Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal

This plays incredibly smoothly to on devices. The controls were laid out very thoughtfully. The newly added modern features like instinct mode and a minimap work seamlessly and are great for letting new plays get adjusted to this game. However I have few minor gripes. One of the most irritating being the reload weapon ui cannot be disabled, which is a bright yellow box that flashes near the center of the screen. The simplified controls means that human shields are not as robust as the original versions of this game. When a person is running away it’s nearly impossible for the tap to take human shield to register, leading to frustration. (It’s also finicky for a kill with a fibre wire from behind to register.) Also when a human shield is taken the feature to push the person has been completely removed. This is an absolute shame and this feature has been missed by me. It’s useful to allow the player to bring a human shield close to a ledge so they can be pushed off. But as of now the only option the game gives you is to knock the person out. But all in all, this game is a masterpiece and this modern port has been done very well.

One of my favorites from my childhood and it’s still super fun. The controls with touchscreen are just okay. One big issue though. . . The game does crash on me pretty often. I have the iphone 14 Pro with the latest IOS update too. Luckily the missions aren’t too long and I find fun in just finding different ways to complete each mission. So it hasn’t ruined my experience completely. But it would be nice for players to not have to experience this at all.

Feral is my favorite developer, I pre-order everything they make and they’re the best games in the App Store. Unfortunately, Hitman just wasn’t ready for release. When it works, it’s a blast, but there are some fatal bugs in it. First, when you press the button to attack with the wire, it only works about 25% of the time. Most of the time, I carefully stall my target, get behind him, the fist button turns to the wire attack, and I press it.. and my character just crouches. I let the button go, he gets back up, I press it again, he crouches again. By this time, my target knows I’m there, so I have to resort to the pistol. The second, much more serious problem is that you cannot complete the first mission. I kill my target, and the screw says “get outside.” So I get outside, nothing. I wander around outside, it still says “get outside.” I get back to the boat, it still says “get outside.” I’ve gone all over the amusement park and the pier, and all it tells me is “get outside.” So, the first mission was fun, but that’s all there is. Hopefully, Feral will fix this soon. As for now, Hitman just wasn’t ready for release.