Exactly five years ago today (26th May 2006) Danish video game developer IO Interactive released the fourth instalment of their critically acclaimed Hitman series, Hitman: Blood Money. With a fifth instalment (Hitman: Absolution) finally in the works, now seems the perfect time to take a look back at Blood Money with a special retrospective AMO review.
Darren writes: "Hitman: Blood Money is a truly fantastic game, and in my humble opinion the best of the original series."
I would love it if they rereleased Blood Money as DLC with upgraded visuals and with the modern controls.
Enjoy the cathartic thrill of a great stealth exploit? Here are five games that defined the genre.
Probably the most important and influential ones:
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Thief 1
Splinter Cell 1
Metal Gear Solid
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Commandos
Honorable Mentions (Came before/Expanded on the genre):
Castle Wolfenstein
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
Hitman: Codename 47
System Shock 2
Deus Ex
Bonanza Bros.
GOG has just announced that Hitman: Absolution and Hitman: Blood Money have been released onto their store. To celebrate the site is also having a Hitman sale.
