Sniper Ghost Warrior Review

By Dan Whitehead Published 6 July, 2010

Heads you lose.

Version tested: Xbox 360

Sniping is a lot like driving a car off a ramp. Both tap into some primal thrill mechanism, leapfrogging our critical thinking and making us have fun whether we want to admit it or not. It's probably best not to dwell too long on why shooting someone in the head from far away feels so satisfying, but there's an undeniable feeling of control and power that comes from the perfect headshot that is downright intoxicating.

Shame, then, that Sniper Ghost Warrior squanders that thrill so horribly.

There's undoubtedly room in the first-person shooter genre for a sniper-based game, provided the game in question tailors its challenges to the unique aspects of long-distance, "one shot, one kill" combat. In a gaming environment riddled with bullet-blasting bombast, the prospect of a shooter where patience and concentration pay dividends is enticing.

Unfortunately, Sniper Ghost Warrior has no interest in making the required effort to deliver such difficult ideas. So, yes, this is ultimately just another corridor FPS, albeit one where you're stuck using a sniper rifle, even in situations where it makes no sense.

After a reasonably promising opening in which you're teamed up with a spotter who talks you through a covert assassination, things rapidly devolve back to genre basics. For the bulk of the game you're stuck, on your own, in a jungle, and must advance through linear villages and camps, blasting away at the enemy.

'Sniper Ghost Warrior' Screenshot 1

Presumably the title was created using a random Tom Clancy codename generator.

Several times, Sniper Ghost Warrior dangles the prospect of serious sniper play, then snatches it away and replaces it with yet more mindless firefights where you're stuck using the wrong tool for the job. As you single-handedly sweep and clear another enemy stronghold, you can always switch to your backup pistol, lob grenades or ditch your sniper rifle and swap it for a machine gun. But, at that point, you're neither sniper nor ghost and the game is squarely in Modern Warfare 2 territory, where its low-budget limitations prove impossible to ignore.

Like pretty much everything else from City Interactive's budget code factory, Sniper Ghost Warrior is a technical horror show. The Chrome 4 engine wheezes and sputters as it tries to generate something even broadly comparable to the genre's base requirements, and the result is a parade of near constant quirks and glitches that obliterate all realism and immersion.

'Sniper Ghost Warrior' Screenshot 2

Quick! You can earn bonus points for shooting Swamp Thing in the arse!

The frame rate is terrible, the game freezes just before any dialogue or autosave, and objects float in the air or lodge in the ground with clockwork regularity. Climb up a ladder and your feet pinwheel as you run, vertically, up the rungs without touching them. Use the grapple hook and you walk out into space on an invisible bridge, then slowly clamber down through an atmosphere of treacle, as your poor virtual arms flail in front of you, trying to work out where they belong in a world where gravity makes no sense.

Enemies are subject to the same weird forces. In one particularly eerie moment, I killed two guards and they continued speaking, even as their angular polygonal corpses juddered halfway into the floor. Even worse, if you zoom in on enemies, you'll see that they're often firing in completely random directions - even straight into the ground - yet their magic bullets still find you.

This sort of mechanical strangeness can be acceptable in a game that is fun or ambitious - Red Dead Redemption has more than its fair share of outrageous physics catastrophes, after all - but too many of the problems here impact directly and negatively on the gameplay.

There are few things more maddening than bad stealth gaming, and Sniper Ghost Warrior muffs it up spectacularly. Your radar, for example, is frequently wrong. Sometimes it'll flag up an enemy before you see them. Just as often, you'll stumble onto a soldier who still doesn't generate a little red triangle when you're two feet away. At one point my radar showed one enemy, facing east. In reality, it was two enemies, both facing north. These aren't just harmless bugs, but the sort of issues that cut the legs out from any attempt to play the game seriously.

