Sniper Elite V2 Remastered (PS4)

I love the Sniper Elite series. Some how I started at number five and have worked my way backwards to two. I still enjoyed it even after playing number five, first. Like Brad Pitt's character says in Fury - "the only good Natzi, is a dead Natzi", or was that Inglorious??? That's how he pronounces it anyway.

Great game.

Originally released way back in 2005, this game was remastered in 2012 when it was given a fresh coat of paint and re-released with all of the associated DLC included.As with the rest of the Sniper Elite series, you play OSS Sniper Karl Fairburne, on this occasion caught between the opposing German and Russian forces in the final days of WWII in 1945 Berlin - your mission, to stop the German V2 rocket project by eliminating or abducting the scientists responsible for it and preventing the launch of a deadly nerve weapon.Game play and controls will be largely familiar with fans of the later games, and although there have been some slight development of the control system in the subsequent games, the principle of each level remains the same as you have to achieve a series of pre-set objectives of the "go there/kill this/blow up that/ collect this" variety, crouching and crawling your way through the ruins of the destroyed city and dropping head shots on enemy troops from a couple of hundred meters out.Visually this remastered edition has done an excellent job with a game that dates back to the original Xbox and PS2 consoles. It's not quite up to the same level of the likes of the third and forth games, but graphics and sound are of a level that it doesn't really feel like you're playing a game from two generations ago.The game isn't without some issues however. It's much more linear than the more recent games, and rather than giving you open ended sandbox style levels within which you can complete your objectives in whatever order and manner you wish, objectives are drip fed you in sequence and the game typically consists of you having to clear a number of pre-set areas before being allowed to proceed to the next one.Some other features have also not aged so well. Auto save points generally only occur once an area has been cleared and the objective there met, meaning that if you have, say, ten enemy soldiers to kill and only manage nine before getting killed yourself you'll frustratingly have to start the whole area and kill the lot of them again - something that is made especially difficult when you get rumbled by the enemy and have to fight them at close quarters, where the lack of a close combat insta-kill ability, the relative scarcity of ammo for your default secondary weapon, and the frailty of your character who is only able to take three or four hits before dying, can make the game merciless at times especially at higher difficult levels.The Thompson machine gun is your default secondary weapon, but as you only start with one full magazine and a reload and rarely obtain further ammunition for it (presumably in an attempt at realism as it would be unlikely you would find a cache of US ammunition in German or Russian territory), taking it into battle is a little pointless and you should look to replace it as soon as possible with a weapon obtained off the dead bodies of your enemies such as the German P40 or Russian PPSH41 for which ammo is much more readily available or simply tale a different weapon from the onset during load out.. Controls can also be a little clunky, especially the "empty lung" ability that is essential to successful sniping, which at times appears completely unresponsive.Despite some signs of showing it's age however, you still have here a pretty great and immersing game that provides hours of entertainment at a knock-down price, and the inclusion of four extra missions (such as the "Assassinate the Fuhrer DLC) provides it with extra longevity.7/10

It looks great but plays like a PS3/XBOX 360 generation game still so take this into consideration. It's not like a modern call of duty game, but for the price it worth the £20.The slow motion sniper camera is a great feature and when you pull off a decent shot it tracks it the whole way! X-ray skeleton is also pretty cool, especially for head shots and grenade shots.

I loved Sniper Elite 3 and 4 games, and as I hadn't played the earlier 2, I thought I would give the remastered V2 a go. I wish I hadn't.Even though graphically it looks good and sounds great. The controls are a massive let down. When aiming with your sniper rifle, it's holding L2, to add scope, you've then got hold L1 at same time. Holding breath, press R1. It just comes a lot harder, than the more responsive controls of 3 and 4.It's great for nostalgia purposes, but doesn't work well on other levels.If I had known of its issues, I wouldn't have bought it.

Everything is installed on disc.

Love it man

Exactly what I wanted. Arrived quickly. No issues great service.