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GAME OVERVIEW
Key Features
HITMAN: Absolution follows cold-blooded assassin Agent 47™ as he takes on his most dangerous—and personal—contract to date.
Betrayed by those he once trusted and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself caught in the center of a dark conspiracy and propelled through a corrupt and twisted world.
Donning the suit of this legendary assassin, you become a deadly marksman with the ability to blend into plain sight, kill with your bare hands, and fashion weapons from almost anything.
Take on the role of Agent 47 and his many extraordinary talents, then ask: what kind of Hitman are you?
Key Features
- Blend In: Impersonate your victims and hide in plain site. A huge variety of disguises offer you deep strategies, new options, and the element of surprise.
- Improvised Weapons: Turn everyday items into instruments of death. Unique weapons can be found anywhere, meaning exploration can pay off in amazing ways.
- Instincts Mode: See the world through the eyes of the ultimate assassin. Predict enemy patrols, identify escape routes, temporarily enhance your disguise - and focus your “Point-Shooting” abilities to unleash a barrage of insanely accurate shots.
- Choice: Approach every level in your own unique style: Silent Assassins, you can prey from the shadows and never leave a trace. Action Junkies, go in guns-blazing through the well-guarded front door. Undetectable or unrelenting, what kind of Hitman are you?
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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
By M. Wenzl
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3| Edition:Standard Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps the defining characteristic of the Hitman series was its flawed genius. Clunky gameplay and a plethora of bugs were offset by novel originality and an atmospheric sandbox world. In `Hitman: Absolution', IO Interactive have perfected the formula albeit at a price.
First off, the perfection: never before has Agent 47 been so charged with menace. What's more, you feel like a killer, a professional whose trade is artful murder. This has been pulled off in a couple of ways. First, IO have brought a physicality to 47 which was missing from the previous games and translates into every kill. Second, enemies can be taken down with far greater flexibility - no more sneaking up behind them at just the right moment only to somehow miss with your garrotte. Third, the shooting system is far more innovative. The new `instinct' system - which allows 47 to blend into his surroundings and monitor his foes - also allows `point shooting': i.e. stopping time to tag your targets before effortlessly taking them down in one deadly sweep. For diehards, this may be cheating, but its availability is limited and, besides, it's by no means forced upon you, acting as a cool flourish rather than a central gameplay mechanic.
However, there's a price to this: the free form sandbox gameplay in the previous games hasn't been left intact. Likely to make room for a smoother world with fewer bugs, IO have streamlined levels. The upshot of this is that the world is more economical, the gameplay richer somehow. But the structure is more linear and the settings themselves chronologically compartmentalised into sections. Generally speaking, there's just one main path through each level, with few detours - and stealth is a constant must as certain enemies will see through disguises.... Read more ›
First off, the perfection: never before has Agent 47 been so charged with menace. What's more, you feel like a killer, a professional whose trade is artful murder. This has been pulled off in a couple of ways. First, IO have brought a physicality to 47 which was missing from the previous games and translates into every kill. Second, enemies can be taken down with far greater flexibility - no more sneaking up behind them at just the right moment only to somehow miss with your garrotte. Third, the shooting system is far more innovative. The new `instinct' system - which allows 47 to blend into his surroundings and monitor his foes - also allows `point shooting': i.e. stopping time to tag your targets before effortlessly taking them down in one deadly sweep. For diehards, this may be cheating, but its availability is limited and, besides, it's by no means forced upon you, acting as a cool flourish rather than a central gameplay mechanic.
However, there's a price to this: the free form sandbox gameplay in the previous games hasn't been left intact. Likely to make room for a smoother world with fewer bugs, IO have streamlined levels. The upshot of this is that the world is more economical, the gameplay richer somehow. But the structure is more linear and the settings themselves chronologically compartmentalised into sections. Generally speaking, there's just one main path through each level, with few detours - and stealth is a constant must as certain enemies will see through disguises.... Read more ›
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By M. Cron
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3| Edition:Standard Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Considering the large amount of time I've spent playing this, I feel a bit harsh giving only 3-stars, there are some good but way too many bad elements:
Positives
- Some of the levels are brilliant, open ended, funny, loads of options and accidents avaialble.
- The challenges for each level provide lots of re-playability without feeling boring.
- The graphics, music and kill-sequences are superb, much more fluid and adaptable.
- A simple interface makes for easy control, making complex timing challenging but never frustrating.
- The new 'Contracts' levels are mildly diverting and can act as a welcome break from the main story.
Negative
- A dull, dull DULL story that is not wanted or needed, no-one wants a moral or emotional Agent 47...
- A large number of rubbish levels that are simply "get from A-B without being seen", or Uncharted-esque press button fight sequences.
- The accident kills are made blindingly obvious, and sledom require timing, you just set it up and then wait for a kill to be confirmed whilst doing something else.
- An inconsistent disguise/suspicion system.
- Terrible cutscenes and zero-dimensional characters (bad guys are all perverted swear factories, women are all pornstars, and the little girl to whom 47 is mysteriously devoted might as well be a platic doll.
It's a really mixed bag, we all know the best bits of previous games, the best levels were often contained buildings, with lots of subtle options, a bit of humour and some real originality (the hotel in the original hitman, the apartment in silent assassion, the country house in contracts, the suburban house and xmas party in blood money).... Read more ›
Positives
- Some of the levels are brilliant, open ended, funny, loads of options and accidents avaialble.
