In May 2006, the Danish company IO Interactive presented another hitman game, known as Blood Money (“Blood Money”), to the attention of gamers. As in the previous installments, gamers are given the opportunity to play agent 47, a professional hitman, who remains the main character in stealth action. Innovations appeared in the game, which affected Hitman: Blood Money system requirements. Information about the plot of the game, its features and requirements for the PC operating system can be found in the article.
The main character
In the game Hitman: Blood Money, the player is given the opportunity to control the deadliest and elusive hired killer in history. The 47th is the final and most successful result of selection, serious and classified experiments in the field of cloning, carried out by scientists of the Agency. In the Blood Money game, a competing firm, Franchise, became interested in the bone marrow of Hitman. In order to get DNA and create an army of universal killer clones, Agent 47 began a hunt.
System requirements
Hitman: Blood Money, unlike previous versions, is a third-person hitman simulator. Now you can see not only the back of the head with a barcode, but also the face of the protagonist.
According to experts, not every computer will be able to support the mode of this game. For this reason, those planning to purchase the fourth part, it is advisable to know about the recommended system requirements of Hitman: Blood Money. The game was developed for Windows XP operating systems. It is desirable that the processor was a single-core Intel Pentium 4 with a frequency of 2.40 Hz or Athlon XP with 2.00 Hz. The amount of RAM should be 1 GB. Normal game play will be possible with a Ge Force 6800 nVidia graphics card or X800 ATI Radeon with 128 MB memory and DirectX9 graphics API.
About minimum PC OS requirements
Successfully install the fourth part of the “Hitman” will be able to those gamers whose computers meet at least the minimum system requirements. Hitman: Blood Money is also available for download on the Windows 2000 operating system with Intel Pentium 4 (1.50 Hz) or Athlon XP (1.800 Hz) processors. The amount of RAM should be at least 512 MB. It is desirable that the PC used video cards Ge Force FX 5600 nVidia or the X9500 ATI Radeon with 64 MB RAM. For minimum requirements, a DirectX9 graphics API is also required.
About innovations
In an effort to make the Hitman: Bloody Money game more exciting, the developers added innovations to the gameplay. Agent 47 can now use pipes and other elevations to approach the target, in addition to stairs. Melee weapons are now used not only for strikes, but also for throwing. To eliminate the goal itself, the guard or another person, it is not necessary to come close to it. Now it can be done from a short distance. The bodies of the slain are easy to hide.
If necessary, the clone uses people as a human shield. It is possible to carry out liquidations simulating accidents. To do this, it is enough to render gas stove or barbecue unusable. Goals in the game collide with balconies, steps, windows. You can drop something heavy on an object.
Explosives appeared in the game, which can be placed in various objects and syringes with poisons and sleeping pills. Drugs are now being introduced into food, glasses and bottles. Passing the game became a little more difficult, as the developers of the stealth action introduced video surveillance. In case the camcorder captures the clone, it is better to steal the tape after completing the task. At the end of each mission, newspaper clippings appear describing the incident. Despite the fact that the range of weapons is not too large, each rifle unit can be improved upon request by purchasing a laser or collimator sight, ammunition, devices for silent shooting, laser target designator, etc.
Graphic arts
In "Blood Money" by Danish developers used a modified engine Glacier engine. Characters have much improved animation. We managed to increase the detail level by adding the bump mapping method.
According to experts, post-filters were previously used in the previous part - in Hitman: Contracts. The graphics of the third part, judging by the reviews, look much more colorful and spectacular than in the first two (Codename 47 and Silent Assasin).