Well Balanced Difficulty
It has to be noted that Hitman: Blood Money is not an easy game and there is quite a bit of trial and error involved. If you want to play it stealthily, it will probably take you a good 4-5 runs before you know the level well enough to actually finish it. Running and gunning is also rather difficult because there aren’t really any health pickups and enemies will swarm you and kill you right quick. The benefit of playing Rambo, though, is that there is a finite number of guards in each level, so once they are all dead you can waltz around like you own the place.The interesting thing about the difficulty in Blood Money is that it actually makes you want to keep playing rather than frustrating you and turning you away. Once you make it through a level once and figure things out things get much easier so going back through it and trying different techniques is very, very fun. This is a game that gets better each and every time you play it which is something you can’t say about most games. Most of the time you play through a game once and that is it, but Blood Money has so much variety and every aspect is so well put together that you will want to play each level many, many times. High replay value is always a good thing.
Graphics and Sound
The sound is also very good. The voice actors for the main characters did a great job and the sound effects are all just what you would expect. I have to add that the music in the game is absolutely phenomenal and the soundtrack is easily the best part of the audio here.
Bottom Line
Hitman: Blood Money is a great game that will be worth a purchase for most people. It can be frustrating at first, but once you get into the game it is absolutely addictive and actually gets better each and every time you play it. Don’t let an initial negative first impression (I’ll tell you right now you’re going to die a lot) sour you on it because this is a great game once you figure everything out. I have to admit I’m not usually a fan of stealth or other slow paced games, but I had a blast with Blood Money which should tell you a lot. The only really negative thing I can think of about Blood Money is that there is no multiplayer, but the sheer variety in the single player game does a good job of making up for it. The replay value here is astronomical. Hitman: Blood Money is a great game that I highly recommend for a purchase. Maybe rent it first if you haven’t been a big Hitman fan in the past, but I think that once you spend some time with it you’ll find it is worth owning.
