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Blog Post: Sniper Elite V2

John Wrek — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:42:00 GMT

Sniper Elite V2 is first and foremost a tactical game about enjoyment of the carnage you cause or have the abilities to cause as one of WWII's best snipers. The best part is that you can watch the visual mayhem that ensues in an x-ray kill-cam mode that looks like something out of Mortal Kombat, and is about as gory- if not more so. As Tim said in his official magazine review, this is truly a game created for gore hounds and sadists alike- as the kills cater to the hardiest slasher flick fans out there with their exploding heads and other spontaneous deaths littered about. Although it is inevitable that such a system would be abused for unabashed enjoyment by all sorts of players, thankfully the game is also a fun and enjoyable sniper romp through the soviet-controlled territories of WWII, which prove to be ripe for the picking in terms of both action and cinematic deaths as a result.

As it is the most rewarding aftereffect in a game that I've played in a long while, I'll go ahead and preach about the slow motion kill-cam really quick for a second here. Whenever you line up a killing blow or precisely placed shot, you are instantly shown the path the bullet travels in ultra slow motion as it speeds off towards your unwary victim. As the bullet realistically continues it's unstoppable spiral of destruction and doom, you also get to watch in glorious animation as it pierces whatever targeted body part or location in x-ray vision. Your Nazi enemies react quite realistically to the pieces of metal and lead that tear them to pieces throughout the game, and the details- gory and glorious as they are, only make it even more enjoyable to get back at Hitler and his gang over fifty years in the future, one bullet at a time. The kills never get old, as you will always discover a new body part you are able to destroy with gusto- and, sensitive as some may be towards video game violence, please note that this is as much of a warning of what's to come as it is a prideful speech on a neat feature.

Not only is this a sniper game that proves to go above and beyond to be realistic and action-packed, but it takes that realism to a whole new level with efficient scoping techniques, heart rate filters, and even allowing for attention to bullet drop as your distance increases. This not only makes it a more difficult and realistic approach to a fun and innovative shooter, but also one that allows for the greatest satisfaction when you finally nail that crafty kill or earn an especially pleasing nutshot on a lone gunman far away. If realism isn't quite your thing however, there are traditional options to take away some of the realistic touches and replace them with normal FPS mechanics on bullet effects and heart rate control. Of course, this takes away most of the difficulty and fun as well, so you might as well play with the other mechanics included for the full experience.

While the occasional annoyance or minor bug and technical issue may interfere with your gameplay by stopping bullets magically in mid-air, or performing other feats worthy of a spot in the most recent Wolfenstein game's Nazi spellcasters' powers, they do not entirely ruin the game at any one point. The best and often most lackluster part about Sniper Elite V2 is the fact that you can play as any mix of character as you want- whether you go all out stealth techniques or the more action-packed shooter path, it matters not. One major complaint in relation to the stealth side of things however is that- despite all of your unique tools available to take out and sneak past guards, often enough your streak is cut short by AI able to see through doors and other objects in their paths, or otherwise spot you with their eyes placed in the back of their head. As annoying as this is, the sad fact that every enemy spawns more units when you are discovered makes it even worse- because they don't spawn in diverse locations such as towers or on the ground, but often in the same place- making it not so much a hardcore sniper challenge, but a minor annoyance instead.

The greatest thing however, is the amount of action that even a beginning level player can experience and cause. Whether its shooting explosive barrels in classic shooter form, taking out soldiers covertly throughout a rainstorm that sounds like all hades is breaking loose around you, or infiltrating meetings and putting a bullet sized dent in a Nazi operation- you can accomplish any and everything you want, however you want. One of the greatest things about the game and its extreme tour de force all throughout Europe is the fact that the levels are many and varied, as well as diverse and interesting story-related areas too. Even better is the fact that you can experience the same thunder with a partner for double the action. Whether it be silently taking down enemies or blowing up some nearby facility, two makes for even more action- as if that were even possible to begin with.

Although there is no true online competitive multiplayer, you can enjoy the grand fun of working with a teammate in order to completely disfigure and dismantle a host of Nazi-related military operations through quite a few modes. In one, you must scavenge vehicle parts all the while defending yourself from enemy attack as you repair your getaway vehicle and race off across the battlefield. In another mode, you meet a knockoff of every Onslaught and Horde mode ever created, as you take on wave after wave of enemies and hope that you manage to see the light of day at the end of things. With objectives and missions in multiplayer cooperative modes such as these, you encounter a range of varying difficulties and options, and you also get to enjoy it with another partner in crime the whole way through. Sure, there's no classic one on one sniper battles, and some of the gamemodes are incredibly lackluster and boring- but they are fun nonetheless for the most part, and offer an intuitive and interesting cooperative experience in addition to the strikingly violent and dark single player one.

All in all, this shooter is far from perfect, but an incredibly fun and enjoyable Nazi-hunting experience that leaves you with an air of accomplishment after its completion. Even better is the fact that you can join in on the fun with a friend, even if that is not in a truly online mode or any sort of competitive multiplayer game. Aside from a few minor flaws in this stellar action title, you're set and all ready to launch the sniper missiles from the outset...

