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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

OVERALL RATING: 82%
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Price Paid: $14.99
Release Date: 10/1/2002
Date Purchased: 12/1/2003
Condition: complete
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Reviewed by CL on 7/18/2005

Unlike most games that try to copy the Metal Gear Solid stealth action genre, this game makes nice advances in the field and is truly an innovative and exciting game to play. In this game, you play as a hired assassin and throughout the game you accept various contracts to perform hits. The only problem with this game is that you are supposed to play it like a "silent assassin" and not get spotted/shot at/etc. This makes for some really frustrating experiences as you might have to replay a level 20 times in order to figure out how you are suppose to do it. I found this to be incredibly tedious and about 1/3 of the way through the game I said, "screw-it" and decided to just run through each level blasting everything. Luckily, this tactic works very well and the only detriment is at the end of the level, you achieve a lower score for being a "raving mass murder" instead of the coveted "silent assassin". However, don't let these negatives turn you away from this game because it is a highly polished and innovative game that I'm sure you'll have fun playing.

Alison Lum Events
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