Sniper Elite
About Sniper Elite
From the archive
This is the original PS2Home fact sheet for Sniper Elite, preserved from the early-2000s archive. Details reflect the PAL release as catalogued at the time.
Official fact sheet
Spring 1945: World War II is drawing to a close and the Russians and Germans are caught in a furious battle for Berlin. The player takes the role of a German sniper recruited by the OSS (former CIA) to carry out a series of missions of vital importance against the NKVD in what should be considered as the first battle of the Cold War.
- A promising setting, previously ignored: Berlin, May 1945.A time of transition between World War II and the Cold War, in a devastated Berlin.
- Sniper Elite is based on two types of gameplay closely intertwined: Stealth and’ Snipe.
- Art of Stealth (3rdperson view):to avoid all the dangers in a deadly city, the player needs to infiltrate and find the best sniping position.
- Skill of sniping (1stperson view):according to various elements-distance, breathing, wind, timing, and techniques-empty lung, luring, etc.
