Sniper Elite V2
About the Game
Sniper Elite V2 is both a sequel to and a remake of Sniper Elite . It takes Karl Fairnburne, the protagonist of the first game, and offers a setting in the same period of the original title. The gameplay and levels are however entirely new, so it is only a remake in the sense that it re-envisions the character and the setting of the original game. Fairburne is an American agent of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) who is disguised as a German sniper and is inserted in the Battle of Berlin in 1945 during the final days of World War II.
Story & Setting
In many scenarios it is also required to backtrack and leave afterwards.
Gameplay & Core Systems
This shooter is played from a first-person perspective and puts tactics and stealth before direct engagements. In many of the missions a location needs to be entered stealthily and movement patterns need to be observed before acting. The amount of realism for the ballistics can be toned down through a difficulty level. Cooperative games include Kill Tally where endless waves of enemies need to be killed in a race against the clock, Bombing Run where an area needs to be searched for parts to repair a broken vehicle before the location is bombed, Overwatch where a sniper cooperates with an operative to mark targets, and the entire main campaign that can also be played together with a friend.
Standout Features
- Nearby enemies can be taken out with a silenced pistol.
- The accuracy is influenced through the heart beat, the breathing that can be steadied, the force gravity and the distance, and general ballistics.
- In some missions there are battles against enemy snipers and in those cases even their reticules shining in the the sun light can be used to reveal their position.
- Other features include white figures that show were enemy soldiers were last seen and the ability to mark fighters for their position and additional target information.
- Next to the main objectives hidden bottles and gold bars can be collected.
- Compared to the first game this title incorporates elements of contemporary shooters such as point rewards for actions and kills (similar to the Modern Warfare games) and a slow motion kill cam for long-distance hits with an anatomical cutaway X-ray view similar to the one used to show bone-crushing attacks in the 2011 Mortal Kombat .
- players is encouraged to do difficult shots such as shooting an opponent through the eye.
- The mission environments are not entirely open but guide players in a direction with an amount of freedom.
Modes & Ways to Play
The different game modes include singleplayer, cooperative games, and competitive multiplayer.
Player support includes Co-Op.
Presentation & Atmosphere
At that moment the camera switches to a scoped first-person view.
