There is absolutely nothing wrong with Hitman 2 as a game, save for the fact that it’s as soulless a sequel as any number of summer blockbuster movies with numbers instead of titles. Instead we get publishers afraid to take chances and we end up with games like Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. There is simply no reason why modern games cannot treat their subject matters with as much depth and maturity as the rest of the media and not still reap the rewards. Which storyline do you remember and value more, Batman or Batman Forever?
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Other forms of storytelling media are free to explore the darkest recesses of modern society, taking chances with convention and tapping a rich vein of commercial and critical success as they go. It goes a bit deeper than just drugs though. That sage of our times, Steve Hill, made a very insightful point in last month’s review of the otherwise-forgettable Beach Life - about most forms of contemporary malaise being acceptable to today’s game producers, with the exception of drug references. I will admit that by today's standards the controls are a bit rough, but after a short while, you do get used to them.
You can use many different guns which is cool, but I wish this game had some great hand to hand combat to go along with the shooting. There is a lot of variety to the missions and I found that even playing the game on the normal difficulty was one hell of a challenge. You can use disguises, get into prime positions, and learn the behavior of characters in order to complete your mission. However, each one can be a learning experience.
Do not get me wrong, you will fail many times. It is the kind of game that will take a while for you to get into a groove with and if you try to play every mission, all guns blazing. The gameplay on offer in Hitman 2 Silent Assassin is a really slow burn. This was a game when I played back on the original Xbox, I had connected to my surround sound as the bullet and gun sounds packed a real punch to them. The sound design, in general, is awesome. Agent 47 sounds like a badass, but the whole game has some very stellar voice acting. This was a very impressive looking game for its time and to be fair, it does not look all that bad now either.Īs well as looking good, this game also sounds good too. From snow that actually looked like snow to rain bouncing off the floor. The character models had a lot of detail to them, but it was the world that they created which was really impressive. However, this was quite the looker for its time. I know looking back not it might seem strange to fawn all over the visuals of the game. The leap from the first game to Hitman 2 Silent Assassin is pretty huge in terms of the game’s visuals. It is great stuff indeed and it worked wonders at fleshing out the lore the first game created.
Agent 47 wants to help his friend, but also find out who is doing this, why and more about his strange existence. This all goes to hell when his friend is kidnapped and held for ransom. Agent 47 is trying to live a quiet life and he wants to put his contract killing ways behind him. The game is a direct sequel to the first Hitman game.
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