Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime…
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is a shooter developed by IO Interactive, released 30 September 2002 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 12 cheat codes for it.
What Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is a shooter game developed by IO Interactive and released in 2002. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Glacier.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Once again, you enter the realm of an accomplished assassin – retired but forced back into action by treason. Trying to distance himself from his violent past he finds himself in a situation where he’s forced to take up his old trade. Learning about his legendary skills, a Russian crime boss trading illegal arms wants his services, but also has a different agenda. You soon realize that you’re caught in the middle of a ring of deception and discover that you have become a target yourself – of a highly trained ex Spetsnaz assassin. Use stealth, tactics and survival instincts to complete your missions. Plan your hits carefully and think to survive. Explore a universe, minutely recreated in…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Hitman series
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is the fourth of 73 entries we hold in the Hitman series. It arrived 10 months after Hitman 2 Christmas Game. The next entry was Hitman: Contracts in 2004. Its critic score of 77 is almost exactly the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is Hitman World of Assassination at 90.
How it was received
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 61% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 9 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 445 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 27 hrs.
What it launched against
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin launched on 30 September 2002, within three weeks of Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 1942, TimeSplitters 2, Kingdom Hearts, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 12 cheat entries for Hitman 2: Silent Assassin — 12 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin cheat codes
Low Gravity
Toggles reduced gravity on and off
Type the code slowly during play; type again to disable
Nailgun Mode
Toggles the nail rifle mode on and off
Type the code slowly during play; type again to disable
Mega Power
Toggles extra damage on and off
Type the code slowly during play; type again to disable
Unlock All Missions Menu
Replaces the boot logo with a level-select menu of every mission
In Hitman2.ini change DefaultScene=AllLevels/logos.gms to DefaultScene=AllLevels/levelmenu.gms, then start the game
Edit the file with the game closed
Dlc
Remasters
Quick answers
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