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Agent 47 is back, and thatsa good thing.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Agent 47 is back in Blood Money, and like always, he is contracted to assassinate certain people for a variety of reasons. However, as the story progresses, 47's contract firm called The Agency is being killed one by one by a rival firm. So, if you couldn't guess, the last few missions revolve around unveiling and taking down this rouge group.

Your main arsenal consists of a variety of customizable guns such as a handgun, shotgun, sniper rifle, SMG, and assault rifle which, like I said, can be customized by the money you earn throughout your missions. You can also pick up enemy guns and tools laying around and add that to your inventory if you wish. Besides the typical guns, you get to use 47's trusty fiber wire for strangling people, sedatives, poisions, remote mines and other nifty gadgets. You can also do some hand to hand which includes punching and headbutting your victims. Oh, and you can climb things and hop railings.

In the spirit of the Hitman series, after you knock out/kill just about anyone, you can steal their uniforms. Most of the time you'll need a certain disguise to get close to one of your targets. So for instance lets say you have to get close to a secured wedding and the grrom, first you would need an invitation then from there kill a high ranking guard and take his outfit while disposing of his body. Disposing their bodies can include throwing them off a rail and out of sight, or hiding them in a dumpster of sorts.

Now you would think with all these options you are basically forced to be stealthy. Think again. In Blood Money, IO Interactive decided to take a different approach and allow you to determine how to snag your targets in your own way.. be it sneak up and poision a cake so you kill them indirectly, or walk right up to them and plant a slug between their eyes. Its completley up to you, the only thing you have to worry about is armed security personell that will attack you.

Which brings me to the next part of the review. There is a "suspiscion meter" in which people will see through your disguises. If your in the green, your okay, in the yellow your treading thin ice, and if your in the red... well then your probably not playing too stealthy anyway and enemies are firing upon you. What dissapointed me a little about this is the fact that it seems if you even breathe wrong the AI gets suspiscious.

There aren't many flaws to be honest with the exception of the one I just mentioned. Actually I lied, there is one really annoying one and that is the save system. You have your actual saved game, then you have in-game saves which saves your progress in that particular mission. If you were to turn off the system or in some other way quit that mission, then your in-game is erased and you have to start that mission from scratch. Besides those two, the game runs really good...

The graphics are pretty good for a multiplatform game. The enviroments look crisp and each character has their own identity, but there is one flaw. Why is everyone jacked out of their minds? I mean I killed a clown and stole his outfit to find out that he had harder abs then I do in real life... ITS A CLOWN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! Haha, but yeah the graphics are pretty solid though certainly not the best the 360 can offer.

The soundtrack is brilliant. Its mainly just classical music with some chorus chimes thrown in for good measure. It actually helps create mood and atmosphere for your entertainment. The guns sound appropriate (ex: handguns sound like handguns) but they sound far too weak. The Desert Eagle, a very powerful magnum, sounds like a 9mm which enraged me.

The ending was ultimatley satisfying. Agent 47 is backstabbed by a woman named Diana (she was the lady who gives you all of your mission briefings on the laptop), and it is revealed that she is working for The Franchise - otherwise known as the "other rival agency". Anyway, skip ahead a bit and you see 47 laying on a bed of sorts about to be lowered into the ground when Diana comes and lays two Silverballer handguns on your chest and kiss you. She then turns and begins talking to the head of The Franchise. As the credits roll, a heartbeat is repeated and it appears 47 is about to wake up and basically millhouse The Franchise, so what must you do? If you swirl the analog stick a few times Agent 47 wakes up and begins wiping the floor with everyone around him. It was great.

Overall, Hitman: Blood Money was a surprisingly fun game with alot of violent thrills and spills. I highly recommend it, though it would have been kind of cool if there was some sort of multiplayer on it... imagine a bunch of cloned 47's working together to pull of a HUGE assasination.. maybe even against The Franchise..hm.. anyway, buy this game if you haven't played it.

PLAY STEALTH!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

There are two ways you can approach this game on rookie level. play stealth or just go in and blast away. Blasting away is not that fun but it gets you through the level,but that is on rookie. On the higher difficulties you have to decide what to do very carefully. Because of this it is way more fun on the higher levels because it is way more fun playing with stealth. there are so many ways to beat each level even if you are playing with stealth which include differnt paths, different disguises, and best of all different peaople to kill. Even though some people might not think so i think that the controls are very comfortable. the replay value is very high because of all the different ways to beat the levels. it will take you a while to get all of the achievments. Dont listen to the other people who are rating it on the demo. i didn't really like either but i thought i would rent it and give it another try. im glad i did because i will definintly buy this one.

