System: Oculus Rift, Rift S
Price at Time Of Review: £7.99
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Strategy
Input: Gamepad, Oculus Remote, Touch (as gamepad)
Best Playing Position: Sitting, Standing
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
Description: Hitman GO is a turn-based strategy game with beautifully rendered diorama-style set pieces. You will strategically navigate fixed spaces on a grid to avoid enemies and take out your target or infiltrate well-guarded locations. You really have to think about each move and all the Hitman tools of the trade you would expect are included; disguises, distractions, sniper rifles and even 47’s iconic Silverballers.
Review: Before you have even started to play this game you will have made up you mind what it will be like. A boring game with board game parts moving around the board in the shape of Hitman characters. But as soon as you start to play it you will realise it is so much more than that. Yes, it is played in a board game style, but it’s the gameplay and strategic element that makes this game so enjoyable. Having to work out how to kill someone (by moving into the back or sides of them so they can’t see you) is what makes it fun.
It also has to be said that it might well look like a boardgame style, but the diorama-style set pieces are amazing and inside VR really look like they have been made of wood and painted for your personal enjoyment. Everything just looks so good it’s crazy and you can see the effort the designers have put into it.
This really is one of those odd games that you have to download and play yourself in order to enjoy it and appreciate just how good it is. Within just a few levels it will have you scratching your head wondering what to do next. But even in the hardest of levels, you will still enjoy the sets and pieces moving around. If you are a fan of the other Hitman games you will still find much to love here even though it is a very different style of game to the others.
