After a 2017 split with Square Enix, the fate of the Hitman franchise was left in the air following a successful episodic first season of Hitman. As fate would have it, IO Interactive lived on with ownership of the Hitman franchise, resulting in Hitman 2 .

Lots of content; Great for beginners or veterans; Technically sound; Plenty of playstyles

Slightly inconsistent graphics; Overwhelming amount of options

Hitman 2 is a story of perseverance. A game that doesn't have any right to exist, but thanks to a dedicated and passionate fan base and a developer that won't take defeat lying down, its legacy gets to live on and in spectacular fashion as well.

Plethora of content and replayability; Gorgeous and varied locations; Way to kill are extremely creative; Continued support and future content; Streamlined mechanics make for a smooth gameplay experience

Story is only there to set up missions and isn't entirely engaging; Performance hiccups

The 2016 soft reboot of Hitman adopted an outsized back-to-basics approach, returning the series to open-ended stealth missions, and across bigger levels than ever before. It fine-tuned familiar systems to create the most playable, accessible incarnation of the series yet.

In the quiet of a Vermont suburb, the crowded slums of Mumbai, an Eyes Wide Shut -esque party for rich people (minus the sex), a race track in Miami, or a working class town in Colombia, you might see bald-headed Agent 47, with his signature barcode on the back of his head, skulking about.

Agent 47 is ready to kill again. Are you

Although a lot of people were sceptical about how the first season of Hitman was presented, it did work out quite well in the end, allowing you dispatch targets in multitudes of ways, with different challenges that were quite well setup and at times, elaborate to achieve.

Dan suits up for another round of creative killing with everyone's favourite assassin, Agent 47.

Huge amount of options for dispatching targets; Massive stunning levels; High replayability; So many ways to tackle any situation

Story is short if you just run through it once; Trial and error may turn off some players; Enemy AI can be easy to exploit; NZ level could be anywhere in the world

Death has come in many forms: the barrel of a rifle, a barber's razor, a tattoo gun, a faulty gas valve. Death has come for every one of 47's targets, several of their guards, a few police officers and, ok, a couple of innocent bystanders too.

Tightly designed levels; Fun stealth gameplay; Not as punishing as before

Not as punishing as before; Lots of gadget repetition

A few months after the release of Hitman ‘s final episode in 2016, publisher Square Enix unexpectedly dropped the IP , putting IO Interactive's plans for a sequel in serious doubt.

great game i played the first one and that was a great one to keep it up io