Soundtrack By Jesper Kyd



Jesper Kyd's in-depth understanding of the character, storyline and history with the Hitman series has allowed the music to develop and mature in accordance with the latest challenges and exploits of Agent 47. His powerful blend of ambient, electronic and classical orchestrations enhances the emotional and dramatic impact of each production.

Building on the previous accomplishments, Jesper Kyd delivers a dynamic live orchestral score for Hitman: Blood Money, recorded with the 150-member Budapest Symphony Orchestra and Hungarian Radio Choir. In addition to composing and producing the choral and orchestral score, Kyd penned several acoustic and electronica-fused music tracks for the latest Hitman soundtrack. In short, the music style for Hitman: Blood Money is epic orchestral, electronic and a fusion of both.

TRACK 01 - Download (6.1 MB)

TRACK 02 - Download (2.1 MB)

TRACK 03 - Download (1.7 MB)


This message was edited by Poached_Egg on Jan 04 2006.

Hitman Online Ranking System Announced

November 21, 2005 - Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, has today announced the Hitman Online Ranking System for the new HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY title.

By placing the ranking system online players now have the opportunity to truly compare and compete against both friends and adversaries on a regional and worldwide stage. Players online will be ranked in a number of different and continually evolving levels. So whether you enjoy taking a more tactical, silent approach like a professional assassin or whether you buy in to the less subtle but equally effective shooter style, your proficiency at eliminating the target can always be assessed in some way.

There will be very many different categories; so far, players who are the Highest Paid, Most Wanted, Fastest, Most Accurate, Create the Most Accidents and of course are simply the Best Hitman will be honored.

League tables will be displayed in game and all players will be rewarded for competing online with a search to find the world's best Hitman. The competition will run for console players only and will commence once the game has launched with a grand prize, to be revealed nearer launch.

HITMAN: BLOOD MONEY is the fourth installment in the popular franchise and takes killing for money to a whole new level. Using new gaming technology and functionality it delivers an experience that is the closest gamers will ever have come to the real world of the assassin.

Will it be on ps3 cos thats supposed to be released around the same time.

Nah it's definitely going to be a PS2 job since they've been developing it for so long.
Hitman on PS3 though, there's something to look forward to!

Game info

Storyline

Hitman's back, drawing you closer than ever into his deadly world where staying anonymous, being smart and totally ruthless are the key to a perfect execution. Lucrative contracts on the rich and powerful in high profile locations, make killing for money good business. But when a rival agency enters the scene it's war and only the best man will be left standing.

Features

Earn payment for the successful assassination of targets, the more professional your approach, the higher the reward.

Play stealthily like a professional assassin or take out everyone in your path, but don't expect to escape the consequences if you leave a trail of evidence behind you. Your notoriety will affect your passage through the game.

Use the funds you accumulate to purchase custom built weapon parts, to increase precision and effectiveness and reflect your preferred playing style.

The world of the assassin has never been so interactive or looked so good. Living, breathing locations based upon real word environments and scenarios create a multitude of assassination possibilities, potential challenges and re-playable scenarios. Whilst never before seen levels of detail; including next-generation technical effects add even more realism to the game.

Use the environment to your advantage, climb, scale and vault through your surroundings, to hunt down and eliminate your targets.

New reactionary moves allow you to respond to the situations at hand - use hand to hand combat, distraction, hostages and many new assassination New reactionary moves allow you to respond to the situations at hand - use hand to hand combat, distraction, hostages and many new assassination techniques to reach and take down your targets

Realistic world simulation, with intelligent civilians and hostiles, observe and react to your behavior and respond to your notoriety.

Fully dynamic camera, featuring 1st and 3rd person modes.

Notoriety System

As with any hitman, retaining your anonymity is incredibly important - it becomes impossible to work if you are recognisable. Players will now be given the opportunity to 'clean up' after any botched hits. For instance, CCTV tapes can be removed from the scene, further evidence such as bodies, can be hidden in objects such as freezers, crates, garbage bins and laundry trolleys to prevent guards raising the alarm. The player should also consider the best way to get rid of any witnesses.

Should the player not take all necessary precautions to protect their identity, then they will find their Notoriety increasing. Newspaper articles reporting on the assassination will reveal more and more information about their identity as Hitman and produce a clearer photo fit image, to the point where guards and other NPC's will begin to react to them.

When is the game coming out?

I cleaned all the chatter out of the thread, let's try to keep it to information mainly. Thanks.

The game is scheduled to be released on May 30th simultaneously for the Xbox, PS2, and PC.