
The games has it's ups and downs of course and some sections are a little boring but at times I truly feel like a sniper during WWII and the bullet cam/x ray cam really adds to this sensation. The gameplay is a mix of sneaking or crawling around and taking out enemies silently with your pistol and sniper rifle, and also during some parts you will be engaged in more close combat and forced to take out your machine gun and go rambo. The controls are very straightforward and well explained during the first mission. I like the fact that even me (who is rather good at online FPS games but usually sucks at single player ones) can easily jump into the action by choosing the beginners mode called cadet mode. The plot and the actual gameplay are overall good. The audio is pretty good too - the only thing I could complain about is that the 360 angle isn't always that perfect, having been spoiled with games where I can tell precisely by sound from where the enemy is coming, sometimes it isn't as accurate in this game which can be a little annoying. The graphics are great as far as I'm concerned, very realistic. The way Sniper Elite is designed, with stealthy and tactical elements, it's perfect with a third person view and the ability to look around corners etc without peeking out. I'm generally not a fan of third person shooters but decided to give it a shot and boy was it worth it. I could hardly be more satisfied with this game.


Additionally you just shrug off bullets call of duty style. Forget all of that it is very linear and confined, and you have will be just as good firing quick snapshots between sprints as you would if you crawled to a good spot, steadied your heartbeat, controlled your breathing and took a good shot. The actual situations it places you in as a sniper are also poorly chosen, as most snipers excel in situations of patience, strategy and long-range targets. The gameplay features firefights mainly at under 200m with very unrealistic features (such as shooting through corners due to bullet tracing form the crosshair rather than the gun, and using 3rd person to peek and scout the area). Plot is bad, but not critically so, I've seen worse. I have played the game for hours just for this feature, but once it wears off you are left with flawed and rough game mechanics and plot. If you want a very arcade-like shooter then maybe go for it based on its one big draw: slow-mo bullet cam. The Straight up: this is not a tactical game about sniping, and definitely not realistic.

Straight up: this is not a tactical game about sniping, and definitely not realistic.
