’Hitman 3’ Is a Beautifully Executed Finale

The latest and final Hitman entry is a globe-trotting adventure that swings from the highs of a Dubai skyscraper to the lows of an underground Berlin club. As Agent 47, you’ll bring death to evil oligarchs, cyber terrorists, and even aristocracy, before the redemptive arc closes out the trilogy. The question is: Can you get away with it?

What makes Hitman games so great is the level of freedom they offer in navigating each assassination. Stealth and style are prized, but the sandbox levels are packed with possibilities. Few games reward reconnaissance and meticulous planning like Hitman 3, though there’s room for opportunism too. 

It might sound like a somber affair, but moments of hilarity lurk in snatches of overheard conversations, bumbled attempts to sneak, and unlikely methods of murder. All of that, and the tremendous amount of replay value the game offers, make it a satisfying conclusion to the series.

Each level in Hitman 3 challenges you to kill a specific target (often more than one) and sometimes includes additional objectives, such as retrieving a secret file. To navigate maps full of suspicious bystanders and heavily armed guards, you change into different outfits, pulling them from laundry baskets and lockers or from the unconscious bodies of people you’ve “subdued.”