History VideoGame / SniperEliteV2

The multiplayer has been changed up a bit from the previous game to include a Coop Campaign for online play, Kill Tally, and Bombing run coop missions. Co-op mode takes two players in the role of snipers to go through the game completing the various missions. Kill Tally is a survival mode with multiple waves of enemies and vehicles in an enclosed battle field, Bombing Run is retrieve Item A and take it to location B.

* DifficultySpike: Countersniping missions are a nightmare, especially on higher difficulties. The game has the bad habitude of spawning multiple snipers in different spots, so that, when you pop your head out, you get shot from multiple directions and die. And sometimes you may aim at a guy, take a bullet, kill him... and then die because the game spawned another sniper who saw you, took aim and hit you in a split second.

* DifficultySpikes: Countersniping missions are a nightmare, especially on higher difficulties. The game has the bad habitude of spawning multiple snipers in different spots, so that, when you pop your head out, you get shot from multiple directions and die. And sometimes you may aim at a guy, take a bullet, kill him... and then die because the game spawned another sniper who saw you, took aim and hit you in a split second.

* ShoutOut: The Achievement World Record 506 kills is a reference to the famous World War II sniper Simo Häyhä who had 505 confirmed kills. The player would hold the record by beating Simo’s score by 1.

* VideogameCrueltyPotential: Shoot to wound. Then shoot (ideally, shoot to wound) anyone who comes to help the wounded man as he cries out for help. He'll die without treatment after a few minutes, and you can just sit there and watch, or practice your grenade-lobbing skills, or run a good distance away and shoot him with the sniper rifle for long-distance kill points. Also, it is possible to shoot an enemy in the testicles, often accompanied by an X-Ray cam of the gonads bursting like eggs. This will kill the target instantly (sudden outbursts of extreme pain can indeed prove lethal in real life due to reflexogenic cardiac arrest).

* VideogameCrueltyPotential: Shoot to wound. Then shoot (ideally, shoot to wound) anyone who comes to help the wounded man as he cries out for help. He'll die without treatment after a few minutes, and you can just sit there and watch, or practice your grenade-lobbing skills, or run a good distance away and shoot him with the sniper rifle for long-distance kill points.

** You get three [[superscript:[[hottip: five if you pre-ordered]] different rifles with different cross hairs.

* PinkMist: You get the blood spray entry/exit wound when you shoot your enemies.

* EveryCarIsAPinto: Any vehicle with a red gas cap on a fuel tank can be destroyed with a sniper shot. The slow motion view shows the bullet hit the cap and a spray of fire followed by a sudden violent explosion. It does this for trucks, tanks, and Armored cars with gas cans on the front of the vheicle.

* ShootTheFuelTank: Tanks, trucks, and fuel drums

* ExplodingBarrels: Explosive barrels, fuel cans, and scattered explosive muntions for various forms of artillery.

* ArrowCam: You get a variety of views of the bullet leaving your gun barrel with a visible shock wave and get to watch it strike your target in possibly gory fashion. There is an X-Ray Cam mode that shows the path of the bullet as it passes through your enemy. The bullet will be show destroying eyes, shattering bones, and rupturing organs.

* StuffBlowingUp: Aside from fuel tanks, you can shoot enemy's grenade to explode right in their hands.

* EliteMooks: The NKVD and SS Troopers. They are better shots and use grenades more often.

* StateSec: One for each enemy faction: The Nazi SS and the Soviet NKVD.

The overall gameplay has been tweaked but should be familiar to anyone who played the first game. One of thew new features is the X-Ray Kill Cam. Where on certain shots you get to see the damage and trauma your bullet causes. It can be gory and visceral to see your bullet put out an eye, smash through some organs, and shatter bones.

The sniping mechanic is virtually unchanged depending on difficulty settings. The Difficulty settings determine basic AI behaviour, how realistic your bullet physics are, and what tactical aides the player can rely on.

