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Hitman: Blood Money

Blood Money is the forth and latest installment in the Hitman series. You once again take the role of a genitically engineered clone assassin who goes by the name 47. Now whats one thing thats great about the Hitman games is that you dont need to play the previous games to understand whats going on since the story isnt that complicated. 47 is the best assassin in the world who works for the International Contract Agency or "The Agency" for short and in this game a rival contract agency called "The Franchise" is trying to take over as the lead contract agency in the wold by killing off other assassins and then leading up to 47. Thats about as deep as the plot goes but there is a little bit of a twist at the end but I dont feel like spoiling it for you, you'll just have to play the game.

Lets talk about weaponry and equipment. Now unlike in previous games where 47 just starts out with his Custom Silver Baller pistols, the agency provides 47 with a small array of upgradable fire power. Such as the traditional Custom Silver Baller handgun, an SMG, an assault rifle, a spaz 12 shotun, and a sniper rifle. These weapons start out pretty basic but you will be able to upgrade them as you obtain money from missions and progress through the game. Upgrades include things such as scopes, larger clips, laser pointer, more powerful ammunition, and other wonderful things to get the job done. 47 also carries with him into every mission 2 sedative syringes, which can be used on a civilian to knock them out so the body count stays low, 2 posion syringes for the target or really anyone you fell like, and a anti-personal mine that can be planted in suitcases or placed on light fixtures to make it all look like an accident. 47 can also pick up other weapons throughout the missions and can take them with him for later use in either future missions or replaying a previous mission to get a better score.

Now for the objectives and end mission scoring. Now in every mission you will have a main target to kill, sometimes there will be multiple targets. Sometimes however they will be a secondary objective such as picking up incriminating photos or a suitcase full of diamonds. More then likely to complete you objectives you will need to take on a disguise, which can be done by either knocking out or killing a guard or worker and then taking there clothes then hiding the body to avoid suspicion. Certain disguises can get you into certain areas while some can gain you access to all areas, as that individual may be an upper rank person or have a certain key. Okay now lets say you've killed your main target, did the secondary objective, and have made it to the exit point and have completed the mission. First thing you will see is the Mission Accomplishments screen which tells you how many people you killed, disguise broken, caught on camera, etc. Then you will see the Mission Performance screen that shows you an a scale of 1:10 on the amont of violence you used and how much noise you made, followed by how much time you took, then your mission ranking which can determine how much you are paid per mission. Next is a newspaper front page that goes over the crime scene of what police found based on your perfromance, such as leaving evidence or if you were caught on camera.

Whats probley the best thing about the hitman games is the amount of freedom you have. The missions are basically are set up like this, first you go through the briefing, then pick you weapons, then the game places 47 in the level, after that its completly up to you on how the mission gets done. If you want to go in guns blazing, kill everybody and the family dog, then go right ahead. If you want to challange youself and try to sneak around unnoticed to get the best ranking, Silent Assassin, you can do that to. Another thing about the missions is that there is variety in the mission layouts, one is set in a rundown pier amusment park, then theres one set in a rehab center in northern California, and then another is set a a porn tycoon's Colorado mountain mansion. There is one thing though I dont really like about this game and that is the difficulty curve, there is none. Sure you can select the difficulty from rookie to proffessional but it doesnt really make the game more difficult. With rookie mode being the easist, you can see everybody on the map from an innocent civilian to your main target as well as points of interest. As you increase the difficulty the map gets more and more taken away until you are up to proffessional difficulty and the only blip on the map is your targets position. Thats it, the A.I. doesnt get any smarter, the target isnt any harder to find or kill, no different objectives, nothing really.

All in all I would give Hitman: Blood Money a 4 out of 5. Its a great game that gives the player lots of freedom to accomplish objectives in the way you choose. Very simple storyline that you dont have to pay attention to and can just jump right into any game of the series. Thats all for now until the I decide what to review next, if you have any suggestions just say so below and I'll see what I can do.