Equip landmine, for example, and you can set it to detonate after one press or two. Where it really gets fun, however, is with the bevy of explosives in your stockpile. For distraction devices, this means you can switch between throwing rocks to lure enemies to a specific area, or a whistle that will bring them straight to you.
This is never more evident than with the two-pronged function of each item in your deep-pocketed arsenal. With the structure (or lack thereof) of its open-ended mission design, there's also a clear emphasis on experimentation. Environmental kills also play a part, whether it's a convenient red barrell or a rickety-looking bridge, and foliage is often a welcome aid to keep you out of sight from curious Nazi eyes.
#SNIPER ELITE 4 WINDOWS#
There's a decent degree of verticality to each map, too, and you now have the ability to utilize it by clambering up specific surfaces, jumping across gaps, and climbing in and out of windows to navigate with increased freedom-not to mention the ability to wipe out a few enemies with some stealthy ledge takedowns. This polishing of the underlying mechanics makes tiptoeing across these mammoth spaces enjoyable in itself. There's a newfound responsiveness to protagonist Karl Fairburne's movement that makes it easier to get around and stay hidden. Getting into these fruitful sniping positions isn't the chore it once was either. This may sound tasteless, but the series' grisly ballistics are still second to none-and there's something wonderfully schlocky about rupturing an enemy's scrotum from 200 metres away. Sniper Elite's signature X-ray kills return in all their morbid glory here-now with even more detail-and it's a particular treat to see a bullet travel over these extensive distances before colliding with an enemy's skull, the hot lead bursting through eyeballs and sending a mixture of brain matter and skull fragments scattering onto the floor. Collectibles and advantageous sniping positions are judiciously dotted around each map, encouraging you to explore, and the macabre satisfaction of sniping is increased tenfold when you're able to execute a pinpoint headshot from as far as 400 metres away.
#SNIPER ELITE 4 FULL#
Click image to view in full screenĪnd these massive playgrounds aren't just big for the sake of it they grease the cogs of every other aspect of Sniper Elite 4's design. Each one teeming with fascists just waiting to be extinguished with a well-placed bullet. They're varied locales, too, stretching across picturesque Italian landscapes on the verge of invasion: from the sunswept isolation of a cavernous island off the coast, to the narrow confines of an opulent beachfront town, to the dense overgrowth found in the heart of a verdant forest. The smallest map in Sniper Elite 4 is three times the size of the largest one seen in its predecessor, and these expansive sandboxes are brimming with open-ended objectives you can choose to complete in any way you desire and in any order you please.
#SNIPER ELITE 4 SERIES#
In Sniper Elite 3, Rebellion abandoned the linearity of previous series entries in favour of opening things up, and Sniper Elite 4 continues that trend in grand fashion. With Sniper Elite 4, Rebellion has changed all that. Where the series has regularly faltered, however, is in the moments between these euphoric, long-range kills, where it has often been a cumbersome chore just to get around in a stealthy manner. It's in these moments, when an unaware enemy is trained in your sights and you take a deep breath before pulling the trigger on a skull-shattering killshot, that make Rebellion's Sniper Elite such a devilish joy. He has no idea that with one pull of the trigger, you're about to send a bullet careening through flesh and bone, snuffing out his young life in a single, gory instant. With a powerful rifle in hand, you're perched in some bombed-out tower overlooking a Nazi-occupied town, your crosshairs fixated squarely on the head of an enemy soldier as he strides along his designated patrol route. There's always been something voyeuristic about sniping in video games.
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