MobyRank MobyScore
PlayStation 2
84
3.5
GameCube
86
4.3
Xbox
85
3.8

Description

The perfect hitman, Agent 47, tries to distance himself from his violent past and becomes a humble church gardener. But he is tricked into returning to his trade when his friend, a priest, gets kidnapped by an Italian mafioso. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is a third-person stealth game. As a titular hitman, you have to complete a number of missions all over the world. Each mission generally involves assassinating someone, and possibly fulfilling a couple of other objectives.

Typically, your target will be protected by numerous guards. While there's a large arsenal of weapons available to you - ranging from stealthy weapons such as a garrote or a silenced pistol, up to machine guns and sniper rifles - your main weapon will be stealth. Agent 47 can sneak around to remain undetected, and he can disguise himself in clothes from killed or stunned guards.

The guards aren't completely stupid, however, as they will investigate suspicious noises, and they'll react if they see you waving around a gun. They'll get suspicious if they see you running around, raise alarm upon finding a corpse, and if you hang in a disguise around them too long, they'll eventually realize you're not one of their buddies.

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin brings something new to the series: depending on your stealthiness, you are given a rating upon completing a mission. Going trigger-happy on everyone will result in being called a "Mass Murderer", while only the most patient and skilled players will manage to receive the "Silent Assassin" rating, which generally involves stealthily eliminating the target without raising any suspicion.

Alternate Titles

  • "Hitman 2: Бесшумный убийца" -- Russian spelling

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User Reviews

Behold the future of adventure games: A bald dude with two guns! Windows Zovni (9114)
A really fun and exciting game, but with a few very annoying flaws. Windows kbmb Bronze Star Contributing Member (400)
Great Shooter Game PlayStation 2 Boris Stovich (29)
Ups the ante on first (or third) person sneakers...excellent! PlayStation 2 Lucas Schippers (59)
Wow, it's the PERFECT game! Windows James1 (248)

The Press Says

Pelit Windows Oct, 2002 92 out of 100 92
Game Freaks 365 PlayStation 2 2002 9.1 out of 10 91
Thunderbolt Games Xbox Jun 30, 2003 9 out of 10 90
GameSpy Xbox Nov 05, 2002 90 out of 100 90
Gamers.at Windows Nov 03, 2002 88 out of 100 88
Jeuxvideo.com Windows Oct 14, 2002 17 out of 20 85
Jeuxvideo.com PlayStation 2 Oct 10, 2002 17 out of 20 85
Digital Entertainment News (den) GameCube Aug 22, 2003 8.5 out of 10 85
Click! Windows Nov, 2002 5 out of 6 83
GamePro PlayStation 2 Oct 04, 2002 4 out of 5 80

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Trivia

In the Shogun Showdown mission, there's a big security workstation on the castle's 3rd floor that monitors the entire stage. On its main screen however, you can see a screenshot of IO's upcoming (at the time anyway) Freedom Fighters! Though if you look carefully (use 1st person view = F1) you can see a few changes in the interface, such as a radar screen added next to the health bars.


This entry was contributed by POMAH (18637) and Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9944)
 

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