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word on the street is this game will be awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: April 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Don't we all remembner Hitman II? Fundamentally awesome, with some nice plot twists and cool things like the gun shed in Italy or some of the exotic locations. Hitman II was not without flaws. Faulty AI, the annoying "don't run in front of guards while in digiuse or they'll instantly kill you" rule, and some glitches. Not only will this one fix all of these problems, but it will add some more weapons, smoothe out gameplay, and diversify the game environments, while preserving and improving the open-ended methods of completing misssions that build on the game's replayablity. If Hitman II was any indication, this one is gonna be good.

Buy This Game Off of Amazon right now.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome. I bought it yesterday, and played it for 3 hours straight. It exceeds Hitman 2 in every way without losing the great gameplay. I don't have to say more, click and buy.

Easily the Best Hitman Game Yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Simply put, this game improves on Hitman I & II in every way. This is quite a feat, considering that both games are considdered to be some of the best action stealth games on the market today (anyone who has played hitman II will know what I mean). With improved graphics, ruthless AI, a huge selection of weapons, large levels with multiple branching paths, stream-lined controls, and lots of replay value because there are SO MANY ways to tackle a situation and make the hit in all the levels, this game is easily the best hitman game yet. If for some unknown and totally screwed-up reason, you didn't like the previous hitman games, or you just don't like stealth-action in general, you should probably stay away from the game. To anyone else, I would highly recomend this game. If you're a bit un-sure about it, the least you can do is rent it and give it a try, because, in my opinion, this is so far, the best game released in 2004, and it deserves all the hype its been getting.

Bloody, Brutal, Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me start by saying this isn't a game for the little ones. This game is one of the bloodiest, most vicious video games to date, but this is easily overlooked with amazing gameplay, unlimited options, and great graphics(Yes their just like Hitman 2 but the graphics were great there too.) This game takes the same classic formula and ages it up. With such venues as a slaughter house, an insane asylum, and a confederate biker bar, this game lets you live the most grusome points in the life of a professional hitman. This game does have a few faults, but they are few and far bewteen. There is that little slide when 47 starts and stops running, and AI can be a little too paranoid. Dispite this few errors, this game continues a running legacy of the stealth/action game genre. Overall this game offers some of the best gameplay around, gives graphics that are detailed and gruesome at the same time, and has smooth controls that let you become a Silent Assassin in no time. With all these improvements, next April's Hitman 4(tenative title) will be even more amazing.

If you liked Hitman 2.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game can be seen as an expansion to Hitman 2. It plays almost exactly the same, which is a good thing. It is fairly simple to get the character to do what you would like. You can switch between 1st and 3rd person view, which is also convenient at times.

The missions in this game are visually awesome, fun, and challenging. There are numerous ways to beat each mission, ranging from a no stealth machine gun approach to using clever disguises and distractions. For this reason, the replay value is high.

Although there is nothing terribly new or innovative in this game, it is definitely a welcome addition to the Hitman franchise. I look forward to future installments. This game definitely belongs in the company of games such as Metal Gear Solid.

Hitman Contracts--Bigger, Badder, Bloodier

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Thank you, IO Interactive! You've kept everything that worked in "Hitman 2" and improved what didn't.

1) BIGGER MISSIONS. While there are only 12 missions in "Contracts", compared to the 20 in the previous game, we are rewarded with huge-and I mean HUGE!-levels. Sure, "Hitman 2" may contain more missions, but some of them are extremely thin, like "Murder At The Bazaar" and "The Graveyard Shift". Even if you take your time and use stealth, those jobs barely last five minutes. Not so with "Contracts". Each mission is a labyrinth, filled with wrong turns, dead ends, heavily armed bad guys and trigger-happy cops. Finding your way in and out undetected won't be easy.

2) NEW WEAPONS. All of your favorites are back (Silverballers, automatic shotguns, sniper rifles) plus some new toys. Stun-guns, syringes, meat hooks gold-plated Desert Eagles, Micro-Uzis, SILECENCED Micro-Uzis (oh baby!), plus, brace yourselves, a mini-gun. That's right-a mini-gun! If you don't know what a mini-gun is, it's an electric powered version of the Gatlin Gun, made famous in several Arnold Schwarzenegger movies. It holds four thousand rounds and fires fifty shots a second! Perfect for getting into those hard to reach areas.

