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Deadly fun!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game does a great job of immersing you into the role of the hitman. It is so much fun on so many levels. First, this game plays exactly like Hitman 2, which is not a bad thing at all. I think most gamers that buy this game already know what they are getting themselves into, and getting to explore new environments with an assortment of new weapons is just icing on the cake. Second, not many games made these days offer the open ended game play that the Hitman series offers. You decide how to complete each mission, you decide on the weapons. That is why this game is so good. It offers the gamer the gift of choice, not just the scripted limited game play that so many other games force you into. Third, this game is dark and demented, and as an adult gamer, this is real entertainment. I'd much rather play games like this than just sit and watch a movie. You get to be in the movie, and affect the outcome! Awesome. Bottom line, this game is a must buy for anyone who appreciates a really great game.

A Excellent Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Hitman has become a multimillion dollar video game series and that is because these games are awsome. I've seen many games that make me want to take that game and just dump it in the trash and this is not one of them. I recommend this game for anyone who can stand violence and loves a cross between stealth and action.

Great but short game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Hitman: Contracts is a great game for the less-than-hard-core gamers out there who just want a game that they can pick up easily and play without having to work too hard. I beat the game in about a week and a half. I bought the book which has helpful, but if you are acquainted with the series you can probably get by without it. The programmers have made it more difficult to get by with just the run and gun approach, and offer rewards for obtaining the silent assassin status. I have played many of the missions over again, trying different approaches. Darwbacks: it is short (only tweleve missions) and there is absolutely no plot.

A Dangerous Mind

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Coming from playing Blood Money into Contracts, I've noticed how much IO improved a lot of features. Contracts seemed a lot difficult and your cover gets blown quite easily by the highly suspicious and irritated AIs. The functions seem less fluid. But with all that aside, it still is a great game.

I've become a fan of the Hitman series when I first played Blood Money. I figured I'd get Contracts since it's the only one of the series (at the moment) that's compatible with the Xbox 360. In the 3rd installment, players are taken to the mind and flashbacks of our beloved hitman. Because we are taken inside his memories, the missions are a darker, grittier rehash of the ones played on Hitman: Codename 47. Hardcore fans have said it's a little redundant with a very dull storyline. I thought it was pretty clever, leading up to the last mission of this game, as well as a connection to one of the missions in Blood Money. I feel in Contracts, we see a strong development of 47 and why he's a force to be reckoned with.

As far as gameplay, like Blood Money, it's open-ended and non-linear. There are different ways to take out your targets, but will take quite a lot of trial and error to get through the levels... Even when heading towards your "point of interests," it can leave you confused for the first several tries. The challenging aspect of this game is going through each mission on stealth mode. If you want a true run and gun game, look elsewhere.

Graphics are not excellent, but not bad either. The soundtrack, on the other hand, takes this game 10 notches higher. The music is very dark and does an excellent job at immersing the player. It fits the environment of the game. As always, Jesper Kyd is brilliant.

However you'd like to play it, Contracts is great for gamers who like go out in a blaze of glory... But a lot better for those who have great patience and like to keep it stealthy. :)

Evil Doers Beware, The Hitman Cometh!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: LEG

When I first picked up and played Hitman Contracts I didn't know what to expect. I had heard many positive things about the game before, but had no clue it would turn out to be such an awesome game. One drawback to Hitman Contracts in particular is that it is somewhat of a sequel to Hitman Silent Assassin. Since I have not played any other Hitman games, I was a bit lost on the whole story line thing. Instead of worrying about who the Hitman was, where he came from and why he does what he does, I just went ahead and played the game. It is a "game" after all and if I want to get into something with a good story, I'll read a book!

Hitman Contracts is the third installment in the series and is a hybrid action/stealth type game. You can change your view from first person to third person with the press of a button. The learning curve wasn't too bad and once you get a "feel" for how the various weapons work, you'll be killing the baddies in no time at all.

At the start of each of the 12 missions, you are briefed on your "marks" or targets. Essentially, to finish each level you just have to take out your designated targets. This is where the game play really gets fun. Since the game is not "linear", you can basically snuff out your marks any way you want, which adds to the replay value of the game. I ended up replaying each mission several times and each time played it in a different way.

If I wanted to be stealthy, I could knock out a bad guy, take his clothes so as to "disguise" myself as that character and take care of the business at hand. However, I had to be very careful. The enemy AI in this game is pretty good and if you seem to be out of place or act too weird, then you become the hunted instead of the hunter!

I was also able to go in with a blaze of glory and blow up everything and everybody to kingdom come! Either method accomplised my main goals, but at the end of the mission my ranking was directly influenced by my actions. So, I could end up being a coveted "Silent Assassin" or your run of the mill, every day, "Mass Murderer." It was totally up to me!

Hitman Contracts for the PC, PS2 and XBox is rated "M" for mature. There are scenes of very intense, extreme, graphic violence, lots of blood and gore, strong language, strong, graphic sexual content and extreme use of drugs.

Overall Score: 8 out of 10

THIS GAME LOOKS SWEET IM TALKING AWESOME!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 14
Date: May 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

HEY WAS UP ITS CHARLIE V1 SORRY I NOT WRITING REVEIWS NO MORE MY NET SUCKS IT GOES SO SLOW WELL ANYWAYS THIS GAME LOOKS AWESOME WAY BETETR THEN PART 2 KINDA LIKE MAX PAIN PART 1 WAS LIKE A TOTALY DIFFERENT GAME THEN PART 2 I HOPE ON GETTING THIS GAME THE GRAPHICS LOOK OUTSTANDING AND I HEAR GOOD THINGS GET THIS GAME TODAY! XBOX

ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

graphics-4

gameplay- 3

replay value- 3

controls- 4

rent before buy

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: May 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is simply the best action game of 2004 so far. thats all i need to say about it. i recommend this game to anyone who enjoys stealth and action.

Best Game of 2004

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: June 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game delivers an open ended game that you could play over and over again. You have the option to choose endless chooses on how to complete missions and the environment allows open ended game play. I played this game non-stop and couldn't put down my controller. This game is the most challenging game that I ever played. The people that say this game stinks have never played this game. My friends are all buying this game after playing it over my house.

Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: May 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Anyone who has played Hitman:Silent Assassin will notice this is the same game. I think they had this one in the bag for 2 years and just waited to release it. Some of the missions are the same as Hitman: Codename 47. The whole game is flashbacks and then finally the last mission continues the plot with little advancement...very dissapointing.

If you can't get enough stealth action or running around killing (dont play this game on normal mode, waste of time) you'll probably dig it. If you want a storyline and some sort of point to it, you're not going to get it. This game is re-hashed european crap. If you want to try Hitman, buy Silent Assassin for $20.

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