Probably the best of the series, or mabye on par with Blood Money.

Like an epic flashback to the crusades, 47's return is marked with thunderous applause. Both due to the impressive new control scheme Hitman 2 boasts as well as it's theming.

The premise is after the events of the previous game. 47 decides to live out the rest of his life as a priest. However adventure calls back to him and he gradually stumbles upon an epic plot of religious significance. The soundtrack is simply sublime and is full of dark moody opera music. It's as if your a religious plague set upon the legions of man.

Add to that the series staple ranking system was introduced with this game. Unlike in the previous game you are not required to kill anyone except your target, and the game ranks you based on how well you complete a mission. The titular "Silent Assassin" being granted for perfectly completing a mission. Don't expect it to be easy though.

This And Blood money are some of the best of the serie. Good gameplay/soundtrack/story etc.

Количество редко идет рука об руку с качеством. Печально, что ставку именно на число, а не на умение поставили разработчики в этот раз.

Было очевидно, что в первой части о приключениях лысого киллера, IO Interactive толком не определились насчет жанра, в котором будет существовать игра. Экшн эпизоды перемешивались со стелсом в безумной солянке. Ко второй игре девелоперы нащупали пульс и устремились в этом направлении. Даже можно сказать побежали. Рванули как сумасшедшие.

Больше 20 миссий в разных частях света, но запоминается от силу 3-4. Большая часть проходит в одних и тех же декорациях и подчас проходится за считанные минуты. Отрадно, что мой родной город Санкт-Петербург 47-й почтил визитом аж несколько раз, но сидеть в гостях тоже нужно уметь и стараться уходить вовремя, а не когда хозяева погонят веником. Деньги за непреднамеренные убийства тоже никто не высчитывает, так что при желании можно перестрелять хоть всех подряд. Правда делать этого не стоит. Не потому что антигуманно, а потому что невыносимо скучно - местная шутерная механика не выдерживает критики.

Один из тех случаев, когда несвобода и ограничения в геймплее лучше тотальной свободы. Отстрел всего живого проще и быстрее, а сюжет хоть и неплох, но изобилует штампами. Название отражает суть. Садитесь, Хитман, вам "двойка" в этот раз.
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It is a rarity when quantity goes hand in hand with quality. So sad to say that developers decided to choose numbers instead of skill this time.

It was obvious IO Interactive didn't know about a genre their game would be a part of, so massacre episodes were mixed with stealth in equal proportions. To the time of second game, creators had finally found the happy medium and followed that direction. No, they rushed. Like crazy.

That explains more than 20 missions all around the globe with not more than 3-4 truly unique. Most part takes place in the same locations and can be completed in mere minutes. I am honored to know mister 47 visited my hometown of St. Petersburg several times, but good guest always knows when his time to go. You don't have to worry about killing innocent, since you won't get your cut back in any way like it was before. So you can kill anyone and be fine. But take my advice - you better don't. Not because it's not that humane, but mostly because it's dreary, thanks to boredom-inducing action mechanics.

One of those cases when restrictions in gameplay are better than total freedom and anarchy. Murdering everything is easier and faster, plot is alright but that's all about it. Besides, it's full of cliches. Hitman 2. 2 out of 5. You can do better, 47.

I once shot a guard in the thigh with a unsilenced sniper rifle while his guard buddy stood 15 feet away. After a few seconds, he went about his day with the bullet in his thigh, all while his friend didn't even notice. I stopped playing after seeing that ridiculousness.