Difficulty:

Hard

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Amazing"

HitMan Contracts is a great game and is underated even though it got a nice 7.6 from gamespot it still deserves some more. What I say is that the graphics have improved on Silent Assasin in some ways which is expected being made two years later. Gameplay is the same but still is decent very much. While there are not as much levels this time they are more fun to complete and there are more fun ways to assassinate your targets. Like the other HitMan games the levels are hard if you decide to try things the stealthy way, there are probably one or two levels that are easy in stealth. Despite the stealth difficulty there is an easy way to finish the game quickley and that is going through the levels with guns blazing which will get you a mass murderer rating that is much less rewarding, in fact if you go stealth and manage to get a Silent Assassin rating you will be rewarded with a newly unlocked weapon.

The nice part of the graphics is the lighting that you'll notice is greater than Silent Assassin. Almost every level in Contracts has rain in it but that is good because it sets the mood of Contracts which is darker than the previous games. There may be not as much weapons this time but each weapon is nice in it's design, especially the rifles. You start off every level with the simple Silver hand guns which surprisingly pack a bigger punch than a lot of the other weapons. Overall Hitman contracts is a must buy for fans of the series while others will still find it satisfying.