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- Platform: Windows 2000 / XP
- PEGI Rating: Ages 16 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Take on a rival agency of deadly assassins as Agent 47
- Make hits look like accidents
- hide bodies in boxes and enclosed spaces
- All-new glacier game engine with revamped NPC and AI system
- U.S. locations include Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New Orleans
- For 1 player
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
In a nutshell:
Agent 47 is back in the game that finally does full justice to the Hitman concept, with huge improvements to the graphics, controls and, most importantly, the number of ways for you to plan your hits – from wading in guns blazing to making it all look like a simple accident.
Agent 47 is back in the game that finally does full justice to the Hitman concept, with huge improvements to the graphics, controls and, most importantly, the number of ways for you to plan your hits – from wading in guns blazing to making it all look like a simple accident.
The lowdown:
Although the Hitman games were always a great idea they never quite worked the way you expected, with an awkward control system and camera and far less freedom than it at first seemed. This latest sequel solves almost all these problems, starting with a standard third person camera over which you have full control. Although you can ask for hints on how to carry out a hit you’ve so many options the game’s almost like a macabre graphic adventure - do you use the remote detonated bomb on the chandelier winch in the ballroom or plug the secretary’s Coke with poison and hide in the cupboard? The new notoriety system seems a bit pointless but otherwise this gets almost everything right.
Most exciting moment:
The game features tons of new additions like grabbing human shields, a quick draw for your gun and the ability to hide bodies. The most fun though is the simple sounding push option, which allows you to sneak up behind someone and send them flying off a balcony by "accident".
Since you ask:
Blood Money includes various references to previous Hitman games, the most prominent being the Paris mission in an Opera house, which acts as a prequel to Hitman: Contracts.
The bottom line:
The best Hitman game yet, that makes a real effort to fix the flaws of the previous games.
Harrison Dent
Product Description
Hitman is back and this time he's paid in cold, hard cash. The Blood Money he earns affects his passage through the game and the weapons at this disposal, resulting in a unique gameplay experience for each players. Powered by a new version of lo's stunning Glacier engine, Hitman: Blood Money will deliver the most brutal and realistic sumulation of life as the world's deadliest assassin.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
The bald barcoded one is back, and this time he's trying to keep a low profile. The previous Hitman games often gave you some degree of flexibility in how you took out your target; do you snipe from the rooftop, put a bomb under the car, or get up close and personal with your fiber wire?
This time the main addition is that you can off your mark and make it look like an accident. Push them down the stairs, crash a chandelier on their heads, nudge them over the side of a balcony... In fact, excluding the training mission it is possible to finish the game having fired only a single shot!
With the visual effects cranked to the max this game looks great. The sound is awesome, particularly the haunting musical themes. The weapon models are spot-on, and every time you buy an addon like a scope or a RIS module for your M4, it's faithfully attached to the model. Hitman continues to uphold its reputation for being a game which is very difficult compared to the modern slew of games which take you on a quicksave-fuelled conveyor belt ride to the closing credits.
I have two separate character profiles that I play, one who sneaks around undetected causing "accidents", and another who racks his shotgun, blows the locks off, and mows everybody in the level down.
Now this takes me to a slight hitch. Me, I'm a fun of things that go "bang", and the customised weapons are a big deal to me. By the final level you can have a laser-guided hyperacccurate assault rifle, twin pistols, MP5, or sniper rifle (not to mention the shotgun), but there's something a little counterintuitive going on. In order to get maximum money to spend on upgrades, you need to cause accidents without using weapons. So my stealthy profile has got a ton of cash and all his weapons are maxed out. But because he's a stealthy bugger I never get to use them! Conversely my rather aggressive character certainly gets to use all his weapons, he gets a lower payout for each mission with which to buy more toys! Anyway, certainly not a fatal flaw and perhaps one that exists intentionally to encourage replayability.
One final niggle that prevents the game from getting its fifth star. This game is at its best as a stealth game, and like Splinter Cell before it, when it devolves into a shooting match it's less convincing a shooter than say, SWAT 4, FEAR, or Raven Shield. The weapons certainly feel a bit more powerful than they used to, but when there's an alert all the guards just come charging towards you with no AI or planning whatsoever, they just patiently line up to be headshotted (is that a word?).
So, the best installment in the series by far, and another jolt to the system which will keep the franchise going. Let's hope next time they cater us much to the visceral shooting bits as they do to the sneaky quiet bits.
This time the main addition is that you can off your mark and make it look like an accident. Push them down the stairs, crash a chandelier on their heads, nudge them over the side of a balcony... In fact, excluding the training mission it is possible to finish the game having fired only a single shot!
