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Signed in blood

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: March 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Edios was very dairing to realese agent 47 (The first hitman) but most people liked it. Hitman 2 silent assasin did most things right and was a big hit on Ps2 and Xbox. The third one though is fasinating and does everything right. I've played a demo and you start off pretty bad in paris but Agent 47 gets a pool stick and breaks someones windpipe and he's back in it. This game will have about a thousand ways that you can kill a person. This game is Rated Rp. right now but will most likely will be rated M. This game will also let you combinde you're brifecase and put guns in them. This game is most likely trailing the other games so it should be rated M. BUT you can raise and lower the blood if it's rated M.

I give it a C+.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was more of a sequel to the first hitman, which I wasn't much of a fan, and completely ignores Hitman 2. If you are a fan of the first, you will probably like the third. But for those like me that logged 2000+ hours playing hitman 2, this game is somewhat of a disappointment.

The negatives
If you are using an intel graphics chipset, they lack "Hardware Transform and Lighting" which prevents you from seeing the walls and floors. I ended up having to go back to my old radeon 7200 card.

Only 12 missions, which are not long at all, or complex. Most objectives are in the same area. If you go stealth you can simply walkthrough the levels, except when in professional. Even if a guard does become alert, he is isolated. You can have a shoot out on one part of the map, and move to another area like nothing happened.

The cleaner graphics makes it more cartoonish, everyone is larger than the previous 2, and the blood animation is something that you will laugh at. I am done buying sequels when a selling point is an updated engine.

Positives

Other than the intel bug, the game so far seems bug free, except for a few occasions when someone disappears into objects.

There is a cutscene between every level that is in real time, while the missions are flashbacks. Gives the game a more cinematic feel.

Even though infammo isn't listed as one of the cheats, it still works.

The environment as a whole is more complex, but is more linear than the 2nd, about the same when compared to the first.

Maybe a waste of money...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have been a fan of Hitman ever since it came out. I own and completed 1, 2, and Contracts. Everything about Contracts is fine--graphics, gameplay are good by today's standards. As a stand-alone game, it's worthy of 4 stars...

BUT if you have played Hitman 1, then you have already played 7 of the 12 missions that Contracts contains. That's right--

CONTRACTS HAS 5 NEW MISSIONS--THATS IT!!

If you do not own any Hitman games, get Hitman 2. It has 20 missions that are long and diverse.

If you own Hitman 2 and you don't own Hitman 1, then get Contracts. You'll probably like it and it's not a bad game.

BUT if you already own Hitman 1, Contracts is a questionable buy, especially at the requested price.

big dissapointment but still fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

There are really only two major improvements over Hitman 2 in this game. You can sneak much faster in this game. Being very slow in sneak mode in the previous two games was a frustration. The weapons are also much better. There are more of them and they are more realistic. This game is by far the most realistic of the three games. There are so many things that are worse than Hitman 2. I have so many complaints, especially after so much anticipation for this game.
The game is a series of flashbacks. Almost every mission is a slight vaiation of a mission in Hitman 1. If you started playing the hitman series from the beginning, you know what to do in most of the missions. The misssion in Budapest for example is EXACTLY the same, except a few differences in the map. But that doesnt make sense that the hotel changed!!! Also, THERE ARE ONLY 12 MISSIONS!!!! That is the worst part about the game. Only 5 of the 12 missions had no influence from Hitman 1. Also, the missions get sort of repetetive. The Missons are set in Romania, Siberia, England, Rotterdam Harbor, Budapest, and Hong Kong. The inventory is also no longer scrollable with the mouse wheel like in the previous 2 games so you have to pause to access your inventory, which is a major pain. There is so much more that I could go on about. Bottom line, if you are a Hitman fanatic you should get this game but if you are new to the hitman series, Hitman 2 is BY FAR the best game in the series and I think that 95% of people would agree with that. I'm hoping that a Hitman 4 is in the works to make up for this game. I'm talking 40 missions all in new and interesting places with more interesting ways to pull off the hits. I hear they are talking about making a Hitman movie. Hmmm who should play 47?

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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 19
Date: April 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

ADVISORY, THIS GAME CONTAINS: EXTREMLEY BRUTAL VIOLENCE, GORE, NUDITY, STRONG SEXUALITY, DISTURBING IMAGES, RAW LAUNGUAGE

Victim of its Own Hype

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I like the Hitman series of games. Actually, I LOVE the Hitman series. This installment, however, is an enormous letdown after playing Hitman 2. First, the game is short, only 12 missions. Beginning to end on professional mode took approx. 6 hours. There is, in my opinion, little replay value as well; most of the missions just aren't enjoyable the 4th time through after you exhaust all new routes of completion. (A few weren't enjoyable the first time.) Seven of the 12 missions VERY closely resemble missions from the first game.

