The Sniper Elite series has been aggressively consistent, with storied developer Rebellion fine-tuning its execution with each iteration, rarely reinventing the wheel, but doing just enough with the franchise’s established stealth/sniping gameplay to keep it fresh. Gruff protagonist Karl Fairburne’s latest infiltration into occupied France is arguably the best yet, with sturdy level design and punchy, rewarding combat.
“Sniper Elite 5 knows exactly who it’s aimed at, and Rebellion is on target as always,” we declared in our Sniper Elite 5 PS5 review. “The developer’s dense French sandboxes are hugely replayable, and look fantastic to boot. There are some sloppy gameplay mechanics, like the climbing and twitchy camera, but these are easy to forgive. A wide array of difficulty options mean both super-agents and rookies can eke something out of this title, and with the release accommodating so many different play styles, it represents a real bullet to our heart – or should that be balls?”
But now it’s your turn to let us know whether you agree! Is Sniper Elite 5 on target, or a total misfire? As always, we want to know what review score you’d give to the game in the poll – and, of course, let us know why in the comments section below.
Remember, if you’re still playing through the game then you can find our Sniper Elite 5 guide through the link. And of course, we’ll continue to keep our binoculars pointed in developer Rebellion’s direction, and will bring you more Sniper Elite news – including the latest on the game’s Season Pass – as and when we receive the official intel.
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I give it 2 testicles
1 testicle... Popped Adolf's yesterday xD I think it's a very solid 8.
This is a really surprising 8-9 game. I’m having much more fun than I did with 4 and the amount of stupid situations you can get into is hysterical
Does it excel on every detail? Of course not, but it sure is hella fun. Solid 8/10 from me.
Not enough sniping.
The Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts games do this genre better.
It’s pretty good. Playing it through GP, not sure I would have paid for it.
@Anke Maybe but Sniper Elite is in a class of it’s own, Sniper Ghost Warrior is abysmal in comparison.
I gave this a 10. I can’t fault it at all, best game I’ve played so far this year.
It’s worse than a marvel movie in terms of Marvels cinematic value vs Snipers gaming chops. At least Marvel has mass appeal though. The enemy AI is so dumb that I’d expect the enemy soldiers would be the only ones who’d actually buy this. It’s a 6 and forgettable one at that
I had no idea what these games were until I watched the DF breakdown of 5.
I always thought they were those silly phone type games. Doesn't look like they're for me but much better than I was thinking.
@MaccaMUFC happy to think differently absolutely, that's what makes us have such a broad amount of games but personally I felt the actual sniping mechanic better in the other games, whereas this one was only a couple of snipes and then fell into running and gunning.
@Anke I’ve never once had to run and gun my way through a level. In fact, I finished the second stage yesterday without being spotted once and killed or pacified every single person in the map and hid their body.
On a side note - I would rate this game a 9. The stealth is fantastic, and the large maps creates player agency in very entertaining ways. I also like how you organically discover side objectives - that could be through scouring intel or stumbling upon a location itself. That’s where I think the game really shines. Moreover, I like how the game emphasizes stealth in a way that doesn’t involve using subsonic ammo; you really have to use other items in your arsenal in creative ways.
@BlackMayge I had to avoid combat many times per level. To be honest though I found it just easier to sprint between objectives which is probably why.
Kudos on hiding bodies and playing to that degree, you gave this game the attention it probably deserved way more than me.
5/Elite.
Nah I havent't played it, but SE4 was something of a 6 for me, but an 8 in co-op with a friend.
Have not bought it yet, but will on sale.
This is a solid 8. The co-op and invasion mechanics are are fantastic. I didn't think they invasion system would be so fun, but it is pretty great alone, or with a friend.
Loadouts are very fun, and levels are amazing. Really outstanding job from Rebellion on this one.
I give it a 7. Good. It isn't anything new, but is still fun to play. But I do feel they need to change the formula a bit. I'd like to see another time line and a bit more mechanics.
Surprisingly ... many folks are liking the new SE
I liked 3 & 4 .... and kinda appreciate another one
but that's it ... time to pause devs.
Take a break and reinvent the series a bit. Looking a bit stale now.
But I know ... you devs are already hard at work at making another Zombie Sniper Elite out of this one.
Solid 8 for me and would be a 10 if they can smooth out the player movement/animations.
SE4 was very smooth compared to 5 but with updates it will be sorted I think. I'm only on the 2nd mission, unfortunately a bug arose through my first play through that stopped my kill list target from appearing so I restarted the mission and I was over 2hrs in on that mission but I did it all 2nd go around.
The maps are huge, the customisation of guns is great and finding all the Intel, destroying the eagles etc make this game great to play. I've been invaded a few times which has been great fun, having to hide to see where they're coming from and then getting that killing head shot is epic.
I'm having a great time with this game and highly recommend it if you liked 4 but like I said the movement doesn't feel as smooth right now so maybe wait for some updates but for me the game is still great and I look forward to further improvements.
I gave it a 7. I would have given it an 8, if the title had employed a better anti aliasing solution. As it currently stands, with regard to the graphics, it feels like, 'One step forward and two steps back'. For all the graphical additions since SE4, they've undermined their efforts with the poor AA solution. The game has jaggies and bad shimmer everywhere, which is gameplay distracting and visually ugly.
As a few commentors have mentioned above,the player movement can be janky and the most inopportune moments,but apart from that,im finding myself totally immersed in the mission at hand,the graphical improvents and the sound design are superb,and i will never get tired of double nut shots...
A solid 8
Granted it’s more of the same and visually it’s far from next gen but if you’ve ever played a Sniper Elite game and enjoyed it you’re guaranteed a fun, if predictable, continuation of the franchise. Each level is sizeable with plenty to explore and discover and it’s great fun hunting down all the side missions and kill list targets. Whereas the hugely enjoyable Zombie Army franchise never fully clicked with the sniper mechanic and hordes of undead slightly fewer Nazis(until you raise the alarm) and more emphasis on stealth and planning leaves a sense of genuine pride when you successfully infiltrate a level and exfiltrate without having to resort to wanton sub machine gun action and hopeful Panzerfausts!
Yeah, there will always be detractors and whiny fanboys ready to rip it to shreds and claim it’s everything that is wrong with modern gaming, is hideously overpriced and is quite possibly the prime reason for the decline of civilisation but hey, that’s social media for you. Suffice to say I’m glad I bought it and I’m already on my third pkauthrough of the campaign in the hope I can mop up any collectibles and random Nazi testicles.
Oh, and should anyone wish to add me for some online survival, axis invasion or general multiplayer malarkey then you can find me at SAMTYLER1974 most probably getting repeatedly shot by far superior and probably far younger players. Youth of today, huh?
I'm giving it 1 just because the last mission 10 is a DLC.. DLCs should be a bonus not part of the original missions. Don't try to twist my arm into buying a DLC, I would buy it gladly if I wasn't forced like that. Thank God I saw that before buying this game.
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