Sniper Elite III (SE3) isn't what we think of as a good game. It betrays almost everything we've come to understand about what makes a game good. There's no consistency in the way it presents its world through gameplay, it almost deliberately teaches you how to play it wrong, the story it tells is...

Shooting someone in the face with a sniper rifle is nasty business. The Sniper Elite series has made a name for itself by embracing these skull-busting kills in all their gory detail.

With how popular sniping is, it's really surprising how few games there is based around killing from afar. Still, when it comes to military shooters, it's the Call of Duty mould that most developers seem to strive for, which makes series' like Sniper Elite all the more welcome, as it's a series that...

For $50 this game isn't too bad. I've never played any of the other Sniper games to compare but I had fun with this one. I can't say the game has a variety of things to do but what you can do is fun. This game requires patients and strategizing. You have to be very stealthy and plan your attack.

Its AI is still the village idiot but there's still plenty of fun to be had here regardless. Put up with its niggles and you'll get your money's worth.

Sniping enemies is immensely satisfying; Huge; sprawling stages with multiple paths; Delightfully grotesque slow-mo X-ray killcams

AI can be a bit "see no evil; hear no evil; Detection is too harsh; evasion too forgiving; Lack of melee attack makes for sloppy close-up combat

After the fighting in Berlin with their plans for the v2 rocket thwarted, the Axis forces gather in Africa. The Allied forces must root out the Axis foot holds for control of Africa. It's sniper time...........

As a sniping game, Sniper Elite III is pretty fun. The kill cams are brutal, but you won't be able to look away, and it's hard to fault hitting a man between the eyes from across the map.

+ Sniping is fun; + Spacious maps; + Kill cams

+ Horrendous AI; + Obviously cross-gen; + Boring story; + Mentionign the AI once isn't enough.

It's my best shot so far. Right through the eyes of an unsuspecting German soldier, and shown in full sniper-porn-o-vision. Skull shards fly. Grey matter explodes. I thought I was getting bored of Sniper Elite III's exquisitely medical killcam, but that shot was definitely worth watching.

When it comes to first- and third-person shooters, I've never been one to play as a sniper. As much as I admire the power they wield, my aim isn't very good and I quickly grow impatient. I would rather run and gun, perhaps with a powerful shotgun or dual-wielding futuristic laser pistols.

If there is one thing that Shooting games have always needed, it's more graphic violence.  Well, at least, that's apparently the premise behind Sniper Elite III, the latest instalment in Rebellion Developments' tactical shooting series.