Reception
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin received generally very favorable reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the PC version received a rating of 90% fresh, 8.8/10, based on 19 reviews. On another meta-review site, Metacritic, the PC version scored 87/100 based on 20 reviews. The reviews of the PC version of the game were the most favorable, but reviews for other platforms, namely Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation 2, were comparable to the PC version. Gamespot gave it a score of 8.6 out of 10, saying that it "fixes virtually all of the problems of its predecessor" and is still an "outstanding" game. Electronic Gaming Monthly scored Hitman 2's GameCube version 7/8/8.5: the first reviewer criticized its artificial intelligence and mission briefings, but said that "each time I circumvented the immeasurable odds and made the crucial killing blow, Hitman 2 was briefly a blast"; the third reviewer summarized it as "an engaging adventure title that rewards patient players". Despite the 7/8/8.5 scores given by Electronic Gaming Monthly, the cover of the Gamecube release says "9/10 Electronic Gaming Monthly Gold Award." This score is erroneously taken from the magazine's review of the PlayStation 2 version. When confronted with the issue by Electronic Gaming Monthly, Eidos said it would remove the score in future printings.
Hitman 2 has sold more than 3.7 million copies as of April 23, 2009.
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