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If you like to sneak around like a real Hitman get this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I just picked this game up last week and I think its a good concept. I mean what other shooter actually makes you think about who you should kill and who you should just sneak around. I mean you can go through a whole mission with killing just a couple of people, using fiber wire and not even waste any brass. So you like to snipe...well you can. You like to dress in other peoples clothes...you can do that too. You like to think about whether or not its morally right to kill the maid...it's in there. This games got thousands of possibilities. Good hunting Hitman!

it went platinum for a REASON

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

oh my god where to begin!

alright, let me say this, this game is like metal gear solid but without the plotline that makes you question the meaning of purpose, hence it's FUN.

use tactics like car bombs, poison, sniper rifles and piano wire to kill your enemies, and that's only the stuff they tell you on the back of the box.

Plotline- alright this is a great plot, your priest (funny a preist and an assassin are good buddies) friend is captured and the hitman breaks out his signature baller pistols (this is a sequel mind you) again, you revive more missions from diana to pay the agencey for info on how to rescue your buddy, i have not completed the game yet because certain levels are too much fun to not do over and over and over again.

Gameplay- 5 outta 5 on this one dude, 1st or 3rd person fighting and dozens of weapons, including realizm, civilians will run up to cops shouting that you killed someone so your identity must be masked quickly, hell i've even had civilians run up to me pointing in the direction of a body of a guard i killed. you CAN go gung-ho but it takes the fun out of the game, it'd be like MGS with invisibility, plus it USUALLY gets you killed in a matter of seconds. More importantly is how entertaining it is to make hits, i can play the saint petersburg stakeout for hours at a time because making a kill from a concealed location with a sniperrifle and then walking away from it is so much fun, and if i feel like target practice then bust out an AK and let loose, also if you use the signature baller pistols you will get a special treat of taking down anything with 1 shot, which is realistic because baller pistols are like cannons.

Graphics- awsome, just awsome, blood pools and smoke pours from the tip of your barrel plus your signature red tie will blow in the wind and over your shoulder depending on if your running or walking or in the level, very nice, plus this game has some ragdoll that tops brute force, now THAT'S impressive

Weaponry- very good, and you have a shed in sicily where you can grab any weapon you've found in levels (and escaped with) and practice firing on ducks, scarecrows pigs ect, unfortunatley you will usually only use a sniper rifle, scilenced pistol and a fiberwire plus the occasional AK47 if [it] hits the fan (which it will). but you CAN weild things like aks, ballers, shotguns, m16s, sniper rifles, kitchen knives crossbows and eve Katannas (more of a disguise weapon then an arm).

Misc- this game was done VERY well, very intelligent AI, also hard to perdict, only a seasoned vet can effectivley sneak up behind a guard that's urinating, use piano wire and then store the body in a correct place, after 5 months i still screw up, plus RAGDOLL!!!!! this game has some of the best i've ever seen, for those that are saying "wtf is ragdoll?" it's when body's go limp when dead, rather then in MGS2 where all the guards will have identical deaths you can shoot an enemy in the head with a 9mm pistol and they might fall down or spin and die, but with a shotgun the will more likley hit the wall behind them (and leave a nice painting), plus draggin the corpse shows the beauty of ragdoll unlike certain stealthy's (mgs2).

pros..........all of the above (and the ability to save right before a kill, and do it over and over)

cons

hard to do, will aggravate the average gamer
most people will rush through levels with aks and get through the whole thing saying "that was crap" because they've cheated and taken away the fun

overall

great game because in this killing is an art, and using an AK is like photocopying.

A strong debut on the Xbox

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Pros: 1. Much Better than it's predecessor

2. A limited # of saves, which makes you think about where to save the game.

3. The option of a 1st or 3rd person shooter in the game

4. The only game that lets you decide to stealthfully execute your target, or just walk in and shoot everybody

5. Threat Meter is a good addition to the game.

6. good music score

7. more than one way to finish each level

8. can change uniforms to disguise yor self as the enemy

Cons: 1. AI has faults in it

2. acting is poor

3. The storyline is just sad

4. nothing much to do in the long run

Final Verdict: My opinion is that if you are a hardcore gamer that loves a good shooter, buy it. If not, rent it.

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Hitman 2 is a fun game that has a lot of good things going for it. This was the first game in many years that I actually played all the way from start to Finish (I still haven't finished GTA 3).

Pros:Good easy to use controls, Both first and 3rd person POV, Lots of Weapons, Fun Story, No checkpoints (save where you want), Great graphics and sound, fun addictive game play.

