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  1. Dec 24, 2018
    10
    I think I've sunk about a 100 hours into this game and I'm sure I'll sink even more. A truly monumental game, one that people are going to talk about in 10, 20, 30 years. I love it and I still keep finding something new after playing it for almost a decade.
  2. Nov 19, 2015
    10
    Hitman: Blood Money is a perfect examply of what a stealh game is. You can either take of the multible silent approaches or go in guns blazing. The levels are all big and theres a lot to explore. Hitman: Blood Money has alot of replayability and thats because of the multible ways there are to complete every level. The difficulty curve in the difficulties is really good, you can chooseHitman: Blood Money is a perfect examply of what a stealh game is. You can either take of the multible silent approaches or go in guns blazing. The levels are all big and theres a lot to explore. Hitman: Blood Money has alot of replayability and thats because of the multible ways there are to complete every level. The difficulty curve in the difficulties is really good, you can choose between the AI being either really stupid or really challenging, or anything in between. The storyline and cutscenes are beatifull. Every single target is unique and you get alot of back information about them that makes you want to kill them. Buy. It. Now. Expand
  3. 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.
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  4. 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
  5. Oct 15, 2015
    10
    I didn't play this game the first time around, but I was blown away by it in 2015 (running the vanilla game, not sure if there are many mods/improvements). The graphics looked extremely clean for a game this old, the music is incredible... not in an earworm way, but in terms of how it fits the mood of the game.

    The gameplay is classic stealth, with an emphasis on stealth. I suppose you
    I didn't play this game the first time around, but I was blown away by it in 2015 (running the vanilla game, not sure if there are many mods/improvements). The graphics looked extremely clean for a game this old, the music is incredible... not in an earworm way, but in terms of how it fits the mood of the game.

    The gameplay is classic stealth, with an emphasis on stealth. I suppose you can beat most levels with guns blazing but the real fun is in sneaking your way through and killing your targets without anyone noticing. The gameplay is so deep, you can (and are usually encouraged to) spend a ton of time wandering the levels noticing tiny little things you can exploit to accomplish your objectives stealthily. This is definitely a thinking person's game, especially if you resist the urge to check a walkthrough.

    Unfortunately the game doesn't strongly encourage super-stealthy play. Sure if you go around guns blazing you'll generally fail, but you can shoot your way out of a messy ending in a lot of levels and not suffer much. The rewards for a very stealthy "silent assassin" performance are mostly that you feel like a badass... you do get more money but money is not very useful in this game. That was really the only real blemish I could find in this game. The story is somewhat weak and plodding, but it's not awful and I didn't find myself skipping any cut scenes.

    I loved the ambiance and level design, along with the gameplay they were my favorite part. You go do your dubious deeds in so many cool places... a shady South American winery, a posh ski mansion, a decadent skyscraper party, and well, any more might be a spoiler. It all looks realistic and cool as hell, it really immersed me in the experience the way good design should.

    I beat the game a week ago and after some reflection, this is one of the best games I've ever played. It's that good.
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  6. Dec 2, 2020
    10
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  7. Nov 9, 2015
    9
    The highlight of the series, being immensely open-ended with a ton of different options for taking down your target, while having a better coat of polish than the other highlight, Silent Assassin. It's relatively easy to beat the game, but the fun comes from experimenting and figuring out just the many, many ways of finishing each mission, and working towards perfection in your finalThe highlight of the series, being immensely open-ended with a ton of different options for taking down your target, while having a better coat of polish than the other highlight, Silent Assassin. It's relatively easy to beat the game, but the fun comes from experimenting and figuring out just the many, many ways of finishing each mission, and working towards perfection in your final rating. It's not just a question of stealth versus frontal assault, it's poison versus bomb, sniper rifle versus falling chandelier, rigged fireworks versus chloroformed panties.

    It's got a dark, noiry style without the grindhouse cheese of Absolution, taking itself seriously even while it lets you do ridiculous things. Even now, having played through more than once, I find myself wanting to go back to try to screw around and finish the missions in new ways or perfect my old plans. I sincerely hope the new Hitman game can even come close to capturing the fun to be had here.
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  8. Dec 25, 2016
    9
    Love this game. You can either complete your assignments by killing the targets sneakily, or by going on a M4 carnage and kill everyone including civilians. Love the music, definitely keeps you hooked in the "assassin" scenario. 47 is also an interesting character, voice actor is perfect.
  9. Oct 17, 2022
    9
    Still the best Hitman game out there. The new ones have shiny graphics and all but Blood Money is the one that I've had most fun playing.
  10. Nov 28, 2017
    10
    Absolutely perfect game ! Those who didn't find it great maybe had the pirated version and stuff which had bugs.I STRONGLY recommend you to try this game and I ASSURE you that you won't regret it,It's a very creative game,wish it had more missions though.I Started the game right at PROFESSIONAL Mode and took 1 month to finish it.I give this game a straight 10/10.
  11. Jul 22, 2021
    8
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  12. Apr 8, 2022
    10
    Illegally good game 10/10. Nice level layouts and splendid missions overall
  13. Feb 5, 2018
    10
    I would personally put this game in a list of top 10 games of all time. This was arguably the series peak before the polarizing B movie style of Absolution and the episodic but brilliant Hitman 2017. Blood Money still stands up against any of the games that followed it despite now being over a decade old.

