Hitman: Blood Money

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  1. mrnice
    Nov 28, 2012
    8
    The outstanding level variation is similar to games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. I don't think many games have done something that radical in getting a bunch of wildly different scenarios packed into one tense game.
  2. ERB
    Nov 15, 2013
    8
    Kinda like this game.Hitman Blood Money is so awesome with its awesome graphics,awesome game play and cool story line.This game is so good and the world og Agent 47 is awesome so this game is really worth buying.
  3. gracjanski
    Oct 10, 2020
    8
    Great gameplay idea, that you dont find very often. And there are a lot of possibilities to come to your target and kill them. It could be even fun to play some missions again, just to find out some new ways or try some funny clothes.
    The story is top and serious. The intrigues and the political backgrounds were very interesting. The presentation is also good. The music is top, now    Great gameplay idea, that you dont find very often. And there are a lot of possibilities to come to your target and kill them. It could be even fun to play some missions again, just to find out some new ways or try some funny clothes.
    The story is top and serious. The intrigues and the political backgrounds were very interesting. The presentation is also good. The music is top, now wonder, because Jesper Kyd is a famous musician.

    But on the other side, every mission is more or less the same: observe the patterns, kill people from behind, get other clothes.
    Another bad thing is, that the targets behaviours are not realistic: They move only from one spot to the other or showing you their back already. In addition it is not realistic, if you are standing all the time at one point to observe the patterns of the people and security guys dont react at you.    … Expand
  4. BryanPan25
    Jul 24, 2013
    8
    Im a big fan of the Hitman series. I got really into it around the same time I began to airsoft. I actually have a few guns from the game in my airsoft loadout http://www.airsplat.com/hitman.htm
  5. smilzoboboz
    Jul 9, 2015
    8
    Definitely better than the previous entry of the series "Contracts" but not as good as "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin" for sure.

    The original hitman idea ("Codename 47", "Silent Assassin" and "Contracts") was all about trying not to kill anyone but your targets and as silently as possible while this game, offering you extremely cheap progress solutions involving killing and/or sedating    Definitely better than the previous entry of the series "Contracts" but not as good as "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin" for sure.

    The original hitman idea ("Codename 47", "Silent Assassin" and "Contracts") was all about trying not to kill anyone but your targets and as silently as possible while this game, offering you extremely cheap progress solutions involving killing and/or sedating people, encourages you not to go for SA. I'm not saying there is no "silent assassin" in there, because, well, there is and being able to kill with SA grade is usually quite fun but the game discourages to do that.
    Another thing I missed on my hits was planning. Being able to see blueprints BEFORE starting the mission (as in "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin") you could plan your hits, taking appropriate weapons, checking escape routes and fixing the map on your head being able to move much better during the hit. On "Hitman: Blood Money" you blindly step into your mission without any kind of knowledge (on mission start you can buy hints... another quite dumb thing in my opinion).

    This "new" 47 can be seen on cutscenes/plot too (killing witnesses and actually having them in the first place, not being 1 step ahead his enemies, etc). Plot then was far better in "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin", far better.

    On the technical compartment, audio and video are good, surprisingly good actually, I enjoyed both visuals (often stopped during a mission to look at the environment) and audio. Controls are quite good too once you get used to the changes from previous 2 installments (action button split in 3 different action buttons).

    In the end I'd say this game was definitely fun and well made but not enough to beat the enjoyment that "Hitman 2: Silent Assassin" gave me back then.    … Expand
  6. Nuker
    Jun 29, 2015
    8
    - Good: Concept, Stealth, Gameplay
    - Mixed: Story, Linear
    - Bad: Repetitive

    Very solid game. Great concept and stealth gameplay. Repetitive after some time.
  7. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good legend hitman 1
  8. shkipermann
    Feb 25, 2023
    8
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  9. Edco0328
    Aug 13, 2020
    8
    Hitman: Blood Money | Aug. 14, 2020 | [★★★]

    It was now clear to me why many fans of Hitman franchise despise Absolution even though it was a great game. While Absolution focused a lot on linearity with a few traits of its old mechanics, Blood Money was more like a Sandbox game: filled with possibilities to kill the target. The game is certainly unforgivable, A small mistake could    Hitman: Blood Money | Aug. 14, 2020 | [★★★]

    It was now clear to me why many fans of Hitman franchise despise Absolution even though it was a great game.

