The story continues where the 2016 title left off, and we continue to get glimpses and find out more details about agent 47's mysterious background, and even get the juicy details about the true relationship between him and some other crucial characters.

The story; The replayability; The challenging missions; The new multiplayer game modes; A few hilarious moments

Dumb AI; Graphical glitches; Graphics seem cheap in some instances

With 2016's episodic experiment firmly in the rearview mirror, Agent 47 is back with another full itinerary of places to go and people to execute. While Hitman 2's globetrotting adventure suffers from the same shortcomings as its predecessor, the new locations and clever assassination opportunities...

The 2016 soft reboot of Hitman adopted an outsized back-to-basics approach, returning the series to open-ended stealth missions, and across bigger levels than ever before. It fine-tuned familiar systems to create the most playable, accessible incarnation of the series yet.

Buy Hitman 2 There are few franchises still in existence that tickle my nostalgia itch quite like the Hitman games. The series is so firmly rooted in exploring, exploiting and experimenting with its gameplay mechanics that even its shortcomings were an integral part of the experience.

In the quiet of a Vermont suburb, the crowded slums of Mumbai, an Eyes Wide Shut -esque party for rich people (minus the sex), a race track in Miami, or a working class town in Colombia, you might see bald-headed Agent 47, with his signature barcode on the back of his head, skulking about.

The momentum that Hitman had coming out of their Complete First Season release continues with Hitman 2. IO has seemingly listened to fans and given them exactly what they wanted with a ton of new gadgets and items to use.

Business is good

Endlessly creative; Tons of replayability; Shamelessly fun

Actual story is a bit po-faced; Smattering of minor bugs

Agent 47 is ready to kill again. Are you

Agent 47 continues the 2016 reboot's good work, but by bringing judicious tweaks rather than any radical reinvention.

Gloriously intricate new levels and picture-in-picture is a neat addition; Surprisingly humorous and lots of replayability; Ability to import Hitman 1 levels is great

No major new ideas; Still too rigorous for those who aren't dedicated stealth-lovers; Reused tutorial feels a bit shoddy

47 is back, although this time around it's almost as if he never even left. Hitman 2 is a direct sequel to the episodic Hitman , but it's also very much a second chapter, a continuation of the adventure that started back in 2016.