Sniper Elite III

 PC
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 468 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 215 out of 468
  2. Mixed: 172 out of 468
  3. Negative: 81 out of 468

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. nighter-3d
    Jul 19, 2014
    6
    The game is nice if you just want to sneak and kill Nazis, however it gets a little old rather fast, Gives little to no story beyond "Must kill Vahlen" even if you include the obligatory "German soldiers also have families" diaries spread around. The setting still feels so unexploited as if an entire arc was cut from the game to keep the attention away to mister sniper and his veryThe game is nice if you just want to sneak and kill Nazis, however it gets a little old rather fast, Gives little to no story beyond "Must kill Vahlen" even if you include the obligatory "German soldiers also have families" diaries spread around. The setting still feels so unexploited as if an entire arc was cut from the game to keep the attention away to mister sniper and his very uninteresting personality that doesn't seem to know whether to stick to the "grizzled veteran" archetype or not. Beyond that 2 major nuisances kept popping up. One is whether or not the Germans keep talking German. When the antagonist is taunting i can understand the English. but in a "Eavesdrop" cut-scene the Germans talk English again despite never talking English later or during combat. Make up your mind! The last nuisance where the "Mini-boss" battles where a tank suddenly arrives in the map and you MUST destroy it, which can be annoying and a pace-breaker. after the second it stopped being fun/sudden. In overall the game had plenty of room to move, but didn't. resulting in a bit of a dissapointment....Oh yeah and there is the kill-cam that gets boring fast and so forth.… Expand
  2. DemonicSoul
    Jul 9, 2014
    6
    Story:
    Sniper Elite III is set several years prior to the events of Sniper Elite V2, following the exploits of Office of Strategic Services officer Karl Fairburne as he participates in the North African conflict during World War II, in which he learns of a secret wonder weapon programmed by the Nazi forces. Just like in V2, the story here is boring and uninteresting, and our protagonist    Story:
    Sniper Elite III is set several years prior to the events of Sniper Elite V2, following the exploits of Office of Strategic Services officer Karl Fairburne as he participates in the North African conflict during World War II, in which he learns of a secret wonder weapon programmed by the Nazi forces. Just like in V2, the story here is boring and uninteresting, and our protagonist is the same generic American hero from the 1st. Honestly, I could just paste my V2 review of the story here and no one would notice because of how bad both game's narratives are. 2/10

    Gameplay:
    Everything returns from the 2nd game along with a few tweaks added. The awesome bullet-cam, smart A.I., hidden collectibles, good level design, and improved customization are here along with a weapon wheel, and a progressional system that applies to both single player and multiplayer. There are 8 missions in total, and each one will take around 20+ minutes if you take your time with each of them. Unfortunately, the bad combat also returns with the cross-hair still being a pain to use when spotted. In conclusion, the gameplay here is largely unchanged from the 2nd game. 6/10

    Graphics:
    The biggest change/improvement this game has is in its graphics department. The setting of Africa is a more interesting setting for the game than the generic Berlin setting in the 2nd game. Because of this, the colors and world design had to match the setting. There's more vibrant colors here than in the 2nd, the textures are better here, the particle effects are improved, and the facial models look more updated. So be happy you'll have a prettier game to look at when you're sniping some poor guy's testicles off. 9/10

    Sound:
    As with the 2nd game, the sound design is great with the sniper shots sounding excellent and realistic. The score also does a good job with sound ques when you get spotted. Everything else also sounds good. The sound here is essentially the same as with the 2nd. 8/10

    Multiplayer:
    The multiplayer is the same as in the 2nd game just with less buildings in some of the maps. Since you can use your single player loadouts in the multiplayer, that allows for more customization than in the 2nd. Everything else however, feels like the 2nd game all over again. 6/10

    Verdict:
    If you enjoyed V2, get this game. If you hated V2, skip this game. If you haven't played V2, I'll say get this at around $30 or lower. It's essentially Sniper Elite V2, but with more replay value. If you want more info on how this game is, just go to my profile, and look for my V2 review as this game feels a lot like the 2nd, just slightly improved.

