Hitman: Blood Money is a stealth video game developed by the Danish IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the fourth installment in the Hitman game series. It was released on May 26, 2006 in Europe, May 30, 2006 in North America, and August 30, 2007 in Japan. The renewed version was released on January 29, 2013 in North America, January 31, 2013 in Australia, and February 1, 2013 in Europe.
The story follows the life of professional hitman, Agent 47, as narrated in cutscenes by a former Director of the FBI to a journalist who is interviewing him. The wheelchair-bound ex-director recounts how his agency tracked 47 over a two-year period. The game also marks 47's arrival to the United States. The game was a commercial success, selling more than 2.1 million copies. It is the last game in the series to feature composer Jesper Kyd. The sequel, Hitman: Absolution, was released on November 20, 2012 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It was then released in Japan on January 24, 2013. Then it was later released for Mac OS X on May 15, 2014. |