

Lastly, the game that truly brought the sniping experience together was Sniper Elite V2, which was a beautiful combination of atmosphere, mechanics and level design. The second is, of course, the All Ghillied Up mission from Call of Duty 4. The first one is Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, which nailed the atmosphere. Of the hundreds of games that I’ve ever played, only 3 games stand out for their stellar sniping components. Personally, I mark that down to a focus on mechanics rather than environment and level design.

That image of single-minded focus, utter determination and the cold precision involved in executing that perfect shot appeal to something deep within all of us.Ī great many games attempt to draw on that appeal and somehow, they fail. There’s something very fascinating about snipers.
