It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, to celebrate the imminent arrival of Hitman 3 in just a few weeks' time on the 20th of January, we're looking back at the history of the franchise on Xbox.
The series was rebooted by developer IO Interactive back in 2016, but originally debuted in the form of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin back in 2002. Which game is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one!
Let's take a look at what we're working with:
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)
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.
Hitman: Contracts (2004)
Hitman: Contracts delivers more action-packed and suspense-filled missions, with a greater variety of ways to make the perfect kill and an increased arsenal of firearms and close-combat weapons. A new graphics engine showcases your 'work' in brutal detail and brings the new locations to life. An improved control system and more gradual learning curve will ensure that the game is accessible to all aspiring hitmen.
Hitman: Blood Money (2006)
Hitman: Blood Money places gamers once again in the role of the world’s greatest assassin, Agent 47. When assassins from Agent 47’s contract killing firm, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing that he may be the next target, Agent 47 travels to America, where he Prepares to Make a Killing.
Hitman: Absolution (2012)
Betrayed by those he once trusted and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself caught in the center of a dark conspiracy and propelled through a corrupt and twisted world. Donning the suit of this legendary assassin, you become a deadly marksman with the ability to blend into plain sight, kill with your bare hands, and fashion weapons from almost anything.
Hitman (2016)
There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. Experiment and have fun in the ultimate playground as Agent 47 to become the master assassin. Travel around the globe to exotic locations and eliminate your targets with everything from a katana or a sniper rifle to an exploding golf ball or some expired spaghetti sauce.
Hitman 2 (2018)
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN™ 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world's most creative assassin, Agent 47. Prepare to experience the ultimate spy thriller story; your mission is to eliminate the elusive Shadow Client and unravel his militia, but when 47 learns his target's true identity and the truth about his past, it changes everything
Let us know which of these Hitman games is your favourite below.
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I'm ashamed to say i never played Hitman before..
I love all of the Hitman games for different reasons, so picking a favourite here was tough. In the end, I went for Blood Money.
Although it's obvious that the World of Assassination games are technically the most impressive in the series, I played Blood Money to death back in the day, particularly levels like 'A New Life' and 'Death on the Mississippi'.
Blood Money hands down.
Only voted for Absolution as it was the only one I really played but I actually enjoyed it and would like to play another some time
Blood Money for me.
@Kefka2589 @Bmartin001 neither had I until early December when I bought Hitman 2 Gold edition in a sale... now I don’t know how this series has eluded me for so long.
Hitman 2 2018 is simply the best in the series. It includes all of the Hitman 2016 content but with notable updates to everything along with all the Hitman 2 2018 content. At this point it's the only version of the game I need to have installed, although the classics are still great in their own way. Absolution is the only one I didn't like, that is easily the black sheep in the Hitman family. They tried to make it a lot more story based so it lacked that "take care of your mission however you want" focus the rest of the games had, and it's got some ridiculous boss fight at the end which always felt totally wrong for the series, and the story wasn't that good either.
Cant choose, love all of them.
Still haven't got round to playing the two most recent Hitman games yet, so I'll have to go with Blood Money.
I'm surprised to see Absolution leading the votes at the time of writing. I was a defender of it back on release, but, especially now having recently revisited it (as well as Blood Money), I can see why fans weren't as enamoured. It is a more linear and directed jaunt than usual, and I think that was down to the state of the market back in 2012. I stand by my original opinion that it's a fun and solid stealth game in its own right, but it's not the definitive Hitman.
Very much looking forward to Hitman III, though. I just need to hurry up and play the first two.
Absolution is winning, and I just don't understand what's going on... I enjoyed it, but man, it's far from the best entry.
@Olliemar28 I wouldn't take the polls around here too seriously, this is probably the only place I have seen that game well received, most Hitman fans were really critical of it. Then again Hitman 2016 was also criticized a lot when it came out originally, it felt like a tech demo and needed a lot of work which took a long time for it to get completed. Part of the reason why I thought Hitman 2 2018 was so good, it was a far more complete experience.
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