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(More customer reviews)I am a big fan of the Hitman games, with Hitman 2 being one of top-10 favorite games of all time. So when I claim that Blood Money is the best Hitman yet, that's a big statement for me. The developers have taken everything that was great in the previous games and made it better.The levels are bigger, the AI is (slightly) improved, replay value is greater, and the game looks beautiful. There is still room for improvement, but not much.
Gameplay: Like the previous 3 games, you are cast as an assassin working for an agency that provides contracts. This time, all of your missions (except 1) are set in America, where you'll have to get to the bottom of a plot to destroy the agency. Unlike the other games, you're paid for each hit, and you can use the money to upgrade weapons, buy other items (like bombs, protective vests, health boosts, etc.), and lower you notoriety level. The payment are very generous, and I ended up with $2.5 million at the end of the game, which seemed rather excessive.Also, there is really no need to spend money on upgrading most weapons, since an upgraded silverballer and a sniper rifle will do just fine for any mission. Regarding notoriety, this is a 0-100 meter that goes up if you are seen while doing a job. You can bribe witnesses to lower the rating.It's an interesting touch, especially since the notoriety rating affects how the newspaper will report your actions and appearance after each mission and how difficult the next mission will be.
This game is more about stealth than the previous ones, and it's a bit harder to earn the highest ratings. I played on expert difficulty (which I recommend for most people familiar with these kinds of games), and you can't just blast your way through most level (or you'll probably end up dead).Anyway, doing so would take a lot of the enjoyment out of the game.The game is at its best when tension sets in and you're wondering if your disguise is working, or whether anyone is going to find that dead body you hid, or whether you can make it to the exit without tipping off the guards.Thankfully, this game adds a lot of new gameplay elements to make things interesting.You can hide bodies in containers, hide in closets, climb and scale things, take hostages, push people off ledges, and more. And finally, Agent 47 has a melee attack which is pretty potent.Of course, all of the old moves are there, such as poisoning by syringe, strangulation by fiber wire, death by sniper rifle, etc.All of the levels are large, so you'll have to do some trial-and-error runs to get a sense of where things are as well as the possible angles that you can approach the target(s). And since there are usually a few to several different ways to kill targets, the game has some replay value.
Since I have a thing for blowing people up with remote-controlled C4, my best rating was "Professional." To get the highest rating (which I assume is "Silent Assassin"), expect to work on a mission for a 2-3 hours (at least on expert difficulty or higher).Altogether, there are 12 missions which will take 25-35 hours to complete, if you are playing them as intended (stealthy).Generally, the AI is convincing. However, as in the previous games, there will be a few occasions when guards seem to know things that they shouldn't, or seem to not notice things that they should.
Graphics: The visuals are great, especially the environments. Las Vegas looks phenomenal, as do the White House and suburbia levels.The game has a very refined, stylistic quality about it. Character models are pretty good, but not vastly improved over the last two games and many are repeated.The game has many more animations, especially for Agent 47.
Sound: Everything works well in this department. Solid voice acting, nice ambiant sounds, and another solid soundtrack by Jesper Kyd. All of the weapons sound appropriate, but this is a game in which you want to be as quiet as possible!
Technical Issues/Stability: I played this game with the patch that came out right at the release date.I have had no problems: not a single crash, freeze, or hiccup.I was able to play smoothly at 1024x768 resolution with most settings on high (I have a P4 3.0ghz, 1 GB of RAM, Geforce 6600GT video card).The game is well polished.The manual is decent, and the first mission is a tutorial that will familiarize you with the gameplay.
Yes, this is indeed the best Hitman game yet (though Hitman 2 is still a sentimental favorite of mine).The game has a cliff-hanger ending, so I assume there will be a sequel.At least I hope so.If you like the Hitman games or stealth games in general, I highly recommend this one.
Overall Rating: 4.5 stars
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Product Description:
Hitman's back, drawing you closer than ever into his deadly world where staying anonymous, and being smart and totally ruthless are the key to a perfect execution.Lucrative contracts on the rich and powerful in high profile locations make killing for money good business.But when a rival agency enters the scene it's war, and only the best man will be left standing.
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