Hitman 2 rewards meticulousness with new equipment, items, disguises, and stories, all wrapped up in an online rank that levels up the more you play and complete additional tasks. In our case, that involved lots of reloading previous save files until a mission was perfectly executed with no traces of our presence or unnecessary casualties left behind. Right from the very first moments, Hitman 2 is a massive experience. And of course, the suitcase has returned in Hitman 2, an accessory that lets you hide weapons in specific parts of the map, including 47’s trusty sniper rifle. From more traditional weapons such as pistols, machine guns and bombs, to rudimentary options like fishes, rat poison and even muffins, the weapons you’ll use in combat are only meant to compliment your stealth, allowing you to kill or perform a non-lethal attack on targets without being caught. Changing identities in just a matter of seconds never gets old and neither does the vast selection of tools available. It’s all about stealth and being a chameleon is the best feature in the game. One of our favorite missions involved working alongside another unknowing assassin, leading our target to the right spot and tasking them do the dirty work. Some NPCs are readily available while others have to be discovered, but they all serve as a wonderful guide, also delivering on some of the game’s best moments. These stories often appear during conversations with NPCs as they slip you information on an international celebrity on their way to meet a target or a poorly built statue that can be used as a weapon. Each location has its own unique charm bringing out the personality of each target.įinding the most efficient way to complete your objective quickly becomes addictive in Hitman 2. Each new locale, from Miami to Mumbai, impresses with an ever-increasing scale, boasting massive structures, interactive stores, ornate villages, maze-like cities with breathtaking architecture, and even secret hubs underground. There’s one word that sums up Hitman 2 and it’s complex. Between levels and through cutscenes, we get to watch 47’s hidden past reveal itself, leading to a few unsuspecting twists. It follows the events of 2016’s Hitman and brings with it six new story missions that reveal clues about the current state of the International Contract Agency (ICA) and its targets. Hitman 2’s story begins with 47 searching for intel on the Shadow Client. It’s an overwhelming but fulfilling experience that makes for one of the best entries in the stealth genre to date.
This new approach, in addition to the online multiplayer, sniper assassin mode, and hundreds of challenges available, are sure to excite your inner assassin. Abandoning the episodic format from the previous game, we’re introduced to a complete story from the very beginning.
Hitman 2 takes everything you love from IO Interactive’s take on the series and expands on it in almost every possible way.