Hitman 2

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 486 Ratings

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  1. Esthete
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    - lack of normal cutscenes as in the previous game, instead of cutscenes some voiced images (greedy IO);
    - disgusting online mode;
    - lack of optimization of the PC version, despite the small levels, where the Witcher 3 and GTA 5 giving stable fps on ultra settings, Hitman 2 has lags even on low, while the graphics in Hitman 2 is worse than in Hitman Absolution. The funny thing is that in    - lack of normal cutscenes as in the previous game, instead of cutscenes some voiced images (greedy IO);
    - disgusting online mode;
    - lack of optimization of the PC version, despite the small levels, where the Witcher 3 and GTA 5 giving stable fps on ultra settings, Hitman 2 has lags even on low, while the graphics in Hitman 2 is worse than in Hitman Absolution. The funny thing is that in open locations, Hitman 2 gives more FPS, than in the premises.
    - Denuvo, adds more lags, almost 300 mb. exe file - madness.
    - why it was impossible to make a normal single without images of the choice of missions?
    - the game is too short

    If you want to play FullHD at high settings with a stable 60fps, Your minimum PC configuration should be:
    16 GB. RAM
    8 GB. VRAM
    8 cores CPU

    If your PC is weaker than this configuration, you even not try to play this non-optimized piece of ...game, because it will lags even at low settings.    … Expand
  2. Mahdiar
    Jan 23, 2019
    7
    Gameplay : 7
    Graphics : 8
    Story : 6
    Sound : 8
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    Overall : 7
  3. VashloveNpeace
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    I had fun playing this game, I have been playing the hitman series since the beginning and this is one of the best series I have ever played. I love Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman 1 and 2 are using the same formula as Blood Money. However, they improve further the formula and it works. I can't wait to play Hitman 3.
  4. Prokop
    May 29, 2021
    10
    Hitman 2 - 2018 - PC - is the best game I have ever played in my life. Absolute gem. I do not want to play any other game in the future. I do not want and I will not. The creators of this game are Gods.
  5. StrikerFIN
    Oct 2, 2019
    10
    Best Hitman game ever, and about the only true stealth game there is left.

    Skipping it because of online only is really dumb, people buy Overwatch and R6 Siege too. Lots of people seem to enjoy Apex Legends and Fortnite, they are online only too. What's the difference? Single player? (And it even isn't, totally) Who cares? Online is online. You're skipping games out of dumb principle.    Best Hitman game ever, and about the only true stealth game there is left.

    Skipping it because of online only is really dumb, people buy Overwatch and R6 Siege too. Lots of people seem to enjoy Apex Legends and Fortnite, they are online only too. What's the difference? Single player? (And it even isn't, totally) Who cares? Online is online. You're skipping games out of dumb principle.

    Also, yeah it is hand holdy, if you use all HUD assists. They are totally optional, and each can be turned off individually. Then it pretty much becomes just better, bigger and smarter version of Blood Money.    … Expand
  6. carnivorCactae
    May 27, 2019
    0
    TLDR:
    A castrated version of Hitman Blood Money for casual non-Hitman-fans.
    No more dual-wielding Silverballers, no more weapon-costumization, no more "media-coverage" of your killings when ending missions, only 6 (!) maps and allways online-DRM. Even worse than Hitman 2016. The game is designed around force-feeding you information everywhere you go. It shows you the state of    TLDR:
    A castrated version of Hitman Blood Money for casual non-Hitman-fans.
    No more dual-wielding Silverballers, no more weapon-costumization, no more "media-coverage" of your killings when ending missions, only 6 (!) maps and allways online-DRM.

    Even worse than Hitman 2016.

    The game is designed around force-feeding you information everywhere you go. It shows you the state of enemies, sneaks X-Ray-Vision into the game and does handholding for even the smallest tasks.
    Sure, all can be turned off, but some areas are so cramped that you'll be catching yourself doing the X-Ray just "one more time" (instead of letting the camera show you the position and make you figure out the best way of approach!)

    Are the huge maps beautiful and full of life?
    Yes, they are.
    But there are only 6 maps! (!!!)

    And where Blood Money gave you replayability with enhanced guns - guns you could mod and upgrade with your earned money (none of that here!),
    here its just some new "tasks" to do,
    all of them right in your face (surely to sell you more DLC-guns in the future!).