The AI follows suit, offering no consistent foundations on which to base your approach. Enemies will either spot you instantly or remain oblivious to your presence, seemingly at random. You can shoot one guard without alerting his companion, even when they're facing each other. You can be on your belly, so deep in foliage that all you can see are enormous green pixels, and suddenly be attacked from all side by enemies hundreds of feet away.

Even under fire, locating these assailants can be an infuriating task. In trying to come up with the sort of lush jungle environments made popular by Far Cry, the game overreaches itself once again. While individual foliage elements can look decent, they all cast huge jagged shadows. There are more harsh right angles in this organic jungle than in all the LEGO titles put together.

'Sniper Ghost Warrior' Screenshot 3

As good as Rogue Warrior? Only just.

It's the lighting that proves most problematic, though. What is presumably supposed to look like tropical sunlight dappling through the trees actually comes across as hundreds of flashing squares sprinkled over the screen. It's incredibly distracting and it makes spotting enemies and their muzzle flashes a real chore. You're never entirely sure if that oblong lump in the distance is a soldier, a weird bush or just a random collision of shadow and strobing sunlight.

The tragedy is that, beneath all this ineptitude, the sniping is pretty good when you actually get to do it. It's not particularly sophisticated, basically using the same click-to-concentrate system as Sniper: Art of Victory, but the vestigial thrill of a well-placed head shot can still be felt: muffled by terrible design, but undeniably there.

'Sniper Ghost Warrior' Screenshot 4

Different rifles offer different scopes, but are otherwise identical.

There's also a bare-bones online option with six maps and three game modes. Have they come up with a clever way to incorporate sniping into a workable multiplayer framework? Of course not. You get deathmatches. With sniper rifles. Sure enough, everyone retreats to the edges of map, and waits out the clock, hoping the other players blunder into view. Awesome.

Low-budget games can be charming experiences, given the right mix of inspiration and passion. Just look at DarkStar One if you need a recent example of a title that overcomes its surface limitations by offering solid gameplay to a neglected niche. Yet Sniper Ghost Warrior can't even manage to hit that easy target. By favouring tired run-and-gun scenarios over actual sniping gameplay, you're left with a technically inept entry in the most over-populated gaming genre around. Show some mercy, put one in the back of its head, and leave it for the vultures.

2 / 10

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  • Haloboy #1 2 years ago

    Ok the demo unimpressed me to the point of a none purchase but is it really that bad?

  • bifbert #2 2 years ago

    OUCH!!!!

  • Bangaioh #3 2 years ago

    another nice exclusive for xbox...

    /runs for cover

  • TheJuriel #4 2 years ago

    Ahhahaha, wow.

    I was kind of hoping there was a serious sniping-only game, so people camping in Bad Company, ignoring objectives for their precious headshots would move there.

  • BBIAJ #5 2 years ago

    Ouch, glad I forgot this was coming out now, not that I could have afforded it had I remembered.

  • Haloboy #6 2 years ago

    I just don't understand why a game dedicated to the lone of art of sniping is so difficult to get right in 2010. Shrug.

  • CaptainQuint #7 2 years ago

    Day one purchase.

  • Dave797 #8 2 years ago

    As EG reviews go, that was a blood bath

  • Goodfella #9 2 years ago

    Yup, tried this and promptly deleted it from my hard drive after experiencing the hiding in deep foliage and yet spotted by everyone hundreds of feet away scenario, pointed out in the review.

    The game is a mess, avoid!

  • BartonFink #10 2 years ago

    Wow a Dorkfail/10 we haven't seen one of those in a while.

  • super_monty #11 2 years ago

    I have just read another review of this game which said it was superb and a must buy if u want something strategic!!!!!!

  • Lunatic4ever #12 2 years ago

    its true..this game is the worst! blinder...graphics at first seem like WOW!
    but very quickyl it becomes evident...this game sucks monkey balls

  • Simonkey75 #13 2 years ago

    @Lunatic4ever

    This game is not coming anywhere near my balls.

