

In different postures such as crouching or lying down on the front can also steady a shot, however the player character also has the ability to take a deep breath to further steady a shot and from their perspective slow down time.Īnother ability is when the player character is spotted, their last movements and position to the enemy is shown as a white-outlined figure, potentially allowing the player to escape that area and avoid further detection and alarms being raised.Ī major feature of V2 is the "X-Ray Kill Cam" where upon a successful and skilled shot will in slow motion follow the bullet from the sniper rifle to the target where upon impact will show an anatomically correct x-ray style reveal of the body part being hit and the damage the bullet causes to the organs and bones.

When using the sniper rifle however, certain elements can determine the outcome of a shot, taking realistic ballistics into consideration including wind direction and strength and bullet drop potentially altering the shot through the scope.īullets can ricochet off surfaces or targets and strike others. Binoculars can be used to tag enemies in view, displaying their position and movements to player. In addition to hand grenades, the player can deploy them as tripwire booby traps, land mines and dynamite. The sniper rifle is the primary weapon throughout the game, though additional side arms are available including submachine guns and pistols, silenced or not depending on the situation. Set in World War II, the player character utilizes appropriate weapons for the era.

Many of the single player levels allow multiple routes for the players to take, including multistory buildings and side streets to get vantage points and avoid direct firefights. Sniper Elite V2 is a third-person tactical shooter that emphasizes a less direct approach to combat, encouraging the player as a sniper to use stealth and keep distance from enemy soldiers. A remastered version for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch was released on May 14, 2019, with a release date in Japan on October 31, 2019. The game's story follows an American Office of Strategic Services officer who must capture or eliminate the scientists involved in the German V-2 rocket program while the Red Army invades.Ī prequel named Sniper Elite III was released in 2014. It is the sequel to its 2005 predecessor Sniper Elite, which takes place in the same timeframe and location-the Battle of Berlin in April–May 1945-but with an altered narrative.
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Rebellion mentioned "modernised rendering and post-processing effects, enhanced texturing and level geometry, a revamped lighting system, and dozens upon dozens of improvements and refinements".Įlsewhere, there's a new frame-by-frame photo mode, seven new playable characters from Rebellion's Zombie Army series, expanded multiplayer for up to 16 players online (up to eight players online on Nintendo Switch), plus all the additional content ever released for the game, free.Sniper Elite V2 is a third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments in 2012. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered has 4K and HDR support, as well as updated environments, characters, weapons and vehicles. You play an American officer who has to capture or kill the scientists involved in the German V-2 rocket program as the Red Army invades.
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Sniper Elite V2 is a World War 2-themed third-person stealth shooter first released in 2012 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 (it came out on Wii U a year later, in 2013).

That's on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered launches on 14th May, Rebellion has announced.
