Hitman 2: Silent Assassin vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Square Enix, Eidos Interactive S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date October 1, 2002 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer Square Enix, IO Interactive GSC Game World
Publisher Square Enix, Eidos Interactive GSC Game World
Official Site https://www.ioi.dk/hitman-silent-assassin/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective First-person, Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 1 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements Microsoft Windows 98/ME/XP, Pentium 3 450 MHz or equivalent, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible video card with at least 16 megabytes of video memory, 128 MB system RAM, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card, 800 MB uncompressed free hard drive space, 100% Windows 98/ME/XP compatible mouse and keyboard Recommended: Pentium 3 1GHz equivalent or greater, 256 MB system RAM, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D Accelerator video card with 32 MB video RAM, 100% DirectX 8.1 compatible EAX Advanced HD Sound Card OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 87 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (652 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)