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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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Windows build 122 (12 Feb, 2002)

A Windows build of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, compiled about seven months before the final build. For comparison, the retail build number is 271.

General Differences#

HM2SilentAssassinPC-122_OpeningText.pngHM2SilentAssassinPC-122_LevelSelect.png

  • This build has a screen when you first launch it displaying various information about the game, its future plans and so on.
  • There is also a level select, though a bunch of levels do not exist in the files.

PlayStation 2 build (19 Aug, 2002)

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A late PlayStation 2 build of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, compiled about one to three weeks before the final build. For comparison, the final PS2 EUR executable is dated on August 26, but the asset files go as far as September 13.

Debugging Options#

HM2SilentAssassinPS2-20020819_DebugWireframe.pngHM2SilentAssassinPS2-20020819_DebugMap.png This build comes with a bunch of debug options that can be enabled by uncommenting EnableControllerDebugKeys in MAIN.INI and using the 2nd player controller.

Pressing R1 cycles between normal, wireframe and whatever the colorful one is supposed to be.

Pressing R2 toggles a free-moving camera, which can be moved with the directional pad.