Hitman 2 is an adventure developed by IO Interactive, released 13 November 2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 18 hrs to finish.
What Hitman 2 is
Hitman 2 is an adventure game developed by IO Interactive and released in 2018. It was published by WB Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Glacier 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Following the events of HITMAN, Agent 47 embarks on a mission to hunt the mysterious "Shadow Client" for Providence, a secretive organization that controls most of the world's affairs. 47's employers, the International Contract Agency (ICA), have formed an uneasy alliance with Providence to stop the Shadow Client, whose actions are causing global panic, and 47 has agreed to help in return for Providence revealing his past.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 146 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Hitman series
Hitman 2 is the 37th of 73 entries we hold in the Hitman series. The next entry was Hitman: Absolution HD in 2019. Its critic score of 82 is 6 points above the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is Hitman World of Assassination at 90.
How it was received
Hitman 2 holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 330 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 18 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 57 hrs, roughly 3.2 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel CPU Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7870. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 60GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Hitman 2 launched on 13 November 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Battlefield V, Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Battlefield V, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hitman 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Characters
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Dlc
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