![]() “Hitman 2’s” opening practically bludgeons one with technical improvements over the last game. However, unlike “Hitman 2016,” “Hitman 2” is a complete package from the start. ![]() “Hitman 2” is labeled as a sequel, but more than any previous game in the franchise, it explicitly continues the story that ended on a cliffhanger in “ Hitman 2016.” The bald super-assassin Agent 47 is still sniffing out the identity of a secret society seeking to destabilize the world to their own financial benefit while learning more secrets than he bargained for in the process. Surprisingly, IO found a new publisher in Warner Bros.’ Games, and slightly more than a year later, despite the odds, “ Hitman 2” is here, and absent some of the unfortunate compromises that made 2016’s Hitman such an uneven journey of a game. But in a remarkable display of good will and good faith to IO and fans of the franchise, Square-Enix gave IO the Hitman IP to do with what they could. After developer IO Interactive was cut loose by Japanese publisher Square-Enix in 2017, it was unclear who would retain the rights to develop Hitman games, and whether they would continue at all. ![]() That we’re even getting another Hitman game feels like something of a miracle. ![]()
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