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awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome, i have played it in the past and now. I have my own copy. Sniper Elite is one of the better sniper games out there by far. Tyvm Amazon and person's involved in making this game available to purchase.

Sniper Elite review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is challenging and unique in my limited gaming experience. While there is a lot of killing, the levels also require infiltration, that is, trying to get from point A to point B without being detected. This is not so easy, and whenever your sniper is discovered the enemy has somehow managed to get behind him. Not only that, he lets you know exactly what he thinks of you (in German) as he kills you. I know I'm dead but I can't help laughing. Perhaps it's perverse, but I'm having a lot of fun with this game.

awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

its worth the money, the single player is amazing, if you like to snipe you will love this game, when you get a long distance shot the camera zooms in on the bullet on the way to the target, also the online multiplayer is lots of fun.

best first person shooter ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

if you like first person shooters, i have three words for you: buy this game! this is my favorite game for this genre, black is my second favorite. long range sniping and close combat make this a perfect game. the graphics are decent too. i don't want you to waste time reading about gameplay,so read the product description for any more information you may need. i give this game 5 out of 5 stars.

Sniper Heaven

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I usually do the Co-Op mode and this game is amazing. When you score your perfect shot it is great to see your work has paid off. Sometimes you have to get tricky by using various tactics such as hit and run, setting up trip wire grenades, blowing up C-4 bombs near vehicles. I think it's great when you as a sniper try to take out a tank with your gun. You just have to hit the fuel tank.

Get this game. You don't be disappointed

Patience, stealth, and skill!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just recently discovered this game, and what a find it is! Just so you know, I am 49 years old, a WWII buff, and I thank God for games like this, which didn't exist when I was a kid. When I am 79, I'll still probably be playing whatever it is they have then!

I am used to FPS games such as Medal of Honor, the Call of Duty series, Brothers in Arms series, Black, Kill Zone, etc, and for me, Sniper Elite beats them all. It is a third person shooter, which changes to first person when you are looking through the scope. A game like Black is a shoot em up, blow em up game, while Sniper Elite takes far more time, patience, strategy, and stealth.

While the PS2 graphics are average, it was not a hindrance to the game and not at all disappointing for me, I actually like the scenery of a bombed out Berlin.

Many shooter games I've played are too easy and too predictable and once you've been through it, your bored with it. There's one way in and one way out and you meet the same enemies at the same spot every single time.

Sniper elite is way different because it offers many variables. Let's say you get shot and die. You reload your last save or restart your mission......you expect your enemy to be in the same location, right? Well, in many levels the enemy(ies) that killed you may not be in the same place as before. They may be hiding somewhere else or may attack from another postion. The sniper that got you from atop that building? Well, after reloading he (or she) may be atop a different building on another street.

Sometimes, after failure after failure after failure to stubbornly try and reach my objective from the obvious approach, I would finally realize I should take a totally different route. This too keep game from getting boring and predictable.

There are 4 levels, rookie, cadet, marksman, and sniper elite. As you get to the more difficult levels, you'll also find the route you took in an easier level, will be impossible at the Elite level, forcing you to take a different route and a different strategy. So many variables keep this game interesting.

Another variable is that some approaches require time, patience, stealth, and a silenced pistol, another time you may be running like hell hoping you dont get shot and killed, and sometimes you don't want to shoot at all because you'll alert all nearby enemies to your position and they'll soon be after you! And you may find yourself crawling ever so slowly so as to avoid alerting a nearby guard....because if you are on foot, he may hear your footsteps and come after you!!

And another time you may be hiding in a building a hundred and fifty yards away and need to take out a guard with one sniper round.

As I said before, all of these many variables keep the game from getting boring and predictable. I play this game over and over and over and over and over and I have not gotten bored of it because of all the different ways to play and accomplish your missions.

Weapons? It may be a silenced pistol as you sneak up behind a guard. There are german potato masher and american pineapple grenades to take out multiple or hidden soldiers. Depending on what mission you're on, you may have an automatic weapon such as an MG34, a panzerschrek, bundles of TNT or a timed bomb. You can even throw a rock to lure your enemy while you sneak by.

My favorite is the trip-wire mine. You've got a couple of minutes to set the mine and then run and hide, knowing the enemy is nearby or on his way. You've also gotta hope you set it up the right way in the right place, a smart enemy will just walk over or get around the trip wire. He may not even go the route where you set the mine. I've even been running from the enemy and ended up tripping my own mine! Other times you may be hundreds of yards away and can hear a distant explosion as he trips the mine and takes out 2 or 3 others with him!

Low on grenades, health, or bullets? Search the guy you just shot and take whatever he's got. But be warned...you can get shot from a sniper while you're out in the open searching! On some missions, you've got to pick up the guy you shot and move him out of the open, lest another soldier sees his fallen comrade and searches for his killer.....you!

There are some minor downsides which dont hinder the gameplay. One is the perception of the yardage of your shots. What seemed like a shot from 300 yards would only be credited for maybe 100 yards. This could be my own misconception rather than the gameplay. Another downside (which is also an upside) is the bullet drop. It is a positive since bullet drop from gravity is real because and most games don't allow for that. What I think is a downside is the drop seems like a wee bit too much for the distance fired. Though, I am not a rifle expert and again it could be my own misconception. But over all, adjusting for both bullet drop and wind requires more skill and patience and adds to the reality of the game.

