Hitman: Blood Money

"The Hitman series fits in its own place on the third-person action game spectrum. On one side you have stealth games like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid, while the other is filled with stuff like Resident Evil 4 and typical third-person shooters. Hitman is everywhere and nowhere in particular, because the flexibility of its gameplay caters to fans of either side of the spectrum."

"While the underlying stealth action is mostly unchanged from the previous Hitman games, a diverse sequence of imaginative scenarios gives Blood Money its own fair share of violent thrills."

"From a gameplay stance, there are enough changes, enhancements, and additions to Blood Money to warrant a try from fence-sitters. There is a little more accessibility on all fronts, controls, AI behavior, and combat. The level design is consistently good, and each new level requires a smart, logical approach to beat it. Plus, the replay value is high, given the numerous ways each level can be beat. Character control is still a little stiff and you'll always find that in order to beat each level, trial and error methods are the order of the day. The additions, however, don't fundamentally alter the core experience, which still plays on a very good, but very familiar level."