    Rating: 6/10    … Expand
  3. ElvenArcher
    Jul 20, 2014
    5
    Tried to be innovative. Failed big time for gameplay. Pointless multiplayer, auto frigin aim, unrealistic ballistics, 3rd person camera for an fps game, terrible movement controls, camping campers camping campers camping campers and more camping. Play if you like camping. not to mention gay as hell dlc's.

    it's definitely better than v2 and had a great potential and i i'd say the    Tried to be innovative. Failed big time for gameplay. Pointless multiplayer, auto frigin aim, unrealistic ballistics, 3rd person camera for an fps game, terrible movement controls, camping campers camping campers camping campers and more camping. Play if you like camping. not to mention gay as hell dlc's.

    it's definitely better than v2 and had a great potential and i i'd say the developers kinda tried to put good effort on this game but in the end, it still doesn't worth your time. Play singleplayer for 5 hours and forget about this game, it's that average of a game.

    Gfx, sounds, game engine etc. are just ok.

    5/10.    … Expand
  4. FlyingFish
    Jul 21, 2014
    7
    So I have been playing Sniper Elite III for a few days now, and I have a few things to say about it: Overall, it's very fun, the stealth mechanics make the game more interesting, it gives you a challenge. You're constantly having to manage where is and where isn't a safe place to shoot from. I recommend you play this game on Elite enemy difficulty and limited ballistics, it's only onSo I have been playing Sniper Elite III for a few days now, and I have a few things to say about it: Overall, it's very fun, the stealth mechanics make the game more interesting, it gives you a challenge. You're constantly having to manage where is and where isn't a safe place to shoot from. I recommend you play this game on Elite enemy difficulty and limited ballistics, it's only on elite that the enemies would function like a real soldier would when a sniper is around, when they know your location, they will actively sweep the area around you in a sequence, making it much more enjoyable to pick them off one by one while relocating around the map. The reason I only recommend limited ballistics is because it adds that extra level of immersion and it's still easy to use. Playing on the highest ballistic level makes it a bit too difficult, the wind seems to be blowing at 100 mph 24/7 on that difficulty, and it's near impossible to pull off a successful hit without steadying your aim. The game also only has 8 missions, they're all about an hour long and have plenty of different ways to go about them. Oh, and I have noticed a few bugs here and there, most of which are not game breaking in any way except one. Every now and then, there's a bug where your weapons won't damage enemies, it's very annoying, but easily fixable, just reload your last save, luckily it only occurs right after you save, so you won't have to work your way back to where you were. If it happens, just quicksave and reload, problem solved(I have only noticed this bug in story mode). The game does have some replablility for the completionist gamers. There are many collectibles scattered around every map containing various things like important information, letters from soldiers, etc. As well as the story, there's also a multiplayer and a survival mode. I played a bit of both and they both seem very fun. Survival mode is the traditional horde mode, where you defend against wave after wave of enemies, and I will say, it's pretty tricky. It takes some serious skill to complete survival mode, so it can keep you busy for awhile if that's your thing. The multiplayer seemed very fun as well. The maps are well designed for sniping and there can be some pretty intense counter-sniping battles to be had. I think this game deserves at least a 7. It is very fun and I do recommend it, but the fact that there are still a few bugs present, and there's only eight missions, makes it fall lower on my ranking as a whole.… Expand
  5. Mitya64
    May 19, 2019
    6
    Весьма неплохой шутер. Прикольная баллистика. Не порадовала стрельба с ппшек, нужно в упор стрелять чтобы попасть, полнейший бред. Сюжет настолько простой. Миссии не интересные. Только интересен эффект рентгена
  6. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Отличный симулятор снайпера. Появились открытые локации, заметные прогресс со времен второй части.
  7. Llaerrick
    Jun 30, 2014
    6
    i have this at a solid 6.5. not noticed much performance issues as yet even though i have a solid but increasingly dated rig. the AI is unfortunately not as intelligent as i would like it to be. if your play style is to run-and-gun like most other fps shooters you will notice the deficiencies pretty quickly. but playing on the higher difficulties (elite and authentic) and playing a morei have this at a solid 6.5. not noticed much performance issues as yet even though i have a solid but increasingly dated rig. the AI is unfortunately not as intelligent as i would like it to be. if your play style is to run-and-gun like most other fps shooters you will notice the deficiencies pretty quickly. but playing on the higher difficulties (elite and authentic) and playing a more measured, stealthy-sniping style, the AI problem isn't that great or noticeable. i have generally found the game fun and engaging. the ability to limit or turn off slow-mo kill cam is appreciated.… Expand
  8. Horridus
    Jul 5, 2014
    7
    nice game , plays a lot like Splinter Cell, Good atmosphere, big maps, weapons are limited and the many bugs and the idiotic enemies makes for a pretty big let down however this game is pretty awesome
  9. Alsvha
    Jun 28, 2014
    6
    Game wobbling between way too easy and extremely difficult.
    At most settings; this game is a breeze to play - red indicator where to aim and then just shoot everything with little fear.
    Only the most realistic settings removes that "aim cheat" - but that removes all HUD - this game surely lack somewhere in between for those of us who don't want to loose the mini-map but still would like    Game wobbling between way too easy and extremely difficult.
    At most settings; this game is a breeze to play - red indicator where to aim and then just shoot everything with little fear.
    Only the most realistic settings removes that "aim cheat" - but that removes all HUD - this game surely lack somewhere in between for those of us who don't want to loose the mini-map but still would like to avoid the aim help.

