The Reviews Are In For HITMAN
The new HITMAN game is expected to take players all over the globe throughout 2016 as new locations arrive where high-profile targets will need to be taken care of. The first chapter is expected to begin tomorrow, on March 11th, as the Intro Pack becomes available, which includes the Prologue and Paris episode.
Here's what the critics are saying about the first piece of content:
PlayStation LifeStyle - 85 out of 100
"[There are] so many ways to take on this single mission, part of the fun will be seeing other players’ creative ways that they assassinate the targets. If you’ve ever wanted to play the part of a super agent in a large sandbox, this is as good as it gets. With a fairly robust content creation engine, and future missions promised throughout the coming year, it looks like Hitman will be the weapon of choice of stealth gamers for the foreseeable future."
Digital Spy - 80 out of 100
"So far, Hitman feels like the perfect blend of Absolution and Blood Money; the accessibility and polish of the former, but with the same approach to level design and characterisation as the latter. It looks fantastic and the frame rate even holds up during the busiest scenes on PS4."
Examiner - 80 out of 100
"A strong foundation is there. This game is the most authentic Hitman experience and it will ask you to become intimately familiar with each level. It is something that will test your patience, intelligence and skills, and when you put it all together will reward you greatly for it."
IGN - 79 out of 100
"The more I've played Hitman’s debut “episode” the more I've enjoyed it. Despite the often boneheaded AI and dire loading times, Hitman has definitely combined the best of both worlds. There’s scope for it to improve in some areas as the levels are released throughout the year but this is a fun, confident start."
IGN Spain - 70 out of 100
"The Hitman Intro Pack convinces but not surprises. Its lack of newness and recycling of gameplay mechanics is offset by the large number of hours of play and replayability."
Meristation - 70 out of 100
"Hitman aims to be the ultimate Hitman game but fails to deliver a good experience to the user due to many technical issues and a business model that is difficult to fit in the industry."
Gameplanet - 65 out of 100
"The Hitman Intro Pack is satisfying to play, there just isn't enough of it. This ought to be rectified by the second episode next month, and by then its servers should be stable as well."
Hardcore Gamer - 60 out of 100
"The biggest problem, though, is situated in the systems outside of the gameplay. Load times are just horrendous while the forced online functionality had us kicked back to the main menu numerous times, something that shouldn’t occur in a single-player centric release such as this. It’s these various setbacks and the short experience of the first episode that make it difficult to recommend Hitman as it is. Things could get better in the future, but the opening to Hitman is a rough one."
Plan on picking up HITMAN tomorrow or are you waiting until all the content is available? Let us know in the comments section below and don't forget to start "Tracking" the RETAIL VERSION's release which is expected to arrive in January of 2017!