  • Kazagi #14 2 years ago

    Given a choice of playing this, or smashing my testicles on an anvil with a sledgehammer, ide go for the anvil 7 days a week...2/10 is incredibly high...

  • karooo #15 2 years ago

    haha ! worse than that psp booby game? paradise smething
    Edited by 1 at 07/07/10 @ 08:31

  • itsfuzzy #16 2 years ago

    Shit. So we have to wait for Dice to bring out Battlefield Sniper Company 2.
    Then all the camping bitches can snipe each other to their hearts content
    And let the rest of us get on with the objectives of the game.

  • justsomeone #17 2 years ago

    what physics glitches in red dead are you on about? second playthrough and i haven't noticed a single one. lotta dodgy chemistry tho - beaver glue?

  • brod #18 2 years ago

    Is the framerate terrible on the PC version too?

  • mAc062 #19 2 years ago

    @Kazagi

    I rather play a crap game than smash my testicles on an anvil, but hey what ever floats your boat.


    Edited by 1 at 07/07/10 @ 08:50

  • ISmoke #20 2 years ago

    Wow. I thought the game looked promising and would easily get a EG 7/10. But 2/10. That's just poor. Wasn't naughty bear higher?

  • PoundHound #21 2 years ago

    I played the first Act of this at the weekend taking turns every checkpoint with my Brother-in-Law. He seemed to love it, despite the actual stealthy sniper parts being completely broken, while I hated every minute of it. But towards the end of the Act you get launched onto an oil rig and the game becomes a passable FPS which I quite enjoyed for that brief moment. I'll find out this weekend if the improvement is only temporary.

  • Quint2020 #22 2 years ago

    Awww man, this is the only game I've even had an inkling of interest in for months, the gameplay videos looked pretty damn impressive.

  • LazyNinjaUk #23 2 years ago

    I probably wouldn't have been as harsh to give it a 2. But it was generally pants. I agree that the game dangles the prospect of proper sniper action and genuine enjoyment in front of you, only to take it away.

    I'd give it 5. It just had the potential to be so much better.

  • el_pollo_diablo #24 2 years ago

    I must admit I do occasionally get a dirty thrill out of low budget games, but this may even be below my threshold.

  • UncleLou #25 2 years ago

    Holy. I've seen a few (German) reviews, and they were all around 6 or 7/10. Massive PC/360 differences, maybe?

  • slippysloppy #26 2 years ago

    Sounds like Eurogamer weren't paid enough to give this a decent review.

  • superted1974 #27 2 years ago

    Scope for improvement then!

  • muscleblade #28 2 years ago

    Both versions look ok technically. Its the gameplay thats lacking.

  • superted1974 #29 2 years ago

    It looks like a barrel of laughs

  • UncleLou #30 2 years ago

    Both versions look ok technically.

    Not read the review then, obviously.

  • lucky_jim #31 2 years ago

    "Heads you lose"- another top-quality EG strapline! :)

  • miiiguel #32 2 years ago

    Not read the review then, obviously.

    Obviously not, he probably just played the game, which means nothing, of course, we need someone to tells us what it's like.

  • sonicyoda #33 2 years ago

    @slippysloppy

    That makes no sense.

  • slippysloppy #34 2 years ago

    @sonicyoda I've just noticed that games advertised heavily with Eurogamer score a little more favourably than those that haven't. I have no doubt it deserves a 2/10 but bet it would have been higher (say 6/10) had the publisher placed a healthy amount of advertising on the site.

  • Hecller #35 2 years ago

    Omg that game is absolutly great !!!
    mega jungle enviroment (looks like crysis but not that perfect)
    ghillie suit
    sniper rifles
    sniper shooting system
    dissected mission
    One shot one kill in last mission
    6,2/10
    Edited by 3 at 07/07/10 @ 17:04

  • ziggy_played_guitar #36 2 years ago

    @slippysloppy : not saying I think you're full of shit, but saying "I just noticed" is a bit thin,can you prove what you're saying ?

