Hitman

 Xbox One
Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 6, 2016
    93
    Hitman is arguably a pinnacle for the series, possibly even eclipsing Blood Money as Agent 47's finest moment. Each episode is a sandbox that you don't simply play and then forget. You'll want to master it and discover all of its hidden secrets and nuances. And therein lies Hitman's innate brilliance. It's deep, expansive and open-ended enough that you'll never want to stop playing. Hitman is quite simply magnificent.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 1, 2017
    90
    Consistently brilliant - the best Hitman game, and one of the best games of the year. [Jan 2017, p.84]
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  3. Windows Central
    Nov 7, 2016
    90
    Introducing a new depth of variety and replayability to its sandboxes, Hitman's experiences are now more enjoyable and fulfilling than ever before. Although this can lead to a short experience for some, the content on offer is some of the highest quality since the game's conception.
  5. New York Daily News
    Feb 15, 2017
    80
    This is thinking man’s stealth at its best.
  6. ICXM
    Jan 22, 2017
    80
    The story is great but it’s not as rich as other games.
  7. GameSpot
    Nov 23, 2016
    80
    Delayed gratification from the episodic release schedule or not, this 2016 take on Hitman is a brilliant game. Expansive level design and nearly unlimited replay value courtesy of so many routes to your assassinations (and so many methods with which to carry them out) make the experience almost completely different each and every time you play. Yes, Agent 47 took his time getting here, but it was time well spent.

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 110 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 110
  3. Negative: 9 out of 110
  1. Danny_UK
    Dec 1, 2016
    4
    I'll start with everything wrong with this game. Because there is a lot wrong. It's an always online game even though it is single player. AndI'll start with everything wrong with this game. Because there is a lot wrong. It's an always online game even though it is single player. And the severs are often down so you cannot play the game. They just released yet another big patch (a 13.6GB patch) which adds offline play, but it isn't fully offline play. The patch allows you to use weapons etc you have unlocked offline, but you still have to be connected online to get the unloackables. You also have to be connected online to access your game saves. It's ludicrous idea. Just make the whole thing offline. Save the online for live contracts and leave story mode offline as it should be. This game has a lot of big patches. 7GB patch here, a 13.6GB patch there. And they say there are more major patches to come in December. You cannot really choose weapons at the start of each level. You have a select few and have to unlock others. But unlocking them will take many, many replays. Some levels you aren't allowed any weapons and have to make use of what is in the game world. This ruins a level and makes replayability limited. I hate that idea. That idea is part of what made 2012's Hitman Absolution so bad. Don't take options away from Hitman, add and allow more options to add replay value. There are only 6 levels and i only found 2 of them good. Paris and Sapienza. They do attamept to recapture old Hitmans like 2006's beloved Hitman Blood Money. And they do succeed in some ways, but mostly fail. I could tell some of the levels i didn't like, like Thailand and Hakaido really try to hard to replicate Hitman Blood Money on a bigger scale. And i really wanted to like them. The maps are fine and give you a nostaligic feel of Hitman Blood Money, but the way the levels are designed simply isn't good or well planned. For example. Some targets will only walk around the same small part of a huge map, which makes the huge map feel a bit pointless. And they will walk around small but heavily populated areas which makes it hard to assassinate them. And to top it off targets are constantly followed around closely by bodygaurds. This makes assassinating them more of a chore than fun like in previous Hitman games. The episodic release was simply all kinds of wrong. Just give me a finished campaign game, no internet connection required, and leave me alone to play it. Realeasing episodic means you get 1 level that you can complete and get the jist of in a hour, then have to wait 3 months for another one. By that time you have moved on. And if you do return you have forgotten the controls and have to re-familiarize yourself with them everytime they release a new level. The fans have been saying way before 2012's Hitman Absolution. Just give us 12 to 15 Blood Money type levels on a disc and that's it. They failed to do that with Absolution, that wasn't even a Hitman game. Then this Hitman releases in bits and only has 6 levels. It makes early adopters feel like they have paid to be guinea pigs. What they do get right is big levels. Most of these levels are huge. Just a shame they aren't used properly. The graphics are good enough. Not the best looking game out there and not the worst. Just passable. Like a slightly prettier Hitman Absolution. Sound is ok. Jesper Kyd is sorely missed. You will also hear conversations repeated over and over while your waiting for your target to get into a place so you can assassinate them. And no matter where you are in the world the accents are mostly American, British and a couple of Australians. It takes away from the immersion. When your in Paris at a Paris fashion show, you expect some French accents in there. But it's mostly American. The American accents are annoying. I quite liked the British ones though. They seem to fit in quite nicely most of the time and are more plausable because of the British Empire. A few Thai people in Thailand with a British accent for example is very plausable. Or a few British accents at a Paris fashion show is also plausable as Britain is just across the pond and London is one of the big fashion capitals. But filling up every level with American accents just doesn't work. There is a bit of a story here and it's quite good. It's just short and incomplete as there are only 6 levels and this is only season 1. Another annoying thing is when playing the story. After you complete a level and watch a cutscene you can't simply continue on to the next. You have to go back to the main menu, find and re-select story to continue the story/campaign. There is no sniper briefcase either. You have to walk around with the sniper rifle visibly stuck to your back which alerts everyone unless you are disguised as badguy/guard. So it is pointless having it. And you have to unlock it and workout how to unlock it. There is a lot going on with this new Hitman and a couple of levels like Paris and Sapienza work quite well. The potential was there with other levels, the maps are great and huge, just poorly used.… Full Review »
  2. Salogel125
    Dec 29, 2016
    9
    I will preface this with saying I think I lucked into getting as best an experience from this game as possible since I managed to get itI will preface this with saying I think I lucked into getting as best an experience from this game as possible since I managed to get it discounted in a sale for the entire first season plus all the bonus stuff as well as me getting it once every episode was out and whatever bugs the game had were mostly fixed.

