<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-definition	O
ports	O
of	O
Blood	O
Money	O
and	O
two	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
and	O
Contracts	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2013	O
as	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
4K	B-Architecture
remastered	O
ports	O
of	O
both	O
Blood	O
Money	O
and	O
Absolution	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2019	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Enhanced	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
control	O
series	O
protagonist	O
Agent	O
47	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
assigned	O
various	O
targets	O
to	O
assassinate	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
journalist	O
Rick	O
Henderson	O
visits	O
the	O
estate	O
of	O
former	O
FBI	O
Director	O
Alexander	O
Leland	O
"	O
Jack	O
"	O
Cayne	O
,	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
interviewing	O
him	O
over	O
an	O
attack	O
at	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
or	O
his	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Cayne	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
interview	O
was	O
merely	O
a	O
ruse	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Rick	O
was	O
invited	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
the	O
details	O
concerning	O
a	O
far	O
greater	O
story	O
-	O
the	O
full	O
details	O
on	O
cloned	O
hitman	B-Application
Agent	O
47	O
,	O
a	O
contract	O
killer	O
for	O
the	O
International	O
Contract	O
Agency	O
(	O
ICA	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
global	O
organisation	O
involved	O
in	O
assassinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
documents	O
reveal	O
that	O
after	O
47	O
had	O
committed	O
an	O
assassination	O
against	O
a	O
bankrupt	O
amusement	O
park	O
owner	O
in	O
Baltimore	O
,	O
Maryland	O
,	O
he	O
went	O
abroad	O
to	O
conduct	O
jobs	O
in	O
Chile	O
and	O
France	O
,	O
assigned	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
his	O
handler	O
Diana	B-Application
Burnwood	I-Application
,	O
before	O
taking	O
on	O
several	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cayne	O
eventually	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
talk	O
about	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
attack	O
,	O
claiming	O
47	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
chaos	O
that	O
occurred	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
brought	O
down	O
by	O
his	O
handler	O
as	O
the	O
law	O
closed	O
in	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
scheduled	O
release	O
for	O
spring	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
Money	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
26	O
May	O
2006	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
PAL	O
territories	O
,	O
and	O
30	O
May	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Blood	O
Money	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
also	O
including	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	O
Money	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
another	O
compilation	O
,	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Enhanced	O
Collection	O
,	O
with	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
remastered	O
with	O
updated	O
visuals	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Jesper	O
Kyd	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
May	O
2006	O
by	O
Sumthing	O
Else	O
and	O
Eidos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
Score	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
MTV	O
Video	O
Music	O
Awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year-Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
music	O
includes	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
Franz	O
Schubert	O
's	O
"	O
Ave	O
Maria	O
"	O
sung	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Perret	O
of	O
the	O
Zurich	O
Boys	O
 '	O
Choir	O
,	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
"	O
Tomorrow	O
Never	O
Dies	O
"	O
by	O
Swan	O
Lee	O
,	O
"	O
White	O
Noise	O
"	O
by	O
The	O
Vacation	O
,	O
"	O
Slasher	O
"	O
by	O
Institute	O
For	O
The	O
Criminally	O
Insane	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Bach	O
's	O
Cello	B-Application
Suite	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
caption	O
above	O
the	O
picture	O
read	O
,	O
"	O
Beautifully	O
Executed	O
...	O
"	O
Other	O
ads	O
were	O
"	O
Classically	O
Executed	O
"	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
cellist	B-Application
who	O
has	O
been	O
executed	O
with	O
a	O
garrote	O
,	O
"	O
Coldly	O
Executed	O
"	O
which	O
showed	O
a	O
body	O
in	O
a	O
freezer	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Shockingly	O
Executed	O
"	O
which	O
depicted	O
a	O
woman	O
electrocuted	O
in	O
a	O
bath	O
by	O
a	O
toaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrary	O
to	O
this	O
praise	O
,	O
TeamXbox	O
criticized	O
Blood	O
Money	O
for	O
offering	O
no	O
innovations	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
