Excerpt: "It is quite refreshing to see someone doing something new and exciting with Pre-Order incentives. And that someone is IO Interactive. In this, by pre-ordering Hitman: Absolution on Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 (not PC), you can get a token to download essentially a demo that is a standalone mission and not part of the full game. From here you are tasked with completing an assassination mission without alerting the enemies and must eliminate all guards plus the target. In the end, you get graded and ranked on Friend, Nation, and Global leaderboards."
When Hitman 3 recently changed its name to Hitman World of Assassination, fans had no idea how meaningful the moment was. On the outside it looked like a simple thing: Hitman 3 would now be known by this name and include levels from Hitman 2 and 3 - the trilogy would all be in one place. But on the inside, at IO Interactive, much more was going on.
You mean destroyed it with this tethered single-player campaign BS... And only the first few levels of the third modern game were on the disc! I'll never support this crap at any price-point! They've lost me as a customer.
The last 10 years of Hitman have been full of highs and lows. And David Bateson and Jane Perry have been there with the series through this eventful decade.
Hitman is, and has been, a remarkable series developed by some of the best. Some are better than others, but every Hitman is challenging and fun.
Sure, there have been some stumbles and fumbles, but always in pursuit of the perfect Hitman game. The most recent trilogy is a masterclass in level design.
Hitman: Absolution: 72H for FREE. There's no gimmick here, just CLAIM IT and it's yours forever
