11. Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2

After the Nazi Zombies wreaked havoc in the first standalone expansion to Sniper Elite V2, who could guess they’d return for another around? Nazi Zombie Army 2 offers a new campaign with fresh locations and enemy types, and you’ll once again slay undead by the droves solo or with up to three other players. Don’t fix what isn’t broken, but when it feels more repetitive than its predecessor, you have to wonder if it’s really worth it. Nevertheless, it’s more maps for slaying zombies, which counts most for some.

10. Sniper Elite VR: Winter Warrior

Another follow-up that noticeably falls short of the original, Winter Warrior is developed by Just Add Water of Oddworld fame. Given how well the first title fared, you would expect the momentum to continue. A forgettable narrative and iffy controls later, and you realize that’s not the case. The sequel doesn’t even do enough to switch up the formula or spruce up the visuals. The gunplay is still on point, but there isn’t enough content to justify jumping in. A mixed bag overall.

9. Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army

The original and Rebellion’s first attempt at a Left 4 Dead-style undead spinoff starring Karl Fairburne but set in an alternate universe World War 2. The shift from careful and methodical sniping and stealth to gunning down zombie hordes en masse is still a huge shift for the series. Nazi Zombie Army handles it well enough, combining the realistic gunplay and X-Ray Kill Cam with new kinds of threats and co-op. Though it won’t be competing with the best co-op zombie shooters in the genre, it’s a fun ol’ time, if nothing else.

8. Sniper Elite V2

The first sequel in the series, Sniper Elite V2 focuses on Fairburne attempting to stop the V-2 rocket program in Berlin (which explains why it didn’t get a simple “2” in its title). While it received some praise for the realistic ballistics, the AI was a mixed bag, alternating between competent and imbecilic. Respawning enemies and stealth were also points of contention, with sniping being the only aspect that resonated. That’s because Sniper Elite V2 introduced what would become a staple of the series for over a decade – the X-Ray Kill Cam, rewarding kills with a bloody showcase.

7. Zombie Army Trilogy

It’s a close tie between Sniper Elite V2 and Zombie Army Trilogy in quality. However, the latter wins out by not only remastering the first Nazi Zombie Army expansions but including a third campaign. You can play through them with up to four players, choosing from eight different characters (with Left 4 Dead 1 and 2’s cast joining later for an additional eight), and even adjusting the difficulty. The famed ballistics and X-Ray Kill Cam are also present alongside dismemberment, which adds a bit more strategy. It’s still pretty repetitive and lacks much of the series’ nuance, but it’s still good for mindless fun with friends.

6. Sniper Elite VR

The first Sniper Elite VR title and one that boasts a poor narrative with some strange gates stopping you from completing the last few missions. No autosaves, bugs, underwhelming melee combat – it’s almost hard to get on board. Where it excels is in the fine mix of arcade shooting and realistic ballistics. It’s also responsive enough to make racking up points with the most creative kills enjoyable. Still far from the best in the series, but a solid option for those who want a fun sniping title in VR.

6. Sniper Elite 3

After Sniper Elite V2 underwhelmed, Sniper Elite 3 came along and…marginally improved things (while flailing even more in other departments). Technically a prequel, it saw Fairburne venture to North Africa, with new desert locations to deal with. Unfortunately, the story wasn’t much to write home about, and the AI still had its failings. Where Sniper Elite 3 succeeded is in presenting larger more open levels for players to plan out a myriad of approaches.

Sabotaging generators to mask your shots with the sound, leveraging the revamped stealth to tactically take out threats, scrounging for weapon parts, setting up traps – it all felt so liberating (and, of course, the sniping was still on point). Add on improvements to the X-Ray Kill Cam to factor in organs and bone shattering, and on several gameplay levels, Sniper Elite 3 could be a fun time.

4. Sniper Elite 1

It’s somewhat ironic that one of the better games in the franchise is the one that started it all. Sniper Elite launched in 2005, and as far as sniping-focused titles were concerned, it was unlike anything else in the WW2 shooter space. The realistic depiction of ballistics, where factoring in things like the wind, felt fresh and challenging. Sure, you didn’t get the explosive viscera of the X-Ray Kill Cam, but it was still satisfying for a bullet to dramatically reach your target in slow motion. With all the other relatively new tactics, like using louder sounds to mask your shots, it’s no wonder it received attention despite some shortcomings.

3. Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Considering its predecessors, there may not have been many expectations from Zombie Army 4. Yet somehow, everything fell in place, from the campy campaign with its zombie sharks and zoo to the X-Ray Kill-Cam triggering off explosions and well-placed shots alike. Each character has extensive progression and some fun talents; the weaponry went above and beyond, straight-up embracing the elemental and bizarre new enemies debuted, including a zombie tank. Yes, it has overpriced DLC, and yes, the gameplay can still get repetitive, but it’s the series’ – and one of Sniper Elite’s – best offerings yet.

2. Sniper Elite 5

Sniper Elite 5 is not where the series’ truly started to take a turn and really come into its own with the sandbox-style levels and freedom of playstyles. It still excels in those regards, refining the realistic sniping we know and love while presenting some of the best levels in the series. There’s also Axis Invasion, a new mode where an enemy sniper can invade your game, leading to even more tense encounters. The key shortcomings of the series remained, but it felt like Sniper Elite finally carved its winning formula.

1. Sniper Elite 4

And it all truly began with Sniper Elite 4, which took the sandbox-like maps of Sniper Elite 3 and went even bigger. Fairburne was more agile than before, capable of clambering up structures to set up his shots. Night missions introduced new twists to the stealth formula and players were freer than ever to strategically take down enemies, go guns-blazing or take a completely silent approach. While it couldn’t overcome the series’ curse of middling story-telling and AI, Sniper Elite 4 achieved a new level, elevating it into something incredibly fun.

God of War: Ascension

God of War: Ascension showcases the story of series protagonist Kratos as he fights all those who oppose him for breaking his blood oath to Ares. While the game is considered a great one by many, others thought that the QTE heavy combat and the over-the-top violence that catapulted the series to great heights at one point were now becoming stale and required a major rethinking going forward.

Agent 47 – Hitman Series

Enhanced speed, reflexes, strength and even a slight healing factor – Agent 47 possesses all of this and more, further supplemented by training in all forms of assassination. That includes sniping, as he can take down targets and vanish with barely any trace. Such is his overall infamy that he’s considered a legend in the ICA and will go to any lengths to kill a target.

The LinkedIn profile of a video game developer seems to be indicating that work is being done on a Sniper Elite 4. The profile is actually of an employee at Chinese digital arts company ADIA Entertainment and lists work the employee has done on a number of different games. Among the games that are listed on the resume is Sniper Elite 4. For it’s part, Rebellion isn’t willing to admit this is actually a correct listing just yet.

Videogamer.com talked to Rebellion co-founder Jason Kingsley about the listing. The company has previously said it is planning on announcing a new game later this year but hasn’t said what that game is going to be. “To be honest we’re flattered that people are actively searching out for a new Sniper Elite title, and we certainly don’t mind being mentioned next to projects like Black Ops 3 and Unreal!” Kingsley said in a statement provided to the website. “However the person in question doesn’t work for Rebellion and we haven’t announced a new entry in the Sniper Elite series.”

So is the case of a free agent padding his resume with the name of a game he didn’t realize would cause a stir? It doesn’t appear it’s a typo and the person who posted the listing meant Sniper Elite 3, or Rebellion would have likely divulged that information. Sniper Elite 3 has been plenty popular for Rebellion, despite the fact that it isn’t a game of the same size as something like Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. If you really wanted to go down the rabbit hole, you could take something away from the fact that Kingsley didn’t say Sniper Elite 4 isn’t in development, he just said they hadn’t announced it. Stay tuned.

505 Games and Rebellion announced that their breakout hit from last year, Sniper Elite III, is now available in an ‘Ultimate Edition’ at retailers, as well as digitally through Steam, Xbox Live, or the PSN Store.

Sniper Elite III was the third entry in Rebellion’s long running World War II shooter saga. The base game was great, but the DLC and bonus content it got enhanced the package even more. Now, for the first time ever, Rebellion and 505 Games are offering it all in one package:

‘Save Churchill’ DLC – A three-part campaign challenging players to foil a plot to assassinate inspirational British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, featuring the biggest environments in Sniper Elite series to date:

• Save Churchill Part 1: In Shadows
• Save Churchill Part 2: Belly of the Beast
• Save Churchill Part 3: Confrontation

Six Weapons Packs – Added firepower to help players eliminate their targets:

• Hunter Weapons Pack
• Camouflage Weapons Pack
• Patriot Weapons Pack
• Sniper Rifles Weapons Pack
• Axis Weapons Pack
• Eastern Front Weapons Pack

Bonus content added to the base game since launch:

Six Multiplayer Maps – Expand your experience in the field with a diversity of treacherous and complex environments

• Fracture
• Night Watch
• Outpost Canyon
• Plantation
• Lost Valley
• Airstrip

Three Distinct Gameplay Modes – Hone your skills with three additional challenging modes:

• The Shooting Range (Singleplayer  Mode)
• ‘Twilight Strike’ Overwatch Mission (Co-Op  Mission)
• Capture The Flag (Multiplayer Mode)

Sniper Elite III is available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC.