    No more figuring out different strategies for yourself, the game tells you nearly every way of kills!
    Even with the handholding turned off, the "online contracts" are shoved into your throat, giving away all of the pre-planning!

    The story tries to demystify 47 again, with painfully bad dialogue and a plot thats written like laughable fanfiction by a teenager (47 reveals his identity and uses a magical serum to bring back his memories !).

    Cutscenes aren't animated anymore and there aren't any additional animated informations on your missions-PDA (you know? like even the first Hitman from 2000 had!).

    Like I said: Even with all the hand-holding deactivated, the game plays like on rails, and tries
    to hang the carrot in front of your face like "new weapons" (Pistols shoot all the same btw!) or entry-points.

    The controls are dumbed down (again) and illogical at times (E for use but G for different actions).

    ALLWAYS ONLINE:
    In case your internet-connection dies (like - who knows? Provider needs to fix the cables, slow internet, playing somewhere without internet),
    your GAME DIES!

    In Offline you can't change entry-points (you know? the whole point of the f******g "reward"-systen in "Hitman" ?!) and your load-out-screen freezes!

    When in Offline, you don't have any statistics after finishing the level. Great isn't it?
    (the statistics are ugly anyway, since they don't come in the cool Blood-Money-Styled media-coverage!).

    Freezes, framerate-drops and crashes occur even after so many patches that its ridiculous at times (thanks to Denuvo).

    All in all its not a real Hitman-game.
    Its more of a puzzle-solving-game, that wants you to finish the puzzle in a specific order and punishes you if you try different ways (especially if these ways involve fire-arms!).    … Expand
  7. lapiscoco
    Nov 29, 2018
    6
    The maps are crafted well, but small. Visuals are good. However somewhere along the way, Hitman lost the original storyline style and vast gameplay that once made the series satisfying. Perhaps all things good eventually comes to an end. Time to move on.
  8. dz1001
    Mar 8, 2019
    3
    This is a disappointing sequel to the 2016 game. The previous game was somewhat marred by excessive handholding in the place of free exploration, but that shortcoming was mostly offset by the gorgeous, intricate level design. Agent 47 is in his element in classy, upscale surroundings where he can maximally exploit his suave, self-confident manner. The 2016 game provided many suchThis is a disappointing sequel to the 2016 game. The previous game was somewhat marred by excessive handholding in the place of free exploration, but that shortcoming was mostly offset by the gorgeous, intricate level design. Agent 47 is in his element in classy, upscale surroundings where he can maximally exploit his suave, self-confident manner. The 2016 game provided many such settings--a Parisian fashion show, a luxury hotel, a picturesque Mediterranean town, an expensive private hospital. In contrast, Hitman 2 mostly sees our bald-headed (anti-)hero slum around in places characterized by third-world squalor (Colombia, India) or first-world mediocrity (a Miami car race, a Vermont suburb). I felt little urge to explore these dull-looking levels. The new game lacks the sumptuous, high-class ambiance of the previous game. It feels like a cheap, indifferently made knockoff.

    A brilliant innovation of the previous game were the periodically occurring "elusive target" missions which greatly expanded the lifespan of the game. Elusive targets return in the new game, with some of the missions set in levels from the previous game. This is what keeps me from uninstalling the game.    … Expand
  9. rogerroger
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    Clearly not 10, more like 7. Maybe 8. People are mad because it's just an expansion to the first game. I rate content here, and content deserves 8.
  10. jdg303
    Nov 13, 2018
    10
    Excellent game, improves on the last installment in many ways. Massive amount of things to do if you want to complete all the challenges.
  11. nickderpderp
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    The press was clearly bought to write good about this game. It's 5 or less. The devs are lazy, they delivered the old product with more the same content. There is no progress. It's game only for true fans of this brand. Hitman 2 = Hitman 1 in a different hat. But they want us to pay another 60$ for it. Let's be honest, it should be dlc for 20$, not a new game.
  12. clarky
    Dec 31, 2018
    3
    I elect to limit outbound communications from my system and that is just how I have always been. That includes all games since I have zero interest in multiplayer. Hitman offers an "Offline" mode.

    However, in offline mode, the game cannot be completed. You may not unlock items, and so cannot complete challenges. A design choice has been made to make the game have no progression    I elect to limit outbound communications from my system and that is just how I have always been. That includes all games since I have zero interest in multiplayer. Hitman offers an "Offline" mode.

