Hitman: Blood Money (PC Games, 2006)

This is the official sequel we have all been waiting for. If you have been following the Hitman series since the very first game, then you are in for a treat because this is the very first game in the series to sport a brand new "next-gen" look. The graphics are oozing with quality and although you may need a slightly higher-end card to get all the eye candy, it can still run on lower settings.

The most memorable complaint from the previous Hitman, (Hitman: Contracts) was how the gameplay seemed similar to that in Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and some of the old missions from the very first game were being re-used. Not impressive. Hitman: Blood Money not only has plenty of original new missions but the gameplay has been upgraded. Agent 47 does not appear to be skating anymore while he is running, bullet wounds appear on him, and he has some cool new melee attacks.

Although the ragdoll system is still about the same, i.e. shooting a guard at point blank range with a shotgun will make him fly 10 feet in the air, it stills fairs pretty nicely. Overall, this game is not too short or too long, it's just right and until the next Hitman game comes out, this one lives up to its hype.