#Hitman 2 review full

There’s a dart gun that can be used to knock out targets at mid-range, which does make things a little more convenient, but my favorite are coins that can be used to distract or (more often in my case) lure a bad guy to where you want them to go so that you can take them out quietly, away from prying eyes.

#Hitman 2 review full

And I mean exactly as full – there are only a handful of new weapons, and none of them are game-changers. Hitman 2’s sandboxes are as full of gadgets and disguises as ever. It's there if explosions are your thing, though. Loud Hitman is not my personal brand of Hitman. It’s still a challenging and complex mission but isn’t quite as memorable.

By contrast, the finale takes place on a ludicrous Bond-meets-Eyes-Wide-Shut island of cultists, which borders on the comical. The former has you doing a bit of home invasion in between wandering the quiet neighborhood, while the latter’s three objectives are so spread out that it really feels like you’re wandering a packed city with a wealth of ways to accomplish your mission. Similarly, Hitman 2’s mundane suburban Vermont and dense Mumbai slums missions are the standouts in this new set. Everyone remembers Hitman: Blood Money’s classic clown-at-the-birthday-party mission, for example. Unlike most games, which love to send you to outlandish and exotic places, the Hitman series works best when you’re taking down targets in the most relatable, everyday environments possible.

Beyond that, though, Agent 47 barely gets any new toys to play with and the story around it is just embarrassing on multiple levels. The huge variety of options for pulling off stealthy kills makes playing and replaying them a majorly satisfying draw. To keep your typical sequel expectations in check, it's probably best to think of Hitman 2 as season 2 of the 2016 revival it doesn’t have many new features, but it does deliver all six of its clever murder sandboxes at once.