Hitman: Blood Money (2006 Video Game)
10/10
Manhunt meets James Bond
19 April 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Hit-man Blood Money immerses you once again into the world of Agent 47, a sneaky assassin without morals. You need to do anything to kill your targets and get out of the area, most of the time without being seen. One of the many abilities brought back from it's predecessor that blood money has to offer is the ability to change 47's appearance in order to blend in to the surrounding crowd. Changing what you look like offers you the ability to walk into a restricted zone or zones that you wouldn't be able to enter with 47's normal apparel. A new system introduced to the game is the notoriety system, if someone sees you murder another person, they become a witness. A witness can tell nearby security guards of what you've done or, if you leave them behind, can give police your appearance which raises the notoriety level making it hard for you to blend in. Also, CCTV cameras positioned around the area can capture you. If you are captured, you need to find the nearest security quarters to steal the security video.

New missions take you through the United States to such places as -An old amusement park -A Paris opera -a quiet suburb -Bourbon Street Mardi Gras Party -A southern wedding -A steamboat sailing down the Mississippi River -A Las Vegas Casino -An office building/nightclub -The White House in D.C.

The improved Glacier engine offers the player with realistic environments, realistic weapon design, and Improved NPC Artificial Intelligence. The game also offers the player with different ways to kill their prey. You are able to go ballistic on the entire mission area or just keep yourself stealthy, just as long as you kill your target. Your rating affects your payment drastically. if you go in, kill your target, and get out without alerting guards or leaving any trace of yourself, you'll get a high rating and a high payment. A low rating, which means you've left evidence, witnesses, alerted guards to your presence or just killed everyone in the area, can give you lower payment. if you take a difficulty level with the notoriety system activated, a composite sketch of 47 will be in a newspaper article at the end of each level also including a small article about the targets killed, and your mission stats.

This game is a must buy. It's realism, attention to detail, and AI system will leave the player breathless.
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