I must compensate for bullet trajectory, gravity, wind.

Sniper Elite V2 uses more realistic systems for long range fire. The distance between us is great, meaning I cannot simply fire a perfect shot from the crosshairs of my scope. Having lost sight of me, he's crawling slowly to a new position in hopes he'll gain a better vantage point. I push through to another room and look through the scope of my rifle. In the distance I see light flickering off a scope. I crouch down and move slowly through a building, rising in search of the enemy. A sniper has pinpointed my exact location. All that remains are the bodies I've left in my wake - some of which I've moved behind cover. As I make my way to a perch, an onscreen indicator alerts me that I have been spotted. Your mission is to go where soldiers have already failed and attempt to unravel the twined fingers of evil that hold these positions.Īfter pushing through thick enemy lines, I place explosives on two predetermined spots on the streets before turning around and climbing through a bombed out building. The war in these sections have been all but won held tightly by enemy hands. Vehicles and bodies rest on cobblestone streets.

Though players begin the mission on the streets, it's essential to gain the high ground against enemy forces.īuildings have holes punched through them. The single-player level is Schoenberg Convoy, tasking players to assassinate a scientist before he can rendezvous with Axis leaders. Whether enemies are patrolling an area or hunting a player down after being spotted, setting these markers ensures soldiers cannot get the 'drop' on you. When planning against a heavily fortified area, this tactic is essential. 'You have to mark targets and plan ahead.' Using a set of binoculars, it's possible to mark all targets in an area, placing a waypoint above their heads. But the action in Sniper Elite V2 isn't about quick progression through its Battle of Berlin setting - it is methodical.%Gallery-151767%'This is not a run and gun game,' Rebellion's head of creative Tim Jones explains. 'We get right into the action,' a PR spokesperson tells me. The demo, I'm told, had only just started. Reps from developer Rebellion and publisher 505 Games are huddled over the monitors, showing off Sniper Elite V2, a reboot of Rebellion's 2005 Sniper Elite for PC, PS2, Wii, and Xbox. As I enter, I spot a television well into a demo - a bullet ejects from a Springfield rifle, time slows following it to an enemy, and cuts through a Nazi soldier like a chainsaw through a stick of butter. I walk into a large conference room late, having dealt with a parking lot maze.

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