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Finally a return to great gaming!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 28
Date: June 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok, let me start by saying, if you can't use the fiber wire, then you probably can't find your way from your bedroom to your kitchen, either. It's real simple folks.. you press the button, you walk up, then release it when you're ready. You don't just "tap" the fiber wire button and expect it to whip out and immediately work.

Now more importantly- the game review. One reviewer duly noted that the crosshairs are a bit hard to control on this game. Well, sure, maybe a little bit. But like someone else pointed out, this is a STEALTH based game-- you have to use your brain! And strategy! The only time it should be necessary to have to aim the crosshairs really quickly at multiple enemies is if you screw up, are noticed, etc. and you're ambushed. The whole idea is to AVOID ambush. If you like FPS (first person shooters) then go get one of those instead. You'll be able to blast away to your heart's content. With the Hitman games, you have to take your time... crouch, sneak, and use stealth, strategy, and skill. Can't control your joystick? Crouch behind a tree, and take the time to line up the shot PROPERLY with the silencer.

Personally, I LOVE this game. If you really need more crosshair/joystick control, buy the PC version and use a mouse, it works even better.

I'm so tired of the same old, generic, first-person perspective video games being released now, that I have to applaud Eidos for giving us a good ol, 3rd-person perspective strategy game. I love the style of gaming, it reminds me of an OLD game (I think it was called Commando) where you had a team of people (e.g. a sniper, an explosives guy, an army general, a driver) and you had to strategically infiltrate the enemy camp without being noticed. Finally, strategy and thinking instead of hack-n-slash.

I can't say enough about this game, because the review will be too long, but since my reviews are NEVER selected for spotlight reviews (despite their coherence and high level of articulation), I wanted this one to be noticed. Buy this game! It's great.

Utterly Brilliant

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: June 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is my first venture into a 'Hitman' game having just bought an Xbox 360 and I must say it's worth every penny. All the positive notes you've read before about the graphics, storyline, playability, etc are all true. However, there are other games with similar specs - Ghost Recon on the X360 immediately springs to mind which is also a fine game.

But what makes 'Hitman' my game of the year so far is it's flexibility, i.e. finishing a level off one way then going back and trying a totally different way of killing off the same bad guy. There are so many ways of doing the levels and all can acheive the same objective but with very different challenges.

Example? Well, without giving the game away, I had to kill a crook who was also a wine expert at his own ranch, teeming with guards. So I bumped off one of his guards, took his clothes then made my way through the house without being detected before bumping the old boy off. Great...but, there's also a wall round the back which I can also use to get in the house through the back way, or there's a side door with a fusebox to kill the lights then hide in a cupboard, or....etc,etc, get the drift?

There's so many ways to try the same assignment, some easy, some not so....it's up to you to work out the best way that suits you.

Add to that the difficulty levels that make the game as hard as you like and there's many visits back to the same assignment which increases the longevity of the game.

So buy this game....you won't be disappointed!

Perfect GAME FOR NEXT GEN

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: June 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

When i first purchased my Xbox my first game was Hitman Silent Assasin and was blown away by the options of how to take out a person. When i picked up Blood Money for the 360 the graphics were beautiful and the new style of gameplay with the push someone over the ledge or poison there drink with a syringe. The possibilities are endless when it comes to taking down a person. RENT OR BUY THE GAME IT IS A DEFINITE FOR WHAT IS OUT RIGHT NOW ON THE 360

Its so wrong yet it feels so right.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

In hit man you take the role of agent 47 a hired profesional hitman. You utilize many weapons at your disposal like fiber wire poison sryinges to remote detonated bombs to take out your targets.

Graphics the graphics are impressive but it looks like they could have done a lot better considering that the 360 is the most powerfull console in the market. But the graphics are a bit better on the 360.

The controls in the game are not as difficult to execute just as long as you read the instruction booklet. People complaining that the can't kill someone with a fiber wire need to read it. I found that going to 3rd person help you aim.

Gameplay in this game is awesome there are so many ways in killing your targets in a sneaky gory way. You could go guns blazing and kill everyone leaving no witnesses or disguise yourself and plant some traps for your targets. This game isn't just a shoot em up game its a thinking mans game. Come up with a plan and carry it out. make your kills look like a accident.

Overall I loved this game and I will be playing it for quite a while.

This is ''THE'' Xbox 360 game to get this summer!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: June 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If your like me and have been underwhelmed by the 360 game library,Oblivion and Geometry Wars being the exception,then Agent 47 is going to be like a breath of fresh air! This latest title in the Hitman series provides a surprising amount of actual FUN gameplay,VERY dark humor,Awesome graphics,and depending on how you play,stealth or shooting everything in sight-TONS of blood! Of the very limited amount of 360 games scheduled to be released this summer,Hitman Blood Money is a standout! Be advised-in no way is this game intended for younger players- this game VERY much deserves its MATURE rating!

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.

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.

A Hit!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is my first Hitman game I've bought of its series. I've seen my oldest nephew play Hitman: Silent Assassin for PC a while back and never quite understood it. I decided to pick up Blood Money for my Xbox 360... I'm a complete addict!

For those who has never played Hitman, patience and strategy are the main key. This is not exactly the kind of game where you can go all out and fire at will... Hence, the name "Hitman." Gameplay is completely flexible and offers a variety of ways to take out your target. There really isn't a right or wrong way in completing each objectives. The TRUE objective is to go about your mission clean, undetected, and earn your money. You're a hitman, so think like one!

Replay Value: Tons of them, especially if you're trying to unlock achievements (for 360). You go through a trial and error if you don't know what you're doing at first. Go back to the same level and do things differently or go to different areas to complete your objectives. Try your mission on stealth mode or go on a murderous rampage... Entirely up to the player.

Graphics: Not exactly next-gen quality, but lighting, shadows, and some textures are impressive. On Xbox 360, graphics are smooth. Few glitches are apparent, but nothing to complain about.

Soundtrack: Brilliant. The main tracks fit the mood at the right moment, which intensifies the suspense. Jesper Kyd did an amazing job.

Overall Review: Blood Money is an awesome game for those who appreciate stealth games. I thought it was great that IO Interactive developed a game that had no textbook way of completing your mission, whereas games like this have cut and dried missions with "checkpoints."

I've bought Hitman Contracts couple weeks later and I can see the improvements made into Blood Money... The controls (ie: selecing an item from inventory made easier), ability to jump balconies without selecting to do so, human shield, pushing/headbutting/attacking AI's, free roaming camera, and a whole bunch of other features that make this game much more challenging.

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!

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.

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