<s>
Hitman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
episodically	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
from	O
March	O
to	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
six	O
episodes	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
large	O
,	O
open-ended	O
sandboxes	O
that	O
Agent	O
47	O
can	O
freely	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Montréal	O
studio	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
returned	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
following	O
the	O
under-performance	O
of	O
Absolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
with	O
action	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
refined	O
the	O
simulation	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
episodic	O
release	O
format	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
replayability	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
always-online	O
requirement	O
and	O
excessive	O
handholding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
management	O
buyout	O
,	O
IO	O
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
partnered	O
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
was	O
concluded	O
with	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
genetically	O
enhanced	O
assassin	O
called	O
Agent	O
47	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
as	O
he	O
carries	O
out	O
assassinations	O
of	O
various	O
targets	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
freedom	O
in	O
their	O
approach	O
to	O
their	O
assassinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
of	O
NPCs	O
has	O
several	O
alert	O
phases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	O
Interactive	O
introduced	O
a	O
"	O
live	O
component	O
"	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
;	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
regularly	O
delivered	O
in	O
downloadable	O
form	O
,	O
includes	O
time-limited	O
missions	O
called	O
"	O
Elusive	O
Targets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolutions	I-Application
Online	O
Contracts	O
mode	O
also	O
returns	O
in	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
assign	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
NPCs	O
as	O
assassination	O
targets	O
,	O
set	O
requirements	O
for	O
their	O
killings	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
contracts	O
with	O
and	O
compete	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
handler	O
,	O
Diana	B-Application
Burnwood	I-Application
,	O
the	O
initiate	O
passes	O
a	O
final	O
test	O
that	O
Soders	O
had	O
rigged	O
against	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
tells	O
Diana	O
to	O
call	O
him	O
"	O
47	O
"	O
and	O
leaves	O
to	O
await	O
further	O
instructions	O
;	O
this	O
prologue	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
47	O
assassinates	O
Soders	O
and	O
his	O
Providence	O
liaison	O
,	O
yakuza	B-Application
associate	O
and	O
fixer	O
Yuki	O
Yamazaki	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
hospital	O
in	O
Hokkaido	O
,	O
where	O
Soders	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
receive	O
needed	O
medical	O
treatment	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
all	O
active	O
ICA	O
operatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danish	O
company	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
developed	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
mainline	O
Hitman	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
publisher	O
and	O
IO	O
's	O
owner	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
established	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
named	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
Hitman	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
cutbacks	O
and	O
layoffs	O
at	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
,	O
other	O
projects	O
were	O
stopped	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
smartphone	O
and	O
tablet	O
versions	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
at	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
only	O
worked	O
on	O
Absolution	O
but	O
not	O
older	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Elverdem	O
,	O
every	O
level	O
is	O
"	O
fully	O
simulated	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
observe	O
the	O
behaviours	O
of	O
the	O
AIs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
perceived	O
Hitman	B-Application
as	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
with	O
action	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
;	O
they	O
had	O
several	O
major	O
design	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
designer	O
Jesper	O
Hylling	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
mainly	O
did	O
their	O
location	O
research	O
remotely	O
using	O
Google	B-Application
Images	I-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Google	B-Application
Street	I-Application
View	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
of	O
targets	O
displays	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
behaviour	O
;	O
some	O
will	O
roam	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
others	O
will	O
station	O
themselves	O
in	O
a	O
private	O
space	O
that	O
is	O
off-limits	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
complication	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
believed	O
these	O
subplots	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
discover	O
creative	O
ways	O
that	O
change	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
loop	O
in	O
a	O
meaningful	O
and	O
organic	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tutorial	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
teach	O
players	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
how	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
how	O
set	O
their	O
own	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
despite	O
teaching	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
developers	O
still	O
felt	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
teach	O
player	O
how	O
to	O
set	O
their	O
own	O
goals	O
so	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
Freeform	O
training	O
 '	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vogt	O
and	O
Elverdam	O
placed	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
because	O
they	O
observed	O
the	O
market	O
wanted	O
"	O
quality	O
drama	O
"	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vogt	O
noted	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
genre	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
with	O
Hitman	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
crime	O
thrillers	O
,	O
the	O
2016	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
agent	O
thriller	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
James	O
Bond	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Casino	O
Royale	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
adventurous	O
and	O
aspirational	O
"	O
tone	O
than	O
the	O
older	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
"	O
cold	O
and	O
cynical	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
introduced	O
other	O
characters	O
to	O
accompany	O
Agent	O
47	O
through	O
the	O
post-2016	O
Hitman	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
47	O
's	O
handler	O
Diana	B-Application
Burnwood	I-Application
becomes	O
his	O
conscience	O
and	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Client	O
—	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
as	O
Lucas	O
Grey	O
in	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
—	O
serves	O
as	O
his	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
is	O
always	O
online	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Elusive	O
Targets	O
who	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
killed	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
vote	O
online	O
and	O
through	O
Twitter	B-Application
to	O
"	O
kill	O
"	O
either	O
Gary	O
Cole	O
or	O
Gary	O
Busey	O
;	O
the	O
actor	O
who	O
received	O
the	O
most	O
votes	O
would	O
lend	O
his	O
voice	O
and	O
likeness	O
to	O
the	O
target	O
in	O
an	O
upcoming	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mode	O
called	O
Contracts	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Absolution	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Absolution	O
launched	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
were	O
unstable	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
quantity	O
of	O
players	O
accessing	O
the	O
online	O
Contracts	O
mode	O
;	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
repeat	O
of	O
this	O
incident	O
and	O
to	O
ensure	O
Hitman	B-Application
had	O
a	O
stable	O
launch	O
,	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
improved	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
December	O
2015	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
but	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
postponed	O
to	O
11	O
March	O
2016	O
to	O
allow	O
time	O
for	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
six	O
exclusive	O