Find this Hitman and bring him home

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 10
Date: June 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The Hitman series fits in its own place on the third-person action game spectrum. On one side you have stealth games like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid, while the other is filled with stuff like Resident Evil 4 and typical third-person shooters. Hitman is everywhere and nowhere in particular, because the flexibility of its gameplay caters to fans of either side of the spectrum. Hitman: Blood Money has this flexibility and a few other elements that make it a viable purchase for Xbox 360 owners and Hitman fans on other consoles.In Hitman: Blood Money, Agent 47's story is played totally through flashbacks and recollections of a mysterious, scarred-faced man who claims to have hunted down and killed the elusive agent. I didn't think that the overall story was as particularly gripping as the individual scenarios found in each level. Hitman: Blood Money invites some of the emotion and some of the tension that perhaps a real assassin might feel: is killing another person easy to do for the sake of money? It's possible that some might feel remorse for 47's victims.Each of the twelve levels is a cleverly conceived romp that Io Interactive should be extremely proud of. From the initial training mission, where you'll kill an amusement park tycoon, to one where you'll cleverly kill an actor as he practices an opera on-stage, each level is exciting. When the player completes the level the way it was intended--with stealth--the clever side comes out, and the feeling of accomplishment is immense.Fortunately, setting up the "accidents" in each mission is simple enough thanks to an intuitive control system that is mapped entirely to the Xbox 360's face buttons and shoulder triggers. Pressing the A button (or, for PS2 owners, X) will allow you to interact with just about anything in the environment. You can climb up ladders, through open windows, rig explosives, and more. The B button (PS2's circle) allows you to pick up things scattered around the environment, like weapons and disguises. Last, the Y button (PS2's triangle) lets you drop things. Shooting, using weapons, and setting traps can all be done by pulling the Right Trigger, while the Left Trigger allows you to sneak around silently. And though the default perspective is in third-person, there is a first-person perspective available as well, which can be adjusted on-the-fly. I found myself using this first-person perspective in situations where I didn't have to worry about sneaking or following someone, as it gave me a better perspective on different things scattered around the environment. It also felt a lot more natural when the time came to defend myself with a firearm.Since Hitman: Blood Money isn't a game that focuses on combat it isn't the most polished in that area. It feels stiff and sluggish to engage in a firefight, which is unfortunate when Eidos's other recent published release, Tomb Raider: Legends, feels so fluid. At least firefights aren't necessary, or encouraged, because the true fun in Hitman lies where guns aren't used and cunning is the key to success. Using sedative syringes to silently incapacitate your victims is pleasing, but it's all the better when you inject poison into a drink and watch your target drink his life away. It's endlessly entertaining to watch the rich wife in the suburbs explode into flames when she turns on a rigged barbeque grill, then falling into the clear blue water of a swimming pool just after being burned to a toast. And setting traps is great: one of the targets in the opera level can be killed by a falling chandelier if you set a mine in the proper location and time the detonation correctly.Performing these violent killings has a negative effect on 47. This time around, a system called "Notoriety" will be affected by how violently or with what level of terror that you execute your hits. If you enter a level in the game and unload on every living thing, you'll earn a lot of notoriety and later missions will be made even more difficult from the beginning, based on your predetermined notoriety. However, performing missions the way they're meant to be-stealthily-you'll gain far less notoriety and have to spend less of your hard-earned money lowering the wanted level. So while it's safe to say that Hitman: Blood Money is accessible to those with an itchy trigger finger, those patient gamers will be rewarded with more available funds to upgrade the in-game weapons and add items to the assassin's inventory.Visually, Hitman: Blood Money is a mixed bag. While the indoor environments are fantastic (the first level, for example, is beautiful), outdoor areas (the rehab facility, for example) aren't always as impressive. Shrubbery and trees are particularly ugly. I will say, though, that the game has beautiful water effects and decent cloth effects. For example, running between hanging sheets in a suburban home definitely reminds me of Splinter Cell. Last of all, it's definitely got the most humorous ragdoll physics I've seen in ages. When the going gets rough and you're armed with a shotgun, pumping NPCs full of lead, you'll definitely be laughing as bodies slump across the floor and fly over tables.In terms of music, Hitman: Blood Money delivers at just the right time, but it's more about ambience than anything. The opera level was the most captivating, mostly because of the opera music in the background. For once I found myself trapped in ambient noise and speech bytes rather than my Xbox 360 custom soundtrack, and I'd say that Hitman: Blood Money gets the job done in the audio department.The flawed parts of Hitman: Blood Money lie in the A.I, which is sub-par to say the least. NPC's will follow their computerized routes, rarely straying away from them to interact with you or the environment. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, because the combat A.I. is quite simply the dumbest thing you'll ever see. I witnessed attackers stand blankly in doorways, unsure of what to do. Other times, I'd randomly alert a guard or stumble into something and frighten a civilian. It's annoying, but it's something that is tolerable to the point that the game itself isn't tainted.Others might say that Hitman: Blood Money's scenarios are dangerously similar to those of other Hitman games, but they're fun and entertaining nonetheless. I particularly liked the rehab facility, suburb, and opera missions, which is why I keep bringing them up: they're tense, they require perfection, and they're obviously entertaining. They're early levels, and the later ones are much more complex, but they're definitely worthy mentions.Overall, this is a fantastic game. Playing through each assignment and figuring out the perfect formula is the key, as well as keeping a low notoriety level. Doing these things will make the experience so much better. Hitman: Blood Money's intuitive controls, satisfying gameplay, and addictive qualities make all of that something that I wanted to do. Even when I'd alert a guard and restart an entire level or miss a chance to kill my target, I was having fun trying to cleverly clear this game. Unskilled players that play on easier difficulties will find that the game is a lot shorter; the later levels are only unlocked on the two harder difficulty settings. Going through different difficulty settings and trying to unlock more missions is the extent of this game's longevity, since there's not a single multiplayer mode in sight, but it's safe to say that you'll want to perform missions at least twice to see just how many different ways each one of them can be finished. Though there are a few flaws, this is a great entry to the series and a nice addition to any gamer's library.