    While Absolution focused a lot on linearity with a few traits of its old mechanics, Blood Money was more like a Sandbox game: filled with possibilities to kill the target.

    The game is certainly unforgivable, A small mistake could caused you a consequential problem. Every level has something that you wouldn't realize exist in a first try.

    A decent game still in 2020.    … Expand
  10. AMBO
    Feb 17, 2020
    8
    08/10......................................................................
  11. banzar
    Feb 24, 2020
    8
    Hitman Blood Money ist ein 3rd-Person-Stealth-Game, bei dem man als Agent 47 bestimmte Zielpersonen ausschalten muss, ohne dabei entdeckt zu werden.
  12. Thanatos909
    Aug 6, 2021
    8
    ОБЩЕЕ.
    Давеча добрался до blood money, на который в детстве потратил уйму времени. Сызнова прошёл, освежил память, получил свою дозу ностальгии и остался доволен.
    Всё же это действительно апогей серии хитман, да и самого жанра социального стелса, за который хитман всеми любим. Разработчики полностью отказались помещать игрока в какие либо рамки да и в общем сделали упор не на количество,    ОБЩЕЕ.
    Давеча добрался до blood money, на который в детстве потратил уйму времени. Сызнова прошёл, освежил память, получил свою дозу ностальгии и остался доволен.
    Всё же это действительно апогей серии хитман, да и самого жанра социального стелса, за который хитман всеми любим. Разработчики полностью отказались помещать игрока в какие либо рамки да и в общем сделали упор не на количество, а на качество.

    СЮЖЕТ - наверное самый интересный относительно прошлых частей, довольно не тривиальный и со своими неожиданными твистами, да и в целом лор был сильно расширен. Множество кат-сцен, большое количество интересных персонажей, написали всем целям биографию которую можно почитать перед началом задания! А после каждой миссии нам преподносят газету с информацией, в которой игра описывает и оценивает последние события связанные с миссией 47го и общие сведения о происходящем в мире. Была низкая меткость? Будь готов что журналисты охарактеризуют тебя неумелым стрелком, ну или наоборот - профессионалом. Убивал всех подряд? Будь готов получить характерное прозвище, например сумасшедший или маньяк, а далее: количество жертв/раненных, как происходили убийства, какое у тебя было любимое оружие, размышления о том кто же может быть убийцей! Помимо статьи о себе, по краям газеты можно почитать общие новости о последних событиях в мире, с которыми потом лично можно столкнуться уже в процессе игры. Появились новости о будущей Опере? - Скоро ты там лично окажешься с заказом на содомитов-педофилов выступающей в ней. Выполнил заказ одной женщины по убийству её суженного - после можно будет почитать новость о резко разбогатевшей вдове, разбрасывающейся деньгами в казино Лас-Вегаса, в котором тебе тоже предстоит оказаться в будущем :).

    ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ - всего в игре 13 миссий, но как я и сказал выше, упор был на качество. Эти 13 миссий имеют большую, вариативную, открытую локацию, количеством вариантов убийства blood money может только похвастаться. Перед заданием игра предлагает выбрать снаряжение, вариантов базового оружия всего 5+мелочи по типу ядов и тд, но все они имеют большое количество возможностей улучшений: прицелы, приклады, глушители и до кучи всего прочего. Так же есть возможность пополнять снаряжение оружием которое ты находишь на самих локациях во время игры, они сохраняются и ты можешь использовать понравившиеся в будущем. Количеством возможных маскировок игра тоже не обделена. Так же была сделана система свидетелей, если ты неумелый стелсер, будь готов что со временем в газете будут пытаться составить твой портрет, а твоя известность ещё откликнется во время игры в виде рандомного чела который может совершенно неожиданно узнать тебя).

