Games Microsoft XBOX HITMAN-CONTRACTS User Manual

CONTENTS

SETTING UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

USING THE XBOX

VIDEO GAME SYSTEM . . . . 2

ABOUT SAVING GAMES . . . . 2

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CONTROLLER . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

GAMEPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

GAMEPLAY CONTROLS . . . . 4

MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

GRAPHICS OPTIONS . . . . . . . 8

SOUND OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . 8

CONTROL SETUP OPTIONS . . 8

IN-GAME MENU. . . . . . . . . . 9

SAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DELETE SAVE GAMES . . . . . 10

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RESTART MISSION . . . . . . . 10

QUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CONTINUE GAME . . . . . . . . 10

MISSION BRIEFING . . . . . . . . 10

SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

WEAPON SELECT SCREEN . . 11

INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DISPLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY . . . . . 12

STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DISGUISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

SNEAKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CLOSE COMBAT AND

SILENT KILLS . . . . . . . . . . . 14

WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

PISTOLS AND

HANDGUNS . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SUB-MACHINE GUNS

(SMGs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ASSAULT RIFLES . . . . . . . . . .15

SHOTGUNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MACHINE GUNS . . . . . . . . . 16

SNIPER RIFLES . . . . . . . . . . . 16

EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

BINOCULARS . . . . . . . . . . . .17

MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NIGHT VISION GOGGLES

(NVGs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . 17

CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

SETTING UP

USING THE XBOX CONTROLLER

USING THE XBOX®VIDEO GAME SYSTEM

1. Set up your Xbox video game system by following the instructions
in the Xbox Instruction Manual.

2. Press the power button and the status indicator light will light up.

3. Press the eject button and the disc tray will open.

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4. Place the HITMAN: CONTRACTS

disc on the disc tray with the label

facing up. Close the disc tray.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions and refer to this manual for more
information about playing the game.

ABOUT SAVING GAMES

You can save games at any time to the Xbox Hard Disk. A saved game
requires 32 blocks of free disk space. This game does not support
the Xbox Memory Unit.

NOTE: Do not reset the game while saving, or your game data could be lost
or corrupted.

AVOIDING DAMAGE TO THE DISCS OR THE DISC DRIVE

• Insert only Xbox-compatible discs into the disc drive.

• Never use oddly shaped discs, such as star-shaped or heart-shaped discs.

• Do not leave a disc in the Xbox console for extended periods when not in use.

• Do not move the Xbox console while the power is on and a disc is inserted.

• Do not apply labels, stickers or other foreign objects to discs.

Expansion slot A

Right trigger

Left thumbstick

BACK button

START button

B

A

C

Directional pad

K

S

T

T

R

A

Right thumbstick

Y

X

B

A

Expansion slot B

Left trigger

Y button

X button

B button

A button

Black button
White button

1. Insert the Xbox Controller into any controller port of the Xbox console.

2. Insert peripherals into the controller expansion slots as appropriate.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions and refer to this manual for more
information about using the Xbox Controller to play this game.

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GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

R

Y

A

B

X

B

S

A

T

T

R

K

A

C

FIRE

CROUCH/SNEAK

MOVE FORWARD/BACK

STRAFE LEFT/RIGHT

PRECISE AIMING

(CLICK IN AND HOLD)

MISSION BRIEFING

PAUSE/OPTIONS MENU

LEAN LEFT/RIGHT

ZOOM IN/OUT (UP/DOWN)

SCROLL UP/DOWN LIST

INVENTORY/EXIT SNIPER

ACTION/USE

HOLSTER/UNHOLSTER

RELOAD

DROP

MAP

LOOK UP/DOWN
TURN LEFT/RIGHT
TOGGLE 1ST/3RD PERSON
CAMERA MODE (CLICK IN)

DEFAULT GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

HITMAN: CONTRACTS offers you three different control schemes
to select from. You can make your selection from the Control Setup Menu.
(See page 8.)

LEFT-HANDED GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

FIRE

CROUCH/SNEAK

LOOK UP/DOWN
TURN LEFT/RIGHT

PRECISE AIMING

(CLICK IN AND HOLD)

MISSION BRIEFING

PAUSE/OPTIONS MENU

FIRE

MOVE FORWARD/BACK

TURN LEFT/RIGHT

PRECISE AIMING

(CLICK IN AND HOLD)

MISSION BRIEFING

PAUSE/OPTIONS MENU

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B

K

A

C

S

T

T

R

A

LEAN LEFT/RIGHT

ZOOM IN/OUT (UP/DOWN)

SCROLL UP/DOWN LIST

MOVE FORWARD/BACK
STRAFE LEFT/RIGHT
TOGGLE 1ST/3RD PERSON
CAMERA MODE (CLICK IN)

SIMPLE GAMEPLAY CONTROLS

B

K

A

C

S

T

T

R

A

LEAN LEFT/RIGHT

ZOOM IN/OUT (UP/DOWN)

SCROLL UP/DOWN LIST

LOOK UP/DOWN
STRAFE LEFT/RIGHT
TOGGLE 1ST/3RD PERSON
CAMERA MODE (CLICK IN)

B

INVENTORY/EXIT SNIPE
HOLSTER/UNHOLSTER

RELOAD
ACTION/USE

DROP

MAP

Y

X

A

CROUCH/SNEAK

B

INVENTORY/EXIT SNIPER
HOLSTER/UNHOLSTER

RELOAD
ACTION/USE
DROP
MAP

Y

X

A

START, OPTIONS

LOAD, TRAINING, CREDITS

START

Press the directional pad 7/
to highlight START in the Main Menu,
and press
Before the game begins, select
the difficulty level for your game.

NOTE: HITMAN: CONTRACTS games
are saved directly to the Xbox Hard
Disk. This game does not support
the Xbox Memory Unit.

• SELECT DIFFICULTY
This menu allows you to select

a difficulty level (Nor mal, Expert
or Professional).

Press the directional pad
to highlight a level from the list
and press

to begin a new game.

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to start your new game.

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A number of different factors are
influenced by the difficulty level
you choose. These factors include:

• The amount of damage Hitman
can receive before dying.

• The amount of accuracy shown
on the map.

• The reaction speed and firing
accuracy of guards and targets.

Each difficulty level has its own
permitted number of progr ess saves
per mission.

• NORMAL – 7 saves allowed
per level.

• EXPERT – 2 saves allowed per level.

• PROFESSIONAL – 0 saves allowed
per level.

OPTIONS

Adjust various graphics, sound
and control settings in the game.
(See page 8.)

LOAD

If you previously saved your game
to the Xbox Hard Disk, you can
continue it from the Load Screen
accessed from the Main Menu.

When you select LOAD
from the Main Menu, a list of your
save games will be displayed.

Press the directional pad
to highlight the save game you want
and press
will be restored at the point where
it was saved.

to load it. The game

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TRAINING

The training area allows you to
become familiar with the controls
and various abilities of Hitman
in a non-hostile environment.
It is highly recommended that you
practice the techniques you will need
before starting your missions.

The training area also serves
as a storage area for the weapons
you collect during missions. Each
silhouette represents a weapon
that you can collect or unlock
during the game.

CREDITS

Select CREDITS from the Main Menu
to see a roster of those responsible
for HITMAN: CONTRACTS.

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