Hitman: Sniper Challenge
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Hitman: Sniper Challenge is a shooter developed by IO Interactive, released 15 May 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What Hitman: Sniper Challenge is
Hitman: Sniper Challenge is a shooter game developed by IO Interactive and released in 2012. It was published by Feral Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Glacier 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
From a balcony overlooking a roof-top party, you are tasked with taking out Richard Strong, Jr., CEO of Stallion Armaments, along with his entire staff of bodyguards. Skilled players will capitalize on score multipliers, discover secret extras, unlock equipment upgrades, and marvel at the many creative ways to discretely dispose of a body while they work to fulfil their contract in the most efficient way possible.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 47 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Hitman series
Hitman: Sniper Challenge is the 11th of 73 entries we hold in the Hitman series. It arrived a year after Hitman Collection. The next entry was Hitman: Absolution in 2012. Its critic score of 82 is 6 points above the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is Hitman World of Assassination at 90.
How it was received
Hitman: Sniper Challenge holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for True dual core CPU (Intel, AMD), 2 GB RAM and NV8600 512 Mb RAM, or AMD equivalent. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Hitman: Sniper Challenge launched on 15 May 2012, within three weeks of The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3, Diablo III and Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Walking Dead, Max Payne 3, Diablo III, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Hitman: Sniper Challenge yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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