Hitman 2 is an utterly sublime improvement over the previous outing. It's everything we know and love about Hitman, but with less episodic misery. The time it takes to complete is entirely up to you, based on the way you play and how much time you spend on all the challenges and story missions.

A more complete release than the previous games; Hours of replayability; Polished design; Beautiful maps to explore; Plenty of humour to mask the murderous undertones

Lacks some of the flexibility of previous games on first play through; Storyline feels a bit contrived at times

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

In today's ruthless industry, few franchises get to enjoy the longevity that Hitman has. First releasing eighteen years ago, the series has gradually struggled to balance everything just right. The first two games are incredibly unforgiving. Blood Money was great, but too easy.

a surgical to the point of slender sequel

Agent 47 has come a long way over the series' 18 year history, but zeroing in on the past two years alone - starting with IO Interactive's 2016 reboot of the franchise, simply titled Hitman - the series and developer have been put through the wringer.

Hitman 2 doesn't reinvent the garrote but instead delivers a killer, exceptionally fun yet familiar experience...