Sniper Elite 3, the newest installment in Rebellion’s World War II FPS series, released last year to general acclaim, thanks simultaneously to its authenticity in mechanics, but also because of how much liberties it took with actual history, putting it all in the hands of the players, and allowing them to change it by themselves.

A lot of DLC was also released for the game, which continued along this trend- so much that for someone looking to get into the game now, it might be a bit overwhelming. To help with that, they have released the Ultimate Edition of the game, which includes the game itself, as well as all of its DLC so far.

The Ultimate Edition will be available for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4 versions of the game; it might sound weird that the PC version is missing out, but then again, you can probably pick up the game plus DLC for it for cheaper than this at a Steam sale anyway.

Sniper Elite 3 was actually a pretty darn good game when it released earlier this year, delivering exactly on its promise of providing players with the classic World War II shooter, but with its own, unique, and in many ways, more authentic, twist. That said, the game came out on last gen consoles as well as the PS4 and Xbox One, so it was easy to see how it was still not all that it could have been.

Well, that’s about to change, as tomorrow, the PS4 version of Sniper Elite 3 gets all new features exclusive entirely to it– this new content includes a brand new single player mode, the Shooting Range, which came after feedback from the Churchill DLC missions was considered; a brand new Overwatch mission called Twilight Strike; and some brand new multiplayer content, including three new maps, and a brand new Capture The Flag mode.

The best part is that all of it will be free, which is amazing, especially when you consider how much is being offered.

Sniper Elite 3 is available on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, and PC.

Sniper Elite 3 sort of made waves with its pre-release DLC, Hunt The Grey Wolf, which let you take down Hitler relatively early on in the Second World War, and potentially change and alter the entire course of history; apparently, that was a huge hit, as the developers are back at it again with their newly announced DLC Save Churchill: Part 1 – In Shadows, the first mission in an epic three part DLC campaign to save the British Prime Minister.

This DLC episode is set after the events in the game proper, and it sees OSS sniper Karl Fairburne and his attempts to uncover and prevent a Nazi assassination attempt on the British Prime Minister in the run up to the famous Casablanca Conference of 1943.

This episode also includes the largest level ever so far in the series’ history, and there is the promise of two more episodes in this storyline yet to come.

The DLC pack is now available for all versions of the game.

Multiple new DLC packs- including the highly anticipate Hunt The Grey Wolf bonus scenario- will be launching for Sniper Elite 3 today.

Hunt The Grey Wolf is an alternate history scenario that asks an intriguing question- did Adolf History really die in Berlin? Or was he actually taken down before that? In this scenario, the player gets the chance to take down Hitler early in the Second World War, potentially changing the course of history forever.

Other DLC packs for the game include the Hunter Weapons Pack, which comes complete with a pack of three high power hunting weapons for use in single and multi-player modes; the Camouflage Weapons Pack, which has three camouflaged or silenced weapons for use in single and multi-player modes; and the Allied Outfits Pack is a pack of characters for use in Sniper Elite’s competitive multi-player modes.  The characters include Allied Urban Sniper, US Army Rifleman and Indian Division Soldier.

All DLC packs are available on Xbox Live and the PSN Store now.

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs managed to out-perform Sniper Elite 3 in the UK this past week according to the latest UKIE game charts (courtesy of Gfk Chart-Track). The latter was originally at number one for the past few weeks but has dropped 53 percent in sales since the week prior, putting it at second place.

Meanwhile, Watch Dogs is also seeing low sales with the past week’s numbers being 18 percent less than the week before. The top ten has remained relatively stagnant due to the lack of new releases. As a result, games like FIFA 2014, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Titanfall, both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Minecraft and even Battlefield 4 continue to sell. Tomodachi Life is probably the only real anomaly since it’s a 3DS title at ninth place.

The next big game release won’t be until The Sims 4 in the beginning of September for PC and it remains to be seen how much of an impact that will have. Stay tuned for more information.