Review : Sniper Elite III

Sniper Elite III is a tactical shooter video game developed by Rebellion Developments and published by 505 Games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 , Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. The game is the third installment in the Sniper Elite Series..

In this installment of Sniper Elite, we take the role of Officer Karl Fairburne, as he participates in the North-African Conflict during the Second World War, in which he learns about the Secret Weapon Programme by the Nazi Forces.

Gameplay : 

The game-play of Sniper Elite III is very good. Although the primary weapon is the Sniper Rifle but we are also given additional sidearms including Sub-machines guns and pistols, silenced or not depending on the situation or on personal preference for either going to kill Silently to earn more points or to go loud for everyone to notice and to show off your location. In addition to grenades, player is equipped with tripwires, dynamites and landmines to deploy and kill enemies/destroy vehicles and earn more points.

Binoculars are used for looking out for enemies and can also be used to tag the enemies to get to know more about their movement. When in Sniper Elite Difficulty, a red spot appears when Focus Time is activated to know to projected point of impact. 

When detected by an enemy, enemy soldiers will have a circle of yellow/red over their head, indicating the Alert status. When detected, the player will be forced to relocate from their place to detection to away from it to stay as Ghost.  Louder sounds are used to masked the sounds of Sniper Rifles, and helps to stay undetected.

Graphics in the game were very good, from mountains to the sand, game looked realistic. The detailing in the player and the gun shots, especially the ones from the Sniper Rifle, piercing the skull/other body structures, rupturing heart, lung, kidney  were great..  The reward of the sniper shot is worth to watch, bullet piercing helmets, protective suits, and breaking of bones, rupturing of kidney, lung is certainly fun to watch. Head-shot gives the most point and also gives most beautiful sight in form of piercing of skull.

Sounds in the game are very realistic too. The sounds of bullet breaking through bones/skull and rupturing through kidney, lung feels like real, and the splashing of blood and debris looks real enough.

The listening sense of enemies is very good and can sense you running and actually will go to that location to know to source of the sound. At that time, you are asked to relocate in order to stay undetected or if not, other soldiers will also know your location and their overhead circle will change to red from yellow and they will start to attack you. So, its best to relocate yourself to stay hidden and earn more points in Ghost .

Player in game will earn point for every shot he make, every silent take down of enemy. Silent means more point and points accumulated are used in raising his status.

To put in a nutshell, the game is fun to play, sniper shots, relocation, big maps to roam around to find collectibles, finding sniper nests and completing optional missions along the way.. Its a must-play game for all the sniping,long shot,  tactical game lovers out there.......!!!