    They finally got everything just about perfect in this game. Graphically for its
    I would personally put this game in a list of top 10 games of all time. This was arguably the series peak before the polarizing B movie style of Absolution and the episodic but brilliant Hitman 2017. Blood Money still stands up against any of the games that followed it despite now being over a decade old.

    They finally got everything just about perfect in this game. Graphically for its time it was impressive and the visual style and presentation has really stood the test of time and perhaps even improved with age. Some of the best video game levels I've ever experienced are in this one game; The Tosca Theatre level "Curtains Down", the brilliant suburbs of McMansions in "A New Life", the serpentine hallways of the mansion in "You Better Watch Out". On and on I could go, there wasn't really a weak level in the game and at its best I'd consider it amongst the finest level design ever put into a video game.

    The replay value is such that probably at least once a year I will load this up on steam and play it through start to finish. The xbox version has a very unfortunate issue where it cannot be played via HDMI cable due to some issue with the now arcane 50/60 HZ display options. To simplify matters you basically cannot play Blood Money on a HDTV without a specific adapter. So invariably it falls to my steam copy of it but it's telling that I liked this game enough I bought it for PS2 (at launch), Xbox 360 (until I got a TV made after 2009) and Steam (£3 in a sale, worth 10 times that).

    The levels beg to be explored, accidents can befall your targets in a variety of unique and interesting way and the feeling of finishing with the top ranking of Silent Assassin on a level is up there with Dark Souls in terms of satisfaction. Add in weapon upgrades and a cash payment system that ranks your performance on missions and there is plenty to do.

    I think I'm most impressed by how well this game holds up even now when it has a AAA follow up utilizing far more power hardware to run and create it. For it's time the levels are huge and so much is happening in them for you to learn and exploit. The storyline is the series strongest by far and is always brilliant in the way it ebbs and flows to a grand finale. The sound design is iconic to me, the blaring horns that start Tosca booming around the opera theatre, the sound of the waterfalls off the side of the vineyard, the pouring rain during the White House level and of course Ave Maria playing over the brilliant title screen (a shot of your own funeral that gets more populated with each target you kill as you progress). It is all phenomenally put together

    Controls are remarkably smooth and crisp and just engross you in the game. You learn to rely on scouting the area and making your move at the right moment but if it comes to gun play then it reveals itself to be suitably smooth to target and satisfyingly visceral to pull the trigger.

    I can think of few games over the years that I have consistently come back to, time and time again and always had as much fun as the first time I played them. In these terms this games stands up there with Final Fantasy 7, Super Mario 64, GTA 5 and a few rare others that are just such masterpieces of game design they seemingly never age.

    The series took a sharp downward turn with Absolution and whilst it wasn't for everybody it was at it's heart still a solid Hitman game. It took them over a decade to get back near the level of what this game achieved with far less and I've never really played a 3rd person stealth game that gets it as right as this one does, perhaps aspects of MGS V, even the newest iteration seems to hold your hand a little bit too much.

    Blood Money gave its player a lot of credit for being intelligent and thinking outside the box and rewards you for such a play style unlike any other game. When you are capable of playing Blood Money well, when you know the ins and outs perfectly you all but feel like the professional assassin Agent 47 is. If you should see this on a steam sale and you just never gave it a chance then please do because you truly do not know what you are missing; one of the greatest video games ever made.
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  14. Oct 29, 2018
    9
    HITMAN BLOOD MONEY feels like a really big step forward for the series, the missions are a lot more complex and clever than the previous 3 games and the graphics are way better than any of the games that came before it. This game made me feel like a hitman because it really makes you think about what approach you want to take. There are barely any restrictions in this game, HITMAN BLOODHITMAN BLOOD MONEY feels like a really big step forward for the series, the missions are a lot more complex and clever than the previous 3 games and the graphics are way better than any of the games that came before it. This game made me feel like a hitman because it really makes you think about what approach you want to take. There are barely any restrictions in this game, HITMAN BLOOD MONEY is a huge improvement. Expand
  15. Feb 25, 2023
    8
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  16. Feb 16, 2021
    9
    Pros.:
    - The story.
    - The game play. Step forward after the Silent Assassin. - Different approaches to the mission. - Music. - Sound effects are good. - Variety of difficulties if you want challenge. - Certain missions had really interesting concepts. Cons.: - I think the only cons is the last mission - Requiem. There are multiple glitches there: can't resurrect yourself or the
    Pros.:
    - The story.
    - The game play. Step forward after the Silent Assassin.
    - Different approaches to the mission.
    - Music.
    - Sound effects are good.
    - Variety of difficulties if you want challenge.
    - Certain missions had really interesting concepts.