  • Venatio Verified Expo Community & Gaming Manager, Eurogamer Network #37 2 years ago

    @slippysloppy

    That isn't true in the slightest and actually pretty offensive.

  • UncleLou #38 2 years ago

    Obviously not, he probably just played the game, which means nothing, of course, we need someone to tells us what it's like.

    I kinda doubt muscleblade played any version, let alone both.

  • miiiguel #39 2 years ago

    I kinda know muscleblade played at least 360 version.

  • slippysloppy #40 2 years ago

    In that case I'm wrong and stand corrected. No offense meant, it's a perception that I can only put down to pure coincidence when reviews have faired better here than anywhere else when there was a heavy advertising presence - Alpha Protocol being the most recent example. Please feel free to delete my comments if you feel they in any way harm your good name and reputation.

  • tossum #41 2 years ago

    Probably the best review of the year so far Dan. Cheers

  • BobsUncle #42 2 years ago

    I've played most of this game and I generally agree. 2/10 is a bit harsh though, considering EG's scoring is non-linear and doesn't really start until 6. On a fair 1 - 10 scale it's more like a 4.

    The game looks quite nice, but the A.I. is simply diabolical and ruins the whole experience. It's also doesn't unlock achievements when you get them, and collision detection on geometry is worse than BF:BC2, you can't walk up a minor slope while crouched, and will frequently get stuck on tiny rocks.

    I had massive hopes for this, but I have to say everyone should avoid this game.

  • Venatio Verified Expo Community & Gaming Manager, Eurogamer Network #43 2 years ago

    @slippysloppy

    I just think you're guilty of picking an example which you believe proves your point while ignoring instances which clearly prove you wrong.

    This should help - http://en .wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmatio...

  • Pac #44 2 years ago

    @ziggy_played_guitar

    Don't worry I am sure that slippysloppy is going to post some damning empirical evidence to back up his near defamatory comments any time now.

    Aye you there slippy! Calling Slippy!

  • smithdown #45 2 years ago

    I don't really understand everyone's problem with snipers in B:BC2. When I'm doing it, I'm spotting enemies for other players, raining death with my mortar, sniping off people sneaking up on my team mates, and keeping the other team's snipers at bay. These are all valuable roles, it's just that you don't SEE me doing them cos I'm half a mile away, so therefore assume all I'm doing is taking potshots.

  • slippysloppy #46 2 years ago

    Interesting article, to be fair I didn't have that perception until recently and certainly not until the Alpha Protocol review. I respect that you're sticking up for the site and not just deleting comments and in future I'll accept that advertising isn't influencing reviews.

  • Gulag #47 2 years ago

    How do devs get this stuff so wrong? It's not like Rebellion didn't already demonstrate how to make a compelling sniping game without a massive budget or the need for a sandbox level structure. Sniper Elite certainly has it's faults, but got what had to be different about an FPS sniping game from the standard template utterly right. Somebody should send these guys a copy.

  • carlitoswagon #48 2 years ago

    Maybe I do have the skills to be a games developer..........

    /dust off my spectrum zx dear we'll knock something up before loose women.

  • Hypercube #49 2 years ago

    Oh, when will someone make a decent sniper game? When??!?!

    An entertaining read.

  • tally_ho #50 2 years ago

    Been playing this on PC and it looks a fair bit better than the reviewer describes so there must be a noticeable hit on the 360. Ok, so it's not as polished as MW2 or Crysis, the AI is a bit clumky at times and collision is sometimes a pain but I thought the first few hours of gameplay was enjoyable enough. Not finished the game yet but I'd be giving it a 5 or 6 at the moment. Just noticed someone mentioned Sniper Elite - even though it looks its age I played through this again recently and it's still a great game - just no trees worth shouting about :)
    Edited by 3 at 07/07/10 @ 10:25

  • scottofdarwen #51 2 years ago

    I own this game , Disagree with 2/10 , more 5/10 . it has a lot of things like frame rate lag , twitchy fliky graphics , and yes its a poor mans cod several times durin the game. mplayer is shite . this could have been a Great game were its only below average , but i have enjoyed palying it .. ps also heard that its gonna get a huge patch in the next month hopefully that will sort it :-).

