Hitman 1 & 2: 10 Best Levels So Far

The recent Hitman games have been a massive success and fans couldn't be happier to see the franchise return to form. Resembling earlier games such as Blood Money in terms of encouraging exploration and replaying levels over linear gameplay, the latest releases have produced great missions that surpass many of the classics we've spent hours on already.

While the plot of the latest games hasn't been the most compelling story ever told, the Hitman games have never been one for storytelling. It's the levels where these games really shine. With a focus on small details in an open sandbox, as well as improvisational A.I. and everything reacting to the slightest of actions the player makes.

Whether its disrupting an entire patrol to separate a target from their guards or emptying a room filled with people by causing a propane tank to explode, the destinations we visit in these games are massive playgrounds for you to manipulate to your benefit or detriment.

So, with Hitman 3 announced it's time to look back at the last two entries in the series, and see which levels really scratched the silent assassin itch.

The bustling streets of Morocco aren't the most practical of places for Agent 47 to dispose of people discreetly, but this mission has bucket loads of atmosphere and an interesting backstory behind its two targets.

Claus Hugo Strandberg, the banker who stole millions from the public and Rayza Zaydan, the womanizing General who both plan to put Morocco under Martial Law. Strandberg hides in his ivory tower, the Swedish consulate, while Zaydan is surrounded by armed guards in an abandoned school.

From the busy bazaar, to the well-furnished innings of the consulate, this level offers variety in environments which makes it feel like two levels as opposed to one. The protest outside of the consulate really adds to the atmosphere and makes the mission feel more urgent, as this threat is already affecting the public with military personnel patrolling the streets.

The assassination methods in this level also provide for a lot of fun. From dropping a toilet on Zaydan's head to snapping Strandberg's neck while giving him a massage. However, for a level set in Marrakesh, the streets can feel lifeless at times and the middle ground between the two targets becomes an uneventful no man's land of NPCs, showing that scale in Hitman is only good when there's things to fill the space.