<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2004	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
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
incorporating	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
into	O
missions	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
remastered	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
darker	O
tone	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
significant	O
improvements	O
and	O
the	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-definition	O
ports	O
of	O
Contracts	O
,	O
Silent	O
Assassin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
Blood	B-Application
Money	I-Application
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>
In	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Agent	O
47	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
various	O
locations	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
to	O
assassinate	O
specific	O
targets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contracts	O
continues	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
context	B-Application
sensitive	I-Application
actions	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
one	O
button	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
multiple	O
situations	O
for	O
multiple	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
near	O
a	O
door	O
,	O
the	O
context	B-Application
sensitive	I-Application
button	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perform	O
door-relevant	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
keyhole-peeking	O
,	O
lock	O
picking	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
allowed	O
,	O
simply	O
opening	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
context	B-Application
sensitive	I-Application
button	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Suspicion	O
Meter	O
"	O
returns	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
this	O
meter	O
informs	O
players	O
of	O
how	O
close	O
they	O
are	O
to	O
blowing	O
their	O
respective	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remembers	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
taken	O
out	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
targets	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
sent	O
to	O
eliminate	O
(	O
an	O
event	O
later	O
addressed	O
in	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
)	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
child	O
prostitution	O
ring	O
in	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boarding	O
a	O
plane	O
that	O
is	O
leaving	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
47	O
is	O
reunited	O
with	O
his	O
handler	O
Diana	B-Application
Burnwood	I-Application
,	O
who	O
confirms	O
his	O
suspicion	O
that	O
someone	O
knew	O
about	O
the	O
contract	O
and	O
warns	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
ICA	O
is	O
being	O
targeted	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
was	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
pressure	O
from	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
's	O
then	O
publisher	O
,	O
Eidos	O
,	O
IOI	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
teams	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
being	O
a	O
smaller	O
game	O
containing	O
remastered	O
levels	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
tight	O
schedule	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jesper	O
Kyd	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
2	O
was	O
an	O
epic	O
story	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
spanned	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
darker	O
,	O
psychological	O
small	O
stories	O
mixed	O
together	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
score	O
follows	O
the	O
darker	O
aspect	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
and	O
his	O
career.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
liked	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
are	O
featured	O
here	O
with	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
he	O
did	O
feel	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
cheap	O
move.	O
"	O
</s>
