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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive
and published by Eidos Interactive. Released for the Xbox game console
on September 30, 2002, it is the second entry in the Hitman series and
the sequel to Hitman: Codename 47. Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2
versions of the game were released on October 1, 2002, and a GameCube
version was later released on June 19, 2003. Hitman 2 has sold more
than 3.7 million copies as of April 23, 2009. The game was re-released
for Windows through the Steam online distribution service.
In the game, players assume the role of an assassin known as Agent 47.
The game advances as players carry out contract killings by solving
puzzles to arrange for stealthy, untraceable assassinations.
GamePlay
Hitman 2 features mission-based gameplay. On each level, the main
character, known only as 47, is given a set of objectives to complete.
Most levels require the assassination of one or more people. However,
how missions are completed is up to the player, and there are almost
always a variety of ways to complete missions. Instead of simply
running and gunning through the mission, one can set traps, like
poisoning a drink, to terminate the target in silence. Some missions
have assassination possibilities unique to the level.
47 can find disguises or remove them from an incapacitated person to
blend in with his surroundings and access restricted areas. This plays
in with the "suspicion" system; a bar beside the health meter on the HUD
represents how much suspicion 47 garners. There are multiple ways to
blend in more effectively; for example, the player can make sure to
carry an AK-47 assault rifle while disguised as a Russian soldier.
Despite the usage of a uniform,
being nearer to fellow guards will simply increase the suspicion as
they would have an opportunity to more closely examine 47. Also,
running, climbing and being in restricted places are other ways to
garner concern.
47's cover can be blown if suspicion gets too high, and the disguise
will no longer be of any use. It is possible to switch between multiple
disguises throughout the level.
Hitman 2 also uses the concept of a post-mission ranking system, in
which the player is given a status based on how they completed the
mission, rated along a stealthy-aggressive axis, between "Silent
Assassin," a stealthy player who manages to complete the level without
being noticed and only killing two non targeting people excluding the
intended target(s), and "Mass Murderer," a non-stealthy player who
kills everyone. The game rewards the player for critical thinking
and problem solving, encouraging the player not to treat the game as a
simple shooter. Achieving Silent Assassin status on multiple missions
rewards the player with bonus weapons. These weapons, plus items found
in previous levels, can be carried over into future ones, allowing for
differing means of accomplishing the tasks. Big weapons like rifles and
shotguns cannot be concealed, thus the player has to either be wearing
an appropriate disguise to match the weapon, or make sure no one sees
the player use it.
Plot
Agent 47 has left behind his life as an assassin and retreated to a
church in Sicily to seek peace. He works as a gardener for Father
Vittorio, his best friend and mentor. 47 attends a confession to admit
his sins, but Vittorio understands and believes 47 is decent at heart.
Father Vittorio is kidnapped and a ransom note is left for 47. 47
decides to go back to his old job as an assassin to track down Father
Vittorio. He contacts his agency, who thought he was dead, and makes a
deal with his handler, Diana. He will work for them if the agency can
help him locate Father Vittorio. They accept the deal.
Diana informs 47 that Father Vittorio was kidnapped by a Sicilian
Mafia capo named Giuseppe Giuliano. The man is holding the priest in a
cell under his mansion, dubbed Villa Borghese. 47 infiltrates and kills
Giuliano, but fails to find his friend. He is later told that a
satellite image shows Father Vittorio being taken away by
'Russian-looking types in uniform'.
47 works with the Agency to repay their attempt to find Vittorio.
After both sides are satisfied the deal is fulfilled, 47 negotiates for a
pay raise and continues to accept contracts. He travels to different countries,
including Russia, Japan, Afghanistan, Malaysia and India, to carry out
his missions, assassinating the assigned targets ranging from
terrorists and criminal bosses to enemy agents and generals. Eventually
47 gives up his search for Vittorio, believing him to be dead.
47 eventually learns that Vittorio's kidnapping was a ploy orchestrated
by Russian mafioso Sergei Zavorotko, the brother of one of the men 47
was cloned from, to lure 47 out of retirement. Zavorotko, who has ties
to the Russian government and military, had recently purchased a
nuclear warhead on the black market
and needed to silence everyone involved in the deal; all of 47's
targets were individuals involved in the transaction, and Zavorotko was
responsible for hiring 47 on all of the jobs. 47 attempts to kill
Zavorotko, but is ambushed by 17, one of the prototype clones made
before 47. 47 kills 17 and pursues Zavorotko back to Sicily, where he
is using Father Vittorio as a lure to draw 47 out into the open.
Infiltrating Vittorio's church, 47 discovers it being patrolled by
several of Zavorotko's henchmen. 47 kills them all and eventually
corners and kills Zavorotko as he holds Father Vittorio hostage in the
church's confessional. Vittorio gives 47 his rosary and begs him to
follow a good path. 47, having decided he is incapable of finding inner
peace, leaves the rosary on the church door and resumes his life as a
hitman.
System Requirements
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Minimum System Requirement------Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Windows 98/ME/XP---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Pentium III 450MHz Processor---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 128MB RAM---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin DirectX compatible Video Card---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin DirectX compatible Sound card---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 16X CD-ROm Drive---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 800MB Hard Disk Space---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin DirectX 8.1---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Keyboard---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Mouse---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Recommended System Requirement---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Windows 98/ME/XP---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Pentium III 1GHz processor---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 256MB RAM---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 32MB DirectX compatible Video Card---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin EAX Advanced HD enabled Sound Card---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin DirectX 8.1---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Pentium III 1GHz processor---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 256MB RAM---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 32MB DirectX compatible Video Card---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin EAX Advanced HD enabled Sound Card---
---Hitman 2: Silent Assassin DirectX 8.1---
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