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Eh.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I played finished blood money first, so the earlier ones were not as good. the controller config and graphics are ok.

Disappoints

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: February 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I found CONTRACTS a let down after playing Hitman 2. Hitman 2 is better in every catagory. The violence depicted in CONTRACTS is over the top even for an assassin game, the scenes and locations are cluttered, and the picture is clouded and blurry like an episode of Moonlighting. Rent it or better yet borrow it before you buy it.

I thought sequels were supposed to be improvements

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: June 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As a huge fan of Hitman 2: Silent Assasins, I was very eager to play Hitman Contracts. After beating the game in about 3 days, I am hugely disappointed. There are about half as many levels as the previous game, and all of them seem like they are on the same location. In Hitman 2 there were many different environments and locations, with many different types of enemies. In Contracts all of the levels feel the same, and all of the enemies are practically clones. When I did beat the final level, the game just ended. I had no idea it was the last level, partly because it was so easy, and it seemed as though I had only played a few missions to get there. Hitman Contracts is a real miss in my opinion, and it is a disgrace compared to Hitman SA. The only improvement they did make is the Training option. One can go back and choose from their "earned" weapons stash and fight fake enemies or practice on the shooting range. If you feel as though you have to play this game, RENT IT first.

Hitman misses.......

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved Hitman 2 but I was a bit dissapointed in Hitman Contracts for all the same reasons most of the people here said.... same missions repeated, no new improvments. The music and story line were way better in Hitman 2. Other then that the graphics are a little more tweeked and the AI is a little better this time around, it's just a rehash of the previous Hitman games and deffinetly not as fun to play as the others were. I'd like to see EIDOS take a risk and do something different with the next Hitman.

Lacks the length of first one, and not much improvement

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I own and still enjoy playing the first Hitman on PS2. Contracts is not much of an improvement. In fact I like the controlls more on the first one. The game is a good sequel but not great. Rent before buying, and if you like the first one then definitely rent it.

An average game at most

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was really excited win Hitman:contracts came out but when i played it the results of the game were dissapionting.Through almost the entire game all you do is play levels from previos Hitman games,and agent 47 never walks he glides across the floor.Eidos always prided itself on how fluid the walking motion was so what happened to that fluid walking motion?The people at Eidos and lo interactive thought that blood and gore and the very sick tone of the game was what people wanted but most just want a good game but Eidos only gave the people an average one

Pretty Bad-Ass

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really liked Hitman 2 (PS2), so i decided to check out "Contracts". They definitely made a lot of improvements in the gameplay. There's more freedom and more attack options. Also the realism and detail is noticably better. My only complaint is that some of the levels are pretty lame. Infact, 2 of them are nearly identicle. However, there are still a few really awesome levels. "The Meat King's Party" is a good example of a decent one....you pretty much ambush this drug party with all these people strung out on Opium...pretty cool. So if you're into shooters and esspecially if you liked Hitman 2, check out "Contracts".

a huge improvment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

hm contracts is a massive improvement over silent assassin, the graphics can now be classed as good, great even, i was impressed with the rain and snow effects and the textures are of a much higher quality, particular mention must also go to the improved polygon models.

the levels play like a greatest hits album, no pun intended, i have to say i liked the missions alot, they are all well chosen
and mostly well designed. my personal fave is traditions of the trade where you feel like you are blending in with your surroundings posing as a hotel guest. Beldingford manor and the final level are runners up in excelence.
there does seem to be quiet an influence from films here:
hitman trapped in a hotel beseiged by swat: leon
shotgun in the rose box: terminator 2
family hunting people: hardtarget
abatoir nightclub: blade
not that its a problem though.

there is a whole new arsenal or weapons you'll never use because they are not silenced but the guards have to authentically armed
and we like lots of guns. although some of them disapoint, i don't think the ballers are as effective as before and the micro uzis have such high recoil your aim is pointing straight up after about 20 shots and i doubt people can survive 4 shots from a .50 caliber revolver but they can here.
However the modular sniper rifles that can be taken down and hidden in a brief case are a mint feature, i love the way 47 puts the case down and cerimonially opens it up and pieces together your rifle of choice, the WA2000 is a great rifle, so smooth and quiet.

my biggest gripe is the AI, while it all functions ok its the fact that some of the guards are so techy and up tight they blow your cover and start shooting for no reason at all, this is the soul reason for me failing a mission, because some psychotic tosser pulled a gun and went loco at me for no reason at all other than i was walking along disguised as a guard. my god that pisses me off but at least you can run and not face the death penalty for it.

other than that its a great game, i've completed it with silent assassin on every level on expert mode, so it is easier than hitman 2 but superior in pretty much every way, if you like hitman 2 you'll love it even more, they should'be any reason for this to be deemed inferior to silent assassin.

Fun, but a little too short

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The reason I enjoyed Hitman: Contracts so immensely was because of the fact that thought, stealth, and careful planning were needed to complete each mission satisfactorily. The Hitman series offers a stealth/shooter gameplay that deviates from the regular and unfortunately common linear, shooting-fest type gameplay. (Medal of Honor, Half-life). In Hitman, you have the option of gunning through each mission to get the job done, but the game won't be satisfying at all. Instead, you are encouraged to use your imagination and wits to find ways to carry out the perfect, silent hit on your target without leaving a trail of destruction.
What also makes Hitman a great game is the variety of ways in which you can kill your target.For example, there are direct approaches (Sneaking in and strangling your target or taking him out from a distance with a sniper rifle.) and there are "indirect" approaches (poisoning your target's food and having the target's butler serve it to him.)And these are only a few ways in which you can carry out your missions...
Graphics are spectacular; characters show hauntingly lifelike movements and gestures.(especially when they turn their heads to look at you.) Not to mention that ragdoll physics were also incorporated into this game.
Sound could be better when it comes to the shooting of the guns, but the sound of your victim drowning or suffocating at your hands is awesome.
Overall, Hitman: Contracts is an awesome game. The only reason I gave it four out of five stars is becuase the game was somewhat short. Also, its dark storyline and grotesque murder animations mean it's not for the faint of heart.
Get this game if you enjoy challenging, sophisticated gameplay, and not single minded frag-fests.

By far the best Hitman game yet!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game beats the other Hitman games in every category. It sounds better the graphics are just plain out awesome even for todays standards. Even the gameplay itself improved. This game is not for people who get frusturated easily. Trust me. This game gets very hard and confuseing. You'll end up finding yourself getting killed a lot and you just plain out don't know where to go or what to do. The levels have incredible detail and are very well made. You can interact with more objects now, and you get a nice variety of weapons that weren't displayed before in the sereis. So overall the game still remainds extremely hard but if you have the time and patience get it. Because you'll get hooked in the story line and lost in the backround. If you liked the other hitman games then you'll love this way more.

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