advertisements were criticized for promoting murder, with one commentator saying they were in "extremely poor taste". Reception Hitman: Blood Money received "generally positive" reviews across all platforms, according to review aggregator Metacritic. GameSpot reported that diverse imaginative scenarios gave Blood Money its share of violent thrills. GameSpy praised the expanded scope and options in each level, such as making kills appear as accidents, saying the game provided enough choices to encourage players to play missions multiple times," but criticized the notoriety system as "underutilized." IGN praised Blood Moneys "impressive orchestral compositions." GameTrailers wrote that the soundtrack "drives your emotions" through the missions." In contrary to this praise, TeamXbox criticized Blood Money for offering no innovations from its predecessor Hitman: Contracts. Hitman: Blood Money sold more than 1.5 million copies by July 17, 2006. By 2011, it had sold more than 2.1 million copies. See also List of video games considered the best References External links Official website 2006 video games Christmas video games Eidos Interactive games Fiction with unreliable narrators Hitman (franchise) Obscenity controversies in video games PlayStation 2 games Stealth video games Interquel video games United States presidential succession in fiction Video game sequels Video games scored by Jesper Kyd Video games developed in Denmark Video games set in amusement parks Video games set in Baltimore Video games set in California Video games set in Chile Video games set in Colorado Video games set in the Las Vegas Valley Video games set in New Orleans Video games set in Mississippi Video games set in Nevada Video games set in Paris Video games set in San Diego Video games set in Washington, D.C. Windows games Xbox games Xbox 360 games Video games set in 2004 Video games set in 2005 Works about witness protection Single-player video games