Hitman: Absolution

Digital TrendsRyan Fleming

“The Hitman series returns, and it was worth the wait”

Capsule ComputersJack Joly

9/10

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Worth PlayingBrian Dumlao

8.5/10

Hitman: Absolution follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted — and now hunted by the police — he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world.

Pure NintendoKaelyn Daugherty

8/10

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Push SquareGreg Giddens

8/10

With a six year absence since Agent 47's last outing, it's not surprising to see that everybody's favourite murderer has gone through a few changes. And while series purists may lament the days of yore, Hitman: Absolution still steals the show with its unique stealth elements, freedom, and deadly satisfaction.

Attack of the FanboyAOTF Staff

Hitman: Absolution constantly flip-flops from being awesome to bad in the blink of an eye. It never consistently amazes, nor constantly disappoints. We wished it was more at times, and thought it nearly perfect at others.

Game RantRob Keyes

8/10

Throughout the game's meaty campaign players will find themselves occasionally falling into the age-old stealth game problem of grinding down predictable AI, but the level designs, creative and unique story-driven assassination set pieces and solid gameplay help Hitman: Absolution stand as one of the most fun and rewarding stealth games available. A contender for best in the series, Hitman: Absolution requires patience, tactics and a cool head and if at first, you don't succeed, try, try again. Even if you do succeed, try again to do it better.

StuffStuffTV

Six years is a lifetime in gaming, and when we last whipped out Agent 47’s fibre wire Uncharted was but a glint in Sony’s eye. So while Hitman: Absolution hopes to revive fond memories by putting us back in the shoes of the chrome-domed master assassin, it also tries to move with the times – adding more story, more gunfights and a wee dose of x-ray vision. The question is, can the series keep up with the Joneses without sacrificing its stealthy appeal?

Playstation UniverseAdam Dolge

8/10

A fun approach to the assassin genre that gives players plenty of options to progress through levels, dodge the police, and eliminate targets.

Impulse GamerBoouya

Hitman Absolution, originally released back in 2012, has finally found its way onto the Nintendo Switch through Feral Interactive. If you’re a fan of the

VideogamerAndrew Kirkcaldy

5/10

The problem with Absolution is that its new custodians from the Kane and Lynch team seem to have fundamentally misunderstood what made Hitman great.

GameWatcherJoe Robinson

0/10

So, Hitman: Absolution then. IO would maintain until the day they die at the hands of a hitman that it’s a game full of choices. On one level that’s true, but if some choices are really choices that no sane person (or someone wanting to do things ‘properly’) then is it really a choice? This game has its share of interesting and mundane sections, and whilst it does a few key set-pieces quite brilliantly, on a whole it’s a fairly underwhelming experience. It’s hard to really give a ...