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Step into the world of a cold-blooded killer for hire, hunting and stalking your prey in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Obtain a disguise, find a way in, and silently finish the job unnoticed, or kick down the front door with gun's blazing, and take everybody out. It's completely up to you how to fulfill the contract. Be warned, some of your targets are heavily guarded, as well as completely paranoid. They'll be expecting you.

Features:

• Completely open-ended game play experience that allows the player to balance surgical precision with visceral violent outbursts. Whether you eliminate only your target, or his entire staff, is up to you.
  
• Lethal arsenal at your disposal to make every kill an experience to savor. Kill from a distance with high-powered firearms, crossbows and car bombs. Or get up close with an Axe.
  
• Deadly game of disguise allows you to assume the identity of your victims. If you've got nerves of steel, play it cool. You might just waltz out of here. Just be sure to hide the body.
  
• Massively Upgraded Game engine features in mission saves, selectable first and third person playable perspectives, enhanced graphics, and destructible environments.

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Unparalleled gaming performance:
Featuring the extremely powerful Crystal™ CS4624 DSP, Gamesurround Fortissimo™ III 7.1 provides an incredibly smooth gaming experience: the sound card calculates 3D audio effects in hardware, thus freeing up the computer’s CPU for other processing tasks.
High-speed performance and a mind-blowing, totally immersive feeling are guaranteed in games, with crisp 3D sound on up to 7.1 channel surround sound speaker systems.

A truly unsurpassed DVD experience:
Gamesurround Fortissimo™ III 7.1, bundled with PowerDVD™ PRO EX, the popular DVD playback software application, ensures perfect compatibility with both today’s and tomorrow’s DVD technology, supporting the universal Dolby Digital™ 5.1, Dolby Digital™ EX™ 6.1 and 7.1 industry standards.
Superior DVD audio playback is ensured, thanks to the digital processor’s powerful, crystal-clear sound.

The ultimate digital music solution!
Electronic musicians can create, edit, deliver and reproduce high quality sound using Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1’s 20-bit, high fidelity outputs. Additionally, the included Acid Xpress™ software allows users to have fun creating their own personalized music on their PC, quickly and easily. The digital optical output connector is also ideal for downloading any audio source onto digital audio devices.
Featuring Yamaha’s S-YXG50 wavetable SoftSynthesizer, Gamesurround Fortissimo III 7.1 guarantees perfect reproduction of the sound of acoustic instruments, and is compatible with both the General MIDI and Yamaha XG standards.
Hercules® MediaStation II, a new software tool bundled with the card, makes it simple to play digital audio (MP3, WMA … ) and video files, as well as view images, turning PCs into multimedia jukeboxes for maximum fun and enjoyment.



About Hercules Technologies
Founded in 1982 in the U.S., Hercules developed the industry’s first high-resolution graphics board for personal computers. From its roots in establishing the monochrome graphics standard, Hercules proceeded to pioneer advances in color graphics solutions. In November 1999, Hercules was purchased by the Guillemot Corporation group, which develops and manufactures high-quality PC and console peripherals. Hercules now offers a complete range of graphics, image and video products, mostly for the gaming community. Hercules’ audio product line, dedicated to gamers and music enthusiasts worldwide, integrates more than 17 years of expertise from Guillemot.
Thanks to its extensive experience and 2 advanced in-house technology development centers (Europe and North America), Hercules Technologies guarantees end users superior quality products compatible with all of the latest market standards, as well as all existing hardware and software. In addition, the company’s manuals and software ensure easy installation and represent the ultimate in user-friendliness.
For more information, please visit www.hercules.com.