    Oh well, outside this - the game is average-ish.

    The maps are too small, too narrow and tunnels you in specific directions into positions where you can snipe almost with impunity. The AI is dumb, very dumb and although they somewhat react to dead comrades, they seem to be deaf and blind in most all other aspects. Nobody seems to react to an exploding trunk just 100m over, so unless the enemy is in the same "pack" as the ones tied to the truck area, they'll not react.
    And you can either stealth-takedown or shoot with your very quiet silenced gun as well without much reaction, crawl and prone movement is way too quiet and you can often move through line of sight of the enemy if you're just crawling.

    A good number of 'secondary' objectives and the 'levelling' is okay, but when the main gameplay lacks, it just feels tacked on.

    You have a number of weapons so you can "deal with situations in many ways"; but well - when the AI is as it is - there's rarely any need.
    Customization and loadout rarely seems to make much of a difference either, and it seems very much like a missed oppertunity.

    The game looks good though - not as great a some other - but it's good enough, although the desert gets dull fast.

    Only get it if you like sniping and want to play this game on easy-mode or very frustrating-mode    … Expand
  10. orctown-troll
    Jun 28, 2014
    6
    After an enjoyable romp through Sniper Elite V2 we now have Sniper Elite 3. A good game. An improved product. levels are bigger and more interesting. Game play is less linear and gives the player far more sense of control. It's visually beautiful. Shooting compute based enemies in the nuts never gets old. Despite that I have to shave some score points of as a protest at the pricing of theAfter an enjoyable romp through Sniper Elite V2 we now have Sniper Elite 3. A good game. An improved product. levels are bigger and more interesting. Game play is less linear and gives the player far more sense of control. It's visually beautiful. Shooting compute based enemies in the nuts never gets old. Despite that I have to shave some score points of as a protest at the pricing of the day 1 DLC. $10 to get Hitler. $10 to open up a couple of different characters. Pretty rich for day 1. The game has a great engine. It makes sense then to wait a while and offer expansion-sized DLC, with new maps that EXPAND the core game. Instead Rebellion went down the path of cutting out core content to be resold with the rort of being a 'pre-order bonus'. It's a putrid idea and it is pretty silly to be doing that right in the middle of the Steam summer sale.