A great game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Bought this game a few days ago and probably played 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through the game. It has been great so far. I love playing a assassin its so cool to sneak around and killing people. At sometimes it can get annoying when you are trying to kill someone, get their clothing, and hide the body. If you are not quick someone will come in and blow your cover. I enjoy the fact that you can upgrade your weapons. I wish they had the gun shack from the original hitman. Where inbetween levels you can go in and select from dozens of guns from other missions to use. Sadly this game and the other lack this feature but I won't subtract points for that. A great game and worth your time if you like shooters. This is my favorite game for the 360 so far.

Hitman Blood Money

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I played this game all the way through, beggining to end slowly trying to get good ratings so I could experience everything. This game is great. I have played the previous Hitman releases, but Blood Money is by far the best release in the series.

The graphics in this game have enhanced drastically. Being on a next-gen system made this game 10x better. More smooth gameplay, and way better graphics, more blood show also. The face details, movements and everything that goes along with it are top notch.

The sound in the game is also great, good sound effects and music. So its a plus, thats all I have to bascially say.

The controls are pretty basic and easy also. So you won't have a hard time trying to understand and get used to them.

The fun levels of this game are really high. I got addicted to this game, and it was hard to put the controller down during a mission. You always wan't to see where the story leads to next, and end up wanting to finish the missions. So, for all the people out there looking for a GREAT Xbox-360 game, you cannot go wrong with Hitman Blood Money. You'll like it for sure.

AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've seen Hitman games on PS2 at the store, and never bought them because the seller kept telling me it was a first person shooter game, which I hate so I never got interested in them. Until I read a couple of reviews of the game, and also a description that said "first and 3rd person" so I said, WOW I must try this out. So when I got my 360 I order this game, I've had it for a week now, and I'm up to level 10 already (playing only during the weekend muheehehehe) is in rookie though but it is AWESOME, I love the killing muhahahahahaha. I've found some very good strategy guides online, and I've also found ways to finish up levels without following suggestions.
All in all, if you like strategy games and like killing people (virtually of course) go for it!!!
Dough I would like to see an online update for this, like be able to play online, missions that start at the same time where you have to do the hit first than your counterpart. LOL

Hitman is back

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: June 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The best aside(which is this one) Contracts rained supreme. Silent assassin was horrible, and codename 47 was ok. By far the best in the series.

47 the Hitman

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I never played Hitman before so one day I decided to buy it for $30. When I first played it I thought to myself "What a great buy". Hitman is a really a great video game. You can play in either 1st or 3rd person and choose what ever weopons you want. If you buy Hitman: Blood Money you will get addicted and especially when you try to get all of the achievements. There two different ways you can play. They are stealth(like in Splinter Cell)or you can go nuts and shoot everyone. The graphics aren't really Next-Gen but it's nothing to cry about because the game play is just teriffic. If you like shooters and strategy games you will probably love Hitman.

I like this

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: October 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It is fun and you have no hair so you don't have to wrory about that either! I recommend it!

Something to Blow You Away

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: June 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was very surprised at how great this game was. I'm a fan of the series so when I heard about it I pre-ordered it. I then downloaded the demo and was happy beyond belief. But I went to play the demo again and it was horrible. I then bought my copy and almost killed myself because of the first level. Then I got into it and started liking it much more. The best missions are in the middle and end of the game so you work for more fun. This was a great game that I can't stop replaying now. So rent it first and don't trust the demo.

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