Hitman - Intro Pack

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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 28 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 87
  3. Negative: 43 out of 87
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  1. Throwmetheus
    Mar 29, 2016
    0
    Don't bother with this. The game requires an online connection and constantly boots you out of the game, while deleting your progress and ruining the game. Who wants an online only single player game? Pure garbage. I wish I could get a refund.
  2. ariyan-hm
    Mar 19, 2016
    2
    so you basically pay 15 dollar for 2 training missions that are 15 min each , and just one full mission that is decent and huge ofcourse , but wasn't that the point of a hitman games ?!! i played hitman since hitman 1 on pc and as a hitman fan , im saying upfront , its really gross way of ruining a franchise with **** selling strategies . and so what ?! after a year or so we will get 6 ofso you basically pay 15 dollar for 2 training missions that are 15 min each , and just one full mission that is decent and huge ofcourse , but wasn't that the point of a hitman games ?!! i played hitman since hitman 1 on pc and as a hitman fan , im saying upfront , its really gross way of ruining a franchise with **** selling strategies . and so what ?! after a year or so we will get 6 of these so called repayable maps (that was basically called missions back in hitman blood money)... is that even called a AAA game ? 6 or 7 missions ?! wasn't there 13 of these in blood money and around 20 in absolution ?!! if a company needs money and help to finish his bestseller ip , its better leave the franchise than to turn to these shady selling strategies
    by the way i payed 10 dollar for heart of stone (a dlc for witcher 3 from Poland) and it had nearly 6x content than this so called repayable hitman mission.
    so sad and disappointing seeing my beloved franchises turning in this thing    … Expand
  3. Nobilis1984
    Mar 13, 2016
    4
    Hitman Intro Pack
    Now there Hitman in episodes. I do not mind that now. Only the Hitman does not offer much to me bothers huge.
    For the 15 € you get already a good scope but you have the mission Paris to play dozens of times. After playing once that is with me actually through already. Very uninspired. A big drawback is the long loading times of the game. In addition, the Paris Mission    Hitman Intro Pack
    Now there Hitman in episodes. I do not mind that now. Only the Hitman does not offer much to me bothers huge.
    For the 15 € you get already a good scope but you have the mission Paris to play dozens of times. After playing once that is with me actually through already. Very uninspired.
    A big drawback is the long loading times of the game. In addition, the Paris Mission are needed, often lose the that connects to the Xbox One the servers to play.
    A weak Hitman game. The predecessors were all better.    … Expand
  4. EE061003
    Mar 15, 2016
    0
    A complete Fiasco. Useless pile of junk sold in episodes to make money. No creativity ,no respect for old school hitman fans. I pray other companies like R* ,Ubi dont follow this terrible format of episodic gaming . I have never seen such terrible AI in any hitman game other than this episodic junk. Hell lot of technical glitches. Not even worth pirating. Stay Away. Save your money for Good.
  5. Troublewalking
    Mar 11, 2016
    5
    I recommend you wait until 2017 and buy the full game. As it stands you can choose the Intro Pack, or buy the Intro Pack/Upgrade and Hitman. I did the latter. Essentially Intro is 3 missions, Upgrade is some new looks. And Hitman is the season pass. It has typical Hitman game play, but it has it's issues.

    1. You have to be online to play. That means XB1 Live, then Square Enix servers.    I recommend you wait until 2017 and buy the full game. As it stands you can choose the Intro Pack, or buy the Intro Pack/Upgrade and Hitman. I did the latter. Essentially Intro is 3 missions, Upgrade is some new looks. And Hitman is the season pass. It has typical Hitman game play, but it has it's issues.

    1. You have to be online to play. That means XB1 Live, then Square Enix servers. SE servers are down as I write this review. I think this is a bad policy for what is essentially a single player game.
    2. This is not what I call a full game release. I paid full price for it. Granted they will release more content, which I won't have to pay for later. But there wasn't enough meat here for me to even remember the game in April. When it's next installation comes out.
    3. It is buggy. When I reloaded after a mistake it got lagged out , and this happened several times. It also froze and forced me to reboot during one of it's many long loading screens.
    4. It doesn't have difficulty settings. I am a casual and it felt tough for me. But I imagine a great FPS person would be bored. I need easy. They need hardcore.

    It's not all bad though. They are releasing new things every couple of months? They have contracts you can create for other players. Basically it seems you play through the 3 missions, mark targets and players can try out your mission. It looks like they will have other features. Probably a PVP thing from the looks of it. Thus the reason they are probably forcing you to be always online. But for my money it's not worth the $64 bucks after taxes I paid. If you buy just the intro you'll probably be more happy. But I can't imagine it will take most more than a day to master everything.

