Hitman Game Series

Hitman Game Series

Hitman is a Strategic Shooter genre video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. Available on PC and several video game consoles including Xbox 360, Xbox, Gamecube, and Playstation 2. The game's story centers around an international assassin known only as Agent 47 (usually simply referred to as 47) who works for a mysterious organization dubbed the Agency. The Hitman videogames have sold in excess of 6 million units worldwide, with the most recent installment, Hitman: Blood Money™ selling 1.4 million units worldwide and reaching No.1 in all key territories.The games contain a considerable amount of violence and are rated Mature (17+).All four games have centered around third-person, but it is possible to switch back and forth seamlessly to and from first-person in all of the games except the first. The games have been noted for their impressive musical scores by Jesper Kyd. Hitman 5 coming soon: Eidos has revealed that development of a new addition to the Hitman series is underway: "Our future next generation console titles include new versions of Tomb Raider, Hitman and Championship Manager plus new IPs including Kane & Lynch and Crossfire," the company said in a financial release.

Available Games

The first Hitman game, Hitman: Codename 47, was released in 2000. The second installment was Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, first released on October 1, 2002 in North America.Hitman: Contracts is the third game of the Hitman video game series, released April, 2004. Hitman: Blood Money is the fourth game in the Hitman video game series. The game was released in May, 2005.

Storyline

In the first game, Hitman: Codename 47, the Hitman codenamed "47", wakes up strapped to a sparse bed in a padded room, in hospital garb. A disembodied voice over a loudspeaker releases him and subjects him to a series of obstacle courses where he is instructed in firearms and murder techniques. 47 is eventually led to a pair of guards, whom he murders in order to escape captivity. The story then picks up a year later, rejoining 47 as a professional assassin in the employ of the International Contract Agency (ICA). 47 is sent around the globe on a series of missions to eliminate four global criminal masterminds, all while trying to unravel the secret behind his origin. In the second game, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, the game begins after the events of Hitman: Codename 47, as 47 seeks refuge in a monastery in Sicily. Attempting to put his murderous past behind him, he begins a new life as a simple church gardener, under the mentorship of Father Vittorio. However, Vittorio is soon kidnapped by the Mafia. Desperate to find his friend, 47 contacts the International Contract Agency (ICA), the agency which used to employ him, asking for assistance. Using spy satellites, Vittorio is tracked to the fortified mansion of Mafia Don Giuseppe Giulliani. 47 infiltrates the mansion in an attempt to rescue Vittorio and assassinates Giulliani in the process. However, 47 finds that Vittorio has been abducted, and his only clue is that the kidnappers are "four bearded Russian looking types in uniform". In return for their help, the Agency requests that 47 return to work for them; 47 agrees, and uses the money from the jobs to bankroll his search for Vittorio. As in the previous game, the hits form an overall pattern, as a single influential client sends 47 across the world on the trail of components for a Nuclear Weapons System. Hitman: Contracts, the third game, centers on a series of flashbacks Agent 47 experiences as a result of both his injuries and drugs he administers to counteract them. As he takes shelter in a hotel room, he slips in and out of consciousness, experiencing memories of previous contracts he has been hired for. Each mission is segued to be an action taken by 47 in his room, or by some element of his surroundings. For example, removing a painkiller needle from his thigh induces a flashback that opens with him removing a syringe from a man's neck. The forth game, Hitman: Blood Money, centres on assassinations carried out by Agent 47 (or, as he is referred to by the narrator, Mr. 47), as narrated in cutscenes by the former director of the FBI to a journalist invited to his home as they discuss 47. The ex-director recounts how his organization tracked 47 over a two-year period by observing his operations, each of which is played when it is mentioned in his story. The tone of the game, in complete contrast with the previous game, recalls elements of the 'world-traveller' grandeur of Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. Many of the new levels also contain strong sexual themes greatly exceeding that of previous titles in the series.