It has gained a cult following and is now considered by many publications and critics as one of the greatest video games ever made. Meanwhile, a frame story presents 47's life and various contracts he carried out, as narrated by a former FBI director to a journalist.īlood Money was a critical and commercial success, selling more than 2.1 million copies.
The single-player story follows cloned assassin Agent 47's efforts to bring down the Franchise, a rival contract killing organisation that is threatening his employers, the International Contract Agency (ICA), and seeking to obtain the same cloning technology that created 47. It is the fourth installment in the Hitman video game series, and the sequel to 2004's Hitman: Contracts. It was released in May 2006 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360. Hitman: Blood Money is a 2006 stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive.