  • des #52 2 years ago

    This game is like number 10 on UK charts...it looks like people don't care about reviews

  • sneetch #53 2 years ago

    @slippysloppy
    In that case I'm wrong and stand corrected. No offense meant

    Oh that's alright then, it's apparently perfectly acceptable to accuse a group of people of basically selling good reviews for advertising and then say "no offense meant" because that's a kind of magic spell.

  • altitude2k #54 2 years ago

    Day one purchase.

  • BobsUncle #55 2 years ago

    @sneetch

    Lets be honest though, Alpha Protocol was fucking awful but was given a 7/10 on here while the site was slathered in AP advertising.

    It's pretty well known that various forms of media have sold good reviews in exchange for big advertising, so I'd forgive the guy for thinking what he did. Personally, I'm inclined to agree.

  • StackMonkey #56 2 years ago

    Have the 360 version and 2 out of 10 is a bit harsh. 5 is about right, it's no modern day Sniper Elite. It's close with regards to the sniping mechanics and it does help if you have played Sniper Elite. The AI is quite suspect and having to stand when climbing stairs is bloody annoying. For me the run and gun stuff sucks, that's purely for the MW2 crowd. Please send the developers a copy of Sniper Elite, which is still the benchmark. As for sniping in BFBC2, if done correctly it can turn seriously impact a match. Spotting enemies and shutting down enemy snipers is the key.

  • ParanoidZombie #57 2 years ago

    Looks like the summer drought has officially begun... Crackdown2 this friday and then nothing until september. Which means I'll finally get to play assassin's creed2, metro2033 and FF13. Good news!

  • Darren #58 2 years ago

    Youch! Didn't expect the game to be potentially that bad. I did see the demo a few weeks back but never bothered to download and try it.

  • sneetch #59 2 years ago

    @BobsUncle
    @sneetch

    Lets be honest though, Alpha Protocol was fucking awful but was given a 7/10 on here while the site was slathered in AP advertising.

    It's pretty well known that various forms of media have sold good reviews in exchange for big advertising, so I'd forgive the guy for thinking what he did. Personally, I'm inclined to agree.

    Ok, I'll be 100% honest: Alpha Protocol was not fucking awful. Far from it. That's my opinion anyway (and we're dealing with opinions here lest anyone forget) I quite enjoyed it as I do many games that are given 6 or 7 out of 10 on this site. I've also severely disliked games that are given higher scores on this site, so I suppose I could be declaring Eurogamer as a collection of frauds, charlatans and sell outs too but instead I realise that my opinions and preferences will inevitably differ from the people who write these reviews.

    I've seen ads for games that received mediocre reviews covering this site for days or weeks after the review is uploaded and so I sincerely doubt that the Eurogamer guys are "on the take" so to speak. If you have no faith in Eurogamer's integrity or their reviews then why read them?

  • Cherub007 #60 2 years ago

    @slippysloppy/bobsuncle

    I think you are both missing a few significant points.

    Firstly, it's a pretty fair bet that developers actually decide to cut their losses in some instances and cut back their advertising on games they themselves think are a bit rubbish. Thus these titles get reviewed poorly and there isn't an ad in sight.

    Secondly, in a media organisation like EG, the chances of Dan Whitehead or any other reviewer having the slightest idea of who is advertising what and when are slim at best. Advertising and editorial departments are very separate entities in most media organisation, for many reasons.

    Finally, I thought 7 out of 10 was about right for Alpha Protocol, although I think Red Dead Redemption, which they gave an 8 (despite its advertising), deserved a 9 or 10. Fans of Alan Wake (which was also advertised) may have a thing or two to say about that game's review, too. Obviously you are welcome to your opinions, but you should probably consider the possibility that you are quite far off the mark and, ultimately, you just don't agree with their reviews sometimes.

