The first Hitman game I ever played was Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, when a friend & I rented it one dreary Tuesday afternoon so that we could avoid having to go outside. We loved it. I promised myself I would buy it, though that never happened. Fast-forward a bit to find myself and that same friend renting Hitman Contracts for the same reason. We loved it. I promised myself I would buy it, though that never happened.
So, a couple of years later, when I saw Hitman Blood Money gracing a Best Buy shelf for only $29.99, I finally made good on my promises and made one of the wisest video game purchases of my career. What a fun variety of levels! What great costumes! What an amazing storyline! What a powerful ending! And, of course, there are so many options you can choose to accomplish your goals that this game can be enjoyed in dozens of different ways,
If the future ends up being a grim distopia where everyone has shaved heads and bar codes on their necks, I might be able to stomach it all, as long as games this good become more mainstream.