Hitman 2: Silent Assassin [Illustrated] (Paperback)

Needless to say I was so impressed by Prima's first Hitman guide I bought the follow up guide 'Hitman 2 Silent Assassin' when I bought the sequel, this guide is extremely well written and features colour photographs to guide you through the missions, and is, i'm pleased to say easy on text, as some guides can be far from simple to follow when there are pages of text and very few illustrative examples, this strategy guide is very easy to follow and actually gives you multiple ways to achieve the missions goal.

Playing Hitman is all about flexibility as there are always several ways to complete a hit, this guide will often give you new ideas you'd never thought of, and also inspire new tactics you can adapt yourself from the guide, a must have for anyone wanting to get the most out of their hitman 2 silent assassin game.
Thoroughly reccomended for any budding hitman.

i read this through and it gave guides for lower rankings...unlike the one in contracts (hitman 3) where it gives you a silent assassin guide for every level...i am a HUGE hitman fan and even have the real replica bb gun of the hard baller! and so when i bough this and added it to my collection of hitman goodies it wasnt soo good!!!

i have now completed every level with silent assassin ranking so i now dont need it so i might re seel it to lower hitmen!

Prima's Official Strategy Guide for "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin" is not one of these strategy guides, sadly.

The guide is just a dry outline of a walkthrough for all of the missions given. The details are brief and short, not giving you a full idea of what should be done. You'd think that they would have tons of multiple alternate routes to take, but they really don't. The only time that they do is when they do it very briefly. The guide offers a handy little intro that gives you some great techniques of how to move in the game, but that's the only extra thing that's in here. There are no cheats or hidden goodies within this guide.

Is it helpful? Sure, to a point. It does give you a vague idea of how to get through these missions, but it offers nothing more. It certainly isn't worth what it costs. The people who created this strategy guide should really look at the "Grand Theft Auto" guides so they will have a better idea of what a real strategy guide should consist of. All in all, this strategy guide is a tad helpful, but should only be considered as a last resort--as it isn't extremely helpful to begin with.

Let's hope they don't make the same mistake when the new "Hitman" game comes out. -Michael Crane