<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
is	O
a	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
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Agent	O
47	O
,	O
a	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
human	O
clone	B-Application
who	O
is	O
rigorously	O
trained	O
in	O
methods	O
of	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
unique	O
approach	O
to	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
,	O
considered	O
revolutionary	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
difficulty	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
from	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
control	O
setup	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
as	O
47	O
's	O
movements	O
are	O
restricted	O
to	O
turning	O
,	O
strafing	O
and	O
moving	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
47	O
has	O
joined	O
the	O
International	O
Contract	O
Agency	O
(	O
ICA	O
)	O
-	O
a	O
global	O
organization	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
performing	O
assassinations	O
for	O
various	O
clients	O
-	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
assigned	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
"	O
Agent	O
47	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
handler	O
,	O
Diana	B-Application
Burnwood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
47	O
completes	O
contracts	O
that	O
see	O
him	O
killing	O
Triad	O
crime	O
boss	O
Lee	O
Hong	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
after	O
weakening	O
his	O
position	O
by	O
provoking	O
a	O
gang	O
war	O
;	O
cocaine	B-Application
trafficker	O
Pablo	O
Belisario	O
Ochoa	O
in	O
Colombia	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
staged	O
drug	O
raid	O
;	O
Austrian	O
mercenary	O
Frantz	O
Fuchs	O
in	O
Budapest	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
detonate	O
a	O
bomb	O
during	O
an	O
international	O
conference	O
;	O
and	O
gunrunner	O
Arkadij	O
Jegorov	O
in	O
Rotterdam	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
paranoid	O
about	O
the	O
imminent	O
arrival	O
of	O
47	O
and	O
had	O
activated	O
a	O
nuclear	O
warhead	O
on	O
his	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Romanian	O
special	O
forces	O
raid	O
the	O
building	O
,	O
47	O
eliminates	O
the	O
target	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
recognizes	O
as	O
Ort-Meyer	O
'	O
s	O
assistant	O
,	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
his	O
existence	O
:	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
a	O
cloning	B-Application
experiment	O
that	O
combined	O
the	O
DNA	O
of	O
Ort-Meyer	O
,	O
Hong	O
,	O
Ochoa	O
,	O
Fuchs	O
,	O
and	O
Jegorov	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
perfect	O
assassin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Danish	O
developer	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
conceptualised	O
a	O
fantasy	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
entitled	O
Rex	O
Dominus	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Danish	O
film	O
studio	O
Nordisk	O
Film	O
,	O
which	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
was	O
partnered	O
with	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
asked	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
cease	O
production	O
on	O
Rex	O
Dominus	O
and	O
"	O
test	O
 [ themselves ] 	O
 "	O
by	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
simple	O
shooter	O
"	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
for	O
a	O
run-and-gun	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
took	O
less	O
time	O
to	O
develop	O
compared	O
to	O
an	O
MMO	O
,	O
drawing	O
inspiration	O
from	O
John	O
Woo	O
films	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hard	O
Boiled	O
and	O
The	O
Killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
turned	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PCs	B-Device
)	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
acquire	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
for	O
consoles	B-Device
,	O
and	O
had	O
also	O
found	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
steady	O
increase	O
of	O
PCs	B-Device
 '	O
3D	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Glacier	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
fit	O
their	O
needs	O
;	O
co-founder	O
Andersen	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Since	O
killing	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
special	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Standard	O
'	O
death	O
animations	O
 '	O
just	O
looked	O
too	O
static	O
so	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
coders	O
tried	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
they	O
could	O
use	O
real-time	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
kinematics	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
falling	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
physics	O
system	O
caught	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
British	O
publisher	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
staff	O
member	O
Jonas	O
Eneroth	O
,	O
who	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
could	O
greatly	O
benefit	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
heavily	O
exposed	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
stealth	O
game	O
mechanics	O
he	O
wished	O
to	O
see	O
in	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
subsequently	O
return	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
sequels	O
to	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
:	O
Silent	B-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
Contracts	O
,	O
and	O
Blood	B-Application
Money	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
that	O
Hitman	B-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
sales	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
