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Jay520 on 24 October 2012

World's first Hitman: Absolution Xbox 360 review - 9/10 in the new OXM

Tucked within the meaty folds of OXM issue 92 you'll find the world's first review of Hitman: Absolution on Xbox 360 - a triumph of stealth and sandbox design that retains "everything that fans have ever loved about the series", but delivers those features with "beguiling flexibility". There is a big, reassuring number at the end of that review, and that number is exactly one point less than 10. Sweet.

Wannabe balding killer Matt praised the game as "slick, thrilling and well paced with jet-black humour", singling out its user-driven Contracts feature and diversity of mission types. "Absolution genuinely makes you feel like the most dangerous man in the world," he observes at one point. We haven't dared turn our backs on him since the copy went to press.

There's plenty more in issue 92, which hits the slopes on Friday 26th October (subscribers are getting their copies now). Among other masterstrokes of sofa-based journalism, you'll read coverage of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Lost Planet 3 and Sacred 3 alongside deep-delving guides to Black Ops 2 and Halo 4. Don't miss, and stay pumped for the release of Hitman: Absolution itself on 20th November.
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This is going to be Game of The Generation!


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Jay520 on 24 October 2012

OP is updated with scans of the OPM review!



GameAnalyser on 24 October 2012

when's metacritic sending in their score? IGN as well? I would rely on those scores.



Kantor on 24 October 2012

With the demise of Splinter Cell as a stealth series, it's up to Hitman and MGS to keep the genre alive. It's good to see that they're both doing a great job of it.



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chris212223 on 24 October 2012

Argghhh so many games i wanna buy! Hoping for sale of this on black friday.



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selnor on 25 October 2012
Kantor said:
With the demise of Splinter Cell as a stealth series, it's up to Hitman and MGS to keep the genre alive. It's good to see that they're both doing a great job of it.


MGS4 was the biggest disappointment I played this generation.

As for Conviction I loved it. Hitman also was brilliant last time out. 

Really looking forward to the new Splinter Cell. 



zarx on 25 October 2012

Am I the only one really creeped out by this?

he has giant ass head and hands



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mantlepiecek on 25 October 2012
selnor said:
Kantor said:
With the demise of Splinter Cell as a stealth series, it's up to Hitman and MGS to keep the genre alive. It's good to see that they're both doing a great job of it.


MGS4 was the biggest disappointment I played this generation.

As for Conviction I loved it. Hitman also was brilliant last time out. 

Really looking forward to the new Splinter Cell.

That is the most absurd opinion ever. MGS 4 more disappointing than conviction, no way. Conviction was the greatest joke of a stealth game, whereas MGS 4 had plenty of stealth elements + story as well which can be a disappointment only if compared to it's predecessors.



Kantor on 25 October 2012
selnor said:
Kantor said:
With the demise of Splinter Cell as a stealth series, it's up to Hitman and MGS to keep the genre alive. It's good to see that they're both doing a great job of it.


MGS4 was the biggest disappointment I played this generation.

As for Conviction I loved it. Hitman also was brilliant last time out. 

Really looking forward to the new Splinter Cell. 

That's interesting, I feel exactly the opposite.

I loved MGS4, though the stealth did get a little bit simplistic towards the end with the whole "you're invisible!" thing whenever you lie on the ground. But I thought Conviction was a complete betrayal of the series, and Chaos Theory was one of my favourite games of all time. I even enjoyed Double Agent, which most people seem to dislike intensely, because it was still the same style of game, at least.

Blood Money was absolutely fantastic, even though it wasn't terribly deep, so I have very high hopes for Absolution.



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Kantor on 25 October 2012
zarx said:

Am I the only one really creeped out by this?

he has giant ass head and hands

Well he needs the giant head for his enormous brain, the giant hands to hold that enormously oversized Silverballer, and the giant ass for... never mind.



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