hitman 3 review roundup

If you have never heard about this long-running stealth-action game series or its bald-headed protagonist Agent 44, where have you been? Since it's birth during the PS2 era, the Hitman series has amassed a massive cult following even spawning two Hollywood movies. Now, the 3rd game in the Series is set to launch on all current consoles (even the Switch!), but does it live up to its legendary cult status? Here's the roundup: 

GAMESRADAR  (SCORE 4.5/5)
'​But even if the option was an unplayable mess there's still more than enough here to recommend Hitman 3 without it. This is a great end to the trilogy, with a satisfying conclusion made from enjoyable and endlessly entertaining levels. Well done 47.'

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IGN  (SCORE  9/10)
'Rich, rewarding, and highly replayable, Hitman 3 is a superb instalment of IO’s idiosyncratic but much-loved stealth series. The fundamentals haven’t changed since 2016 but its collection of outstanding maps makes for a refined, reliable, and robust curtain-closer to the current Hitman trilogy. Six maps may sound slim but each one is huge and designed to be played several times over – and even then it’s very unlikely you’ll have uncovered all of its creative and surprising assassination opportunities. There really isn’t a weak one in the bunch. This barcoded butcher has made a lot of appearances over the past 20 years, but Hitman 3 is definitely one of his best.'

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PC GAMER  (SCORE  9/10)
'Despite a couple of weaker levels, Hitman 3 is a sensational stealth game. Berlin, Chongqing, and Dartmoor represent the series at its best, which is a fine way to end the trilogy. And if you own the first two games you can—once Epic figures out how—access all of those levels here, with improved visuals and the ability to use the new game's gadgets and weapons in them. Do that, and this is easily one of the best games on PC. If this was a review of the trilogy as a whole, I'd stick a couple more points on the review score. But even on its own, Hitman 3 is a magnificent videogame and a perfect swansong for Agent 47.'

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GAMEINFORMER  (SCORE  9/10)
'Hitman 3 concludes a chapter in the greater Hitman story, but it doesn’t feel like an ending. There’s an  abundance of content and side activities on offer, and the trilogy as a whole is bound to be a long-term destination for would-be assassins. IO Interactive’s final act in the trilogy anticipates and rewards player experimentation, features meticulous level design, and has moments of ghoulish catharsis that makes me cackle aloud. My enthusiasm for it all is as indelible as the barcode tattooed on the back of Agent 47’s head.'

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GAMESPOT  (SCORE 9/10)
'What's good about Hitman--its level design and the creativity, experimentation, and exploration that affords--is great in Hitman 3. It closes out the trilogy by brilliantly playing off everything that came before it, making use of and then subverting expectations, and rewarding players for their willingness to master the complexity of both its individual levels and the series as a whole.'

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DESTRUCTOID  (VIDEO REVIEW)

Overall, Hitman 3 currently sits at a Metascore of 88 from 36 reviews (PC). Great overall score, and one that I hope finally propel this series into that élite status and popularity it always deserved. 

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