Hitman: Agent 47 is Back

 

47 is back!!!!

The Original assassin returns for another round of merciless and efficient killing in Hitman Absolution.

Cold calculated and armed with his trademark silver-ballers. Who am I talking about? The one and only Agent 47 of Course.

For the first time, 47 lets his emotions get in the way and he disobeys orders. One would assume that throughout the journey you would learn more about 47 however that is not the case. 47 is as distanced and mysterious as ever in Hitman Absolution. The campaign literally takes you all over the place, from burning libraries to caves and hidden hi tech weapons factories. However, it’s all a bit blurry, a lot of times you will find yourself asking what the hell am I doing here. There are a lot of questions along the way, however only some get answered, so there is definitely room for another title.

Hitman Absolution’s greatest strength is in its brilliant game-play. Who doesn’t enjoy a dozen ways to kill a person? Hitman Absolution gives you so many options that something I find myself spending too much time deciding how to end that poor guard’s life. If you’re adventurous like me you can check out how that like me you can check out how that $10,000 paining on the wall will look on his face. The campaign constantly scores everything you do, an unnecessary kill, every detection, every hidden body, and of course every great headshot. All this adds up to your mission score for all your friends to see. So of course you will want to want to play every mission again, as who wants to be at the bottom of their friend’s leader board; and besides wouldn’t you want to see how agent 47 would fare in a gunfight dressed in a chicken suit? What I am trying to say is that the game has a lot of replay value, and mind you I haven’t reached Hitman Contracts yet.

 

Hitman Contracts lets players edit campaigns missions with their own targets and objectives for other players to complete. Getting every kill with a syringe, not getting detected, wearing the aforementioned chicken suit and what not!!!! A great way to give players something to look forward to even after the campaign.

Overall, Hitman Absolution is a great game. Its strength is in the gameplay rather than the story but the dynamic gameplay makes up for any shortcomings of the campaign. The contracts mode is a great addition and will; keep you occupied for hours and hours.

Strengths: 

      1)      Great Gameplay

      2)      Lots of Replay Value 

      3)    Contracts add new Dimensions

4) Weaknesses:

5)   Console version has framerate problems sometimes. 
6)  The story is a little confusing and leaves you with questions.

Overall Ratings: 8/10