    However, in offline mode, the game cannot be completed. You may not unlock items, and so cannot complete challenges.

    A design choice has been made to make the game have no progression unless you are online, and for that reason, I got a refund. I do not pay money to support choices like that by publishers.    … Expand
  13. sergei_vid1337
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    Не советую, это тот-же Хитман(2016) но в графику добавили частицы. Управление отвратительное, будто на геймпаде играю. Почему в игре 2018 года нет функции чтобы нажал "ПКМ" и хитман прицелился, нет блин надо зажимать. Как по мне это DLC для Хитман(2016).
    Первая миссия скучная и не затягивает, играл играл и нажал Alt F4. Никому не советую её покупать, но чисто посмотреть, поиграть берите    Не советую, это тот-же Хитман(2016) но в графику добавили частицы. Управление отвратительное, будто на геймпаде играю. Почему в игре 2018 года нет функции чтобы нажал "ПКМ" и хитман прицелился, нет блин надо зажимать. Как по мне это DLC для Хитман(2016).
    Первая миссия скучная и не затягивает, играл играл и нажал Alt F4. Никому не советую её покупать, но чисто посмотреть, поиграть берите демо-Версию.    … Expand
  14. TojeMoje
    Nov 22, 2018
    10
    Great game! Much like the predecessor it gives you lots of freedom to do whatever you want to!
  15. comieodor
    Nov 18, 2018
    8
    Did you ever play point and click adventure games; get frustrated with a puzzle and wish you could just select "use gun on man"?

    If so, then have I got the game for you. IO have created a collection of wonderful collection of little sandboxes and packed them full of fun and creative ways to work from one end to the other. Whilst they will occasionally hand-hold just a little too much    Did you ever play point and click adventure games; get frustrated with a puzzle and wish you could just select "use gun on man"?

    If so, then have I got the game for you. IO have created a collection of wonderful collection of little sandboxes and packed them full of fun and creative ways to work from one end to the other. Whilst they will occasionally hand-hold just a little too much - perhaps a sign of the times we now live in - and I would have preferred it to allow for slightly more free-form game play in the way Blood Money (still the franchise at its best) did it. There is more than enough options and just enough freedom to keep you coming back for hours on end.

    It's telling of the quality of a game when I can say my single biggest gripe is the lackluster cutscenes - a noticeable step backwards from the sublime performance capture featured in Hitman 2016.

    TLDR; It's some more of the same gameplay - and enough of it to justify the cost of admission - you likely know if its for you or not already.    … Expand
  16. FR5DDY
    Nov 15, 2018
    10
    Hitman 2 makes me wanna try all the challenges bringing up the best pure stelth game of the last 5 years.
  17. JokerZlo
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    IO Interactive просто великолепно, это лучшая поддержка игры на протяжении целого года. У вас есть чему учится, великолепная игра в которой я провел более 300 часов. Спасибо вам за это чудо!
  18. Cobee
    Nov 22, 2018
    10
    This game is beautiful, encapsulating, and breathtaking with the sizes and features offered in each level. HITMAN 2016 was the peak of stealth games in the past few years, and HITMAN 2 has developed on that and improved in ways I didn't think possible.

    It's a shame so many people have reviewed so negatively, with misconceptions over privacy policies as well as people complaining about    This game is beautiful, encapsulating, and breathtaking with the sizes and features offered in each level. HITMAN 2016 was the peak of stealth games in the past few years, and HITMAN 2 has developed on that and improved in ways I didn't think possible.

    It's a shame so many people have reviewed so negatively, with misconceptions over privacy policies as well as people complaining about being unable to run the game - despite them failing to meet the minimum specifications given by IOI.

    HITMAN 2 is actually EXTREMELY well optimized in my opinion - my setup isn't exactly "top of the range" and yet I run at 60fps in all levels. Definitely a game to try if you love stealth, love sprawling maps full of life, and if you just want a great experience.

    Notice how every professional reviewer/critic has given the game a positive review so far? Negative user reviews are usually not very reliable.

