Billed as an “advanced sniper simulation”, Rebellion attempts to make good on that promise with “realistic bullet physics” that take into account bullet drop over distance, wind shear, and cover penetration. I love stealth and I love sniping, whether it’s in a dedicated game like this or even taking on a sniper role in a class-based online shooter. I would have preferred to play using the Wii U Pro controller but the game insists you use the tablet at least Sniper Elite V2 offers remote play so you can continue the mission when you get bounced off the big TV. You also have touch/tap access to your inventory, which is a bit nicer than cycling through items with the D-pad.

In lieu of a virtual scope, your second screen is home to a top-down map view of the area that shows your location, your destination, and any enemies in-between. Such limited content would be acceptable for a budget-priced game, but this is being marketed as a full-price AAA title.įor those willing to wait for the inevitable price drop and who don’t have access to any other system to play this game the Wii U version isn’t all bad.

What you have left is a 5-8 hour linear campaign mode and a three-map survival mode called Kill Tally. Gone are the DLC missions including your ability to assassinate Hitler and gone is the online multiplayer. The Wii U version of Sniper Elite V2 has had pretty much everything cut except the price. When I first heard that one of my favorite stealth-tactical shooters of 2012 was coming to Nintendo’s new system I had some pretty cool images pop into my head about how it would play…being able to hold the tablet controller up and use an augmented reality scope that would zoom into the scenery being depicted on my big screen…but alas that vision and pretty much all hope for this game was shattered mere moments after launching this lackluster port.įor those who already played the original and were tempted to try this…DON’T, and for those who haven’t played Sniper Elite V2 and were considering…please play it on any system other than this. Just over a year after its release on PC and all the other consoles of the time, Sniper Elite V2 makes its way to the Wii U.

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