Hitman 2 Christmas Game

About

Agent 47 swaps suits for a holiday sweater in this browser-based shooter from 2001. Developed as a Christmas promotion for Hitman 2, the game casts the bald assassin as Santa’s last resort after misbehaving elves threaten the holiday season. Players methodically eliminate waves of rogue reindeer and toy-making terrorists using pistols, explosives, and stealth. The action culminates in a chaotic boss fight where a weakened target gets finished off not by 47, but by Santa’s sleigh and a very literal reindeer kicker. The game’s enduring charm lies in its gleefully absurd premise and over-the-top holiday horror. While the graphics and controls show their age, the combination of cartoonish violence and festive ridiculousness has earned it a cult following. Its infamous ending, featuring Rudolph’s anatomically questionable finishing move, has been immortalized in meme culture. A strange but satisfying slice of early 2000s gaming nostalgia.

Storyline

Santa's elves are planning to ruin Christmas, and Santa Claus is forced to make "the call". In other words, hire Agent 47 to assassinate the elves and save Christmas. When Agent 47 arrives, he is bombarded with an army of killer elves which he must kill. After a certain amount of elves are killed, a "Boss Elf" will appear. Once the boss is reduced to one bar of health, Santa himself will arrive in his sleigh and kill the boss with the aid of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, who proceeds to urinate on the boss afterward.