    I thought Square Enix would release a full featured Hitman game, and to keep us busy would release regular DLC with new missions. But this is just 3 missions. Most will be done in a day or 2. And Hitman will be collecting dust until April. When you will probably play a day or 2 and then wait for another month or 2. So essentially you will be paying to have them continue development of the game. And the full experience won't be there until sometime next year. Wait until then. If you buy it now, you will probably feel ripped off. It's only the future content that kept me from giving this game a 3 or less.    … Expand
  6. EvilBunny
    Mar 25, 2016
    2
    Seriously I don't understand why that game have so good ratings. It may be better than some last Hitman games. But people who actually want play whole game, the new business model is HORRIBLE! There is no many new games out that once you have played introduction part, you may probably do not have time to return to that game. If you are one who always buy and play new DLC's then HITMAN newSeriously I don't understand why that game have so good ratings. It may be better than some last Hitman games. But people who actually want play whole game, the new business model is HORRIBLE! There is no many new games out that once you have played introduction part, you may probably do not have time to return to that game. If you are one who always buy and play new DLC's then HITMAN new business model is for you. If you are one who playing game and then forgets it and never buy DLC's and play them, then HITMAN is not for you.

    Also, HITMAN wants you be always online. But worst part is that sometimes (very often) there is problems with servers, and you are forced to play OFFLINE. It's not a bad thing if you can contionue your play online later. But that's the problem, HITMAN online and offline save games are not compatible.    … Expand
  7. McGillotine
    Mar 11, 2016
    8
    When looking at the user score of 3 it becomes blatantly obvious that most of the people who rated this game haven't even played it.

    So i will ask you if you are considering getting the game do you enjoy small sandboxes, with considerable amounts of variation and replay-ability. Are you a stealth fanatic who is always on the edge of their seat to perfectly pull off their kill. if the    When looking at the user score of 3 it becomes blatantly obvious that most of the people who rated this game haven't even played it.

    So i will ask you if you are considering getting the game do you enjoy small sandboxes, with considerable amounts of variation and replay-ability. Are you a stealth fanatic who is always on the edge of their seat to perfectly pull off their kill. if the answer is yes to the above, stop wasting your time and buy Hitman

    From playing the first mission there is tonnes to do even in limited space. From more passive kills such as plastic explosives and headshots to more carefully calculated "accidents". Patience is well rewarded, and is well deserved as mastering maps takes a considerable amount of time, skill and luck in order to get each job done successfully.    … Expand
  8. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 15, 2016
    8
    Hitman Paris is the first part of the new episodic hitman series.
    You’re introduced with a prelude that introduces the story and agent 47 you’re are sent through a brief tutorial with a final test to let you play with your skills.
    Much like the past hitman games, there are multiple ways to kill your targets, you can collect poison, add it to a food or drink, use explosives, mess with    Hitman Paris is the first part of the new episodic hitman series.
    You’re introduced with a prelude that introduces the story and agent 47 you’re are sent through a brief tutorial with a final test to let you play with your skills.
    Much like the past hitman games, there are multiple ways to kill your targets, you can collect poison, add it to a food or drink, use explosives, mess with objects, and to get to various sections of a map you of course have to steal disguises…
    This is where things get a little frustrating…
    Disguises will almost always give you away if you’re too close to npcs wearing the same outfit as you, which makes sense since you would think they would recognize their coworkers, but the frustration comes in because in some locations only certain uniforms are allowed without you just getting shot at,
    which kind of defeats the purpose of a disguise,
    Either get shot at as soon as you trespass or power walk from someone who find you suspicious until they shoot you
    And you can’t really turn this into a 3rd person shooter like you could in absolution, because 3 shots and you’re dead…
    if you raise any suspicion at all you’re surrounded…
    This could maybe be fixed if they only become suspicious if you stick around for a while rather than just stay in their line of sight...
    Which is another frustration...
    The first 2 maps are crawling with enemies, everyone has someone watching them….
    You can’t really tell if you’re in someone’s line of sight until it’s too late…
    I’m actually almost 100% sure that you’re in someone’s line of sight at all times
    enemies for the most part just stand there, which leaves your stealth combat options practically useless…
    you’re almost forced to use environmental opportunities
    I feel handcuffed to trying to beat the game the way it wants me to, rather than feeling like I’m being dropped into an area with a few tools to do as I please….
    And when I say area, I mean area…
    You can buy the game upfront for $60, buy the first pat for $15 and every episode afterwards for $10
    And for that $15 initially you get to create contracts to challenge the online community (fair warning though, a crappy internet connection isn’t going to cut it), 2 story contract missions and a tutorial.
    That’s right, hitman Paris is One. Single. Mission.
    This game relies on replay value.
    The tutorial makes this clear by actually making you replay the tutorial a different way.
    And the trophies make this clear by asking you to try and complete all of the different opportunities.
    This is what they want you to do.
    Take this one map and take out your targets in as many ways as you can.
    I will say though that the map is crawling with life, it is really cool to explore the massive event going on that is this Paris fashion show, and figuring out how you’re going to pull off assassinating 2 targets and escaping without being killed yourself….
    Especially with how difficult and annoying the enemies in and around every corner can make it
    You’re up for a stealthy challenge here…
    While I personally don’t find myself replaying the same map to change my approach over and over..
    Or to even take out a different target
    I can see how fans of the stealth genre could enjoy such a thing
    I giver Hitman Paris a 7.5/10    … Expand
  9. MrTibster
    Mar 11, 2016
    7
    Hitman 2016 is the Hitman game I've been waiting for since 2006..... and I'm still waiting for it. Now don't get me wrong, I love this intro pack, the gameplay is a blend of Blood Moneys slick tactical play and kills, with Absolutions combat and cover system, and it looks gorgeous to boot.

