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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
- PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
- Price: $19.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Very well done, but very brutal -- not for kids.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this game, though well-designed, is brutally violent and not for kids. You play the part of an expert executioner, and the violence is very graphic.
What's it about?
The sequel to the successful Hitman: Codename 47 finds the bald killer -- recently retired and tormented by his violent past -- working off his guilt in a remote Sicilian monastery. He's handed his guns and soul over to Father Vittorio, a kindly priest who is aiding 47 on his path to redemption. When the priest is kidnapped by a group hoping to bring the killer back into action, 47 grudgingly returns to the world of international assassination and intrigue in hopes of rescuing his counselor.
Each of the 19 levels offer a variety of ways to solve problems, measuring your success based on the tools and methods you use. For example, if you blast your way through the underground barracks in St. Petersburg you may score high on the aggression scale, but you'll bottom out on the stealth meter -- ultimately earning a rating of "Hatchet Man" instead of "Professional."
Is it any good?
This is one of the best-designed games of its type. You'll want to spend a lot of time in the game, as the environments are carefully rendered and remarkably interactive. Controls are easy to master yet provide an impressive range of options and control.
But make no mistake -- HITMAN 2: SILENT ASSASSIN is appropriately named, and there is no shortage of graphic violence. The brutality ranges from launching impersonal sniper fire from a distance to up-close strangulation with a wire. Copious amounts of blood paint the walls during gun fights, and depictions of torture, injury to innocents, and the potential to attack police officers all add to the general unseemliness of the game. Parents and children beware.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether ends ever justify the means. They can ask teens if there are things in their lives worth fighting for, and if there is something noble about someone who pursues a worthy goal with brutal singularity.
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Great Game-BADD Violence
This game was really fun to play, it had great missions, but honestly, it's a game called HITMAN 2, violence is a given. There was moderate language, but nothing that would offend a person who listens to rap. I havn't found any sexual references yet, and there was no drugs/alcohol at all. Two things keep this from being a "T" game: the massive amount of blood and the language. 4.75/5
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good game.......
This game is very violent Its also cool too i SUCK AT IT!! but it is fun. Its about a retired assassin named 47. Ok you start out at a monastary (you are at a monastary because 47 wanted to put his violent past behind him) Were some guy who you are friends with is captured , in an attempt to rescue him you once again become an assassin.
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An amazing game - could be either T or M
This game - titled 'Hitman' is a huge title for violence - yes - you heard the title correctly - Hitman - however - in the graphics options - you can turn off the gore and blood - this is a plus - the language is mild and not really an issue.
Your character carries around a syringe - however it is never shown in detail and is not used to harm - it is not confirmed to be dangerous or a drug.
With the gore and blood off - this game is really not that violent and would classify as a 'T'/'12+' game.
Coolchris330
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fine for 12 and up
not too bad at all. the biggest problem is violence. the language is mild as long as ur kid can hangle s*** and b**** which those words ive heard in "t" and even "e10" games. in one scene there is "scantily clad women in a hot tub but if you let your kids play skatboarding games like tony hawk they see plenty of that anyway. and those games are rated "T". the violence is not too bad because your always trying to be stealthful so its not like ur running through streets killing everyone in sight. oh and you can turn the blood and small amounts of gore there even is off so basically its a "t" game stuck in an "m" rated games body.
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Fun, but annoying!
This game gets really annoying if you're trying to sneak around and you constantly get caught; because most of the time you can't afford to "run and gun".
This game is definitely 15+, there's lots of violence (uh, it's titled "Hitman") and sometimes gore. If you're stealthy there really no gore because you usually use knives, and other "quieter" weapons.
Took me a while to beat, and the last mission sucks, but overall it's lots of fun!
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8 and up
So what you kill people go to addicting games and play hitstick same pupose and the only blood is the bloodsplatter on the walls if you slit somebodys throat it dosnt gush or anything and its language 1 s-word and a b-word and now my review fun with cheats on if u need cheats go to neoseeker it gets kinda boring and the best wepon is the ballers majes your enemies go flying.
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Brural,violent,pretty much sums it up.
I have this on my PC and I don't play it much.Its crap and brutal and violent,not anything you want your kid to hear or see.
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| Platforms: | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Eidos Interactive |
| Release date: | October 31, 2002 |
| Price: | $19.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M |
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