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 Hitman:
Contracts: Agent 47, the nameless, Jesus-loving,
bald-but-handsome, genetically bred to be the perfect
assassin is back in Hitman: Contracts. And how! He was
a cold-blooded executioner in Hitman: Codename 47; he
became a "born-again Christian" working as
a gardener in a small monastery in Sicily trying to
atone for his past sins in Hitman: Silent Assassin.
And now, literally at death's door, he flashes back,
between bouts of pain, to past missions in Hitman: Contracts.
This title uses missions of yore and some brand new
spectacular ones that will have you cooped up for days
in front of your PC. The new missions are certainly
diverse and in the usual Hitman mould. Welcome back
to some dark memories that will pull you deep into a
haze of opium dens, overdosed junkies, strippers and
lap dancers in desperate joints. It's a dark world out
there, populated by messed-up biker gangs, genuinely
sick people and deranged hunters. This is souped-up
noir, fantastic to say the least! In the first asylum
mission, a SWAT team is all set to storm the building
and put you out of action for good. You can either tackle
them headlong or exercise restraint by locating an alternative
means to escape. Subsequent missions (there are 12)
vary from an underground rave to gate-crashing a party
of hog-crazy bikers in Rotterdam and a smattering of
past missions. The graphics are top-notch with super
weather effects including rain, blizzard and haze. The
range of handguns, automatics, and sniper rifles is
impressive, though the way in which you kill people
is more important. Should you go in with guns blazing?
Or lace the bad man's borscht with laxative and then
shoot him in the head while he's on the can? Whatever
tactic you dream up, the simulation can handle it. The
enemy AI relies on sheer numbers rather than skill.
In expert mode, the enemy's numbers will overwhelm you,
but in normal mode you can pick a spot and just mow
them down with shocking accuracy thanks to the game's
unforgiving auto aim. The acclaimed Dutch composer Jesper
Kyd has put together a varied and high-quality musical
score that stays true to the style of past games. All
in all, Hitman: Contracts is a fair buy at Rs 999 from
Milestone Interactive.
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