    Its a great start to an episodic series... but its a game that shouldn't be episodic. There are    Hitman 2016 is the Hitman game I've been waiting for since 2006..... and I'm still waiting for it. Now don't get me wrong, I love this intro pack, the gameplay is a blend of Blood Moneys slick tactical play and kills, with Absolutions combat and cover system, and it looks gorgeous to boot.

    Its a great start to an episodic series... but its a game that shouldn't be episodic.

    There are issues with the game though, some major sound issues are present and the A.I can sometimes be the worst its ever been, but I do love this starter, I'm just still waiting for the main course. Overall a great game that you should pick up.

    Pros:
    Gorgeous
    Great level design
    Great cutscenes
    Back to the ways of Blood Money
    Awesome shooting combat

    Cons:
    Quick time punching
    Sound errors
    A.I can be terrible
    Some minor graphical errors
    Episodic    … Expand
  10. feliciotti
    Mar 11, 2016
    8
    Finally a proper Hitman game, I love the new open world design and the fact that you don't have to constantly walk anymore like in old games. The replayability of each level is insane if you want to complete all of the challenges.
  11. ter87
    Mar 12, 2016
    6
    this was a hard one to judge. I love the hitman games. Even absolution grew on me in the end. The actual gameplay is good, really good. But this should never have been released episodically. Not to mention i wouldn't call it an episode. episodes are made with the structure of a beginning, middle and end. Usually story driven. This is a level. The game is literally been sold inthis was a hard one to judge. I love the hitman games. Even absolution grew on me in the end. The actual gameplay is good, really good. But this should never have been released episodically. Not to mention i wouldn't call it an episode. episodes are made with the structure of a beginning, middle and end. Usually story driven. This is a level. The game is literally been sold in chunks. There are some really bad decisions made with making this game.
    I would advise people to wait until it's finished for a few reasons. I wish i had but i bought it when i was drunk.
    1st of all hitman games have tons of replayability. i will want to play the levels again EVENTUALLY. By the time the new levels come out i will be so sick of the previous level(s) i probably wont play them again. Yes there are contracts missions. But they will get tedious.
    2nd. i think this level monthly distribution may well be a tester for new games. If the game is a success, square enix and other developers may do this again in the future. It makes me sick that i have contributed to this.
    The other problem is the game has to be online to load saves and unlock challenges for a single player game!!! This wouldn't be such a problem if the servers were not always crashing and disconnecting.
    But on a plus The game is good the level is huge with many ways of taking out your targets. you have less energy so a little harder to go on a rampage for very long. I think the game will be good when it's finished but with all the **** decisions they have made in making and distributing it i will probably have had enough of it by then. Such a shame when developers come up with ideas like this. It completely destroys perfectly good games    … Expand
  12. Olafaloofian
    Mar 16, 2016
    8
    This is the first Hitman title I have played. From the very first tutorial, I was blown away at the amount of options the game presents to the player. The levels are very cleverly designed and offer great replay value. I also am grateful the hints can be moderated or turned completely off (I am one of those players that finds more joy in figuring things out themselves). As far as controlsThis is the first Hitman title I have played. From the very first tutorial, I was blown away at the amount of options the game presents to the player. The levels are very cleverly designed and offer great replay value. I also am grateful the hints can be moderated or turned completely off (I am one of those players that finds more joy in figuring things out themselves). As far as controls and animations go - they are on par with other third-person games I have played, but there's nothing too special about that aspect of Hitman. My only complains with the game are that the AI is a bit weak (easy to trick) and sometimes the gameplay feels entirely based on trial-and-error. Other than these things, Hitman is a wonderful sandbox puzzle assassination game that I will be enjoying for a while.… Expand
  13. brad67676
    Apr 8, 2016
    8
    It is 1/10th of the game but its also 1/10th of the price which is why most of these reviews are unfair, for what it is, its pretty great... i have no real big complaints just the a.i could be a tad smarter
  14. JohnWitten
    Apr 26, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hitman has always been about replayability, but now with only a select amount of content available to play, you have no choice but to keep playing the same things over and over. The first dozen times this will probably be perfectly acceptable, however even larger maps can only offer so much of a challenge before they become boring and players get burnt out. There is the potential promise of a so-called ‘Escalation’ mode however it basically features the same mission parameters with slight deviations and still expects you to carry out repetitive assassinations in order to progress. Meaning even more replay time, in case you somehow missed something the other forty times you played through. Thankfully user creation and contracts factor into the mix, adding somewhat of a less quality-driven but higher replay value mission generator. I must say however, even the contract options here were a step down from those offered in Absolution, which is a disappointment.

