HITMAN 2 - Expansion Pass (DLC)

If you finished HITMAN 2's base campaign and immediately wanted more places to stalk, surveil, and creatively remove targets from the gene pool, the Expansion Pass is the obvious next stop. The headliner content is two brand-new full sandbox locations: New York, where Agent 47 infiltrates the Milton-Fitzpatrick investment bank on a rainy afternoon with an investigation already in full swing, and Haven Island, a sun-soaked Maldivian beach resort that continues the story thread kicked off by the bank mission. Both are proper, fully realised maps, and the resort in particular has developed a strong reputation in the community as one of the best levels IO has ever built. It rewards multiple playthroughs, asks you to read the crowd, and fills every corner with alternative opportunities. Beyond those two centrepiece maps, the pass adds two Sniper Assassin missions - Hantu Port in Singapore and a snow-covered Siberian prison facility - each following the same high-score, leaderboard-chasing format as the base game's sniper content. You play solo as Agent 47 or, in co-op, as Stone or Knight, picking off primary targets and optional bodyguards while protecting VIPs who can be executed if you let things get messy. The sniper mode is a genuine palette cleanser from the sandbox chaos, but it is the thinner half of this package; dedicated fans will lap it up, occasional players will probably visit once and move on. Rounding out the pass are four Special Assignments spread across existing locations - Santa Fortuna, Mumbai, Miami, and Whittleton Creek. These are shorter, time-of-day-shifted missions set on familiar maps, each dropping in new targets and a handful of fresh story beats. The Miami and Whittleton Creek pair are directly connected and follow a surprisingly coherent little side story about a shady water-bottle investment scheme. They are not full missions - think of them as focused, self-contained contracts that breathe extra life into maps you already know. Two cosmetic packs (Winter Sports and Smart Casual) round things out with new suits and a handful of items, including, surreally, a throwable snowball. The honest caveat: community opinion on value has always been split. The two full sandbox maps are universally praised, but players who were hoping for a denser content drop have pointed out that the Special Assignments and sniper maps feel like supporting acts rather than headliners. If you buy this specifically for New York and Haven Island and treat everything else as a bonus, you will not feel short-changed. If you are counting missions like a ledger, you might want to wait for a sale. Worth noting for World of Assassination players: this content is bundled as a single access pass there too, meaning the Bank and Haven Island maps remain locked behind it regardless of which launcher you use. Alex, Scout Team