IO Interactive·Released Nov 13, 2018·Single player
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in Hitman 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
Each mission in Hitman 2 is a treasure trove of wonderful emergent gameplay, excellent satirical writing, and lashings of delicious, jet-black humour. The targets you'll hunt are almost universally rotters which thankfully takes care of any lingering moral quandaries you may have about their imminent demise. It's better that way. We really don't want to feel bad about tinkering with an old man's oxygen tank so it blows up and kills him when he sparks up a cigarette, do we?
Fantastic new level designs, minor but meaningful additions, and a few excellent bonuses help strengthen the endurance of the Hitman series.
And takes 47 to some new, unforgettable locations
Like Agent 47 himself, Hitman 2 doesn’t take a lot of chances – instead it continues honing its underlying formula to a deadly precision.
Hitman 2 is gorgeous, playful and just a whole lot of bloody good fun
Hitman 2 is like a hearty stew: it won’t win any points for presentation, but it’s so jam-packed with nutritious ingredients that you’re bound to walk away from the table feeling full and happy.
Aside from knocking the drab story on the head, it’s tough to know what more I could have wanted from Hitman 2.
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Hitman series protagonist Agent 47 isn’t an interesting guy. Despite his gleaming, barcoded head, he disappears into a crowd. He can somehow pass for
47 is back, but is he new and improved?