Cons: Poor Enemy AI, lots of graphics glitches, Map makes it too easy to find everything, Stealth not necessary (Too many levels allow you to just run around kill everybody and just walk right on through). If there is a sequel I would like to see some sort of reward system based on your stealth rating.

Overall I really enjoyed this game a lot, if it wasn't for a few small problems this game could have been the benchmark game for the XBOX.

FUN YET CHALLENGING

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Hitman 2 has it's multiple numbers of ways of being a five star game. It requires multiple movment and action sequences at the same time. It has the element of up front action or of surprise. It requires skills in stealth and in bold face destruction. Not many games get a five star review, but this one has the excellence of action and thought wound together to make the ultimate 1st and 3rd person adventure/action/strategy gaming expirence for any user. Other recommended game(s) are: Dead To Rights.

If anyone who reads this needs any help in a game go to this website

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I will help in anyway possible.

Excelent Game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Fist I have to say I am over 40 and love strategy games. Although I have only played the first two hits, I can tell that this is going to be my favorite xbox game. The idea of walking into a mafioso's villa disguised as the mailman delivering flowers to make a hit and a get away with as little blood shed as possible is much more fun than emptying a clip into an alien. In fact, I played the first hit several times, using different strategies, I am doing the same with the second hit.

One weakness is that the AI gets weird at some points. For example, if I were a maid and saw dead bodies and heard gun shots, I would not run around in hysterically in circles. It is tempting to shot her, just to shut her up.

The story is interesting dealing with the moral conflicts of being a killer attempting to change, the music (surround sound) is excellent adding to the story. The graphics are good. The character is exactly what you would expect from suave cool claculating killer, kind of like Clint Eastwood characters.

If you like the fantasy of being a hired gun and taking aim for perfect head shots, this is a must have game.

Agreat game to blow off steam.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A game that actually offered some challenge and tons of sadistic amusement. After I beat it I started using the codes I could find and it upped the replay value quite a bit, especially running through a mafia house hosing a-holes down with an M-60, AR-15, or an SMG with a silencer. Stealth when you want a great score, bloodbath when all patience has failed.

SO COOL!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is so great, so awesome, and so cool! You are a hitman and in every level, but about 2 i think there is 1 or more peple that you have to murder. There are so many awesome wepons that you can use, there is also a great assortment of disguises you can get. when you kill or knock out a person you can steal their clothes. If you are dressed up as a cop or a bodyguard other cops will not usually attack you. This game has great Ai, for example if you are in disguise and you are acting suspiciously guards will get suspicious of you and watch you more closely. There are all kinds of stragities that you can use to complete missions. You can choose either 1st or 3rd person views in anytime in the game. I totally recromend this game for any one who likes shooters or stealth games.

Excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A lot of people tend to compare Hitman 2 to Splinter Cell, but the two really have very little in common. Although Splinter Cell is a very good game, I would say that Hitman 2 is actually more enjoyable. This is probably because Hitman 2 offers a greater degree of freedom; you're given a target and a couple of guns at the start of each mission, but how you complete it is entirely your own decision. You could go in with guns blazing or play the entire mission without killing anyone but the target, all of which greatly increases the game's replayability. The graphics are also beautiful, with some of the best textures and water effects I've ever seen in an Xbox game. On the negative side, the story is a little recycled (save the world from a terrorist with a nuclear weapon AGAIN) and a couple of the missions are almost ridiculously hard due to poor AI (as in overly paranoid guards or disguises that don't work no matter what). These are just minor flaws, however... At twenty bucks for a Platinum Hits edition of the game, it's a steal.

Number #47

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Hitman 2 for the Xbox is an action game that can be played in either 3rd person view or first person. You are an assassin with no name, your are just called "47". You'll run into mafioso, political and military characters. Using every type of weapon found in most FPS, your goal is to kill your target. The targets are usually heavily gaurded with bodyguards, and soldiers. Since you are outnumbered, it's better to be sneaky and that is where changing disguise comes in. You can kill a civilian or one of their own personel and change your clothes, to fool them, and get close to your target. Wait! There is one problem...you have a barcode printed in the back of your head! So you must walk backwards or sideways so noone can see your barcoded noggin (which blows your cover). Hitman 2 is tense, has good puzzles and the action is bloody and brutal. But the game is severly scripted, difficult, and hard to control, killing much of the replay value.

Pros:
+excellent puzzles
+excellent action
+excellent weapons
+excellent sound effects
+excellent music
+excellent voice-acting
+multiples paths to objectives
+3rd person or first person view

Cons:
-scripted gameplay
-gameplay not really free-form
-barcode on your freakin head
-overly complicated controls
-very slow paced
-PSONE looking graphics
-timed missions sucked
-single player only
-no replay value

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