In Mumbai, you can aid an up-and-coming assassin in taking out all of your targets by making him look like a flawless expert in the craft, when in reality, it’s you laying the groundwork for his success. In Miami, Agent 47 is tasked with taking out a billionaire tech CEO and his racecar driver daughter in the midst of an actual race. Hitman 2 introduces six new environments for the titular barcode-branded killing machine to explore, each with its own signature hook. The real differentiator is in the locales. Other than that, the two games are nearly identical, down to a similar menu layout and challenge structure.
In fact, you can play through any of the levels in any order, with only a small spoiler warning to dissuade you. Given that the game was just six levels, having one arrive each month made for the perfect pacing, so I could fully immerse myself in a new map without distraction. I may be in the minority of players who truly loved the episodic nature of 2016’s Hitman. It’s a completionist paradise that offers dozens of hours of trial-and-error entertainment in giant environments, all with the same high-fidelity graphics and underlying engine governing what you can and cannot do to a refreshed list of unsuspecting and often bumbling villains. Entertainment, and came back two years later with the most refined, expansive, and enjoyable Hitman title to date. But IO secured the rights, partnered with Warner Bros. The sequel to developer IO Interactive’s episodic reboot of the assassination series almost didn’t get made after lower-than-expected sales and a breakup with publisher Square Enix. More of the same isn’t usually a cause for celebration, but Hitman 2 is a rare exception.
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