Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

THE BAD:
Nothing!

SUMMARY:
This game is simply a must for gamers looking for a new flavour in gaming experience. Now I know there are those who have dogged the first one, but that has no place here. This game rocks and suprisingly it is relatively open ended. I'm not going to talk about the graphics, although the deep red blood stains against the soft white Russian snowbanks does leave me impressed, no, what I want to talk about is the game itself. Whether you want to be a physcopathic killer, or a meticulous assasin, the game is yours to experiment with, I found a perfect mix in doing one or the other for different levels. Very cool, this game although mission based, leaves you on the doorstep of trouble and its completely up to you how to get the job done, whether its the front door, or the roof, hey they're even sewers for us folk! Undoubtedly this game, for starting off rather...

THE BAD:
The only complaint I have is with the context-based action menu. Occasionally, it will strand you while you're being gunned down. This rarely happens, though, and it is usually when you are out of ammo and trying to pick up a gun near a pile of bodies.

SUMMARY:
Essentially, this game seems like a simple run-an-gunner. But just like Agent 47, it's really just disguising its complex nature. There is nothing I can really say about this game that really explains how much fun it can be to play. The normal enemy AI is not-too-smart, with just enough brains to make you think ahead to get things done quietly. However, kick up the difficulty a notch, and the guards and cops become much more cautious,...