    Fully recommended!    … Expand
  19. yurall
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    stunning game. improves on the original, but keeps what works.

    every level can be played hundreds of times without getting old. player based contracts increase the replayability even further. + if you have the old hitman game you can play that with the improvements of the second one which is just a pure bonus.

    if a new BF or CoD is worth 60 bucks. this certainly is too.
  20. iFlu
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    After playing around 100 hours since launch, here is my opinion on the game:

    1st: I own all the Hitman Season 1 missions (including Bonus ans Patient Zero Campaign). They feel complete as part of the FREE legacy upgrade for owners. Colorado feels playable in SASO, crowd and briefcase and a lot to the already well known maps. 2nd: Few upgrades since season 1 but they are meaningful.    After playing around 100 hours since launch, here is my opinion on the game:

    1st: I own all the Hitman Season 1 missions (including Bonus ans Patient Zero Campaign). They feel complete as part of the FREE legacy upgrade for owners. Colorado feels playable in SASO, crowd and briefcase and a lot to the already well known maps.

    2nd: Few upgrades since season 1 but they are meaningful. The briefcase is a bit overpowered (you can smuggle almost anything anywhere and it can be thrown to knock out people). Crowd is a very welcomed feature (especially in Mumbai's mission), foliage was clearly designed for the mission in Columbia and is working as intended.

    3rd: Difficulties, we had to wait for the whole game to be released in late 2016 to have multiple difficulties in Season 1. Here we have 3 difficulties, Casual, Professional, Master. I strongly advise avoiding the casual difficulty and encourage people playing in Professional while turning off the opportunity tips. Master is very hard so I advise it for veteran players while it clearly is a challenge.

    4th: who should play this game? Well it is the best Hitman game yet. Nothing more to add if you already know the saga. If you are looking at the game without playing any of the Hitman's game, you have to be some kind of a completionist. If you play a game only once and are not willing to replay certain mission to achieve specific challenges (way to kill a target, easter eggs to find, disguise to find, weapon to use....) you will go through the game in casual mode and it will take less than 5hours to complete. On the other side, if you are willing to put some time in the game while trying to achieve as much as possible in a single mission, this could be your next title. And if you can afford the legacy pack, the pleasure will be doubled.

    5th: what about those new new multiplayer modes? Well you have either sniper co-op or regular killing in versus. Both are really fun and will ask you to invest some time either in matchmaking or playing with a friend (spoiler alert: playing with friend is great as you can sync you action in coop or taunt in versus, using your favorite VOIP software).

    TLDR: great game if you like replayability    … Expand
  21. PeterAS17
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was expecting more from a game that was released 2 and half years later than their precedent game in the series, HITMAN™.

    The graphics didn't change much, but are heavier. The game itself consumes over 8GB of RAM, and if you want to play it with stable 60fps with a GTX 1060 in Full HD, you can get yourself ready to set the graphical settings to "medium", or even "low". The supersampling setting makes the graphics very realistic, with the cost of input delay (I noticed over half a second in my case!) and lower FPS.

    The gameplay was somewhat modified. Per example: better hints of what we can do, we can now hide in crowds, we can now go against people and they complain (instead of just pushing them in an unrealistic way), a new difficulty "Master" has been added and will make you pull your hair out for it's difficulty (see the next paragraph), the UI has been revamped but was a bit confusing at start, etc. Another thing I did love with Hitman 2 was the possibility you have to play your HITMAN™ 2016 episodes in it.

    Now, for my gameplay experience. I'll discuss what I've experienced on the legacy missions "Paris - the Showstopper" and "Sapienza" in Hitman 2.

    For Sapienza, the gameplay was very smooth using the "Professional" difficulty. There were graphical glitches with the grass flashing two different colors, and the pool water as well. When I started the mission, I knocked on the cook's door. I had to wait 1-2 minutes before he showed up because of his speech from the balcony. When he finally showed up, I subdued him. However, it seems like people from outside were aware of what happened inside of the building, where no one could see what was happening, and were alerted. The rest of the gameplay was pretty similar, as to be expected since the mission was somewhat of a "copy" of it's original counterpart (not negative, actually to be expected as well)

    For Paris however, I went crazy. I wanted to beat the mission in under 7 minutes in the "Professional" and "Master" difficulties.

    In the "Professional" difficulty, things were somewhat smooth. Minor glitches were noticed, but nothing compared to what's said in the next paragraph.