Something else I enjoyed, is the bullet cam. When you have fired the killing shot, the cam follows the round through the air all the way to your target....this is an awesome feature that you can turn on or off.

The game often made me nervous and jumpy. While approaching ever so quietly, slowly, and stealthily, I found myself getting edgy. An enemy may jump out from where I least expected, shoot me from behind, or I may hear enemy footsteps as he creeps up on me. In one of the levels you have to destroy tanks which are also hunting and stalking you. As it searches, I often felt I was actually being hunted, which added to the suspense and drama. But you can also kill the tank from a distance.......some tanks have an external fuel tank, and you need to shoot the 4" gas cap to blow up the tank. If you're closer you can use a grenade, or from a distant hidden location you can shoot a bundle of TNT you planted on the road to blow open the tank.

Once you've been through your missions a few times and are getting familiar with the game, you can focus on maximizing your skills, kills, and points. 800 points for a long range headshot (over 30 yards), 800 for a moving target shot. Credit for both (1600) if you shoot a running enemy in the head. Theres 2 for 1, 3 for 1, and 4 for 1 kills, and credit for the 'longest shot' in a mission, 1200 for each kill from a remote detonation (trip wire or timed bomb), and up to 4000 for a multiple covert kill. If you're not far enough away from the mine or TNT, you won't get credit, so make sure you are well over 30 yards away. 30 seems to be the minimum distance to score points.

Sniper Elite can also be set for a coordinated 2 player game...one as the spotter and the other as the sniper; and then there is the online deathmatch, both of which I have not played yet.

I absolutely love this game and it is by far the best shooter I have played on PS2. Many levels, many many missions, so many variables, difficult enemies, and very simply, it is a great stealth game. You wont go wrong unless you lack patience and fortitude and are afraid of failure. Take your time, be persistent, and be determined to win, regardless of how many times you fail.

Remember, you are a sniper, not Rambo, and you can't run around blowing the hell out of everything. If that is you, don't waste your money on Sniper Elite......get Black instead. Sniper Elite requires time, skill, patience, and the determination to figure out how to complete your missions. And you may even need to choose to NOT kill one or more of the enemy, all for the greater purpose of accomplishing your mission!

Have fun.............

Wish I had more

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

It is a co-op game, but I just wasn't that into it. The cameras are hard to control and times and it can get boring.

Patience is the key to this game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Being an advid fan of snipers and having always enjoyed the little bits of sniping on FPS games, the first time I saw the review for this game on t.v. I wanted it. Despite its expensive price (yes, copies on Amazon run usually from $38+) if you enjoy sniping this is a game for you. The second you pick it up you start to practice, and PATIENCE is the key to the game. Your skills will improve by about the third or so level, so if you want to restart your game to get back to those early enemies who gave you hell because you knew nothing about sniping when you first started, you might as well. The graphics are pretty good, although a bit choppy at times, I have nothing to complain about, the enemies' AI is awesome, they'll actually go after you if you sit for too long in a spot, so you have to be constantly moving. The controller takes a bit to get used to, and the sniping techniques a bit more so, or maybe this happened to me because I started on Sniper Elite difficulty right away. I repeat...patience is the key to this game, you will die a lot, yes, A LOT, of times, so why is this game so good? There's nothing better than lining up a perfect shot, executing it and watch the bullet cam follow your shot as it hits your enemy right in the face...I've shot people in the mouth, that's how realistic it gets, or maybe getting a two for one, or three for one shot might be better, or how about blowing up a tank with a shot and watch people catch on fire and run for their lives? Or how about just doing that outstading shot from Saving Private Ryan (eye might be a keyword). Awesome game.

The best shooting game on PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best single and two player shooting game I have played. There was only glich in the two player co-op one of the characters got stuck on a wall, but this has happened in other games before. You just have to start over at your last save. I like this game because something in the situation always changes.

Great concept, good game play, broken mechanics

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the first WWII shooter I have played dedicated to sniping and it is good but could have been great. Physical and environmental factors that come with shooting makes this game very technical. I also like the sniper tricks that you can do such as sound masking your shots, injuring a solder as bait and hitting grenades that are being worn. The best feature I have found is that in some levels there are enemy snipers that roam and it becomes a sweet game of cat and mouse. Unfortunately, as you move away from the sniping aspects of the game you find flaws and short-falls within some of the mechanics.

>Since the game primarily take place in urban environments, shooting distances and associated properties are scaled down. Most of your shots will be within the length of a football field and compensating for gravity is over the top.
>Stealth and camouflage are unreliable. I couldn't see 100% correlation between the meter and the enemies' response when it came to camouflage. It felt like it was luck of the draw if the enemy would see you or not. In later levels the enemy will know your position regardless on where you are hiding.
>I'm not sure if the lack of attention to assault weaponry was intentional so you would not depend on them but they are almost painful to use. There is no first person view or peeking which you can do with the sniper rifle. The movement controls are too loose in third person and the accuracy of your weapon is terrible. The game has a well needed lock-on feature but makes this style of combat very arcade-like.

Even with the problems I mentioned I still recommend this game to any who would like to see more precision and patience in a shooter. If there's a chance you may want good fast gunplay, find another shooter that has sniper rifles in it.

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