


No grand scheme is played out, no conspiracies are unearthed nor mysteries revealed just a bunch of disgusting people without respect for human life being murdered one after another by another largely amoral (but not necessarily evil) guy in a nice suit. The acquisition of Victoria by 47 and his continued protection of her in defiance of the Agency makes up the basis of Absolution‘s plot, which winds up being a surprisingly straightforward affair. In the prologue of Hitman: Absolution, the Agency is closing in on Burnwood and has dispatched 47 to eliminate her and recover the asset.

Exposing the Agency and cutting its lines of communication as a distraction, she has gone into hiding with a valuable Agency asset, a young girl named Victoria. MSRP: $49.99 (PC) / $59.99 (PS3, Xbox 360)Īgent 47’s former handler at the International Contract Agency, Diana Burnwood, has gone rogue. Is Absolution the best Hitman yet? Maybe not, but it’s definitely a contender. With a powerful engine under the hood (in the form of Glacier2), the baldest assassin of all-time is stepping out with a taut, exciting adventure that doesn’t skimp on its depth of exploration. Six years seems like a long time to have to wait for a new Hitman installment, but I/O Interactive certainly kept themselves busy during that time.
