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Hitman: Blood Money (PS2)
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Description:
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.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
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5/5 |
Hitman blood money rocks.
(July 25, 2008) |
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This game is really good if you like sneaking behind people and injecting them.the graphic are good too it has sharp visuals and the gameplay is really good so is the story.it is good for ps2. |
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5/5 |
"Hitman Blood Money" for PS2 review....(contains spoilers!)
(January 19, 2008) |
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The fourth game of the major hit series, "Hitman", never fails to engage! Full stop. "Hitman Blood Money" is the latest epic 'Hitman' video-game from Eidos and IO Interactive, which will keep any gamer, hooked. Once again you play as the smooth, dark, mysterious Mr Agent 47 on a hunt to ward off the world's evil and therefore you're paid in blood money.
The Story:
The game starts off with a training level, but based on a 'hit'. You must hunt a theme-park tycoon whose rides once became faulty, and then fatal which killed many innocents. The level includes all the basic skill features that 47 can do, but YOU must be able to find all of the other skills. Furthermore... Agent 47 is a world-renowned assassin at the time of the game due to his high profile hits and the whole game is based around another Agency tracking him down, and finally 'killing him'. The main antagonist tells his story of his search for Agent 47 and his 'hits'. When this happens, you play 12 action-packed, or sly (depending on how you approach the) missions, with superb-graphical cut scenes explaining each hit and how it interacts with the story. Each individual level is cleverly made to create the ending scenes and 'twist'.
Features:
As you play as a Hit man, it is all about you and your approach on engaging on your target. You may simply want to go blasting in with guns-ablaze or mysteriously sneak past (with a disguise) all the armed guards and silently take out the target with a fibre wire, or cut that rope that holds a chandelier to drop it onto the target to create an 'accident'.
What you do during the mission affects your 'mission rating'. You are paid a certain amount after you kill the main target, but the quieter and better you do it, the more money you are paid. This means not getting caught on camera, not letting any one see you, not using guns, use a good use of disguise etc... The money you are paid can be spent on upgrading the weapons of your choice (to create a more silent, accurate weapon) such as Agent 47s trademark Silver Baller 45s, and many more.
That's basically the main parts but there more features (than its predecessor 'Contracts') such as head butting, punching, throwing knives, using people as human shields, rigging bombs to pieces equipment which can be blown to kill, a new HUD, new camera mode (you can see right way around Agent 47 now, not just his back), a completely new look to Agent 47, and all round much more interesting missions and targets.
SFX, Music and Graphics:
The sounds on the game are far beyond brilliant. The guns sound more realistic and every sound is very varied depending on different situations...this means relaxing music and SFX when you are sneaking, and if you are caught it can turn into an explosive situation with very fast paced, jumpy, electronic action music brilliantly composed by Jesper Kyd. The music is so good I bought the soundtrack!!
Graphics are excellent, but when zoomed in for example on a persons face, it's a little distorted, although all the human movements are very fluid and life-like
The Rundown:
"Hitman: Bloody Money" is a brilliant game. It is fast paced at times, engaging and incredibly enjoyable for any gamer! Although at times it feels like it is too short. "Hitman Silent Assassin" has 21 levels...If Blood Money did it would be the best game ever! "Blood Money" is one of my favourite games. I still go on it even now a year later and there are still so many thing I've found I didn't realise existed, and I try new things I didn't do before. A lot of fun is to be had with this game. This is a must buy for any Splinter Cell, Terminator or Manhunt fans!
Graphics: 8.5/10
Game play: 9/10
Music: 10/10
SFX: 10/10
Addiction rating: 8/10
Story: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
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4/5 |
Hi 47. New barcode?
(September 14, 2007) |
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I won't act like a Hitman knowitall this is the second Hitman game I've ever played (Hitman 2 only kept me hooked for so long) and I must say that this isn't really a disappointment.
If you haven't worked it out yet you are Agent 47 a contract killer who is a bald, emotionless shell of a man. From stabbing movie stars to neck breaking hobos Agent 47 will do anyhting his contracter tells him to do. What's your job? To find the best possible way to kill your target at which you'll be ranked from Silent Assasin to Derranged Slayer.
The ways in which you kill people all depends really on how good you are at the game. If you're a pro you should be able to kill your targets wihout raising the alarm in the slightest. However newbies may find that the cops and CIA agents are coincidently very suspicious of you all the time and there may be point when you just go on random massacres to reach your target.
Overall a fun game and worth your time and money. Just remember it's just a game kids. |
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4/5 |
Not bad at all!!
(January 23, 2007) |
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This game overall is pretty good...much better graphics and missions than the previous two games. You can also play this game over and over, thats why hitman series is so good. Its different everytime :)
However the only downside to this game that I could see was the very easy missions...unless you are in the hardest mode. This meant that I actually completed the game in a few hours. :s
I found the first 2 hitman games were alot more difficult than this, and for the amount it cost, that was the only dissapointment.
Maybe the game is short and relatively easy but the graphics and actual gameplay make up for it completely!!! |
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5/5 |
wow this is good
(August 01, 2006) |
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This is a nice way for the hitman series to dust off from the 2nd gen consoles, graphics and gameplay pushes the performance of the consoles to the limit, hours of fun chaging stratergies and techniques, which develop a different attitude to the game everytime you pick up that controller. And the ending is something which you would have never come across before... Totally unique..A+ |
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