Hitman 2 Silent Assassin

by Eidos

Product Features

• PC CD ROM
• Action / Adventure
• First Person
• Fighting
• Shooter

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005V9DX
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,445 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

Manufacturer's Description

Step into the world of a cold-blooded killer for hire, hunting and stalking your prey in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Obtain a disguise, find a way in, and silently finish the job unnoticed--or kick down the front door with guns blazing and take everybody out. It's completely up to you how to fulfill the contract. Be warned, some of your targets are heavily guarded, as well as completely paranoid. They'll be expecting you.

Product Description

Death is his business. And business is good.Product InformationEnter the realm of a retired assassin forced back into action by treason. Youmay 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 anddishonor.  And a past that catches up with you.Trust no one - if the price is right the finger of your most trusted allywill be on the trigger.  Your targets may hide in the most remote areas ofthe planet but their destruction is never prevented - only postponed.Learn your trade - master your tools - overcome your obstacles - outsmartyour enemies - eliminate your targets. Remember - rash decisions bleedconsequences. Know when to strike instantly know when to take your time. Chancefavors the prepared player. Failure is not an option - it is a privilegereserved for those who do not try hard enough.You have returned - and you will track down the organization that forced youout of retirement. You may find that the enemy is closer than you think -retrace your steps and you will prevail. Investigate target location Find an entry point Subdue the opposition Disguise yourself Eliminate the target Exit undetectedProduct Features Completely open-ended game play experience that allows you to balance surgical precision with visceral violent outbursts. A deadly game of disguise allows you to assume the identity of your victims. Lethal arsenal at your disposal to make every kill an experience to savor. Massively upgraded game engine features in mission saves selectable first and third person playable perspectives and enhanced graphics.Product Reviews"Travel the world meet interesting people...and kill them."     - Gamespy.comMinimum Requirements Windows 98/Me/XP Pentium III 450MHz or equivalent 128MB RAM DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card 16X CD-ROM Drive Keyboard Mouse 800MB of free hard dr

Customer Reviews

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely one of the best, October 13, 2002

By 

Kevin Carruth (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (CD-ROM)

Hitman 2 is, without a doubt, one of the most superb shooter games I've ever played. However, it should be duly noted that it, like its predecessor, is not a normal shooter. If you like melee games like Unreal, Hitman 2 may not be for you. It's all about stealth. On the harder levels you cannot win if you just go around shooting everyone.

That said, this game excels at being a thinking man's shooter. You can make it through many missions and only kill your targets if you're careful. You can now drug people, so that they wake up later but you can still steal their keys, guns, etc.

Hitman can assume disguises if he finds them, or he can change into the clothes of dead adversaries. This allows him to infiltrate enemy territory without raising an immediate alarm. Unlike in the original game, however, guards now see through disguises quickly if you stay near them too long, or carry a gun they wouldn't normally carry. They're very smart.

The weapon selection is top-notch. Old favorites like the fibre wire, Hardballers (now called Silverballers), army m60, and the WA2000 Sniper are back, along with some new additions like the SPAS auto-shotgun and the hunter's crossbow. You can even get a silenced pair of Ballers if you beat the first mission without firing a single shot (think: anesthetic or fibre wire).

Controls are pretty much the same, with one crucial exception: you now hold a key down to toggle run/walk. In Hitman, there were 2 separate keys for run and walk. Now there's a forward key and a key you hold to run. Much more intuative, I think.

The only thing that detracts from the game is the overall interface; by this I mean the system of choosing missions. In Hitman, the player created a profile which kept a list of previous missions for easy replay. This is gone. Hitman 2 keeps track of games simply through saves, so a list of 30 save games mixed among 3 difficulties can get confusing when they have only the name of the mission. However, if you just stick to loading the top game, you're pretty sure to have all the weapons you had when you stopped playing the night before.

Overall, this game is extremely fun. Better graphics than the original, beautiful levels, awesome weapons, and an amazing soundtrack that sounds straight out of a spy movie. If you like espionage/assassin games, games that require stealth not slaughter, then this is the perfect game for you. And even if you like killing everyone and everything that moves, this game has lots to offer (I like whacking pigs with a golf club or picking doves out of the sky with a crossbow).