With the visual effects cranked to the max this game looks great. The sound is awesome, particularly the haunting musical themes. The weapon models are spot-on, and every time you buy an addon like a scope or a RIS module for your M4, it's faithfully attached to the model. Hitman continues to uphold its reputation for being a game which is very difficult compared to the modern slew of games which take you on a quicksave-fuelled conveyor belt ride to the closing credits.
I have two separate character profiles that I play, one who sneaks around undetected causing "accidents", and another who racks his shotgun, blows the locks off, and mows everybody in the level down.
Now this takes me to a slight hitch. Me, I'm a fun of things that go "bang", and the customised weapons are a big deal to me. By the final level you can have a laser-guided hyperacccurate assault rifle, twin pistols, MP5, or sniper rifle (not to mention the shotgun), but there's something a little counterintuitive going on. In order to get maximum money to spend on upgrades, you need to cause accidents without using weapons. So my stealthy profile has got a ton of cash and all his weapons are maxed out. But because he's a stealthy bugger I never get to use them! Conversely my rather aggressive character certainly gets to use all his weapons, he gets a lower payout for each mission with which to buy more toys! Anyway, certainly not a fatal flaw and perhaps one that exists intentionally to encourage replayability.
One final niggle that prevents the game from getting its fifth star. This game is at its best as a stealth game, and like Splinter Cell before it, when it devolves into a shooting match it's less convincing a shooter than say, SWAT 4, FEAR, or Raven Shield. The weapons certainly feel a bit more powerful than they used to, but when there's an alert all the guards just come charging towards you with no AI or planning whatsoever, they just patiently line up to be headshotted (is that a word?).
So, the best installment in the series by far, and another jolt to the system which will keep the franchise going. Let's hope next time they cater us much to the visceral shooting bits as they do to the sneaky quiet bits.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I own the entire Hitman series, and when this latest instalment arrived I was expecting more of the same dark, rainy graphics that you get in Hitman: Contracts. But this game is awesome, the graphics are absolutly stunning, the new interface cuts out the endless scrolling down lists of actions to perform, and the new weapons upgrade shop brings a whole new aspect to the mind of Agent 47 as you pick the weapons and upgrades suitable for the mission. This is an absolute must by for any Hitman fan, or just anyone looking for some fun, as you do have the option of going for the phycopath rating and just gunning your way through any mission! Every mission has about 20 solutions, making this a game you can play over and over again!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
The gameplay and the rendering of this game are awesome (the political rally where the streets are packed with people is breathtaking)... the only problem is the saving of games, it's idiotic. You have limited saves per level (based on the difficulty setting), and if you leave a level half way through (like, you've got work to do or the game crashes - which it does occasionally) you have to start again from the beginning. WHO thought that was a good idea????
Most Recent Customer Reviews
BOO HOO HOO (floods 'o' tears) IT HAD TO FINISH!!
I nearly cried when this game came to an end. Then I went back and played it all again at a harder level*. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Derek Golding
A joy from begining to end
The style and pure brilliance of this game makes it a must for anyone that enjoys stealth shooters. It's just a tiny bit better than the splinter cell franchise in my opinion
Published on 31 July 2009 by Mr. J. Roy
Excellent, satisfying fun
I came to Blood Money having played Hitman 2, and it's an excellent progression. Blood Money is graphically and in most other ways superior. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2009 by Michael Sutherland
By far the best Hitman game written
Fans of stealth-em-ups sit up and take note. I've played a few of the Hitman series and was never really convinced by them. This one is different. Read more
Published on 21 May 2008 by M. Rawson
Attention to detail is simply brilliant
The first Hitman game I played was Hitman 2 - Silent Assassin on console. I had to get it on PC, it was that amazing. Read more
Published on 20 May 2008 by A.Chez
Classic Game
As an infrequent gamer, the Hitman series has always given me great pleasure. This version is the best yet, combining all the elements that have made it such an enduring series and... Read more
Published on 9 May 2008 by Dyspeptic Spirit
Undeniably the best of a great series
I've been playing the Hitman series since the original game, and while each one has had enough new additions to keep it interesting, they'd all been fairly similar and (in places)... Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by Daniel Grosvenor
An issue with minimum specs
I'm afraid the star rating is born more of expectation than experience.
Having played and loved the first Hitman game I looked forward to playing this latest outing. Read more
Having played and loved the first Hitman game I looked forward to playing this latest outing. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2007 by Dignity Machine
Awesome
This game is stunning from start to finish. And the ending is very very good.
A definite must buy!
A definite must buy!
Published on 28 July 2006 by N. Bishop
Very well designed and presented
I agree with most people who say that this is the most succesfull creation in the Hitman series. The improvements in Graphics and gameplay are substantial and that gives the... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2006 by Mr. D. Dumitriu
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