For all of its shortcomings, Hitman:Contracts is a decent game. It is extremely visually appealing, and makes a number of technical improvements on Hitman 2, mainly improvements to AI. One thing I do like is that there are many more tactical actions available, i.e. Jumping between hotel rooms via the balconies.

Recommendation: Wait for it to go Greatest Hits, it really isn't worth $50. If you can't wait: rent, don't buy. A 5-day rental from Blockbuster will allow you to enjoy (and beat) this game to its fullest without spending $50.

BTW-In response to he gamer's mentioning of a possible Hitman movie, I'd like to cast my vote for Christian Bale as Agent 47. He's very adept at playing emotionless killers (American Psycho, Equilibrium) and also has the right facial contours.

47 never dies!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I never played HM1 right through but HM2 was a "hit" for me. I am currently playing the 3rd installment and have found it to be satisfactory to the series. It would have been nice to see some connection to the last storyline in Silent Assassin (I wonder who writes these things?) Who can deny that playing 47 isn't a blast?! (However, my pet cat could have done better in writing the storyline!) No offence Eidos, but you'd think with the time and energy put into making one of these games that there could have been a little more creativity in the writing. Voice-acting is supurb and graphics are pretty good. There are some bugs with models walking through closed doors and AI being somewhat inconsistent, but overall a bearable gaming experience. Personally I wouldn't have paid so much for the game knowing what I know now. I may have waited for the price to come down in a year (Kinda like "waiting for the video") because it doesn't stand out to me as "explosive" in nature. I will reiterate though, I am satisfied with this game overall and would hope that Eidos put more effort into the next installment of Hitman. (Because 47 deserves better, don't you think??)

Good But Not Extraordinary

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I haven't played Hitman 1 or 2, so this is the first in the series for me. So far (I'm around 50% done) the game has been fairly enjoyable. Decent graphics, decent level design, good music and sound--all the usuals from a solid PC title. I can't recommend this game at its current price, however (worthy of a purchase at around 20 or 25 USD). For those PC gamers with a less-than-stellar setup, this is a sensible purchase and should run well. Though I have a Radeon 9800, I would guess this would run fine on the budget cards of today.

Overal recommendation: If one is interested in what this game has to offer, then buy "Hitman 2" today, then "Hitman: Contracts" when it drops in price.

This Game kicks is awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: May 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i've played both of the past hitman games, and this one is really the best. i really recomend it, but make sure you have an up to date video card.

Best By Far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: May 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have played Hitman 1 & 2 and have just finished Contracts and I can honestly say this is the best one so far. Eidos took everything that was extremely well done in 1 & 2 and combined them into this installment. I especially enjoyed the new missions this one had to offer as well. I found them to be very well done and more realistic as opposed to some of the suicide jobs in Silent Assassin. Although I was a bit surprised to see several of the missions taken from Hitman 1 but redone and put into contracts. However I didn't find this to be a negative because I personally thought they improved upon them greatly. Another positive of this installment is the tremendous amount of freedom you are given to assassinate your target. You are allowed to use items found in the environment, such as a pillow to smother your victim in his sleep, or the old fashioned technique of a silenced berretta to the head. Speaking of killing I greatly enjoyed many of the improvements they made on the subject. For instance now knives and edged weapons are more powerful then in Silent Assassin, your sniper rifle can be carried in a briefcase again like in Hitman 1, and when in sneak mode you are able to move a lot faster, which helps tremendously. Eidos also made many new improvements and additions to your weapon inventory as well. Such as the new mini Uzi's, a 357. Magnum, and if you are really bored a meat hook. The graphics in Contracts are the best I have seen in the series. The textures and characters look very smooth and realistic, as a game could make them. The sound is incredible once again, from the sound effects and voices, to the boom and patter of lighting and rain. And as always with this series, the musical score is once again fantastic.
I found this game very enjoyable and a worthy sequel. I would greatly recommend this game for anyone who is a fan of the Hitman series and for those who are just discovering it. I would also highly recommend this game for people who have only played Silent Assassin so that they can experience the redone missions without already knowing how to complete the job.
: Parents Beware: This game is rated Mature for a very, very good reason! There is a very high level of sexual content, and the violence is to a great extreme. This is by far the most Mature and sexually and violently outlandish of the three. For instance: in the first actual assignment you are at a bondage/fetish party complete with lap dancing hookers and an opium bar where people are getting as high as a kite. So I say again if you aren't sure whether to buy this for your kids research it thoroughly, you won't be sorry.

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