Silent Assassin rating in Silent Assassin. Players tend to use the expenses system as an informal rating system, only bringing to missions what is absolutely necessary in order to test their skill. Mission status of the assassination of Lee Hong showing the deduction of killing a civilian. In the mission The Lee Hong Assassination one of the courses of action involves strangling a waiter in the bathroom in order to poison Tzun. In addition, you will be forbidden from purchasing some more advanced weapons in the following mission, even if you have sufficient funds. This penalty is explained in-game as the cost of sending a Cleaner to solve the problem, and the money being deducted from 47's account. Killing civilians generates an expense of $5,000. Said equipment do not remain with the player, however, with the need for them to be purchased again in following missions. In this system the player gets cash transferred in order to buy weapons and equipment necessary for the missions. There is no rating system in Hitman: Codename 47, only an expenses system. Players tend to use the expenses system as an informal rating system, only bringing to missions what is absolutely necessary to test their skill.

The Agency deducts money from 47's payment due to the need of sending a 'Cleaner' to cover for such civilian deaths. Hitman: Codename 47 does not have a rating system, with the player only being punished by killing civilians. Later games added easter egg ratings, such as The Russian Hare. This system had different ranks all the way to the coveted Silent Assassin rating. The rating system was first introduced in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, measuring the player's performance in different categories such as shots fired, enemies killed and civilians harmed, making an equation of agression and stealth. Silent Assassin (commonly abbreviated to ' SA') is the highest rating players can obtain at the end of a mission, after completing it with flawless stealth and with little to no aggression.

Original soundtrack composed by Jesper Kyd and performed by The Budapest Symphony Orchestra.'For achieving Silent Assassin rating, you have been awarded a bonus weapon' вЂ• Hitman: Contracts, upon 47 completing a mission with Silent Assassin rating.

Acquire and carry weapons and tools from mission to mission through an enhanced inventory and save-game system.

Execute your assignments with a diverse arsenal of equipment, from armor-piercing sniper rifles and explosives to chloroform and poison darts.Stalk and eliminate your targets up close and personal, in either 1st or 3rd person perspectives.Operate in a non-linear world where the outcome of your actions and proficiency as a hitman are measured on a balance between stealth and aggression.Pick up contracts in exotic locations around the globe: Sicily, St.Know when to strike instantly, know when to take your time. Remember: rash decisions bleed consequences. Learn your trade - master your tools - overcome your obstacles - outsmart your enemies - eliminate your targets.Your targets may hide in the most remote areas of the planet, but their destruction is never prevented - only postponed. Trust no one - if the price is right, the finger of your most trusted ally will be on the trigger. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor.

You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice.

Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason.

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