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Summary: A Step Down
Review: I may be the only one to feel this way, but I found that "Hitman 2" didn't live up to the quality of the original. The first game was unique in style and execution, and scored extra points simply for the stealth/subterfuge aspects. Both games limit the player's freedom significantly, but it's hard to see how this could be avoided in a game supposedly about stealth.
Unfortunately, I felt much more limited in the choices I could make to complete the missions during "Hitman 2". In almost every scenario the game forced the player into a narrow variety of paths, leaving little freedom to concoct his/her own plan of attack. Basically, to complete the mission, the player has to perform "guess-and-check" actions until he/she discovers one of the few "correct" ways to proceed. This was more true in "Hitman 2" than in the first game.
Personally, I strongly disliked the (slightly) greater emphasis on story in the sequel. First, in the voice-over it was a ridiculously bad decision to give #47 a Sicilian accent. He went from sounding cold and calculating to sounding like a ridiculous parody of "Goodfellas". The character was originally a soulless, personality-free machine of a man with no real history, and I didn't like how he was suddenly allocated a whole slew of morals. Basically, he became a stock "hero"-character.
"Hitman" was a solid game, and "Hitman 2" delivers many of the same perks as its predecessor. Unfortunately, nearly everything that sets this game apart from the first is a step backward.
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Summary: KICKS FREAKING ASS!!!!
Review: I just got this game with my new sound card, and I have to say I can't stop playing it. The graphics are by far the best I've ever seen. The same goes for the audio and the gameplay in general. Let me put it this way, if I was stranded on a desert island with only one thing, it would be this game. Just holding the cd would be glory enough. *bows down before the makers of this game*
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Summary: It's Like Starring In Your Very Own Action Movie!
Review: HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN combines first-person-shoot-'em-up excitement, movie-style drama, and thinking-man's strategy to create a truly unique gaming experience. It is EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE and A LOT of fun! Picking up where the original HITMAN left off, you start by coming out of a self-imposed retirement at a Catholic monastery in Italy when your religious mentor is kidnapped by a secret, shadow enemy. That's where the murderous fun begins... From choosing your weapons and ammo, to using birds and pigs as target practice (don't worry, it's only a game), to figuring out your strategy for approaching each mission, HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN really gets your adrenaline pumping. I don't normally play first-person-shoot-'em-ups, but this game is way more than just that. Compared to the last one I had ever played (the now-ancient THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD), HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN gives you an all-around superior gaming experience. There are many missions; this game takes a long time to go through, especially for a casual gamer like me! These missions are in wildly varying locations---from the Italian monastery to a downtown area of a German city (Munich, I believe?), from a snowbanked Polish outpost to the awe-inspiring Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the locations are gorgeously detailed, and really make you feel like you're actually there! I totally recommend HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN to anyone who wants to completely lose themselves in a video game for a good long time. Now that the price has come way down, there's no excuse! MOST RECOMMENDED
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Summary: Great deal for the money
Review: I have never played the first Hitman but I wanted to give Hitman 2 a try for $19.95. I am still playing it after several weeks now and actually its a fun game. The graphics are good and the gameplay isnt bad either. Shooting people with "ballers" is particularly fun cause they fly back about 10 simulated feet when hit. (Satisfying!)
Good sniping scenarios and some close in stuff that requires a little thought as well.
If you are looking for an entertaining game without dropping half a c-note, this is a good choice.
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Summary: An add-on to your collection
Review: the game is great. the variety of weapons, enemies, and choices to beat the mission is astounding. I am very hard to please when it comes to video games but this game is great. The bad thing is that the shooting/stealth becomes banal after a little while. The first 4-5 levels ae good. The next levels are pure "empty all of your lead" type of levels. I was amazed at the graphics and realisticness of the game. This game is good for older people only due to violence.
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Summary: Best game Ive ever played
Review: After this game all other's have been a let down!
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Summary: Good Game, But Hard
Review: I must say this game is exellent and better than the first one.
The first hitman game you buy wepons for the points you get, but hitman 2 FREE!
Graphics are great, so I give 8/10 points for graphics, weapons great, 10/10 points for wepons movies great, 7/10 points for movies.
The game was hard, and I got stuck on some levels, but somehow I made OK.
I played this game over and over again.
Im never silent in hitman2, I just run and kill everyone.
You are going to love this game.
There is a lot of ways you can pass the level, you can be silent, or loud. BR>Well im not gonna tell what happens in the end, but you are going to love it. ENJOY!!! :-)
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Summary: easy to get stuck
Review: Initially it will appear to be a great game which will keep you glued to your pc for hours. You will play missions several times because you continue to fail them. You try shooting quicker, later, taking different routes etc. until you find the path that was meant to be taken. There in lies the problem, there is pretty much a set path you must take to complete the missions. On about the sixth mission, I have tried absolutely everything and cannot pass it. I got tired of replaying the same mission dozens of times to find the correct path. Could have been a great game but I've already uninstalled it due to frustration. Extremely scripted, very little AI.