    In the "Master" difficulty, that's where things started going downhill. It looked like difficulty had been increased 100 times fold. I had to re-plan my strategy, but some game problems kept me from doing things right in the first twenty times I tried to the the mission.
    - Controls that select an object at your side instead of the object you're pointing at
    - A guy that tells a bartender to check what that noise was (when I threw a coin) and nobody ever going there
    - When you try to subdue people from behind but magically in the same frame they look at you so it starts a combat instead
    - A guard that's 3 meters away from me looking out of a window, while I'm dragging a body and that doesn't hear anything, not even the wardrobe doors closing
    - People noticing you killing the target behind a closed door (?!), and people 10 meters away hearing it even if was silent (?!?!)
    - A NPC that decides to check if another NPC is still in it's place ONLY if you subdue it (not really a game problem, but it's still ilogical)
    - Viktor's guard waiting for him outside the bathroom while he's throwing up (cocktail with poison), me going inside, killing Viktor, and then the guard goes inside and notices no one, but decides do nothing about it (is he thinking Viktor's playing Hide n' Seek?)

    And all of this was noticed withing the 6 minutes and 40 seconds of mission I was able to do. Imagine what you would find if you were to play an hour on the same mission.

    My final veredict is that IO Interactive has lots of stuff to correct. They have done a somewhat decent job, but it's not worth the 70$ they ask for the game due to all the glitches and lack of optimization it still has. The new UI was a big plus, even if bulky in-game.    … Expand
  22. MOL1
    Nov 25, 2018
    9
    Solid and fun stealth game full of possibilities, Very alike to 2016, but with some nice new mechanics.
  23. TheNoobPolice
    Mar 2, 2019
    10
    Amazing game. Can't believe the scores are not higher. Stories and characters are great, dialogue and voice acting is fantastic. Great music and visuals, great control system and interesting mechanics,

    Tons of replayability too as it is, but looking forward to extra content!
  24. Excelsion
    May 1, 2019
    10
    The best Hitman to date. Great graphics and gameplay. The missions and their locations are interesting and properly executed.
  25. TheGmaer
    Feb 16, 2019
    10
    Exelent game!
    Good story
    Good items
    Good suits)
    NPC more realistic
    For me 10/10!
  26. Fraenkenstaein
    Nov 16, 2018
    10
    definitely the most optimized and objectively best Hitman as of right now. All 7 maps, even the prologue level, are versatile and there are millions of ways to kill your target. Ignore all of those negative reviews, it's just people review-bombing it for no reason at all.
  27. 411035
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    one of the best games I have ever played. I beg for Metacritic to remove these bots review-bombing this fantastic title
  28. Gecko1986
    Dec 3, 2018
    10
    Already put 90+ hours in it and still finding new things to do, ways to execute. It is in my opinion a great game, and the fact you can play the hitman 1 levels is a big bonus! I never really did them much. Now with hitman 2 I did!
  29. Ratings_for_Esh
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    I miss the limited save feature based on difficulty to comeback. Couple of more missions would be better too.. not only six!
  30. kyriores
    Nov 26, 2018
    9
    Much more complete than the previous installment. The levels feel well thought out, complex enough and offer quite a bit of replayability. I like the fact that the series is sticking to its roots, which is what most crybabies seem to complain about in this review section. In fact, these casual "gamers" would probably want stuff like driveable cars and jetpacks in the game just so they getMuch more complete than the previous installment. The levels feel well thought out, complex enough and offer quite a bit of replayability. I like the fact that the series is sticking to its roots, which is what most crybabies seem to complain about in this review section. In fact, these casual "gamers" would probably want stuff like driveable cars and jetpacks in the game just so they get "something new". For everyone else, 5 big new levels are good enough (although back in the day you'd get double that for the same amount of money). I also liked the difficulty, which is adjustable and offers quite a bit of a challenge when you turn it up to the maximum and disable instinct completely. What I didn't like was the intrusive anti-cheat, which is why I torrented the game (denuvo, lol) and played the pirated version before actually buying it. All in all, recommended.… Expand
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#42 Best PC Game of 2018
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#42 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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#64 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    85
    This is hands down the best Hitman game ever. True, it could’ve been longer and better written, and I would welcome a proper multiplayer mode, but these are just side dishes, while the main course tastes amazing. [01/2019, p.52]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 30, 2018
    74
    It's a solid expansion pack with all the merits and flaws of the original game. And for some reason it has "2" in the title.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 21, 2018
    77
    It’s more like a Season 2 to Hitman (2016) than a proper sequel, so there isn’t a lot of changes – just a few new story tidbits (in case anyone actually follows the plot), as well as 6 new incredibly detailed levels. [Issue#234, p.52]
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