Sniper Elite: Resistance Doubles Down on the Saboteur Sandbox – Hands-On Preview

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As the Sniper Elite series has dived further into its World War II setting, it's embraced more of a Hitman-esque sandbox approach to stealth-action gameplay, getting players in the shoes of a saboteur aiming to cripple the Nazi empire from the inside. But what the series still excels at is capturing the suspense and rush of carefully sneaking behind enemy lines to land that one critical shot against an unsuspecting Nazi scumbag – and showing you the bloody results with the classic X-ray kill cam.

With Sniper Elite: Resistance, developer Rebellion continues Sniper Elite 5's open-ended approach to sneaking into enemy territory and smashing Nazis in gory, schlocky fashion, and this time it gives the series' secondary protagonist their time in the spotlight. Just ahead of its January launch, we played over an hour of a mission focusing on destroying a German super train and sneaking through a hotel in search of valuable intel – all of which showcased what Sniper Elite does best.

In parallel to the events of Sniper Elite 5, Resistance focuses on the exploits of British commando Harry Hawker. Returning players will recognize Harry as one of the second playable characters in the series' co-op campaigns alongside Karl Fairburne, so think of Resistance as an opportunity to see what he was up to while Karl was flying solo in the fifth game. The main story of Resistance focuses on Harry weakening the empire's influence and helping the French resistance gain the upper hand – all while channeling some strong Jason Statham energy as he does it.

Sniper Elite 5 saw a steady release of DLC missions that saw Karl Fairburne invade secret weapons facilities hidden in France, but the developers saw an opportunity to create a new campaign within the occupied country that told a different story, which led to the decision to create an entirely new game.

"We felt that there was much more to explore in the French theater for the war, and we ended up making basically a full fledged campaign from