Hitman - Episode 5: Colorado

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Critical Hit
    Sep 29, 2016
    85
    Hitman's purest stealth episode so far is a white-knuckle ride of espionage and action amidst the backdrop of enemy territory, as Agent 47 finally begins to uncover the threads of a season-long conspiracy.
  2. GameCritics
    Nov 23, 2016
    80
    This chapter isn’t the best (Chapter 2’s Sapienza still reigns supreme) but it’s a worthy addition. Four targets in heavily populated territory is a new twist for Hitman, and the fact that it was done without unfairly kicking the difficulty up or sacrificing player-paced preparation should be commended.
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 12, 2016
    80
    The fifth episode delivers a rather high difficulty spike, which was honestly needed in the episodic Hitman. It is an improvement over the previous episodes and deserves to be played by Hitman fans and stealth fans in general.
  5. Trusted Reviews
    Oct 3, 2016
    80
    Hitman: Episode 5 strips everything right back in order to focus on stealth, stealth and more stealth, but this shift is exactly what the series needed. Another triumph.
  6. God is a Geek
    Sep 29, 2016
    80
    The targets are harder to kill and the environment isn’t as pretty as previous missions, but Colorado offers excellent gameplay and tons of replayability.
  7. Everyeye.it
    Sep 29, 2016
    78
    Quotation forthcoming.
  8. PlaySense
    Oct 12, 2016
    75
    A challenging episode, but it never hits the level of Paris or Sapienze. It's fun for a while, but nothing all too memorable.
  9. PlayStation Universe
    Oct 5, 2016
    75
    Not the most visually appealing episode, but Colorado has its own charms and sees the story come to the forefront, if a little too late to have the impact it desires.

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 31
  3. Negative: 6 out of 31
  1. Tgooding01
    Oct 8, 2016
    3
    Firstly I'll say I'm a great fan of stealth and games that offer creative ways of reaching a solution instead of just running and gunning.Firstly I'll say I'm a great fan of stealth and games that offer creative ways of reaching a solution instead of just running and gunning. Deus Ex, Dishonored, Metal Gear Solid and Hitman Blood Money being examples. From the very start I've not enjoyed this episodic release schedule and I think it has hurt the game as a result. I can't find a story here and it's very hard to get absorbed in something split up like this.

    Compared to earlier levels such as Paris and Italy this level is a mixture of brown and green. It's ugly. I also felt there was little room to experiment here as literally everyone is on alert. Filling a level with more enemies to increase difficult is lazy.

    Come back soon hitman, ditch this release model and go back to your roots like Blood Money...    … Full Review »
  2. tristanest
    Feb 5, 2017
    7
    A very small map comparing to other episodes, a place where almost no action is unseen, Colorado is probably the worst episode of the 1stA very small map comparing to other episodes, a place where almost no action is unseen, Colorado is probably the worst episode of the 1st season. 4 well trained targets to take out, first time to have an excuse for American accents. There is freedom in the episode, but the NPCs or in this case - highly trained paranoid soldiers, won't let you use that freedom as much. A good challange though.… Full Review »
  3. colinsmall34
    Dec 17, 2016
    2
    Throughout the episodes of this game there has been god awful voice acting, with inappropriate accents and phrases given to characters atThroughout the episodes of this game there has been god awful voice acting, with inappropriate accents and phrases given to characters at every corner. It completely undermines the whole game and makes it feel Mickey Mouse. The people in Morocco all spoke with native English speaker North American accents, and now that the game has an episode in Colorado the mercenaries guarding the place are all speaking with British accents...??? Has anyone put any thought into it at all? Even though I've paid for all the episodes I've given up on this game. I didn't finish this episode and don't intend to try the Japan one either. The Sapienza episode was fairly enjoyable, but overall this game is a massive flop. Don't waste your money.… Full Review »
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