Hitman is a video game franchise available on PC as well as several video game consoles, including PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox and GameCube. The games revolve around Agent 47 (usually simply referred to as "47" or "Mr. 47"), an assassin-for-hire, whose flawless record places him in high demand amongst the wealthy and elite. The game series is developed by the Danish company IO Interactive, now a division of Eidos Interactive. The games feature a mix of orchestral and electronica musical scores, composed by Jesper Kyd. The games contain a considerable amount of violence and are rated Mature (17+) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. All four games are third-person Stealth based, although it is possible to switch back and forth between third-person and first-person perspective in all but the first title.
Four games have been released:
A fifth Hitman title has been announced by Eidos for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows-based PCs to be released during the 2009 fiscal year.
On June 20, 2007, a Hitman compilation was released containing the last three games of the series Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts and Hitman: Blood Money. Hitman: Codename 47 follows a significantly different game mechanic from its sequels, and is not included in the trilogy. The compilation is called Hitman Triple Pack in Europe and Hitman Trilogy in North America.
A Hitman film adaptation was released on November 21, 2007, with Timothy Olyphant playing the role of Agent 47.
