VIDEO: 18 minutes of Hitman Absolution Contracts gameplay

Square Enix has posted an 18 minute gameplay video for the really quite fantastic looking Hitman: Absolution.

The short focuses on the new Contracts mode, which allows gamers to create their own assassination missions that are intermingled with the existing gameplay and level layout.

Players will be able to specify all sorts of play conditions, deciding what weapons are available, which targets to aim for and any specific requirements, such as the need to remain unseen.

The tag line for the asynchronous mode is Play to Create”.

Hitman Absolution is due out on November 20th in the UK.

Here’s the video: