Your progress is based on your score at the end of each round. Unlike sandbox locations, however, mastery is not advanced by completing challenges. Each of the three playable agent's mastery must be leveled individually for example, increasing Stone's mission mastery in co-op will not alter Knight's mission mastery. Progressing through an agent's mastery levels unlocks perks such as additional levels of zoom, additional special ammunition or faster fire rates, among other perks. Knight and Stone are evidently more talkative than Agent 47 throughout the mission they will comment on their own accomplishments as well as their partner's.Īs with most HITMAN™ 2 sandbox locations, Sniper Assassin missions have Mastery progression. When playing in multiplayer, each mission briefing is voiced by Knight and Stone, as opposed to Diana Burnwood. Achieving a Synchronized Kill requires both players to each take out a target within a small time-frame. In addition to the obvious time bonus gained from an extra player working to complete the mission, another way to increase your final score is to perform Synchronized Kills, a score multiplier which is exclusive to multiplayer. To encourage teamwork, Knight and Stone each only have access to a single special ammunition, body-piercing ammo and shockwave ammo respectively. Players are stationed next to one another and co-operate in order to complete the mission as fast and discreetly as possible. From there, each player picks one of the two agents before the mission begins. MultiplayerĪfter choosing a mission, players are able to invite friends to play Sniper Assassin or otherwise play with random players across the world via Quick Match. Limited ammo, dependent on agent and mastery. X26px Shockwave Ammo - Rounds which produce a shockwave on impact. Wall-Piercing Ammo - Wall and body-piercing titanium rounds. There are three different forms of ammo in Sniper Assassin:īody-Piercing Ammo - High pressure, body-piercing rounds. Each version of HITMAN™ 2 has its own world leaderboard, allowing you to compare your highest scores against the world, as well as your friends. It's also possible to earn streaks by earning the same score bonuses consecutively. Your score is based on the actions you perform when eliminating targets, such as killing moving targets, killing targets in accidents or explosions, hiding bodies and more. Once alerted to the sniper's presence, guards will return fire against the player, although it is normally inaccurate and usually poses little danger.Īfter successfully completing a mission, the results screen will display a score based on your performance. If all main targets have been eliminated during an evacuation, one by one the guards will also attempt to escape. If any succeed in escaping, the mission will fail. If the NPC is not eliminated in time, the main targets will attempt to leave the mission area. If an NPC views suspicious activity (for example, witnessing an elimination or finding a corpse), they will attempt to alert all targets within the level. Players must examine the level and make use of objects in the environment to create accident kills and hide bodies.Įach mission has a number of main targets in addition to a large portion of optional guard targets. Īs the title suggests, players are restricted to the use of a sniper rifle during the mission. The shutdown will take place at some point before the release of HITMAN™ III and Sniper Assassin returns as a single player only. IO-Interactive announced on Augto shut down the co-op servers.
The client was later discontinued and absorbed into the full game upon release as such, later additions to the Sniper Assassin game mode (such as new maps or weapons) were not apparent in the standalone version. HITMAN™: Sniper Assassin was a standalone game offered as a pre-order bonus for HITMAN™ 2, those who pre-ordered received instant access to a standalone client that featured a single mission, The Last Yardbird. Each playable agent, including Agent 47, has a unique sniper rifle each mission with differing Mastery progression. Similar to Hitman: Sniper Challenge and Hitman: Sniper, Sniper Assassin missions place Agent 47 upon sniper nests overlooking large maps, with the objective to eliminate all main targets and as many guards as possible.Īs a series' first, the game mode features online co-operative multiplayer, exclusively featuring two new playable characters, Knight and Stone. Sniper Assassin is a game mode featured in HITMAN™ 2. This article is about the Sniper Assassin game mode.