    Cons.:
    - I think the only cons is the last mission - Requiem. There are multiple glitches there: can't resurrect yourself or the main villain should be shot three times in the head that doesn't make any sense.
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  17. Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game. Best in the series for sure. I love the mission design, the unique concepts in each level, and the weapon variety
  18. Dec 3, 2022
    9
    Лучшие хитмен всех времен и народов, и я вручаю этой игре премию муз тв.
  19. 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.
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  20. Dec 24, 2020
    10
    this game man ... oh my god its so good its clearly the best 2006 game by far
  21. Feb 14, 2021
    9
    this was probably one of the best hitman game till date would have given it a 10 if it wasnt for the graphic glitches.
  22. Feb 28, 2021
    10
    Best Hitman Game. Perfected everything, the camera,the artstyle, the sandbox and the strategy added a bunch of new things that were sadly removed in the newest games. The story is incredible but simple and the maps and enemies are really memorable, the game is really replayable. The music in this game is the best it has ever been dark just like th game perfectly matching adding agony .Best Hitman Game. Perfected everything, the camera,the artstyle, the sandbox and the strategy added a bunch of new things that were sadly removed in the newest games. The story is incredible but simple and the maps and enemies are really memorable, the game is really replayable. The music in this game is the best it has ever been dark just like th game perfectly matching adding agony .

    The game doesnt have the dark tone that contracts had but it has a different atmoshpere, it feels less like a murderer among other murderers and more of the assassin style. Norman people seem ignorant not paying attention to you while guards seem more on alert, looking around searching you is a few of the things they do and the amazing AI adds many things into this while Agent 47 has the dark emotionless face at its perfection and the voice acting is really improved from the previous ones.
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  23. 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.
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  24. Aug 28, 2023
    9
    Blood Money is the best Hitman game in the original series. It has some fresh ideas and the missions are just pure fun. I played this game for hours, just to get all the cool endings. Overall rating: 9.0.
  25. May 25, 2021
    7
    Finally a decent working hitman game. It is more modern and controls are better.
  26. Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)

    My final rate is: 10
  27. Jun 17, 2023
    9
    Великолепная. Одна из лучших частей серии.
  28. Dec 13, 2021
    8
    Peak of Hitman games. Graphics were ground-breaking for the time and I had great fun with this one.
  29. Jan 5, 2022
    10
    This is game Amazing Stealth,
    Scenarion - Cinematic Scene Best in all Hitman series
    Location - Game Desing,amazing elaboration,Looks very beauty and relaxing and related to the plot Gameplay and Variability very interesting,My Favorite 1 - 3,4 and other decisions on target Models,Design on 2006 it models looks beauty,Design Weapons,Attachments art,Legendary 1911,Kimber
    This is game Amazing Stealth,
    Scenarion - Cinematic Scene Best in all Hitman series
    Location - Game Desing,amazing elaboration,Looks very beauty and relaxing and related to the plot
    Gameplay and Variability very interesting,My Favorite 1 - 3,4 and other decisions on target
    Models,Design on 2006 it models looks beauty,Design Weapons,Attachments art,Legendary
    1911,Kimber Warrior,Revolvers,Sniper Rifles very cool,nice
    Weapon Attachments this realization Best in series
    Buy attachment for dollars
    Silverballers and other Tools,Guns Variations Very More and they interesting to open buy
    Optimization Very Good(Im tested on GT 430,GTX 1050 Ti)
    This is Game Legenda in Hitman(Series)
    My Favorite Hitman Game
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  30. Aug 25, 2022
    0
    inexcusable the pc port comes without controller support, it was 2006, they could easily allow a XB360 controller as a selectable at the very least.
  31. Mar 17, 2023
    8
    Revolutionary for the hitman series. One of the first games, of course not the best, but enough
  32. Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Blood money is a bug fix for the third part.

    This is the same classic hitman, but with very cool graphics and new mechanics.

    In the fourth part, it seems that all the coolest hitman chips have been maximized.
  33. Nov 21, 2022
    9
    My favourite Hitman game till now. This game combined sandbox gameplay with an real story.
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. Aug 30, 2022
    9
    Did you know that Hitman: Blood Money, called simply Blood Money had sold more than 2.1 million copies? Did you know that, Christie?

    It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great missions, but "Curtains Down" is one of the best, most incredible missions ever made. In this mission, you can kill a tenor opera singer called Alvaro D'Alvade in so many ways and it is so fun. I wish
    Did you know that Hitman: Blood Money, called simply Blood Money had sold more than 2.1 million copies? Did you know that, Christie?

    It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great missions, but "Curtains Down" is one of the best, most incredible missions ever made.
    In this mission, you can kill a tenor opera singer called Alvaro D'Alvade in so many ways and it is so fun.

    I wish that a mission with Paul Allen as a target was included in the game.
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  37. Jul 22, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 35
  2. 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]