils down to heading for the nearest doorway and blasting anyone stupid enough to come through. Oh, yes, rest assured all the bad guys are stupid enough to jump right into that doorway of death, no matter how many corpses they see on the floor. Alert levels are meaningless. Hell, mission objectives are pointless. Just kill everyone, and it'll work out just fine. The end of mission scoring should mean something. For instance it could effect your pay that you use to buy weapons between missions or something...anything.

Andrew gave it a9:
For those who played the game as a straight shooter, you missed out on one of the most tense and exciting experiences in gaming. Played as the title suggests, as a silent, patient assassin, you get some of the best infiiltration and subsequent payoff kills in any video game to date.

Ed B. gave it a10:
You play as a hitman, your bald, you use stealth, guns, shooting, hell you strangle people with fiber wire too... what else do you want from a game? Hard to get controls and hints in maps at first but once you get the hang of it you will replay the levels over and over to improve you execution. You can also save at anytime this is awesome ...cause I hate games with checkpoints that make you replay the easy crap over and over.

Ivan G. gave it a 10:
I'd like to say hitman 2 is in fact a rather incredible game which u use your mind rather than just playiny through and if u find this game really hard and say it's wack because of the difficulty than u should just quit your bitchin' and stick to mario.

RIKSTA P. gave it an 8:
Very addictive and very satisfying....KILL THEM ALL!!!!

Ty C gave it a 9:
This is by far, the best assassin related game there is. I love the controls, and Best of all.........The WEAPONS!!!!!!!! Fantastic to blast people away.

M P gave it a 10:
Totally Cool... MUST try.

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