History VideoGame / Hitman2

The game also introduces a [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op]] sniper mode that was made available to play immediately upon pre-ordering any version of the game. On a related note, '''''[[UpToEleven The entirety of]] VideoGame/{{Hitman2016}}''''' will be available as DLC for the sequel;''VideoGame/{{Hitman 2}}'' on launch, with Season 1 owners getting the DLC for free, which incorporates the new features of Hitman 2 into the first campaigns' Levels.

The game also introduces a [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op]] sniper mode that was made available to play immediately upon pre-ordering any version of the game. On a related note, '''''[[UpToEleven The entirety of]]''''' ''VideoGame/{{Hitman2016}}'' will be available as DLC for the sequel;''VideoGame/{{Hitman 2}}'' on launch, with Season 1 owners getting the DLC for free, which incorporates the new features of Hitman 2 into the first campaigns' Levels.

The game also introduces a [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op]] sniper mode that was made available to play immediately upon pre-ordering any version of the game.

* OldSaveBonus: According to the devs, gear unlocked in the last game carry over to this one. (Presumably because this game was meant to ''be'' in the last game)

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Following ''Hitman'''s lead, this game is presumably set in the early/mid-2020s.

* PermanentlyMissableContent: The official site mentions that the "Elusive Target" system will make a comeback.
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Following ''Hitman'''s lead, this game is presumably set in the early/mid-2020s.

* StoppedNumberingSequels: Zig-zagged. This is a direct sequel to the 2016 ''Hitman'', which itself was actually the ''sixth'' entry in the series, but this one is also technically the only game with the exact title of ''Hitman 2'' -- the ''actual'' second game in the series is ''VideoGame/Hitman2SilentAssassin''.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first game in the series to feature full-on multiplayer. Contracts mode in both VideoGame/HitmanAbsolution and VideoGame/Hitman2016 did allow people to post their own contracts, built using the games' existing levels, but nothing else. Currently, this is local multiplayer '''''only''''' as of writing, as the actual online component is currently in development, meaning if you want to play with your buddy in America while you live in France, then you're gonna have a hard time doing so.
** It's also the first Hitman game in the franchise to feature playable characters that ''isn't'' Agent 47, as playing Sniper Assassin Co-op has you and a buddy play two separate assassins, named Knight and Stone.

** It's also the first Hitman game in the franchise to feature playable characters that ''isn't'' Agent 47, as playing Sniper Assassin Co-op has you and said buddy play two separate assassins, named Knight and Stone.

** It's also the first Hitman game in the franchise to feature playable characters that ''isn't'' Agent 47, as playing Sniper Assassin Co-op has you and a buddy play two separate assassins, named Knight and Stone.

* SequelDifficultySpike: In a cool zig-zag of thks trope, the game restores some older gameplay elements that were missing only from the previous game. Judging by the gameplay reveals, Cameras now alarm nearby enemies on every difficulty level, [=NPCs=] can see 47's reflection in mirrors and ''[[FlipFlopOfGod may]]'' notice blood puddles. There also seems to be less permanent (as in chests, closets, etc.) places to hide bodies in.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first game in the series to feature full-on multiplayer. Contracts did allow people to post their own contracts, built using the games' existing levels, but nothing else. Admittedly, this is local only as of the time of writing, as the actual online component is currently in beta, meaning if you want to play with a buddy, you're going to have to do it...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin locally]]. It's ALSO the first to feature playable characters that AREN'T 47, as playing Sniper Assassin Co-op has you and a buddy play two seperate assassins, named Knight and Stone.

* AscendedExtra: The "Sniper Assassin" mode is a larger version of ''Absolution'''s PreorderBonus; the original ''Sniper challenge'' featured a single level, and existed more as a way to kill time than anything else. Not only does the new gameplay mode have multiple levels, it allows co-op multiplayer as well.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first game in the series to feature full-on multiplayer. Contracts did allow people to post their own contracts, built using the games' existing levels, but nothing else. Admittedly, this is local only as of the time of writing, as the actual online component is currently in beta, meaning if you want to play with a buddy, you're going to have to do it...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin locally]]. It's ALSO the first to feature playable characters that AREN'T 47, as playing Sniper Assassin Co-op has you and a buddy play two seperate assassins, named Knight and Stone.

* AbortedArc: In a ''very'' board sense. The previous game was titled for years as "HITMAN: Season One". The final release of the previous game dropped the "Season" part, and this game is marketed as a full sequel.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first game in the series to feature full-on multiplayer. Contracts did allow people to post their own contracts, built using the games' existing levels, but nothing else. Admittedly, this is local only as of the time of writing, as the actual online component is currently in beta, meaning if you want to play with a buddy, you're going to have to do it...well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin locally]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first game in the series to feature full-on multiplayer. Contracts did allow people to post their own contracts, built using the games' existing levels, but nothing else.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This is the first game in the series to feature full-on multiplayer. Contracts did allow people to post their own contracts, built using the game's existing levels, but nothing else.

Not to be confused with the '''much'' earlier entry of the Hitman franchise ''VideoGame/Hitman2SilentAssassin''.

* AbortedArc: In a sense. The previous game was titled for years as "HITMAN: Season One". The final release of the previous game dropped the "Season" part, and this game is marketed as a full sequel.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Following ''Hitman'''s lead, this game is presumably set in the early/mid-2020s.

The game also introduces a [[CoOpMultiplayer co-op]] sniper mode that was made available to play immediately upon pre-order of the game.

Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/Hitman2SilentAssassin'', an earlier entry in the franchise.

* AbandonedArc: In a sense. The previous game was titled for years as "HITMAN: Season One". The final release of the previous game dropped the "Season" part, and this game is marketed as a full sequel.

''Hitman 2'' is the seventh game of the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' series by Creator/IOInteractive. A sequel to 2016's VideoGame/{{Hitman|2016}}, it is also the first game of the franchise to be published by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment, after Creator/SquareEnix dropped the developer in 2017.

''Hitman 2'' is the seventh game of the ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' series by Creator/IOInteractive. A sequel to 2016's VideoGame/{Hitman|2016}}, it is also the first game of the franchise to be published by Creator/WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment, after Creator/SquareEnix dropped the developer in 2017.