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Hitman: Absolution
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Agent 47 returns after a six-year hiatus to embark on a mission of redemption for the only person he could ever trust.
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"Hitman: Absolution tries a few things differently than the games that came before it. Some don't work, but the ones that do are terrific."
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Hitman: "Our wrongs remain unrectified" [a reference probably no one will get]

The Hitman franchise saw a significant amount of attention in 2015. With another feature film just recently released last summer (a film that is not as bad as people made it out to be; not saying it’s… Read more

Its good when games are fun.

As someone who never really played a stealth game before, I had a lot of fun with Hitman Absolution. Its not a perfect product, but its polished and just plain fun to play, which is what really matter… Read more

One hell of a ride

Hitman uses snakes as a gunrack. Hes badass like that. Hitman Absolution was a game I never expected to play. It popped up on the Xbox Live games for gold program so I thought I would give it a shot.… Read more

A welcome evolution of the formula...

The stoic assassin is back in Hitman: Absolution, the series' first installment in over six years. Although it retains its unique identity, times have changed, and so has Hitman. Perhaps the most imme… Read more

Business gets Personal for Agent 47

It's been about five years since we last played as Agent 47. The agency was disbursing, and attempting to eliminate agents and handlers, but 47 and Diana Burnwood we're able to lay low. It turns out t… Read more

Download This Game For Free

It is a truly one of it's kind game people. So stop comparing it with other and enjoy it the way it is. Btw if you are looking to try it out go to http://mygame9.com and get yourself a free copy of th… Read more

Hitman Absolution is a decent stealth game, but not a fantastic Hitman game.

Agent 47 has been on a hiatus for the past six years. During his break, the developers of the stealth franchise have brought us a couple of third-person shooters with the Kane & Lynch titles, and… Read more

Absolution is a great game; sadly, it isn't a great Hitman game

Hitman: Absolution tries to be something it shouldn't. Instead of following the conventional Hitman approach of silence, stealth and subtlety, it opts instead for thrills and action, not exactly faili… Read more

Absolutely Fantastic...

Hitman Absolution is the massive re-entry of the world's deadliest assassin. After a 7 year hiatus, Square Enix has managed to bring back a series with a unique modern approach to its core play. Longt… Read more

Absolutely Fantastic...

Hitman Absolution is the massive re-entry of the world's deadliest assassin. After a 7 year hiatus, Square Enix has managed to bring back a series with a unique modern approach to its core play. Longt… Read more

Hitman: Absolution review

Right off the bat, the controls are greatly improved over Blood Money actually greatly is an understatement during BM i cant tell you how many times I released the wrong trigger when I was trying to c… Read more

Agent 47 is Back

Before this game was released there was a lot of concern amongst fans. Many wondered whether the game would be 'dumbed down', that the need to sell to a wider audience would resort in taking away the… Read more

Hitman Absolution Review

Hitman Absolution is the newest point in the Hitman series. It continues in the series with having fun stealth mechanics and improvements on the genre as a whole. The story is also one of the most rid… Read more

It's no Bloody Money, but still a tonne of fun...

With the last Hitman title in the series being the highly acclaimed Blood Money, Absolution has quite the reputation to live up to. As returners to the series will know, Hitman puts you in the role of… Read more

Hitman: Absolution is a literal blast.

BLUF: If you have have a capable PC to run this game as intended, and enjoy stealth mechanics that allow the player to choose (within reason) their path to the target but don't punish you for being ov… Read more

One of the Most Infuirating Games I've Played

It's been a long time since a game has absolutely infuriated me. Hitman: Absolution manages to do it. Disclaimer: Played 20 hours campaign, on Hard. I'll start straight off with the main problem: The… Read more

Agent 47 brings new tricks to his profession...But are they good?

I have played and own all the Hitman games and love them all. From the go I could not wait for this game to be released, constantly excited for it! So when it did finally come out I installed it and g… Read more

Perfect Execution but Misses the Mark

How often do we see games that have great ideas yet poor execution. Marred by technical flaws, even the greatest ideas are simply wasted potential. Hitman Absolution is not one of those games. With gr… Read more

Despite some poor design choices, Absolution is still great fun

The Hitman series has always been about patience, exploration and execution of the perfect assassination, and Absolution brings that same unique stealth style back. The classic trial and error gamepla… Read more

Hitman: Absolution Review

It's been a while 47. Last time I remember stepping into your suit was way back in 2006 with Hitman: Blood Money. Now after all these years we finally have a full fledged sequel to possibly the best g… Read more

Hitman: Absolution

Hitman: Absolution is an intense mix of serenity and obscenity, its foul-mouthed criminals and grubby henchmen adding a layer of thick grime to otherwise quaint small-town streets and warm desert sand… Read more

The Original Assassin is back

The series trademark disguise system returns in true fashion. Back around 2002-2003 I was introduced to the Hitman series with Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. It was a fascinating game to me and one that t… Read more

Hitman Absolution Review

Hitman Absolution is a stealth action game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix. Hitman Absolution is the long awaited game that has been in development for six years. For Absoluti… Read more

Welcome Back, 47

Six years. Six very long years. That's how long it has been since the release of Hitman: Blood Money , the last released game in the beloved Hitman franchise. And while I can't speak for exactly why i… Read more

Hitman: Absolution PC review

Having looked forward for the release of the latest add-on to the Hitman series, I couldn't help but like the game even before it came out. Surely the six years it took IO to bring Absolution to the w… Read more

It's not exactly the Hitman you remember, but it's still good fun

It's been a while since the last Hitman game and since the outset people haven't had entirely high hopes for Absolution. A lot of the early promotional material made it look more like a shooter than t… Read more

A Flawed Return

In a previous blog I stated I was very highly looking forward to this game. You see, I was wary about this game when it was first announced. It looked a lot different from previous Hitman games and mo… Read more

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