Sniper Elite 5 review — The Desert Ghost goes to France
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World War II was, and still is, a popular setting for games. Most of the time you’re with a squad of soldiers à lIa Band of Brothers. Other times you are a Nazi-killing machine, bent on the destruction of the Third Reich. The Sniper Elite series leans way more towards the latter.
In Sniper Elite 5, you play as Karl Fairburne, sniper extraordinaire. When the game begins, you are off the coast of France assisting the U.S. Rangers. Your mission is to help weaken the Atlantic Wall in preparation of D-Day.
Once on land, things don’t go very well. You end up stranded in a countryside teeming with Nazis. Luckily, the local resistance is there to help. Once settled in with the group, it’s time for Karl to go hunting.
As Karl, you discover a new Nazi secret project entitled Operation Kraken. Since its name is “Operation Kraken” and not “Operation Funshine,” you believe it may need some investigation.
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Sniper Elite is known for a few things, but chief among those is killing Nazis. As a storied allied assassin, Karl strikes terror into the Nazi heart. After all, he has destroyed thousands of testicles with his sniper rifle. Maybe tens of thousands. If I heard the “Desert Ghost” was in town, I’d stuff some sheet metal down my pants. Which brings us to the shooting part.
The sniping, as always, is a highlight to the Sniper Elite 5 experience. It’s certainly satisfying to adjust your scope to account for wind and bullet drop
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