    Отдельно хочу отметить замечательную графику и восхитительный саунд.    … Expand
  13. petrkozak13
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
    Peak of Hitman games. Graphics were ground-breaking for the time and I had great fun with this one.
  14. levoxyl
    Mar 17, 2023
    8
    Revolutionary for the hitman series. One of the first games, of course not the best, but enough
  15. AngryGeek
    Jun 8, 2022
    8
    It is one of the best stealth games. Changing clothes was fun. It is one of the legendary games I played in my childhood.
  16. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    A classic game with great level design but a bit painful to play today because of old mechanics.
  17. Naked_Snakee
    Jul 22, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  18. JonC.
    Jul 30, 2006
    7
    i had major fun off this game for a while, but after the game ends, i just stare at it, what a waste of $40-50.
  19. DME
    Jun 24, 2012
    7
    While a load of fun, the lack of mid-mission checkpoints really kills it. Some of the missions are pretty long and to have to start all over because of one stupid mistake really ruins it. Also, the A.I. can be really dumb sometimes. Not "dumb" as in easy, but "dumb" as in "lacking intelligence". On the very first mission, I was supposed to take a crate of baking soda into a room. IWhile a load of fun, the lack of mid-mission checkpoints really kills it. Some of the missions are pretty long and to have to start all over because of one stupid mistake really ruins it. Also, the A.I. can be really dumb sometimes. Not "dumb" as in easy, but "dumb" as in "lacking intelligence". On the very first mission, I was supposed to take a crate of baking soda into a room. I brought it past a guard who made sure I had the crate before I could enter the next room. I then entered the room and put the crate down. I decided to leave the room, like the guard expected me to. Then I turned around and went back in and the guard suddenly pulled out his gun asking me where the crate is. Really? I just put the crate down in the room you let me enter 30 seconds ago. Long story short, he killed me over a crate of baking soda.… Expand
  20. thebluerider
    Jul 17, 2012
    7
    This was my first Hitman game and I very much enjoyed it. At first I had some serious trouble understanding the game mechanics but once I realized there's loads of ways to solve the missions I very much enjoyed it. What extremely bothered me though is the lack of saving options. I quite often just want to sit at a game for the remaining like half an hour but if I can't finish a missionThis was my first Hitman game and I very much enjoyed it. At first I had some serious trouble understanding the game mechanics but once I realized there's loads of ways to solve the missions I very much enjoyed it. What extremely bothered me though is the lack of saving options. I quite often just want to sit at a game for the remaining like half an hour but if I can't finish a mission within that time I can't save and have to restart when I'm back home. -2 points for that… Expand
  21. iddqd4
    Feb 13, 2018
    7
    Пытался проходить множество раз, но так и не домучил до конца. А ведь раньше был фанатом серии.
  22. carlosgtardon
    Jun 10, 2014
    7
    La saga Hitman es una de mis preferidas y este juego creo que ajusta mejor la curva de dificultad comparado con el resto de la saga. Sin duda uno de los grandes juegos de infiltración. Compra bastante recomendable en oferta.
  23. Miotke
    Jan 27, 2020
    7
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  24. r03vg
    Apr 17, 2020
    7
    Проходил пару лет назад и не помню ничего, кроме концовки. Ну, может еще интересную миссию со снайперской винтовкой.
  25. JohnoDeruno
    Jul 4, 2021
    7
    Attention: this is just my opinion!

    Hitman: Blood Money - ''The Best Old'school Hitman?'' I was most intrigued by the hitman’s story itself and its different gameplay. The game itself has changed greatly since the other hitman, is more camera compressed than expanded. The game itself is no longer as difficult as other old hitman in a much better tuned game and less buggy. What’s    Attention: this is just my opinion!

    Hitman: Blood Money - ''The Best Old'school Hitman?''

    I was most intrigued by the hitman’s story itself and its different gameplay. The game itself has changed greatly since the other hitman, is more camera compressed than expanded. The game itself is no longer as difficult as other old hitman in a much better tuned game and less buggy. What’s really cool is that over the hitman has really increased more innovation like logic and weapon upgrades. But according to me, where the mistake is that there is a lack of hitman interest in the level as in older hitman games there were some different themes and much more interesting. And during a hitman it seems your goal is just to kill the target and have to come up with ways to discover ways to no longer have that different view as before. In general, I didn't like the camera very much because it's very compressed, and you don't see it wider.