    Needless to say, the few highlights of this title so far mostly revolve around playability- considering the fact that the controls are thankfully one of the few things that seem perfectly balanced and can be relied upon. The story is mundane and bound to be forgotten by the time the next episode releases, meaning you’ll just have to play the damn thing another time! The environments look great but the animation and voice work diminish an otherwise spectacular experience with their terribleness and at times unexpected glitched encounters. Basically, I’d say you’re much better off waiting for the actual finished product to ship in one piece than to pick up the game in its current form. If all of the content were in one place and available, maybe I could more readily judge it based on the full package rather than episode by episode in its forgettable and incomplete form. What’s here isn’t bad, it just isn’t much.

    Concept: More Hitman, less of a hit.

    Graphics: The graphics constantly blew me away. They looked even better than those present in last generation’s impressive Absolution and they didn’t seem particularly bothered much no matter how much action was on screen at any given time. Animation work could’ve been handled much better conversely.

    Sound: The voice work was often so terrible as to not even be laughably bad. The music was equally nonexistent at times.

    Playability: It’s the controls that save this package in my mind. If they had been anything less than stellar, it would’ve doomed the entire project.

    Entertainment: What’s here is a lot of fun to experiment with and dabble in, however it feels more like a demo of the full game than a release of anything meaningful in its own right. I hope IO can come through with their promise of constant content production, but even still a month is a bit too long to wait to play the next step in the journey.

    Replay Value: Moderate.

    Overall Score: 7.0/10.0    … Expand
  15. Achtlos
    Apr 24, 2016
    5
    (I previously rated this a zero). After patches this is working a lot better, at least for me, with reliable internet. it's certainly working a lot better in general. If ubisoft steal/copy the stealth ideas in this game, the next Assassins Creed will eclipse this for stability and playability.I don't know if I'll buy the next episodes hitman...
  16. tomenigma
    Apr 6, 2016
    5
    This is not a full game. Having said that, the Intro Pack which technically is only one slice of complete game delivers engaging game-play that invites to revisit each level and play differently each time. While episodic nature of this game is a major turn-off, this little "slice" of game is not bad at all. It may feel dated in 2016 because of animation and graphics but it delivers on theThis is not a full game. Having said that, the Intro Pack which technically is only one slice of complete game delivers engaging game-play that invites to revisit each level and play differently each time. While episodic nature of this game is a major turn-off, this little "slice" of game is not bad at all. It may feel dated in 2016 because of animation and graphics but it delivers on the promise to play and become a deadly hero. I don't think that developers wanted us to carry to much about story, plot and reason to assassinate your targets but they hope for you to keep replaying this game over and over again. I've got bored about 2 different plays but I am definitively exited to see what the next "episode" will bring.
    In summary, I would like to stress that this form of releasing game shows poor decision on publisher on many levels.    … Expand
  17. DazedJoe
    Aug 8, 2017
    7
    "So if your give this game a low score you didnt even play it"- other reviews. How about playing this game a **** ton and giving it a poor score? Is that acceptable? If you like the old hitman games you'll most likely like this games one level it has to offer, ONE level. If your new to hitman, DONT BUY. Too many bugs, hard crashes, not enough content, and you have to be online to load your"So if your give this game a low score you didnt even play it"- other reviews. How about playing this game a **** ton and giving it a poor score? Is that acceptable? If you like the old hitman games you'll most likely like this games one level it has to offer, ONE level. If your new to hitman, DONT BUY. Too many bugs, hard crashes, not enough content, and you have to be online to load your saves or do challenges, so basically its an online only game. When there're internet issues on your end or not, you will be kicked from your game immediately. There is an autosave feature which can help you if this happens but not when the hitman servers are down, the save game files are different for offline and online, if your online you can use the online saves, if your offline you can only use offline saves. So if your playing and get kicked out for server issues, start the game again because that's your only option, the autosave feature will overwrite your online save data. So if the hitman servers are down, your not playing this game. I bought the full experience for $60 which includes 2 training missions and ONE level. I cant write a review on the Full Experience page because technically the full experience hasn't been released yet. Cant change difficulty settings, if your bad or new to hitman, your screwed. If the Internets down, your screwed, if you like to play video games and have fun and not get frustrated, your screwed. DONT BUY YET, DONT BUY YET,DONT BUY!!! Dont get conned into this intro pack bs, its a ****ty practice and please dont support it. Buying games for $60 with one level is pretty dumb on my part, this game makes me feel dumb, am I dumb?.... 4got howe 2 sp3ll, 2 stpid to finush r3viuw........h3lp......i miss blood money............................( I gave it a 2 out of 10 at launch of the intro)

