Hitman: Blood Money dated

By Tom Bramwell Published 13 April, 2006

Killing time.

Eidos is planning to release Hitman: Blood Money in Europe on 26th May, the publisher's announced.

As we reported earlier this month, Blood Money won't just be on PS2, Xbox and PC, either - there's an Xbox 360 version on the way too, and it's due out at the same time.

In the latest Hitman game, Agent 47's gone wogue and can't be contwolled ala that bloke out of Ronin who annoyed Stellan Skarsgård, although actually not because in this case his employers are being systematically assassinated so he's hot-footed it to the US to do some work off his own back.

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What's in the case?

The Blood Money of the title is actually the stuff he'll be fighting to earn - one of the new Hitman's key features is trying to execute the perfect hit to get the maximum possible return.

We'll let you know how it turns out.

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Comments (13) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Shepperton #1 6 years ago

    Sweet.

  • reality_cheque #2 6 years ago

    I look forward to a demo on XBLMP, I've never really played a Hitman game before and the idea of planning the hit really tickles my goat. Hopefully May release = April demo but I won't be holding my breath :)

  • Dizzy #3 6 years ago

    Hitman games are kinda cool... a mix between Splinter Cell and a puzzle game. I didn't like the second game as you could basically play it as a FPS and just gun everybody down.

  • kangarootoo #4 6 years ago

    "one of the new Hitman's key features is trying to execute the perfect hit"

    I hope the "perfect hit" isn't defined as following a prescribed path to achieve the kill. I thought Hitman 2 was at the peak when it came to giving the player freedom to design their own assasination attempts.

    Contracts then was a lot more limiting by comparison. Sure it gave you several methods by which you could kill your target, but they were very contrived methods (dropping a petrol can down a chimney whilst your target enjoys a glass of sherry in the parlor anyone?). So even though you sort of had choice, you were only really choosing which predesigned path to take.

    I prefer to be able to just make it up myself, redesigning on the fly if things go wrong. Hitman 2 was a lot more accommodating in that sense.

    Still I have high hopes though. I still liked the series, even if the last venture was less than I was hoping for.

  • Thamuhacha #5 6 years ago

    >I didn't like the second game as you could basically play it as a FPS and just gun everybody down.

    That'll be the one that did really well in the US then?

  • dudefella #6 6 years ago

    Yeah Hitman 2 was my favorite, but this one is looking really ace, hope the PS2 version will be good. Also, as stated, I hope it allows some freedom in execution methods, and not just 1 or 2 predesigned scenarios, though of course in the end it's all predesigned, unless you just run up to the guy and shoot him in the face.

  • w00t #7 6 years ago

    Did Jonathon Woss write the thiwd paragwaph? ;)

    Hitman rocks.

  • smoison #8 6 years ago

    The thing I LOVED about the last one was the choice to to the HIT in soo many ways.

    You could even kill EVERYONE on the map or just the target, I love games that give you choice.

  • morriss #9 6 years ago

    Another 'touched-up' game, or bigger, more intricate levels and better features? (360 version obviously)

  • Anthony_UK #10 6 years ago

    Everyone always seems to prefer Hitman 2, but I actually rated the last game more. As good as 2nd one was after half a dozen levels in or so, for me the amount of effort gone into the levels seemed to become less and less.

    Where as on the other hand i thought contracts mission's got better and better as the game progressed, the only thing spoiling them was the story which up untill very near the end of the game was for me totally baffling!

    levels like the meat king and the one in the hotel with the two brothers, must be some of the best levels i've ever seen in a game, the amount of ways to take out the hit combined with the supurb atmosphere (especially on the meat king level) just blew everything else out of the water

    ..............I cannot wait for this one!!!!!
    Edited by Anthony_UK at 13/04/06 @ 14:07

  • Pike #11 6 years ago

    morriss: I've read nothing that indicates the 360 version will be anything but a graphical upgrade.

  • morriss #12 6 years ago

    Typical. And thus not worthy of my money.

  • space_ace #13 6 years ago

    that's blood money in games, do you hear, ea? :)