The newspaper I mentioned earlier isn’t revolutionary, but it’s a lovely touch: at the end of each level you’re shown a newspaper front page about the murder of whatever poor twat(s) you killed, and it will report on how many people you killed, what you killed them with, whether they were civvies or guards and such, how many shots you fired (if any) and how accurate you were, among other things. Money is spent on customisation, which only ever popped up in this game for some reason. On the subject of doing things for a price, leaving any customised weapons or your signature suit in a level costs money, because people have to go in and collect them. It has a more lasting effect on the score you get in each level, making you more likely to think about your actions. Get it high enough and people will recognise you, making things a lot more difficult. The former is tracked by a number from 0-100 that carries over between missions: being loud, violent and leaving loads of witnesses to intense gunfights will raise the meter, which can be lowered by different amounts at the end of a level for a price. Blood Money took it one step further, in two rather clever ways notoriety and a level-specific newspaper.
As good as new Hitman is, Blood Money still deserves your time, money and effort, and I’m going to give you five reasons why you should replay it, or play it for the first time if you’re new to it.Įvery Hitman game has a rating system, whether it be Hitman 2’s ice cold “Do everything perfectly or you get to eat shit” or Absolution’s intrusive points system, you will be judged on your approach to the taking of life for money.
For now though, it’s time to focus on what is currently the series’ high point (and one of my top five games of all time): Hitman Blood Money, which was released in my neck of the woods ten years ago today. So the new Hitman game is in full swing, and it’s bloody brilliant for reasons I’ll go into in my review of the complete package.
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