    The Hitman series (And in all honestly stealth based games of any sort) were never my thing but I have fallen in love with Hitman. The game controls beautifully, it's responsive and nuanced without tipping into the point of becoming over complicated. The in game graphics do great justice to the maps created, another huge bonus point for me as I was pleasantly surprised by just how big and detailed each of the maps were. I've seen people complain about them being contrived and simplified but with what feels like hundreds of random NPCs and a multitude of mission significant characters (targets, guards, various staffs etc.) it makes each environment feel alive and organic.The story (at least what I've played of it thus far) is interesting and engaging and I was all caught up on the significance of the events portrayed just through some light reading and questions to a friend who is an avid Hitman fan.

    My biggest plus of the whole thing is I think it really nails the freedom to experiment in the game. I understand that this is an integral feature of the Hitman series but this game seems to really come on leaps and bounds with it. Too many games spoon feed you information and hold your hand from start to finish but at worst this game leads you to an easy path to completion through some minimal exploring that in the end will not result in the most satisfying of assassinations. At best it will drop you in the middle of a map with little more than your targets names and let you run with it and I adore that. I am only part way through the story but have found myself repeatedly returning to the same few levels to try different methods time and again or even just trying to correct mistakes I made in previous runs.

    With the live contracts and the variation it creates in the maps I can see myself having endless fun with this game. The assassination of the two burglars from Home Alone that went live recently not only entertained me on gimmick alone but in pursuing different targets that behave wildly different from the primary targets on the same level I stumbled upon details that allowed me to open up different paths or approaches upon replaying the original level.

    As I said I feel like with my lack of prior experience of Hitman games, the reduced cost of the game and my purchasing it at the time of it being fully released and mostly fixed I have lucked into the optimal experience of this game but I do not at all feel like that diminishes the experience at all. This game has turned me into someone who will be looking to play through as much of the previous installments as possible as well as eagerly awaiting what comes next from the series.    … Full Review »
  3. red_ninja_9
    Jul 18, 2017
    7
    It's definitely true to the hitman series which definitely one of my favorites. However, this season and episodic release style is horrendous.It's definitely true to the hitman series which definitely one of my favorites. However, this season and episodic release style is horrendous. Basically play then wait for new episode, such a buzzkill. Since when did gaming turning into a television series. Terrible idea, just release the game as a whole then do DLC. If more games do this, I will not buy, its absurd.… Full Review »
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