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Summary: Very fun, but not perfect
Review: I have to admit that this is the first "shooter" type game ive bought. I finally got a computer that could actually play one. First off this game is a lot of fun, very addicting indeed, and Im usually a fan of strategy games so that says something. A lot of work and creativity went into the levels of this game and I think thats the best thing about it. I also think is has a lot of replayability. Its interesting to study the AI of this game. For example you can kill a person and if no one sees you you can come back to the scene of the crime and stand around looking at the corpse with everyone else like you have no idea who did it. If someone sees you though they will tell a guard. Theres countless other examples that make this game impressive. Pros:
1. Good AI, not perfect but very smart.
2. Beautiful graphics, very real.
3. Lots of weapons, everything from wire to strangle people with to revolvers, guns with silencers and powerful submachine guns. Also lots of levels to experience. Cons:
1. The sniper rifles are waaaay too accurate. Sometimes you can shoot someone in the leg with one and down they go, dead. I think this is just too easy. Theres been several times when I thought I missed altogether only to find that I not only hit them but that theyre down completely.
2. The AI while good is not always perfect. You can shoot a person in the leg from far off for example and if they cant see who did it they merely put their gun away and stand around as if nothing happened. Theres other examples of this like when guards come after you in a room for example when they enter its like they dont see you and they look around all over first when youre right in front of them. This does not always happen however.
3. Just a minor complaint, some of the guns are made to be way too poweful. Some of these will knock people into the air and across a room. Looks cool, realistic no. Overall very fun like I said. I really enjoy having the first person view, I dont think I could go for third person view after playing this.
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Summary: "Terminate....with *extreme* prejudice." 5+++ stars!!!
Review: Sick of tedious, boring, copy-cat First-Person-Shooters where your character gears up with tons of superweapons and blasts everything that moves? Nah, me neither---I mean, who can ever get tired of mindless mayhem, ultraviolence, and total carnage?---but "Hitman2:Silent Assassin" is a gonzo break from typical FPS games, sports some outstanding graphics, features amazingly fluid, fast-paced and open-ended gameplay, and is one of the most compulsively addictive video games I've played in the last five years. My only complaint: it's far too short. THE BASICS: You play Agent 47, a genetically engineered super-assassin who has given up his murderous ways to become a gardener in back of a cathedral on Sicily. Don't worry, though: the local mafioso want to be paid off to keep your secret, and kidnap your mentor, Father Vittorio. You contact the super-secret Agency that hired you before, but for information and help they want you to help them pacify certain regional 'problems'. That's right---travel to exotic and fascinating places, meet new and interesting people---and kill them. THE GAMEPLAY: Each mission begins with a detailed briefing, including photographs and recon videos of your targets, a map of the mission area, and additional background. And with most of the mission, you get to decide the equipment you'll take in. Best of all, the approach to the missions is extremely fluid: unlike most shooters, you can choose your approach and the target, bodyguards, police and civilians all react differently. Want a truly silent approach? Slip past the guards and throttle your victim with a fibre-wire, then slip back out. Need a shot of adrenaline? Go in with submachine-guns blazing. Another nice touch is the ability to disguise yourself and slip into the target site unsuspected, getting close enough to your target to cast the killing blow without raising suspicion. You also have a wide range of weapons: crossbows, silenced 9mm pistols, Uzi submachineguns, combat knives and scalpels, a wide range of sniper rifles, even heavier M60 street sweepers. All of them have distinctive sounds, from the 'whiff' of a silenced pistol to the throaty "pokkk-pokkk-pokkk" of an M60. HIGHS: And once "Hitman2" kicks into high gear, you'd best dust off those fake passports: you're going to be 'paying your respects to a Russian military base in St. Petersburg, Russia; show-up in tux at a German embassy ball; slip into a feudal and high-tech Yakuza fortress in Japan; pull off high-profile assassinations in the glittering Petronas Towers of Kuala Lumphur; and infiltrate cultists and revolutionaries in Afghanistan and India. All of the missions are designed to provide complete flexibility, and you can carry out your objectives with total stealth or with the gun-blazing fury of a mass murderer. The graphics are also outstanding but the game is forgiving: even on a P-III 700 Mhz machine with a 32MB video-card I had decent frame-rate and the game moved rapidly, slowing down only when I was in combat with hordes of enemy guards. You will want to make sure you upgrade all your video card and sound card drivers; also, a number of gamers have had problems with sound distortion. The way around this is to download a file called AM:3d Diesel, which you may find at www.am3d.com. Patch this into the game, and you'll experience Hitman's gorgeous (and atmospheric) sound. LOWS: Few saves can make for frustrating gameplay, but once you get the hang of the missions and start planning ahead, you shouldn't have much to worry about. There are a few funky glitches in the game, like shooting a guard with a low-calibre pistol and watching him shoot up in the air and fly back 50 feet, but these instances are remarkably rare. Another problem: you can't effectively attack enemies with your hands, which seems awfully silly, given the game's emphasis on stealthy assassinations with low collateral damage. About the best you can do is conk your opponent in the head with your pistol or machine gun, and that just doesn't do the trick. Finally, the game is just too short. SURPRISES! Enemy AI is actually outstanding, though it's frustrating when your cover is blown, seemingly for no reason. Also, try getting through the missions without inflicting collateral damage (ie, knock guards out with chloroform and minimize encounters with the enemy until you kill your target)---you'll find you get all sorts of juicy goodies. Hitman2: Agent47 was a great, safe, and law-abiding way to sate my lifelong desire to be an international assassin; it's got style in spades, fluid gameplay, and is compulsive stuff for a rainy weekend.
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