#Hitman 3 review series

ItвЂ™s tricky to speak about these locations in too much detail without ruining the thrill of strolling through them and revealing massive new areas you had no idea existed, but these environments are truly some of the most memorable and remarkable maps IO has ever created вЂ“ from the intimidating verticality on display while perched on the outside of the highest skyscraper in the world to the rustic charm of Thornbridge Manor. The next stop is an Argentinian vineyard that reminded me of Blood MoneyвЂ™s excellent A Vintage Year map, only vastly bigger then the finale is a fabulous surprise unlike any Hitman mission to date, and one which I sincerely hope isnвЂ™t spoiled for you.

#Hitman 3 review series

From there itвЂ™s off to a massive German rave for a mission that oozes atmosphere and puts an interesting twist on hunting down your five targets amongst the throngs of sweaty, 24-hour party people, and then to Chongqing, China, where the glow of neon lights, the reflections in the soaked streets, and the trickle of rain down 47вЂ™s jacket combine for perhaps the most visually impressive mission of the series so far. The follow-up mission is a nod and a wink to ContractsвЂ™ Beldingford Manor map and takes 47 to a similarly massive UK country manor where one entertainingly ironic route to killing your target involves posing as a detective whoвЂ™s there to solve a murder on the property.

Things get off to a fairly stunning start, with 47 parachuting onto the worldвЂ™s tallest building in Dubai and infiltrating its opulent interior, but that high bar is maintained throughout. All six of Hitman 3вЂ™s beautiful and strikingly well-lit levels are amongst the strongest of the series, so much so that itвЂ™s hard to pick a standout favourite.

The true strength of Hitman 3, then, is found in its maps. The most notable new toy in Hitman 3 is a camera which can be used to hack or examine switches and items, which is handy but not really a game changer. The interface and controls have remained consistent in their stiffness, and the range of uses for your weapons and items arenвЂ™t drastically different, either. If youвЂ™ve bounced off Hitman before вЂ“ particularly in the last five years вЂ“ know that thereвЂ™s been no big reinvention of the bald blokeвЂ™s blueprint in Hitman 3. This final chapter of IOвЂ™s вЂWorld of AssassinationвЂ™ trilogy that began with 2016вЂ™s Hitman might be better thought of as an expansion than a sequel.