Eidos HITMAN-BLOOD MONEY User Manual

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CONTROLS OF THE PROFESSIONAL . . . . . . 2

XBOX Live

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Beyond the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

GETTING INTO THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Profile Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Xbox Live

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Difficulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

A Manual for the Professional . . . . . . . . 4

Notoriety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

AGILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Climbing & Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

SUBTERFUGE TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Disguises & Concealment . . . . . . . . . . . 11

INGRESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Doors, Locks & Security . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TOOLS OF THE TRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Firearms, Situational & Equipment . . . . 15

COMPENSATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Weapons & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Recovering Surveillance Tapes . . . . . . . 20

POST MISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

GAME CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

MUSIC CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

CONTENTS

Once you’ve created a profile, you will then choose a difficulty level:

• ROOKIE For the inexperienced, and those new to the world
of the assassin. There are no limitations on how many
saves you can make while attempting a mission.

• NORMAL Suitable for those comfortable with contract killing.
Each mission allows seven saves.

• EXPERT For the practiced and experienced. Only three saves
per mission are permitted.

• PROFESSIONAL For the true professional only. No saves are permitted
once a mission is in progress.

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ACTION

GETTING INTO the GAME

Before embarking on a career as a Hitman, you must first prepare a profile.
The profile keeps a record of your progress and preferences, along with
weaponry choices, funds and other equipment and items you acquire.

From the PROFILE MANAGER screen, choose CREATE PROFILE and enter
a name for the profile. If you have a previously created profile, you can
select this to resume the career. You can also delete profiles you no
longer want.

PROFILE MANAGEMENT

DIFFICULTY

Xbox Live®is a high-speed or broadband Internet gaming community where
you can create a permanent gamer identity, set up a Friends List with other
players, see when they’re online, invite them to play, and talk to them in real
time (with an Xbox Communicator Headset) as you play.

Before you can use Xbox Live, you need to connect your Xbox console
to a high-speed or broadband Internet connection and sign up for the Xbox
Live service. To determine if Xbox Live is available in your region and for
information about connecting to Xbox Live, see WWW.XBOX.COM/CONNECT

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ANONYMITY, THE DISGUISE OF THE PROFESSIONAL

Longevity in the profession is dependent on transparency in the world. The
professional seeks solace in a world where the only way to carry out this
sort of work is with anonymity.

• The professional avoids the blood bath wherever possible, as this

attracts the unwanted eyes of the law or multiple witnesses and an audit
trail to his door.

• If a witness lives, the professional’s notoriety increases. The professional

negates this by making sure he is not discovered on a job, and that no
witnesses or clues are left on the scene.

• When the professional takes civilian lives, the invariable result is taped

TV footage and witnesses at the scene of the crime. When this happens,
the professional gains notoriety. As notoriety increases, the ease with
which the professional can carry out his next contract decreases.

• For further insurance against discovery in areas covered by TV cameras,

the professional can make sure to destroy all video-surveillance tapes.

• The professional can assess his successfulness and his notoriety

following a contract through the media. If there have been witnesses, the
newspaper is his best way of finding out. The professional should look
out for newspapers while on location. These may detail previous targets
and missions, and may even give a clue to the professional’s identity.

NOTORIETY

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X

to access the inventory and then

X

to holster

FIBER WIRE

The fiber wire is
the most difficult
of your weapons to
use but the easiest
to conceal. It is also
the quietest and most
efficient tool to use to avoid raising an alarm.

Select the fiber wire from inventory, then pull and hold

r

to tighten

the fiber wire and automatically enter sneak mode. Use

L

to maneuver

behind the mark, then release

r

to strangle the victim.

Note: If you are spotted or you fail to execute this move in one fluid movement, your
intended victim may become alerted, and attempt to raise an alarm or attack!

ELEVATOR

The professional
often looks for
secluded areas away
from TV cameras
and civilian witnesses
to eliminate a guard
or mark. Elevators provide an excellent space in which to do this.

While in an elevator, access the roof hatch by pressing pull

A

. Equip
the fiber wire from inventory, and then look toward the open hatch. While
a victim is visible below, press

A

to strangle and pull the mark up

and out of the elevator.

KNIVES

Knives are another
silent, easy to
conceal, efficient
means for the
professional to
eliminate the mark.

Select the knife from inventory. Pull and hold

l

to enter sneak mode,

and sneak toward the mark. When you’re behind the victim, pull

r

to silently slit the mark’s throat.

To throw a knife, use
the

R

to aim at the

victim, click and hold

L

, then release

L

to kill your mark.