  • BobsUncle #61 2 years ago

    Ok, well everyone is entitled to their own opinion like you say, but my old man used to work for Emap and has witnessed the various pay-off schemes first hand, which can vary from being taken out to dinner, to getting free gifts, to paid advertising blocks, so I'm aware it can happen. I always find it suspicious when a game which seems a bit crap (yes, my opinion of Alpha Protocol) gets a good review and has plenty of advertising on the site. Personally, I'm very sceptical of all journos and media in general, but that's just me.

    The reason I read EG is because I'm interested in games, however I take all the reviews here (and anywhere tbh) with a pinch of salt. I would never, for example, cancel a pre-order for a game based on a poor EG score, or conversely buy one based on a good score.

  • Boomerang #62 2 years ago

    Hysterically, this is £29.99 on Steam. Wonder how long it takes for the reviews to start coming out and affect the price...

    Mind you, wouldn't surprise me if it stayed 30 quid, Steam's pricing model is as erratic as a weasel in a tumble drier.

  • sneetch #63 2 years ago

    @BobsUncle
    The reason I read EG is because I'm interested in games, however I take all the reviews here (and anywhere tbh) with a pinch of salt. I would never, for example, cancel a pre-order for a game based on a poor EG score, or conversely buy one based on a good score.

    Nor should you I think and nor would I anymore. If you accept that what you're reading is the opinion of someone who may or may not like the same games you do, who may or may not value the same features in a game the same way you do then the reviews here and elsewhere provide a description of the way the game is presented and plays and its general positives and negatives and then decide whether or not it sounds like a game for you. The final score is less important to me.

  • muscleblade #64 2 years ago

    @miiiguel

    Exactly ;-)

    I played the game and thouth it looked ok.

    Edited by 1 at 07/07/10 @ 12:42

  • muscleblade #65 2 years ago

    @UncleLou

    Why so doubtful. I do play a lot of games and usually before release too (im not a pirate just have the right connections).
    The game looked pretty good to me compared to many other low budget games. Gameplay did suck after the first few missions.

  • jaangus #66 2 years ago

    I know im not comparing the same genre but seeing as if alpha protocol got 7/10 this game must be pretty much non existent to warrant a score of 2/10. Not too fussed either way as i tend not to pay much attention to reviews of mediocre games and the reviews we written by two different people but i know a few people who have been playing and enjoying this same game albeit on the pc.

    Saying that 7/10 is far more likely to make someone buy the game than 2/10 and i must say im quite tempted to buy this game as i cant possibly see how it is 3x worse than alpha protocol unless someone has just taken a turd in the box.

  • mixpython #67 2 years ago

    Oh why could you not have written this a week ago before i bought this abomination of a "game"!!!! Seriously CRAP.. first mission gets 5/10 after that it goes into minus figures.. i didnt even know it could do that!!

  • jaangus #68 2 years ago

    Do you still employ Kristan Reed as in my humble opinion you should get him to review all your medicore games although he might have something to say about that :) I must say i think his reviews of possibly the two of worst games on the 360 are spot on (fuzion frenzy 2 and Eragon) and would have liked to see his take on Sniper Ghost Warrior

  • Cherub007 #69 2 years ago

    @BobsUncle

    Fair points well made. Experiences like that are definitely going to colour the way you look at such things and I'm never going to argue with a healthy dose of cynicism, but I'm pretty sure such things are the exception, rather than the rule.

    /gazes upon the world through happy glasses....

  • davisorle #70 2 years ago

    @Simonkey75
    LMFAO@ +1

    Is the game that bad really? I forgot to try out the demo and forgot it was coming out so soon. wow... Knowing EGs ratings this should be a 4-5 but still thats too bad :p Now im curious to try the demo. Too bad I havent slept since i got back from work and I am passing out so im off to bed ^^

  • metalangel #71 2 years ago

    Is there an achievement for teabagging each person you kill while shrieking incomprehensibly into your mic? You know, like snipers do in other games...

