The Hitman series has just received its latest installment in the form of Hitman 3, adding yet another brilliant title to its already lengthy list of stealth games, and notably the🔜 final title in the World of Ass🌳assination trilogy.
The very first game in the series released in 2000 and the franchise has simply grown in brilliance and popularity over the years. If you're new to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Hitman series and looking to see what other titles are worthwhile⭕, or whether you're a fan and intrigued as to what ranks as the cream of the crop, we've compiled a liꦺst of every Hitman game released and ranked them according to their Metacritic scores just below.
12 Hitman HD Enhanced Collection ✅(69)
The Hitman HD Enhanced Collection released in 2019 for PS4 and Xbox One, offering fans and Hitman: Absolution remastered in 4K. Both games were improved in terms of framerate, textures, lighting, and more, as well as having im✅proved controls added💜.
Howe♎ver, despite these improvements, the collection didn't even surpass 70 on Metacritic, with many fans finding the price tag of the game too high considering both games were re-releases of older titles.
11 ꦿ Hitman HD Trilogy (71)
The Hitman HD Trilogy released in 2013 and featured HD remasters of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money, as well as🔯 adding full trophy/achievement support for all titles.
Despite all three of the games in the collectio🗹n scoring highly on Metacritic individually, the HD trilogy pack scored considerab🥂ly less as a whole.
10 Hitman: Coden📖ame 47 (73)
Hitman: Codename 47 released in 20ꦆ00 and was the very first title in the series, introducing fans to the , a genetically enhanced clone trained in the art of assassination. After escaping the test facility where he was created, Agent 47 is hired by the International Contract Agency and becomes a hitm✤an.
This game was only available on PC and received generally favorable reviews, but not without its criticisms. Inter𝔉estingly, Hitman: Co🐎dename 47 was one of the first games to utilize ragdoll physics.
9 𒉰 Hitman: Sniper (76) ܫ
Hitman: Sniper was a mobile game released in 2015, and is an extension of the Sniper Challenge that was provided as a preorder bonus for Hitman: Absolution. It is a shooting gallery style game in the first person, with the player 💟looking through a scope the entire time.
Though far more limited than the main titles in the series, this mobile game still offers fun ways for players to complete their contracts, using things such as setting off car alarms or shooting ou🧸t glass in order to gain their target's attention.
8 𝐆 Hitman: Contracts (80)
Hitman: Contracts was the third game in the series, releasing in 2004 for PC, PS2, and Xbox. While some consider this a remake of the original title, it is more of a retelling as the plot involves having flashbacks, meaning that you play levels fro🐟m previous titles that have been remade.
However, the gam♎e also involves new levels and improves on the previous gameplay, as well as offering much better graphics. While fans and critics still loved this title, many felt that it didn't offer enough new c💛ontent.
7 📖 Hitman GO (81)
Hitman GO was developed by Square Enix Montreal and originally released for mobile devices in 2014, but has since been relꦓeased for PC, PS Vita, and PS4 too. The popularity of this title prompted a sequel in the form of Lara Craft GO.
This game offers a quirky and stylish puzzle game for players, where🍎 and his target become playing pieces on a board game. Each grid-based level gets more and more complex as you progress through the game, with new enemy types and mechanics introduced to make the puzzles even harder.
6 Hitman: Blood Money (8ಞ3)
Hitman: Blood Money was the fourth ♔title to release in the series, launching in 2006 for PC, PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360. This game is widely considered to be a turning point in the series, as Blood Money was a critical and commercial 🦋success, driving the popularity of the franchise greatly.
Blood Money was praised for its gameplay improvements, especially the . However, there was some cont𝓀roversy surrounding some of the advertisements for the game that were considered too dark as they showed bodies with captions such as "beautifully executed" next to them.
5 🍎 Hitman: Absolution (83)
Hitman: Absolution was the first ☂game to be published by Square Enix instead of Eidos Interactive, though it is the fifth title overall. Notably, it had the largest break between games, with Absolution releasing in 2012 — six years after its predecessor.
Absolution released on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, ensuring much better graphics than previous titles and offering more realistic environments. However, fans ꧙criticized the game for being far more linear than the original games in the series. Never one too far from controversy, Absolution was criticized for its tie-in Facebook app that allowed users to threaten ♎their friends with assassination.
4 Hitman 2 (84) 🎐 📖
Hitman 2 released in 2018 for PC, Stadi🍒a, PS4, and Xbox One and was the second title in the World of Assassination trilogy. This game dropped the e♌pisodic release format of its predecessor but did have additional DLC expansions that were available post-launch. Hitman 2 also featured an online multiplayer mode, but this has since been deactivated.
However, one of the fan-favorite things it did keep that was introduced in 2016's Hitman were 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:elusive targets. This was a live component of the game that players only had one opportunity at, with one appearing usually every few weeks and players only having a limited time to find and kill their target. Notably, British actor Sean Bean portrayed the first elusive target for🧸 Hitman 2.
3 Hitman (85) 🍌
Hitman was the first title in the franchise to release episodically, consisting of six episodes, which is fitting as it is the sixth title in the series. The first episode released in March of 2016, while the last was in October of 2016. Interestingly, this gamꦛe was supposed to be developed by a Square Enix Montreal studio, but after the underperformance of Absolution, IO Interactive retained control of this franchise and the Square Enix🔯 team instead focused on mobile Hitman titles.
This game was the and released for Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Due to its episodic nature, Metacrit🎃ic has a score for each and every episode. We have included the score for the complete game version to make it simpler, but naturally, some of the epi𒉰sodes were better than others.