Hitman Preview
We take a look at the unique action game, Hitman, in which you play a genetically cloned killer.
Shooters are getting smarter. Whether it's Half-Life's engrossing, story-driven world or Thief's unique emphasis on sneaking instead of blasting, action games are branching out and engaging players' brains, and not just their reflexes. Now, Eidos has taken its Thief concept of stealth gaming to the present day - and while its new project shares a basic design philosophy with Looking Glass' groundbreaking game, it has a style and design all its own. The new project is Hitman - Codename 47, currently being worked on by Danish development house IO Interactive. Eidos unveiled this new game at E3 last month, and we just got our hands on a preview build, which gave us a look at the game's training level and first mission.
In Hitman, you are a genetically engineered clone who has been created with the DNA of five crime bosses. This makes you genetically predisposed toward killing. In fact, the Hitman even looks like he's bred for that one purpose, and the barcode on the back of his head makes it clear that he's more machine than man. However, his skills won't develop unless you train him, so the game has an extensive training ground in which you can practice your craft. The training level will give you the chance to practice hand-to-hand combat on a dummy, take in some pistol or rifle practice at the gunnery range, and test your reflexes by walking through a shooting range with friendly and enemy "targets" popping up, which will force you to distinguish between friend and foe. There is also an obstacle course. In short, everything a biological killing machine could want is right there at your fingertips.
This skill development is critical, as there are a lot of different weapons in the game. There are pistols, knives, shotguns, automatic weapons of various types, and even trademark assassination weapons like piano wire and sniper rifles. For certain jobs, it'll even be necessary to rig up explosives or perhaps to booby-trap a car. Choosing the right weapon for a job is critical, because if the only way you'll be able to take out your target is through a window from across a wide street, you'll find that being stuck with just a pistol will make things quite difficult. You can purchase more weapons and items during the game, and you can use your money to purchase information, which will help you complete missions. The missions in Hitman will take place over several continents, giving you a variety of environments in which to immerse yourself. Throughout the game, you can feel the ethos of the hired gun: You are a trained killer who makes gunshots count, and then disappears.
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- Release: Nov 19, 2000 »
- ESRB: Mature
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