This structure holds for the game’s full runtime, but the options offered to the player in each set-piece are varied enough to keep things from getting stale. Depending on the difficultly level, players also need to adjust for wind and distance to ensure that the bullet hits its mark. When lining up a sniper shot,players need to manage their breathing (and heartrate if they hold their breath too long) in order to line up the perfect takedown. If you’re unfamiliar with the series, each level largely consists of stealthing from point to point, tagging enemies using binoculars and silently eliminating them through effective strategy as one goes.
The large open level structure offers a tremendous degree of freedom on how objectives are approached and how enemies are dispatched. Platforms: Switch (reviewed), XB1, PS4, PC Sure, there’s some appeal there for longtime fans of the series, but really the plot exists primarily as window dressing to the real joy, all the sandbox-sneaking, Nazi-sniping, 200 meter lung-popping action. The narrative on display here is serviceable if uninspiring, but ultimately this is not a game you should play for the story. From here the story twists and turns around its 10-15 hour runtime as Karl crosses paths with allies both expected and unexpected. Sniper Elite 4 picks up directly after the events of the third game, dropping Fairburne into Italy after a freighter is sunk by a new Nazi superweapon. The 4th iteration in the series nails its signature gameplay elements, though it’s slightly dragged down by its middle-of-the-road story and visual presentation. Nearly 4 years after it’s original February 2017 release on PC/PS4/Xbox One, Sniper Elite 4 makes it’s way to Nintendo’s little console that could, allowing players to once again lace up the boots of Karl Fairburne in his quest to explode Nazi skulls throughout an expansive collection of sandbox levels while on the go.
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