    ***UPDATE* 8/8/17*** They fixed most of these issues by now. It is a full game with a ton of content (don't buy intro, buy full experience), you still have to be online but you wont get kicked if your disconnected. I've seen sales for $25 for the Full experience which is well worth it if you love stealth games. They added one new difficulty setting which is actually pretty awesome and makes the level vastly different and more challenging. I'm excited for season 2 and am glad i stuck with this game. There're so many different ways to complete these levels its kind of insane. Once in a while they'll add new unlockable in game items which can totally change how you play the game. (being able to start with lethal or emetic poison is a game changer, and there's this awesome cell phone "trap" that can easily eliminate your targets, i wont spoil how). At this point in time the elusive targets are over, which I am sad to say. They really upped the tension. You can only play once and you have 10 days or its gone forever. Season 2 will have its own elusive targets which has not yet been announced. I'm wondering how there going to charge for season 2, I paid $60 for season 1. If its more than $30 ill be upset. (7 or 8 out of 10 at this point, one of my favorite games)    … Expand
  18. KuroiSaber
    May 28, 2016
    6
    To be honest, Hitman(2016) was a big personal let down, I played all the Hitman games since Silent Assassin, but ever since Blood Money, the franchise's only been getting .... well... to put it more bluntly 'worse' , yes , yes the graphics is impressive, and the assassination methods are diverse and cool, but the whole 'episodic' thing kind of ruined the experience for me, it almost feltTo be honest, Hitman(2016) was a big personal let down, I played all the Hitman games since Silent Assassin, but ever since Blood Money, the franchise's only been getting .... well... to put it more bluntly 'worse' , yes , yes the graphics is impressive, and the assassination methods are diverse and cool, but the whole 'episodic' thing kind of ruined the experience for me, it almost felt like Square Enix did not have time to finish this game and just went like "screw it, we'll release the first 2 missions and work on the rest of the levels after release", I mean don't get me wrong, the gameplay of Hitman(2016) is absolutely smoother and up a notch compare to Absolution, but this what so called 'episodic games' will only give the players a linear experience, I mean I've probably killed Victor Novokov over 50 times already, and this is the kind of stuff that you don't want your players do in a Triple A game, so please do think about your decision before buying the game.… Expand
  19. CenkAlp
    Jan 2, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 8
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 7
    Atmosfer = 8
    Süre = 6

Awards & Rankings

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#85 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
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#50 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#91 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Windows Central
    May 25, 2016
    70
    The gameplay itself is engaging and invigorating, perfectly capturing the tone of previous entries in the series. The current package is significantly lacking, but regarding gameplay, Hitman is shaping up to be one of the best games to date. Sadly numerous performance issues hinder the game's potential, but never affect gameplay in a significant way.
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  2. games(TM)
    Apr 29, 2016
    60
    This is a solid start for IO, but it still needs to do a lot to convince us that this release model has more worth to the player than the traditional ‘release a finished game’ method we’ve grown to love and appreciate.
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  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Apr 18, 2016
    90
    A beautifully executed stealth game. [May 2016, p.76]
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