  • Miths #72 2 years ago

    I think I still actually have this one sitting in my Steam wishlist :). Good thing I put off my purchase until the first comments from players started popping up.

  • FeralGamer #73 2 years ago

    Bravo EuroGamer! You always have the most witty and humorous reviews for terrible games. Living in the States, I find our gaming "journalism", if you can call it that, is severely lacking in charm and wit. Reading this review gave me more laughs that I've had in a very long time. Keep up the excellent writing!

    *EDIT*
    Also, all of you fellow EuroGamers are much better conversationalists than folks I've seen on other websites. Cheers!
    Edited by 1 at 07/07/10 @ 16:12

  • metalangel #74 2 years ago

    @FeralGamer: Check out the newly relaunched GamePro, it's a lot thinner than it used to be but they've gone for insightful articles and columns instead of reams of reviews and Protips.

  • Pablo2k5 #75 2 years ago

    This review is a disgrace. The game isn't that bad...

    It's just Eurogamer been 'controversial' again... sad.
    Edited by 1 at 07/07/10 @ 18:24

  • damusk #76 2 years ago

    This game is horrible,2/10 is being pretty kind I think. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! You have been warned

  • oniris #77 2 years ago

    I've made an account just for this comment so...
    2/10 seams very harsh to me. I just finished the game on pc and although i agree with the critique of poor a.i. I actually enjoyed this game. it's not a great game but it is a 7/10.
    on pc graphics are pretty good, loading times are very short and the framerate is pretty stable.
    what actually bothered me the most were the invisible walls, not being to jump on a box is pretty lame.
    the game has its moments and i didn't understood the 2/10 until i read in the article that this is small budget game. from that point its continuous slashing of the game.
    i fear that it has to do more with the lack of ads on eurogamer than with the game itself. if alpha protocol , a truly unplayable game gets 7/10 with applauds then sniper should get a 11/10.
    its a decent enough game for a niche target [sic]

  • Pablo2k5 #78 2 years ago

    Can Eurogamer please state what version of the game they are reviewing ffs...???

    If this is a review of the 360 version then I can discount this travesty of a review.

    The PC version is actually quite good.

  • trip919 #79 2 years ago

    Brutal.

  • JediMasterMalik #80 2 years ago

    I hated the demo, but that score is surprising even for me. :D

  • velimirius #81 2 years ago

    darkfail.

  • Rens11 #82 2 years ago

    @carlitoswagon

    no you shall knock something up during loose woman!

  • muscleblade #83 2 years ago

    @Pablo2k5

    The versions is pretty much identical. One friend has the PC version and another got the 360 version so i had the chance to test them both. The game looks quite good on the 360 aswell as on PC. If the game focused on the sniper part and didnt go down the standard FPS road it would have fared better. Its a good looking game that just isnt very good compared to the competition like MW2 and BC2 for example. I do think its better than Alpha Protocol though.

    edit: But remember that ive only tested them on other peoples hardware.
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/10 @ 08:29

  • snapaul #84 2 years ago

    Haven't been so lazy and tried difficult mode and... wow, a lotta fun... not so easy with sniping then ;) A good piece of work done by these guys - give them chance!

  • obscured021 #85 2 years ago

    i have been playing this for about 2 weeks, and i say its more of a 5 or 6 than a 2 its no sniper elite but its good if you can find it cheap i did at 9.99 euro, forgot to say its the pc version i have
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/10 @ 13:00

  • Opti #86 2 years ago

    About half way through. The game certainly has its issues and makes a poor first impression but stick with it and you eventually fall into a very satisfying groove.

    It makes you work hard to appreciate it and no game should do that and expect to sell but having gone through the pain of the early missions I am really enjoying it.