missions	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Sarajevo	O
Six	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
its	O
beta	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
12	O
February	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
19	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
released	O
the	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
16	O
February	O
and	O
20	O
June	O
2017	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
's	O
longevity	O
encouraged	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
to	O
re-evaluate	O
the	O
release	O
model	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
digital	O
platform	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Netflix	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
no	O
microtransactions	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
;	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
targets	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
regularly	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
free	O
post-release	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
Hitman	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
episodic	O
manner	O
;	O
at	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
prologue	O
and	O
Paris	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Seifert	O
,	O
the	O
move	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
team	O
time	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
and	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
a	O
living	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
expand	O
and	O
evolve	O
over	O
time	O
and	O
establish	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
—	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
storyline	O
which	O
will	O
continue	O
and	O
expand	O
with	O
future	O
Hitman	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
ICA	O
Facility	O
level	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
prologue	O
and	O
a	O
tutorial	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
features	O
six	O
locations	O
,	O
including	O
Paris	O
,	O
France	O
;	O
the	O
fictional	O
town	O
of	O
Sapienza	O
,	O
Italy	O
;	O
Marrakesh	O
,	O
Morocco	O
;	O
Bangkok	O
,	O
Thailand	O
;	O
Colorado	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
and	O
Hokkaido	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
targets	O
are	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
Joe	O
Pesci	O
's	O
and	O
Daniel	O
Stern	O
's	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
holiday	O
film	O
Home	B-Application
Alone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	O
Interactive	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
every	O
episode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
downloadable	O
and	O
retail	O
releases	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
First	O
Season	O
,	O
which	O
bundles	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
buyout	O
,	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
retained	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
began	O
self-publishing	O
the	O
game	O
digitally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	O
Interactive	O
then	O
released	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
on	O
7	O
November	O
2017	O
for	O
download	O
;	O
the	O
re-release	O
includes	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
campaign	O
named	O
"	O
Patient	O
Zero	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
Bangkok	O
,	O
Sapienza	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
and	O
Hokkaido	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
the	O
bonus	O
episodes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
's	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Outfit	O
Bundle	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
outfits	O
inspired	O
by	O
IO	O
's	O
other	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Freedom	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
Mini	B-Application
Ninjas	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kane	B-Application
&	I-Application
Lynch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
-	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
GOG	O
store	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
sells	O
DRM-free	O
games	O
,	O
on	O
22	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
store	O
on	O
9	O
October	O
,	O
with	O
GOG	O
writing	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
"	O
we	O
should	O
n't	O
have	O
released	O
it	O
 [ Hitman ] 	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
form	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
Legacy	O
Pack	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
2018	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
improved	O
game	O
mechanics	O
used	O
in	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
import	O
levels	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
into	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
access	O
passes	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
content	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
inside	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Premium	O
Add-Ons	O
bundle	O
includes	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
"	O
Seven	O
Deadly	O
Sins	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Trilogy	O
bundle	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS5	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	O
X/S	O
,	O
Steam	O
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
collection	O
titled	O
HITMAN	B-Application
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
importation	O
of	O
21	O
destinations	O
from	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
into	O
HITMAN	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Savage	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Hitman	B-Application
feels	O
unrefined	O
and	O
unfinished	O
in	O
lots	O
of	O
small	O
but	O
important	O
ways	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Williams	O
from	O
USgamer	O
said	O
the	O
episodic	O
release	O
format	O
helped	O
increase	O
the	O
replayability	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
because	O
it	O
gave	O
sufficient	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
fully	O
explore	O
a	O
level	O
and	O
experiment	O
with	O
different	O
approaches	O
before	O
a	O
new	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Edwin	O
Evans-Thirlwell	O
was	O
disappointed	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
did	O
not	O
react	O
sufficiently	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
liked	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
global-trotting	O
adventure	O
;	O
Williams	O
and	O
Todd	O
drew	O
similarities	O
between	O
Hitman	B-Application
and	O
the	O
James	O
Bond	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
AI	B-Application
behaviour	O
,	O
which	O
generate	O
many	O
unscripted	O
moments	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
player	O
deciphers	O
AI	B-Application
patterns	O
and	O
approaches	O
their	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
also	O
disliked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
always-online	O
requirement	O
and	O
its	O
long	O
load	B-Operating_System
times	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
expectations	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
episodic	O
format	O
did	O
not	O
succeed	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Complete	O
First	O
Season	O
was	O
the	O
fourth-best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
at	O
retail	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
behind	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
FIFA	B-Application
17	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
and	O
Evolving	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
13th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
publication	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
named	O
Hitman	B-Application
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2016	O
;	O
the	O
staff	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
2016	O
was	O
filled	O
with	O
huge	O
debuts	O
,	O
finales	O
,	O
and	O
resurrections	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
surprise	O
success	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
had	O
us	O
talking	O
,	O
sweating	O
,	O
cursing	O
,	O
and	O
laughing	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
this	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	O
Interactive	O
partnered	O
with	O
Dynamite	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
Agent	O
47	O
:	O
Birth	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
a	O
six-issue	O
comic	O
book	O
miniseries	O
that	O
ran	O
from	O
November	O
2017	O
to	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
graphic	O
novel	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
Fox	O
21	O
Television	O
Studios	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
produce	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
