Hitman: Absolution Will Have Five Difficulty Modes

For those concerned that the new Hitman game might be too hard, don't worry as IO Interactive has put in five difficulty modes in Hitman: Absolution.

This was uncovered by Kotaku in a preview build provided by IO Interactive themselves. Listed below are the difficulty modes and what changes apply to each.

Enhanced: Easy

Supreme training and a physique enhanced beyond ordinary human capacity mean that your enemies are no match for you. By cunning or by brute force, you are unstoppable.

• Players can activate additional checkpoints

• Instinct regenerates

• Instinct will provide hints

• Enemies react more slowly than normal

Enhanced: Medium

You can rely on Agent 47's superior training and instinct. Remaining completely unnoticed can be a challenge, but you can always rely on your guns to get you out of trouble.

• Players can activate additional checkpoints

• Instinct does not regenerate

• Instinct will provide hints

• Normal enemy presence with normal reaction times

Professional: Hard

You like a challenge and your enemies will provide you with just that. They will be more numerous and with faster reactions. Evading your enemies will be difficult and you must strike with flawless timing.

• Players can activate additional checkpoints

• Insting depletes when used and does not regenerate

• No instinct hints

• Additional enemies with improved reaction time

Professional: Expert

You fight for every inch of progress, often without firing a single bullet. You don't rely on any help and accept trying many times before reaching your target…and perfection.

• No player-activated checkpoints

• Instinct depletes when used and does not regenerate

• No instinct hints

• Maximum number of enemies with fastest reacton

Professional: Purist

This is a challenge for a true perfectionist. You know every rule, every detail, and all environments by heart. Even then you will die trying.

• No Help

• No guides

• No Interface

• Only a crosshair

"Instinct," for those who haven't seen the game's videos, is a filtering of the game where Agent 47 can see enemies and other objects he can interact with in the environment. It's like Batman's Detective Mode in Arkham City, but with a little bit more depth.

Now that you know the difficulty levels in the game, which one will you play on? Just from reading it alone, I can tell the "Purist" mode will make a lot of people swear and maybe even break a few controllers in the process. Although I can already see this having an Achievement of its own and you just know someone will be able to pull it off within the game's first month or so.

Hitman: Absolution is scheduled to ship on November 20 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.