- The challenges for each level provide lots of re-playability without feeling boring.
- The graphics, music and kill-sequences are superb, much more fluid and adaptable.
- A simple interface makes for easy control, making complex timing challenging but never frustrating.
- The new 'Contracts' levels are mildly diverting and can act as a welcome break from the main story.
Negative
- A dull, dull DULL story that is not wanted or needed, no-one wants a moral or emotional Agent 47...
- A large number of rubbish levels that are simply "get from A-B without being seen", or Uncharted-esque press button fight sequences.
- The accident kills are made blindingly obvious, and sledom require timing, you just set it up and then wait for a kill to be confirmed whilst doing something else.
- An inconsistent disguise/suspicion system.
- Terrible cutscenes and zero-dimensional characters (bad guys are all perverted swear factories, women are all pornstars, and the little girl to whom 47 is mysteriously devoted might as well be a platic doll.
It's a really mixed bag, we all know the best bits of previous games, the best levels were often contained buildings, with lots of subtle options, a bit of humour and some real originality (the hotel in the original hitman, the apartment in silent assassion, the country house in contracts, the suburban house and xmas party in blood money).... Read more ›
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Crowster
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Edition:Standard Edition
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I've been a fan of the Hitman franchise since the very first one which was a PC exclusive title. I have thoroughly enjoyed every instalment to date, some of them admittedly have been better than others but they're all stellar titles and one of my personal favourite series of games of all time. As far as a quality stealth game goes, it's right up there with Splinter Cell and the Metal Gear games.
Now, I'll go so far as to say that I have not quite finished this new one as yet, although I get the impression I am indeed coming to the end. I shall do what I can to keep this free of spoilers.
If you look at the natural progression of games through the years it's actually quite impressive to see not only just how much it has changed, but what environments you are placed in and what options and tools you have at your disposal with which to find your target, and do what Agent 47 does best.
I shan't go too much into the story, but what I will say is it features a character who we as players of the whole Hitman franchise have really grown accustomed to. I had wondered for a while exactly what level of involvement this character had, and what the makers would do with them. Also, there are plenty of new characters introduced to us, and they, and what they do is simply unheard of in the world of the Hitman games, and it was really good to see Square Enix and I-O think outside the box and provide us with characters that really make us want to carry on playing.
Graphically, the game is nothing spectacular or groundbreaking but the Glacier 2 engine certainly is a solid one, which objects reacting how you expect them to, and textures being what we've become accustomed to in this generation of video games.... Read more ›
Now, I'll go so far as to say that I have not quite finished this new one as yet, although I get the impression I am indeed coming to the end. I shall do what I can to keep this free of spoilers.
If you look at the natural progression of games through the years it's actually quite impressive to see not only just how much it has changed, but what environments you are placed in and what options and tools you have at your disposal with which to find your target, and do what Agent 47 does best.
I shan't go too much into the story, but what I will say is it features a character who we as players of the whole Hitman franchise have really grown accustomed to. I had wondered for a while exactly what level of involvement this character had, and what the makers would do with them. Also, there are plenty of new characters introduced to us, and they, and what they do is simply unheard of in the world of the Hitman games, and it was really good to see Square Enix and I-O think outside the box and provide us with characters that really make us want to carry on playing.
Graphically, the game is nothing spectacular or groundbreaking but the Glacier 2 engine certainly is a solid one, which objects reacting how you expect them to, and textures being what we've become accustomed to in this generation of video games.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprise
I didn't expect this game to be this good! After watching some reviews online I took the risk to buy it and I must say it's awesome!
Published 7 days ago by W. Driebergen
5.0 out of 5 stars
Agent 47 at his best!
I really enjoyed playing the game. The gameplay was brilliant and the wide range of weapons at your disposal is quite nice. Read more
Published 8 days ago by agentassassin
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best hitman's games
Thta's it, for me it's one of the best hitman's games, after maybe hitman 2. For does who knows the series I beleave would agree, for new players it can be thriling, if you decide... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Diogo
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good and Bad Game
When I first started playing it, I was excited about it and the game felt good and fun.
But as others have pointed out, the game just doesn't feel like a Hitman Game... Read more
But as others have pointed out, the game just doesn't feel like a Hitman Game... Read more
Published 15 days ago by tvrmaniac
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hits all the marks
I have never played a Hitman game before until the latest instalment in the series, Hitman: Absolution. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Bruce Banner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice
played it to the end, very nice game, i liked it..cannot wait for the next game to be relased, i would recommend
Published 17 days ago by Kirloj
5.0 out of 5 stars
I wasn't a Hitman fan until...
I wasn't a Hitman fan until I played Hitman Absolution! I loved the game, you can play each mission using a different style (e.g. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Steve Bil
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorites
This is the first hitman game I have played, I have subsequently played all of the series and love it. The story is good and the game has a high quality appearance.
Published 26 days ago by Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Game
First of all be patient with this game and really study your environment, a game that requires thinking, not for young gamers or people who like to blast and kill evrything in site... Read more
Published 26 days ago by MARK BRACKENBURY
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brillant.
Another brilliant sequel to, in my opinion, the best game ever. Absolutely love it, and the price is perfect - great.
Published 28 days ago by Eoghan
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