Buy this (and the original, if you don't have it) and enjoy! You won't regret it.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Different Kind of Shooter, November 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (CD-ROM)

This game takes into detailed account all of the shortcomings of the first Hitman game, Agent 47. Good ol' 47 is back in this thrilling new game, and for those who haven't played the first one, you're missing part of what makes this game great.
Silent Assassin introduces in-game saves, (something that the first hitman, Agent 47, inexcusably left out) as well as a vastly improved musical score and some new weapons. The music, by the way, is performed by The Budapest Symphony, which is every bit as majestic as it sounds.
For the Duke Nuke'em and Quake 3 types, this is not necessarily the game for you. Go rambo and you'll find yourself 6 feet under by the time you can get out your cholroform. Stealth, secrecy, and patience are the orders of the day. You must watch the guards to figure out their patterns, search carefully for your foe; all while appearing normal. Another improvement to this game is the AI. Wearing a disguise WILL NOT allow you to simply waltz into the maximum security prison anymore.
Running, holding the wrong type of gun, or even hanging around a guard too long will make the bad guys suspicious. They don't like people behind them. Some will ignore you, some will avoid you, some will ask for ID, and some will just shoot you.

If you think you can be patient and discreet, and (usually) resist the urge to just stand there lookin' cute and when something moves you shoot, this is an outstanding game with to-die-for (well, to-kill-for) scenery. A few areas are rather droll, with few innocent bystanders -- much of the time everyone around is a guard, or sometimes the civilians are more observant than the guards. For those who have played Thief 2: The Metal Age, you know what I'm talking about.
Overall, this is an outstanding and challenging game. Though the list of missions is short, there is no limit to the number of ways to do them, and you'll enjoy performing them over and over again.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Improvement from first, January 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (CD-ROM)

After playing and finishing all twenty-one levels in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin I feel confident that I can write an honest review. I'm one of the few who have played the first (Hitman: Codename 47) in the series and because of that I was curious to see Eidos and IO Interactive work on this sequel. The original contained many flaws and short comings so I was curious if the manufactures fixed all these flaws and if they truly this time made a great game.
The original crashed almost repeatedly and with the no game save feature you found yourself repeating the level over and over again. Hitman 2 never crashed on my machine and ran smooth and fluid throughout all the levels. The game adds in-game save features besides just the auto save presented in the original. Hitman 2 also added difficulty levels so people can adjust and play on the skill they believe that their on. The original did not contain in-game saves and difficulty levels. (4.75/5)
The music in the original only really accomplished of bringing the atmosphere of being a Hitman to life. For that I applaud it but the sound usually did not bring out the atmosphere of the many exotic locations and failed to be entertaining. The sequel not only matches the atmosphere of the place and being a Hitman but also is very entertaining. The downside is if you find yourself in the same part (like Russia, Japan, etc.) you will find they recycled a lot of the music. The sound effects in the sequel are sharp when you download a file off the hitman website. (4.5/5)
The graphics in the original were revolutionary; the graphics in the sequel are not. They are of course better than the three year-old game but could have been better. They did do a nice job of creating rain, snow, and other natural effects but with the games out already, their not revolutionary, just good. There are more exotic locations in the sequel than the original (go figure since the sequel contains eight more levels than the original). In the sequel you get to visit Sicily, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Nuristan (where ever the hell that is), and India. All of these contain nice graphics and all except two levels located in Japan look original enough to actually feel like there is a new location every time and not just a rehash of the old levels. (4.25/5)
The game play was a lot better in the sequel than the original. The story line was more addicting and did not throw in many sci-fi elements to completely blow the game. This time you had a bigger purpose instead of money. You also got additional skills topped to your old ones to increase the fun factor (the ability to pick locks, to knock out people by using anesthetic, the ability to peek through key holes, and the ability to knock out people with the back of your gun). The map is nicely improved in the sequel, becoming a valuable tool to finish the job. The missions are much more open ended with even more exotic hits. This time a disguise will not carry you far calling for some more thinking. Carrying a wrong weapon, running, lingering around, moving to close to the guard, or simply acting suspicious by picking locks, crouching, or going in a wrong room will get you shot. To combat this the creators added a threat meter, if the guards gets suspicious it will show up on the meter. This allows you to get out of a situation fast before it becomes a gunfight. The creators also added a first person view in the addition to the already existing third person view. (4.75/5)

Overall great game, a big improvement from the original: (4.56/5) A-

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