    Big fan of Eurogamer but can't agree with 2/10. A 6, maybe a 7 for me but I love the sniper concept so knock off a point if you don't.

    Opti

  • LegendX360 #87 2 years ago

    Sorry, no offense - but this review is just bullsh*t! I could understand such a review if an unprofessional 10 year old little Halo Nerd, who only knows and accepts the BigBadMasterchief in his Shooteruniverse, wrote it, but I just can't get it in my head how a professional videogame reviewer can review a game so unprofessionally.
    Don't get me wrong - Sniper GW isn't the new ShooterKing in town - it's far from beeing perfect - yes it has some graphical shortcomings and quirks - yes the enemys have(most of the time) xray eyes and and almost no AI - but damn it - this game is not broken!!!Not like Hour of Victory which was also reviewed 2/10 and whoever played that sucker, knows what a broken 2/10 game plays,looks and feels like.
    Or take Soldier of Fortune:payback for Example - which was reviewed 3/10 - the onlything good and fun about SoF:pB was the gore - Sniper:GW is a budget Shooter which clearly can't hold a candle to the Genrekings Bad Company 2 and the Call of Duty Series, but it's not broken or unplayable - this game can be fun and CAN BE enjoyed - even with it's shortcomings, flaws and missed opertunities.
    And by no way in hell its as bad as Sof:pB or Hour of V. In my opinion it's a 5/10 for the casual gamer and a hard 7/10 if you're into shooters and especially if you like Snipers(the Bulletcam after placing a perfect shot is extremly satisfying).
    I didn't finish the game yet - played it for about 5 Hours and to be honest - in this 5 hours I had much more fun than I had playing through the whole Halo 3 Campain - even if Halo 3 is the Technical better or more polished game.
    Sniper: GW may not be for the BigCrowd, but if you get your kick out of Shooters than you should at least give it a try.
    Btw - I first played Sniper on the 25th of June(at a friend of mine) - My copy arrived yesterday and in the meantime the game has been updated - to get to the point: I think that the game runs/plays a little better now than it did back then wenn I first played it.

  • SpaceMonkey77 #88 2 years ago

    I was thinking of buying this game, and despite that poor 2/10 score, I probably still will at some point.

    I have to agree that 2/10 isn't a fair score, considering that this is a low budget eastern european game. Sure, t may not have the finess and polish of an Acti or EA game, but just like the also flawed Alpha Protocol, fun can be had with it and this fact shouldn't be ignored.

    I could agree a 5/10 would be more reasonable, but I haven't played it and thus can't judge.

  • LtRodg75 #89 2 years ago

    I've played it about 2/3 way through and this is a 6 or 7 out of 10. Save the 2/10 for sims exp. packs...Its not a AAA game but its worth £15 in a week or two. Lost a lot of respect for EG review scores after this. Alpha protocol was dire, never a 7/10, more 4 or 5. Is it all about what they spend with you on adverts?
    Edited by 1 at 08/07/10 @ 23:54

  • lonelyfrenchy #90 2 years ago

    well good news.. everything is not over.. YET !

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    Edited by 2 at 09/07/10 @ 08:13

  • SpaceMonkey77 #91 2 years ago

    Well, there's been an update for it, so perhaps EG should take another look at that review score.

    Then again, that's the reviewers opinion and I don't have to agree with it.

  • clunkyfoolclip #92 2 years ago

    exactly smithdown,If you want to snipe you are labelled a camper,The fact that we are trying to cover the teams asses does not seem to occur to a lot of players.Also to be taken into account is that some players like myself due to our adavanced years
    and have only been playing online for a short while,therefore our skills come no where near the guys who were born with a controller in their hands,sniping is a good way to learn as well as doing some good.
    Oh! and I am not looking for mercy over age(for the record i,m 70) cause I know I won't get any,and won't give any iether:).
    but I enjoy every minuet of the game, quirks and all.
    ENJOY