So, apparently you can get the Hitman franchise bundle for $8.99 right now on steam. That includes:

• Codename: 47
• Hitman 2 : Silent Assassin
• Hitman Blood Money
• Hitman Absolution

The 3rd game in the franchise drops on steam today after being pulled over music copyright issues. Contracts isn't on sale but its only $6.99 right now. If you're wanting to get into the hitman games now is the time.

Which game should I pick up if I've already played Blood Money and Absolution?

@theveteran13: Personally, I like Contracts a whole bunch the first mission on that game "Meat King's Party" is so amazing. You go to this slaughter house where this guy is throwing this rave party for all these bondage fetishists. All while in the middle of this slaughterhouse with corpses of animals hanging from meat hooks. Its absurd and one of the more visually amazing Hitman missions. There are also some fun ways of dispatching of targets that I won't spoil. ;)

Id say Codename 47 the first one. Its very much like Blood Money were you are dumped into a world and left to figure things out. It is very old now. However I find it far more playable than hitman 2. I do not know why but the sneaking in Hitman 2 is super slow and realy awkward to do anything. Atleast when I played it.

I have bit played Concracts in a long while, which that came before bloodmoney so its the more up to date ones. I cant remember the game mechanics.

So glad they brought Contracts back, it's the only one I never owned, kind of sucks that it's on on sale with the rest but 7 bucks isn't a bad price.

Contracts hands down.

With all due respect to @akyho I played the original game at the time of release, so like real early 2000's, and maybe they patched it but even back then it was rough. I finished it because I fell in love with the idea of stealth by disguise and the whole concept of being a hitman. That said.. there are literally no checkpoints or saving mid mission - every single level had to be completed from beginning to end in one go, and we're talking about a somewhat clunky stealth game from the early 2000's. The later levels became increasingly maddening as you had multiple goals and multiple areas to visit, and it all had to be done without getting caught. Did I mention that the only silent weapon was the wire which you had to use while in stealth mode, and a lethargic turtle could outrun 47's stealth mode crawl.

It was an amazing concept and Hitman 2 proved as much with it's many helpful gameplay additions, but if you can get Contracts instead then I would suggest going with that game.