![]() ![]() I would have loved an augmented reality mask that overlaid waypoints and distances to targets on my helmet, and that magic dot on my sniper scope that calculates bullet drop and wind shear would turn any average Joe off the street into an elite sniper. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 has plenty of cool weapons and high-concept gadgets, most of which are not real but still fun to imagine. You are free to “bank” your progress after each contract at an exfil point then return to the map to complete any other contracts. Fast travel points will unlock as they are discovered, allowing you to bounce around the map as long are you aren’t in combat or attempting to exfil. For the most part the contracts are laid out in a somewhat linear path across the regional map, but you are always free to do them in any order you choose. Imagine if Seal Team Six had been told to kill Osama bin Laden but ONLY while he was sitting on the crapper.Įach engagement area has multiple contracts and multiple methods/rules/restrictions to complete those contracts. I’ve recently been playing the Hitman games and there are a lot of similarities to the overall game design, a design that encourages multiple replays of each mission to check off these optional goals or challenges to earn extra cash. I also don’t get to make a game out of how elaborate my approach to each scenario will be. A satellite map shows the five areas of engagement that will unlock one by one as you complete previous missions, or should I say “contracts”Īs a military sniper I don’t have the luxury or freedom that mercenaries enjoy like picking out my targets and getting a fat check for each confirmed kill. Everything about this sequel is bigger and better than before, as we gear up for a tour of duty in the Middle East a place where I have spent a significant portion of my military career. Jumping into Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 I was initially worried CI Games had merely reskinned the original, as the opening tutorial is identical to the first game, but once you get past those training lessons everything is fresh and actually quite impressive. ![]() As a former Army sniper I go into all these military shooters with a certain level of apprehension and skepticism, often to my own detriment, but I have learned to “lighten up” over the past few years because if games, especially sniper games, were anything like the real thing nobody would be playing them. The sound effects are the most impressive part of the audio package with assault rifles ripping through enemies, sniper shots echoing through canyons, and stealthy knives ripping through armor.Last January I reviewed the original Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts, and I came away from the experience more than pleased with this unique hybrid that seamlessly blended stealth and tactics with open-world design that allowed a certain level of autonomy to the campaign seldom seen in the genre. The voice acting is generally good as well as the music that is usually fitting depending on what is happening inside the game. ![]() Overall, this is an absolutely gorgeous game and ran at a buttery smooth on our 144hz display.Īlong with the impressive visuals in the game, the audio is also handled well. Effects are equally impressive with bullet slow motion, depth of field, and camera rotations on super long sniper shots. For the absolutely massive regions (levels) featured in the game, the detail is never lost in either texture or variety across deserts, lakes, mountains, and forests with not only impressive artistic direction but technical aspects just knocking it out of the park. Overall, all components mentioned are very solid gameplay wise.Īfter playing some graphically weak and retro games as of late, I was absolutely stunned when I fired up the first level of Contracts 2. Whether you prefer up-close stealthy gameplay, extremely long sniper shots, or close-range small arms combat, you can really tailor the game to your style. Between all the gadgets, gizmos aplenty, the weaponry looks, sounds, and just feels heavy with just the right amount of oomph to really make this title stand out. The star of the show here is the stellar sniping mechanics that are some of the best I’ve ever experienced. Completely open world per region, the contracts, subcontracts if you will, and options fold out according to your decisions but each region is based around the main story. There are definitely some interesting characters sprinkled throughout that act as your targets but nothing ground-breaking and honestly, that’s ok. While there are very well done mission intros, movies, and tutorials, the story is your standard fare. In Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 you play as Raven, a contracted assassin sniper taking out the world’s top criminals, drug-runners, and other of your typical and not-so-typical baddies. ![]()
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