3) IMPROVED VOICE-ACTING AND DIALOGUE. With the exception of
47's voice, most of the acting in "Hitman 2" made me wince. Remember the drunk Agent Smith? Awful. It was all you could do not to shoot him. But the acting in "Contracts" is much, much better. And the actors are given more intelligent things to say.

4) BETTER DEATH EFFECTS. When you killed somebody in "Hitman 2", their bodies just dropped, which was appropriate when you shot them in the head or the heart, but not when you shot them in the leg. In "Contracts", you can actually wound people without killing them. They'll squirm and moan while you go on about your business. And when you do kill someone, a pool of blood spreads beneath their bodies. Nice.

4) A DARKER, GRITTIER STORY. One of the problems that I had with "Hitman 2" was that 47 didn't seem to have any personal interest in his assignments. It was just do the job and go home, and that's fine. He's a hitman-that's what he's paid to do. But he's not a robot, much as his creator hoped he would be. In my opinion, the best missions in "Hitman 2" were the
first ("Anathema") and the last ("Redemption At Gontranno"), because both revolved around the three basic traits of all great stories: Rescue, Revenge and Survival. All except Love, and you could argue that that was present, too. ("You have been a friend to me," said 47 to Father Vittorio, deeply moving words from a man who was taught to kill without emotion.) "Contracts" picks up on this theme, offering us a more internal view of 47 than we've had before. We find him near death, floating in and out of consciousness while a doctor digs a bullet out of his gut. It's in this state that 47 flashes back to the jobs that haunt him the most, and you'll notice that all of these jobs have a nightmare quality to them, especially "The Meat King's Party", which I won't go into here, but YUCK! It all ends with a bang, though, not a whimper, as 47 wakes in the present to find himself surrounded by half-a-dozen SWAT teams. Sounds like a job for the mini-gun.

Before I go, I want to warn the squeamish that "Hitman Contracts" is rated M for Mature and it wears that M proudly. This is absolutely not a game for kids or impressionable adults. There is strong sexual content-no nudity or porn or bad language, but still highly suggestive behavior, stuff that you don't want to explain to a wide-eyed eight year old. Plus, some of the gorier aspects of the game may be too much for some to handle. But if you loved "Hitman 2", like I did, then you won't have any complaints with "Contracts".

The Greatest Game of 2004 so far!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of the greatest games I have ever played in the history of video games. This game lets you do a lot of things like get a fiber wire and strangle enemies. The story is very dark and confusing, but the gameplay is excellent. The graphics are great, the blood is great, the weapons are graeat, etc. The best thing about this game is that you could take people's disguises after you kill them, and act like them. You have to think about your next move in this game because it is chalenging. I am telling you get this game, not later, but NOW!!!!

Best Game I have played in a long time.......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Four words should sum-up my review:
"THIS GAME IS AMAZING!!!!!"

Agent 47 is back!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game looks so cool, that Grand theft auto better watch out. You have got new weapons including sawn off shotgun, golden deagles and more. You can drown people for another way for a silent kill. On the 30th April Hitman contracts will become one of the most gruesome games that is in the stores.

Places which you can visit include China and Russia, where 47's story takes a much darker side of his story and background.
This game is going to take stealth games to the next level!

"The thinking mans shooter"

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It's the first level and you are faced with a choice of escape routes. Do you dress up as a doctor and sneak out of the building, or do you go ballistic and shoot anything and everything that moves?

Hitman: contracts takes us deeper into the mind of 47, a genitcally enhanced assasain who kills for the money, he travels the globe knocking off the target, whether it would be infiltrating a mansion in England or flying over to Paris and searching for the target.

This is the thinking mans shooter. There are plenty of ways to achieve to kill your target but the aim of the game is to achieve the all perfect "Silent Assaisain" rating.

The graphics are better than ever, the story is dark and disturbing, the range of weapons is bigger, and the blood and gore is disturbingly satisfying.
If your looking for a hard as nails challenge where you think first and shoot later, then this game is highly reccommended.

Enjoy!

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