Sniper Elite PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Oct 18, 2005
  • Also On: PC, Wii
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76 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: In Sniper Elite, players assume the role of an American sniper, disguised as a German soldier and dropped into war torn 1945 Berlin by the American OSS to gather intelligence on the top-secret German Atomic research. If his mission fails, control of the world's Atomic technology will fall into the hands of Stalin and the Soviet Army, throwing the world's political climate into chaos. In the undercover mission, players utilize their sniper training to gain access to key positions by taking out machine guns, armored vehicles, guard posts and sentries through stealth and pinpoint accuracy. Like a true sniper, players must follow their wits and instincts and utilize both first and third-person perspectives to negotiate through 28 open-ended levels in war-torn Berlin. In taking aim at enemy soldiers, players need to consider gravity, wind speed, heart rate, breathing and posture to successfully hit their target in one of the most authentic sniping mechanics ever devised. Players can even take up the fight or go head-to-head with a friend in the cooperative or competitive offline play modes, or even engage in a game of worldwide cat-and-mouse with up to eight players online. [Namco]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. PSM Magazine
    90
    With four skill levels, awesome co-op multiplay, online play, and a ton of game-modifying options, Sniper Elite belongs on your hit list. [Nov 2005, p.80]
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  2. Game Chronicles
    85
    There is a little bit of “Medal of Honor” here and some “SOCOM” as well, but really this game has an identity all its own with a unique mood and feel. It isn’t the most challenging war title I’ve ever played but it is one of the grittiest.
  3. Worth Playing
    81
    Besides that gripe, picking up the PS2 version of Sniper Elite gets you a solid multiplayer game, and a singleplayer game that's challenging, but at least as much so for its grainy graphics as for its unforgiving enemies.
  4. GameSpot
    74
    It's not for those with short attention spans, but patient players who aren't squeamish should enjoy Sniper Elite's tense and methodically paced action.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Jimbob
    10
    Best Coop i've played on a console. The game offers an endless supply of missions, granted a bit 'samey', in which 2 people can easily progress through.… Expand
  2. ChadK.
    10
    This game rock very reallistic I love hitting the gernades on ther uniform and watching them blow up .I had some of the best and funny things happen in this game it is one of those hidden gem games that you haer nothing about and turns out to be one of the best great job waiting for #2.… Expand
  3. BrianS.
    6
    It was very difficult to give this game even a "6". After all "Sniper Elite" as the name says is not that elite. The camoflauge system is absolutely horrendous. Enemies can see you from over 300 yards away, even though you are a sniper and hidden as best as you possibly can. When I first read about this game on this site, I went out and bought it that very night. I popped it in as soon as I got home and not even 2 minutes into the game i was realizing what a mistake I had made. $40 to buy as compared to $6 to rent. What a mistake. This game could have been the best third person shooter ever with just a little more forethought by the designers. The scenery and the layout is all done very well and I can even forgive the awkwardness of the controls, but when you are suppossed to be a sniper with stealthy abilities and an enemy can see you no matter how far away you are and can hear you from almost as far, it takes the breath right out of you. The compensating for gravity and windage is a great attribute, but the lack of stealth is un forgiveable. Any of the Socom series has better stelthe to it than this title. So I give it a "6" for the name and idea only and a "4" for over all gameplay.… Expand
  4. DonH.
    3
    I did not play this game all the way through, as I didn't find it enjoyable enough to warrant spending the time required to do so. Player movement feels strange, and weapons other than the sniper rifle seem badly implemented. Given that the camoflage system is unclear at best, the lack of useable automatic weapons is a problem. The graphics are nothing special, often look very bland, and bear very little resemblance to Berlin, with the exception of a few set piece levels based on landmarks such as the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate. I certainly doubt that a resident of pre-war Berlin would be able to find his or her way around this recreation, as the developers claimed in several interviews. If you have a PC, then you are much better off with something like Hidden and Dengerous 2.… Expand

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