The tactical aides include a threat/awarness indicator, ghost image of where the player was last seen, the ability to mark targets for easier tracking with binoculars, and and aim point assistance for higher difficulty settings.

The game still has stealth elements but they are focused more on staying out of direct line of site and noise discipline. Also hiding bodies can prvent an enemy from from frantically combing the area searching for a hidden sniper. Some elements like shot masking (firing when there is a loud environmental sound) is still present but only in certain areas.

The multiplayer has been changed up a bit from the previous game to include a Coop Campaign for online play, Kill Tally, and Bombing run coop missions. Co-op mode takes two players in the role of snipers to go through the game completing the various missions. Kill Tally is a survival mode with multiple waves of enemies and vehicles in an enclosed battle field, Bombing Run is retieve Item A and take it to location B.

The only current DLC is a mission to kill Hitler that came with preordered copies of the game along with two bonus sniper rifles in game, the Kar-98k and the Svt-40.

** Averted with pistols and submachine hits to enemy helmets. There will instead be a noticeable ping sound and the enemy will stagger. But if you hit them in the face they will die instantly.

** Enemies typically carry a sub-machinegun, semi-automatic rifles, or will man machine gun turrets.

* OneManArmy: You take on trucks full of enemies, elite sniper teams,enemy filled fortified structures, armoured vehicles, and can even assassinate Hiter [[superscript:[[hottip:*:If You purchased the DLC or Pre-Ordered]].]]

** There is an achievement for Steam and XBOX 360 players for making a ScopeSnipe at 150m.

* ShoutOut:
** The Achievement World Record 506 kills is a reference to the famous World War II sniper Simo Häyhä who had 505 confirmed kills. The player would hold the record by beating Simo’s score by 1.
** Scope Shot Achievement is a shout out to Carlos Hathock, a Marine Corps Sniper who supposedly achieved this feet while fighting an enemy sniper.
%% We are aware that MythBusters did an episode on shooting through a scope, please do not list or link to it here.

** The rifles have varying chariteristics including stopping power, bullet drop, magazine size, semi-auto, bolt action, and zoom level.

Just before a mission players can view the mission map, read the intro for the mission, and select various pieces of gear. Gear selection includes which unlocked sniper rifle, sub-machine gun, pistol, and what other extra bits of equipment you go into the mission with.

** Shooting enemies in the legs or arms makes them stagger. You can also wound them with a hip or gut shot and they will roll around on the ground in pain. If they are rescued by an ally, they will be bandaged up and back in the fight as if nothing happened.

* EyeScream:
** Head shots with the sniper rifle to the eye usually destroy the eye and continue through the head.
** There is an achievement for shooting an enemy in the eye.

* MoeGreeneSpecial: Your shots will often hit an enemy sniper in the face or eye.

A reboot of the original VideoGame/SniperElite. The overall plot is similar to the first game. You are once again Karl Fairburne, an OSS officer who is inserted into Berlin in 1945. Only your mission is to kill V2 scientists before the Soviets can get their hands on them. The story takes place in Germany during the final days of WWII and the player must navigate and fight their way through a city crawling with both Nazi and Soviet troops. As you progress through the game you uncover a sinister plot and it is up to Karl to stop it.

* MoreDakka: Enemies typically carry a sub-machinegun, semi-automatic rifles, or will man machine gun turrets.

* NoArcInArchery: Averted and Played straight. Depending on difficulty you can have a flat trajectory or have to take account bullet drop due to gravity when shooting distances.

* OneManArmy: You take on trucks full of enemies, elite sniper teams, fortified structures, armoured vehicles, and even assassinate Hiterl [[superscript:[[hottip:*:If You purchased the DLC or Pre-Ordered]].]]
* OnlyAFleshWound: You can shoot enemies in the arms and legs and they will limp and hold their arms. You can also wound them with a hip or gut shot and they will roll around on the ground in pain.

%% We are aware that MythBusters did an episode on it please do not list or link to it here.

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