You enter a level with an objective-generally, to off a mission-critical hooligan-and you can accomplish it in any number of ways. This sequel embraces the mechanics of previous Hitman games in the ways that matter most. Other events and characterizations are more successful, often because they're steeped in dark humor-such as a hysterically memorable moment involving you, a food delivery man, and an elevator. In such cases, you get the sense that the game is trying too hard to be edgy. Elsewhere, you encounter a team of assassins called The Saints: women dressed as sexy nuns for no obvious reason other than, well, that's just what they do. The crudeness can become overbearing one target's dying observations are so crass that it's hard to imagine that even the most dirty-minded players would snicker at them. Every rank word that oozes out of this snake charmer's mouth is pure poison, though the human stains that assist him strive to outdo his obnoxiousness at every turn. The primary villain is a snarling crime lord with a big cowboy hat and a down-home drawl named Blake Dexter. Her last wish as you watch her perish by your own hand: that you protect a girl named Victoria and, in turn, be branded as a traitor. You may even find 47's initial actions hard to witness: his first contract is to assassinate his former handler at The Agency, Diana Burnwood, who has apparently gone rogue. The best missions immerse you in Hitman: Absolution's twisted look at Americana and are teeming with contemptible characters drawn from the bottom of the cultural barrel. More intriguingly, it fills its world with such disgusting wastes of space that you're happy to lodge bullets in their heads. Now Playing: Hitman: Absolution - Video Review Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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