Rockstar’s Red Dead Revolver, takes inspiration from classic Westerns such as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and The Wild. There’s some great atmosphere in this new shooter, and, for fans of the genre, it’s great to see a Western game with some care put into it. Unfortunately, much of the game lacks focus, and the experience suffers for it.

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Danish developer IO Interactive had created a memorable character with the original Hitman but it wasn’t until the sequel we saw the true excellence this game was hiding. Given that Hitman 2 was such a huge improvement on the original, it’s extremely disappointing that Hitman: Contracts is just basically the same game. It’s so close to being a copy, replete with everything that was good and everything that wasn’t so good about the 2002 game–only it’s now 2004, and overlooked flaws in 2002 are now more easily seen and less forgiving by players. Nevertheless, Hitman: Contracts still features some tense and exciting stealth action gameplay, as well as a good sense of style and some interesting, open-ended missions.

If:

I want a new Hitman action title

…better espionage gameplay

BUY IT

If:

I want

a solid resolution

RENT IT

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