Concept: Shoot lots of Nazis, enjoy the mayhem with a partner in crime, and secure your place as one of the most famous Soviet snipers in the history of the war.

Graphics: While nothing to truly scoff or act in awe at, the gory visuals air with a realistic and unimaginable side of action and slice of the sniper pie, all rolled together into this one little package.

Sound: Although it is probably the weakest of the game's aspects in terms of depth and allowance, every meaty crunch of bone and grit when a bullet connects with leg or face is extremely satisfying to hear, even if the repeatedly shouted orders in German cover it up at times throughout the gameplay.

Playability: Despite minor annoyances in the form of glitches and bugs all throughout the entire game, nothing satisfies more than blowing a hole through your opponents skull- one bullet at a time.

Entertainment: The action never really halts throughout the campaign- especially in the incredibly enjoyable cooperative modes, and all the while- you know it's building up to that moment where you take Hitler's smug grin off of his face with a very happy bullet.

Replay Value: Moderate

Overall Score: 8.5

Blog Post: Must have under-selled game

iceman159 — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:20:00 GMT

Let me start off by saying that it is definately worth trying out. The demo is fantastic, and is amazing to play ( I personally have beaten the demo 4 times). It is a true to the heart sniper game taking in physics such bullet sway,gravity,wind change and damage stats. While it may only be a demo it has a slpendid begining tutorial that when you follow it you can still get the same wicked results as you would when you try to solo it. Another object taken in the game is tactics. You can't just run in to a battle guns a blazin' hoping to ace that level, it takes a combination of stealth and patience (extremely important in sniper elite difficulty).

There are four types of difficulties used in the demo, Cadet, Marksman, Sniper Elite and Custom. In Cadet you use no gravity or any bullet ballistics into your shots you just aim and shoot. The enimies are also extremely easy. In the Marksman you have to take gravity and stealth into effect. I find this mode to be the funniest by giving you a little bit of a challenge but not to much that you end up yelling at your T.V. and wake your neighbors. with the added zoom in and focus mode it allows you to more accurately take down enemies with devastating X-ray shots. Now the hardest mode is the Sniper Elite taking all the factors into effect with gravity drop, bullet sway, bullet ballistics, and wind change when you are shooting. The enemies are at there hardest also with there all knowing ears and the enemy sniper setting decoys to lure you out of your spot and to give away your cover. Now last but not least Custom mode. I am not sure if this mode will be an option for the story line or not but it is for this demo. In Custom mode you make it so enemies aren't as tough or so there isn't wind effecting your game.

There will be a multiplayer mode and that is why I didn't give this game a full 10. The story for this is brilliant but I have no idea how the multiplayer is so better safe than sorry.

All in all this game will be fantastic. From trip wire bombs to throwing unlimited rocks (as decoys of course) this game is a true masterpiece and deserves your 2 cents so try it out, it won't kill you I promise. Also check out the video review on Gameinformer has an amazing nut shot (both testisticals one bullet).

Blog Post: Sniper Elite V2 Review

joelstrode — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:40:00 GMT

With so many shooters out today, it's easy for developers to forget what the core of their game should be: the shooting. I'm happy to tell you that Sniper Elite V2 doesn't forget that.

Sniping in this game just feels right. It makes you feel like the worlds greatest sniper whether your difficulty setting is set to the easiest difficulty or the hardest. However, having this game set on the hardest difficulty is much more rewarding. In the easiest setting, your bullets are unaffected by bullet drop and wind. The enemies are less likely to spot you and their bullets do little damage to you. On the games harder difficulty setting, you're going to have to really use your sniping instincts to get through the game. Your bullets are all effected by bullet drop and wind making every shot much harder, yet incredibly rewarding when your bullet penetrates the eye of an enemy sniper almost 200m away.

If you don't feel like going through the story alone, you can team up with a buddy or a random player online to snipe through every level together making both players feel like an unstoppable team.

Don't expect to be pushing through to the end based on the story. You're not going to be feeling any emotional connection to your character and you're probably not even going to remember his name. The only reason I kept saying "Just one more level." was because I wanted to keep sniping unsuspecting enemies between the eyes and even taking out two enemies with one bullet. It is such a gratifying feeling.

However, the game doesn't treat you like a sniper 100% of the time through the game. In every level there are sections where you are forced to take out your assault rifle and shoot every guy that you encounter in the buildings you have to infiltrate. This isn't necessarily a bad feature to the game but it isn't always fun. It was felt as though these parts were simply tacked on as an after thought. Luckily, these sections are brief and they put you back in the vantage point of the sniper quickly.

The AI can be frustrating. Numerous times I saw enemies taking cover behind absolutely nothing and simply running back and forth for no reason. Their accuracy is incredible for the awful sub-machine guns they are using, especially on the harder settings. I could be 100m away and these guys are nailing me with deadly accuracy. However, when you are forced to use the sub-machine guns, you are often just spraying and praying as the accuracy with them in your hands is terrible.

