{"id":61538,"date":"2014-01-21T21:22:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T19:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61538"},"modified":"2014-01-21T22:02:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T20:02:16","slug":"which-is-the-best-hitman-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/61538-which-is-the-best-hitman-game","title":{"rendered":"Which is the best Hitman game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agent 47 is always lurking in the dark corners of our gaming psyche.<\/p>\n<p>Keen-eyed Hitman fans may have noticed that Hitman: Contracts (the third in the series) has only just launched on Steam (21 January) for $6.99. The reason was because of licensing issues with a song in the game &#8211; &#8220;Immortal&#8221; by Clutch.<\/p>\n<p>Coupling this launch with the news of his impending <a title=\"Next-gen Hitman game confirmed, details revealed\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/61475-next-gen-hitman-game-confirmed-details-revealed.html\">globe-trotting next-gen AAA Hitman outing,<\/a> it seems like a good time for Steam to offer the Hitman franchise in their Midweek Madness sale for an 80% discount.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the pricing options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hitman: Codename 47 &#8211; $1.39<\/li>\n<li>Hitman 2: Silent Assassin &#8211; $1.39<\/li>\n<li>Hitman: Blood Money &#8211; $1.79<\/li>\n<li>Hitman: Absolution &#8211; $4.99<\/li>\n<li>Grab the whole lot for $8.99.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So the question is, which Hitman game is the best of the bunch? This is obviously rather subjective in many respects, so I encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>For an empirical measure, we turn to Metacritic for averaged ratings on the PC versions of the game. I&#8217;ve included user ratings, as these often reflect the general opinion of the &#8216;gamer on the street&#8217;. The highest rated in each category is <strong>highlighted in bold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>PC game<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>Release date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>Metacritic rating<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>User score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Hitman: Codename 47<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">November 2000<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">73<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Hitman 2: Silent Assassin<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">October 2002<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>87<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Hitman: Contracts<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">April 2004<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">74<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Hitman: Blood Money<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">May 2006<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">82<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><strong>88<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Hitman: Absolution<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">November 2012<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">79<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>So it turns out that critics were most impressed with Hitman 2 on PC, while gamers were enamoured with Hitman: Blood Money. 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