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Genre: Action
System(s): PC
ESRB: Unknown
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Hitman: Blood Money is the fourth game of the Hitman video game series. The PC demo was released on May 22, 2006. The game was released on May 26th, 2006 in Europe and on May 30th in the US. Hitman: Blood Money centres around assassinations carried out by Agent 47, as narrated in cutscenes by the former director of the FBI to a journalist invited to his home.
Many new features were introduced to Hitman: Blood Money. These include the capability to climb through more obstacles, improved character animations, a new game engine and the ability to upgrade weapons.
A brand new gameplay feature to the Hitman series was also added, the 'notoriety' system. If the player, during a mission, kills innocents or civilians, gets caught on CCTV or witnesses see the murder, Agent 47's notoriety will be negatively affected. Conversely, if the player executes the mission perfectly with none of the aforementioned events occuring, his notoriety will be minimal. The higher Agent 47's notoriety is, the easier it will be for NPCs to identify Agent 47. Additionally, bribing is possible with the funds the player has procured from the missions.
When each mission has been completed, a newspaper article is displayed regarding the hit, in which the content varies depending on the investigation results and the player's notoriety. Sketch drawings are also sometimes visible of Agent 47's face, albeit very obscure if the notoriety level is minimal. The article's title relates to the player's mission rating, whether it is "mass murderer", "hired killer", "contract killer", "specialist", "professional", or the coveted "silent assassin".
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