    So in my opinion, Hitman: Blood Money has an impressive story and gameplay, but the bottom line is that it’s gone to that level of interest and is a bit buggy, but little. The camera itself is not very impressive, so compressed, and you do not see more objective. I would dedicate myself to this game 7/10.    … Expand
  26. kndr
    May 25, 2021
    7
    Finally a decent working hitman game. It is more modern and controls are better.
  27. Speed4Runs
    Dec 5, 2012
    6
    Very good game, 6.5 for me.
    It has a very funny gameplay, good graphics and performance, nice sound and there's a lack of a plot, as well as any other Hitman game, but it's not important, because a game like Hitman doesn't need it. A game should make you get FUN, should make you PLAY, should be COMPETITIVE, it shouldn't be a movie. Now, SHs are thinking only to make a good plot and    Very good game, 6.5 for me.
    It has a very funny gameplay, good graphics and performance, nice sound and there's a lack of a plot, as well as any other Hitman game, but it's not important, because a game like Hitman doesn't need it. A game should make you get FUN, should make you PLAY, should be COMPETITIVE, it shouldn't be a movie. Now, SHs are thinking only to make a good plot and graphics, so they're missing the point of gaming: playing and having fun. For example, look the new Hitman (Absolution): they've added a story, cool graphics, etc. but the game itself isn't so funny and good.
    I'm happy that HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY has came out.    … Expand
  28. tsakiym
    May 15, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it............................… Expand
  29. AlB
    Mar 3, 2009
    5
    This game is excellent,for the first 3 missions. I was having great fun sneaking about and not getting caught and suddenly I'm in a boring snowy place with loads of guards in Christmas hats.Then a boat.....its just too boring.This game might look good,but DON'T buy it.Its a waste of money and im kicking myself for getting it.
  30. DonyDoNya
    Feb 8, 2023
    5
    This game now is outdated and the feeling of it goes through your bones. Hitman is very creative and original game and requires you to be resourceful. You can complete mission in the very different ways and this is satisfying. Level design adds to diversity, new mission - totally new atmosphere that is convincing every time. Although its easy to get lost, because of the same doors',This game now is outdated and the feeling of it goes through your bones. Hitman is very creative and original game and requires you to be resourceful. You can complete mission in the very different ways and this is satisfying. Level design adds to diversity, new mission - totally new atmosphere that is convincing every time. Although its easy to get lost, because of the same doors', walls', people's textures. Of course graphics old traits are obvious - sometimes ugly textures, repeating character's skins on every step, etc. The AI is terrible: sometimes they see through walls, they run away and call the police when you take a knife being disguised as a cook, and yada-yada-yada, everyone can relate to this. The shooting mechanic isn't good and you can't really just have fun by shooting everyone because you'll easily die: no medkits, no regeneration, no covers mechanics and big recoil kills this game as a shooter. About the story, I've never understanded why hitman is earning money, what for if he lives one and half a year, if I'm not mistaken? And why Diana, his job informer, has a somewhat sentimental connection with him like they're friends, If he is cruel obsessed with money killing machine that could kill Diana for money easily? The clone war scenario that comes up in game is likable to me, its quite interesting. The last thing but not the least, the soundtrack - its marvelous, from the main theme "Ave Maria" to my favourite red bar soundtrack in bird's mission… Expand
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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. PC Gamer UK
    85
    There's so much to do and see in this game, so many possibilities. It suits the careful player, but caters for the psychopath in you as well. You simply won't find a better executed execution game. [June 2006, p.86]
  2. Play Magazine
    65
    With Eidos' latest foray into professional assassination, players will have to dig deep, wading through mission after mission of trial-and-error gameplay to hunt down a series of targets. [June 2006, p.49]
  3. Game Informer
    78
    While there's a lot to love about this series, and this entry in particular, Agent 47's world still foesn't offer the subtlety necessary for this great premise to really be satisfying. [June 2006, p.110]
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