Death to Spies

This franchise may be the most surprising I've played. Because it's clearly inspired by and similar to the Hitman games, and its pros and cons are mostly shared with H2-3, I'll compare it to them instead of giving a lengthy description of what stealth gamers already know. Granted, I played with the Death to Spies Enhancement Addon, which is highly recommended, but from what I read, it's not a night-and-day difference. Improvements: 1. Story and setting - set in WW2 and loosely corresponding to real events and some real individuals, it feels far more impactful and engaging than Hitman's unrelated contracts and generic side characters. Furthermore, playing a Soviet spy gives you a rare perspective. 2. Mechanics - More varied than any Hitman game. In addition to the usual, there are more concealment methods like hiding in bushes, prone position, camouflage, and avoiding the enemy's line of sight (displayed on the map and GREATLY reduces Hitman 2's crapshoot detections.) Extra features like drivable vehicles, backpacks, and faction weapon recognition add variety. 3. Missions - unlike Hitman, where most objectives are to kill a target, DtS tasks you with various assignments, from assassinations and kidnappings to sabotage and rescue. Also, there's no sprinting to missable events that are often frustrating to find without countless retries or walkthroughs. Downgrades 1. Graphics - Visuals look like H2 despite being released a year after H4. 2. Jank - Like H2, awful combat and highly inconsistent AI, gameplay. 3. Difficulty - The game still involves A LOT of trial and error and is even less forgiving of mistakes. Ghosting isn't mandatory for the best rating and even nets a lower score, and trying to do so (as I foolishly did) is torture.

Well, don't know if somebody know already, but the game (here on GOG) is completely German now, too. :) Although on the shop site it still says that it's only in English, French or Polish available - when you download it and play it, it runs with a (well done) officially German translation - even the vids and voice-overs are completely German. ;-) Weiß nicht, ob jemand das inzwischen schon weiß, aber das Spiel (hier auf GOG) ist jetzt auch vollständig deutsch lokalisiert. :) Obwohl es auf der Shop-Seite immer noch heißt, dass es nur in Englisch, Französisch oder Polnisch verfügbar wäre, ist es trotzdem auch in der (guten) offiziellen deutschen Version spielbar, wenn man es runterlädt - selbst sämtliche Videos und Sprachaufnahmen sind vollständig in Deutsch. ;-)

for anyone who is having a little bit of trouble getting this game to launch here is a work round that worked for me click on show folder on galaxy and then double click on smersh setup and then remove the tick from full screen then click on ok then launch the game and then set up a profile then exit the game and then double click on smersh setup and then click on full screen and the game should launch on full screen

This is a game I have been wanting to play for some time already. Being a fan of the hitman series, I was craving for more of the same style, and Death to Spies is where I found it. Too bad it's a hassle to play it, since it's ridden with bugs that I can't find the solution to anywhere. It is very frustrating getting to the end of a mission and suddenly get the camera to bug and not being able to look where you are going. The game itself is worth its price, but beware of the technical problems.

If what you looking for is more Hitman-like game, this is your game. It's hard, is not an easy game, and the realism of the missions is only darkened by the lacking of AI sometimes. You're not a Sam Fisher, you're not a Agent 47 in this game, you are just a man. If you get inolved, survive a combat is VERY hard, but NOT impossible. Saboteur mode doesn't let you exchange clothes, so you HAVE to get used to it's INSANE aiming mechachings and such. Is the best "more hitman" i could recommend.