Aside form the laughable AI and forgettable story, Sniper Elite V2 is rewarding fun. The sniping feels right and rewards you with great kill cams that you just never seem to get sick of. If you are bored of the standard shooters putting you in the boots of a foot soldier and want a change of perspective, Sniper Elite V2 does just that.

Blog Post: Keep it real

Izor772 — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:31:00 GMT

Don't need childish arcade unreal graphics of victims insides. If you had kept it real I would have definitely bought in.

Blog Post: X-Ray and Slow Motion Kills

demonseed28 — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:05:00 GMT

You have to handed to Rebellion for bringing us such a great game, even before the X-ray kill the slow motion bullet tracking was great in the first sniper elite i fell in love with it come on what other game can you shoot and enemy from 1007m and see the bullet travel down untill it end up in the enemies head just take a look at halfblood47 YouTube video. Now i would love to see that shoot with the x-ray combo and oooh boy do you have a great game, the slow motion tracking was great but when you add the X-Ray kill, it like the cherry on top with wipe cream and a side of f**k yeah. This is a game you wont want to miss out on.

Blog Post: Rebellion Delivers A Visceral WWII Shooter

Tim Turi — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:40:00 GMT

Gore hounds are easy to spot. We’re the ones that clap when a horror movie slasher tears into its teenage victim or laugh when some poor sap’s head explodes into pink mist in a first-person shooter. Sniper Elite V2 is a game for such sadists, with some of the most grisly kills I’ve ever enjoyed in a game. Luckily, it’s a pretty capable World War II sniping game to boot.[Excerpt]

Sniper Elite V2’s standout feature is the slow motion, Mortal Kombat-style x-ray kill shots. Watching a bullet blast through a Nazi’s rifle scope and the eye peering through it is a brutal and satisfying reward for lining up the perfect shot. Watching testicles explode and skulls shatter may be a bit much if you’re a little squeamish. I consider myself wholly desensitized to video game violence, but some of these kills made my stomach twitch a bit. That being said, they never got old.

When you’re not trotting around in third-person, you’re staring down your scope. Your trusty rifle feels like it should; leading shots, compensating for bullet drop, and holding your breath are all part of the game’s entertaining attention to detail. If that level of realism isn’t appealing, you can adjust the settings if you prefer the bullet to land in the middle of your crosshairs each time. My main complaint with sniping is the rare occasion when your bullet is deflected by an invisible barrier. Tech issues like this aren’t pervasive, but when you’re playing a game in which every bullet matters, it’s a big deal.

Sniper Elite V2 allows you to be the gunman you want to be, whether that means crawling on your belly and silently taking down guards or engaging in intense shootouts from a guard tower. I savored moments when I could successfully mislead guards with a thrown rock and sneak past, but this war hero is no Solid Snake. Enemy line of sight is wildly inconsistent. Too many attempts to be stealthy were shattered by eagle-eyed enemy soldiers you’d think have binoculars glued to their faces. My heart broke when I realized all the time I spent scanning empty windows for enemy snipers was a waste – the game seems to mainly spawn in enemy marksmen after you’re discovered. These missteps don’t ruin the game, but they’re enough to offset the hardcore sniping simulation.

The action shines brightest when you’re timing covert shots with roaring thunder, dialing in a Hail Mary shot at a tank’s fuel supply, or taking out high-profile members of the Third Reich. These moments allow you to be the sniper savant you’ve always dreamed of being, and there are plenty of them. Your tour of Europe also features a good deal of variety, ranging from a V2 rocket facility to an eerie graveyard being rocked by a deafening storm. The campaign packs a lot of variety, and is fully playable with a buddy in co-op. I never get tired of counting down with a friend to pull off simultaneous headshots on a pair of unaware guards.

A handful of other 2-player online co-op modes are available. You can work together to rack up kills in the wave-based tally mode, but this barebones effort (inspired by Gears of War’s Horde mode) is boring compared to the other options. Overwatch tasks one player with ground-based missions like destroying AA guns or collecting enemy intel while an ally plays guardian angel with a sniper rifle from the high ground. In the challenging bombing run mode players must scavenge tank parts around the map in order to repair their ride home, which requires attentive teamwork and constant alertness. This mode would be flawless if not for the handful of enemies automatically spawned when you begin collecting parts. Like the magically appearing snipers mentioned earlier, forced encounters like this contradict the game’s core concept – be wholly aware of the battlefield. While I may be bummed that there is no competitive multiplayer (except on PC), I enjoyed cooperating with a friend to gradually dismantle the enemy forces.

I went into Sniper Elite V2 with one desire: Disfigure Nazis from hundreds of meters away. The game delivers on this core mechanic beautifully. While I would have preferred enemies with less superhuman vision and better stealth options, at the end of the game I couldn’t recall a scenario I didn’t enjoy. Sniper Elite V2 is a must for anyone interested in a smart shooter with an emphasis on gore.

Tim Turi — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:44:00 GMT

Shoot Nazis in x-ray vision

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Tim Turi — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:44:00 GMT

Shoot Nazis in x-ray vision