Pros: Nice presentation; some nice touches with the graphics; rag-doll physics make a comback; the voice work is very good; the music is excellent and fits the game quite well; the missions are all very open-ended; you can play the game in a stealthy way or go run-and-gun; nothing beats killing a cook, taking his outfit, putting poison in the food he cooked; giving the tray to a waiter, and walking out of the building untouched as you know you have just asassinated your target; there is some replay value here if you want to play the game in a different way a 2nd time through.
Cons: Graphics engine is getting old; some of the missions are just 'remixed' ones from the original Hitman; like any stealth based action game, there is a lot of trial-and-error gameplay; the storyline is confusing and not all that engaging even when you figure out what is going on; the game is too easy for those people who want to just run through the game shooting everything that moves instead of using stealth; the in-game cutscenes look horrible; the game is quite short, if you don't replay the missions for a 2nd time; just feels like an expansion pack of Hitman 2.
By xtreme_chief | Review Date: Nov 11, 2007 | XBOX
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