    Orctowngrot    … Expand
  11. MadJaples
    Jun 29, 2014
    7
    Initially a 5 - but now a 7 after some considerable time playing it.
    Yes the theme is annoyingly familiar. Yes the bullet cam is still there in bucketloads - which is kind of boring after a while (just space key out of it problem solved, but you don't see the guy drop at the end of it).
    The campaign is set around the time of Monty's Desert Rats (and the Desert Rats are still operational    Initially a 5 - but now a 7 after some considerable time playing it.
    Yes the theme is annoyingly familiar. Yes the bullet cam is still there in bucketloads - which is kind of boring after a while (just space key out of it problem solved, but you don't see the guy drop at the end of it).
    The campaign is set around the time of Monty's Desert Rats (and the Desert Rats are still operational even to this day), only with very little mention of Monty, or his Rats, and more of Rommel and the Afrika Korps. It's definitely stuck to the theme as the title's logo would suggest (no, not the Eagle logo, but the actual palm tree logo - which is the actual logo for the Afrika Korps would you believe.
    This game doesn't 'wobble' between easy and difficult, or at least I didn't think so. This is a variation on Splinter Cell, it's much less modern, very little spying involved - although gathering intelligence does make it into the gameplay in it's very basic form - just picking up papers or blueprints. It's not a bad game, the music may drive you potty, I don't really like the gurgling noise that you get from a lot of the bullet cam kills, and at times the game can be tricky as hell - also more than once I've found myself getting shot through some walls, which is probably more down to bad mesh work than actual game play - although it would put the mesh work in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms to shame - so it's not THAT bad.
    It's a good effort, and it's nice to see they actually managed to mix it up a bit with day and night missions. It's only as short as you make it, and if you think it is short, I really do recommend playing on the authentic setting.
    Be prepared to refer to a map regularly in some cases (especially in the second mission - you'll run round in circles otherwise), and get a little pissed at the rare getting shot at through walls. It's still a decent attempt.
    It would be nice for Rebellion to release games in their entirety though - rather than charging ridiculous sums for little bits and pieces - which I simply won't buy no matter how good a game is.

    Not a bad effort overall.    … Expand
  12. Dunge
    Jul 5, 2014
    5
    Feels like a downgrade over Sniper Elite V2. Graphics got some overhaul and that's it. The gameplay is still great, but it's exactly the same game.

    Level design are much worse. It's always the same kind of environment, and they give you a big area with a few houses and sniping tower. There's no concept of events in a mission except some more enemies spawning. The "Pont Du Fahs Airfield"    Feels like a downgrade over Sniper Elite V2. Graphics got some overhaul and that's it. The gameplay is still great, but it's exactly the same game.

    Level design are much worse. It's always the same kind of environment, and they give you a big area with a few houses and sniping tower. There's no concept of events in a mission except some more enemies spawning. The "Pont Du Fahs Airfield" was missing checkpoints, very bad design. The ending is very abrupt and not satisfying.

    I saw quite often enemy bodies flying in the air. One time I encountered an enemy in a ladder and he just went through me without even noticing me (no alarm). One time the objective marker did not even appear and I had to reload from last checkpoint to see it.

    Then the DLC **** 2 out of 5 guns (the best ones) in every categories are only available through DLC. If you don't have them you won't be able to play with them, and if you have you'll feel overpowered.    … Expand
  13. masterkiser
    Jun 28, 2014
    7
    I enjoyed the game overall But i does get repetitive at times. At the beginning of the game i had to kill spotters and their was one on top of a cliff And no matter how hard i tried I just Could Not Hit him. But what i love is the sound masking It was in the other games but In this you can Sabotage Generators and other things like that and make them make Loud noises, and when that loudI enjoyed the game overall But i does get repetitive at times. At the beginning of the game i had to kill spotters and their was one on top of a cliff And no matter how hard i tried I just Could Not Hit him. But what i love is the sound masking It was in the other games but In this you can Sabotage Generators and other things like that and make them make Loud noises, and when that loud noise comes That's when you can Shoot your sniper although I wish that the Generators and Stuff would make More noise And for a longer duration But that's alright. overall i would recommend this game I would wait for a sale however Even though its already 40 dollars. I enjoyed it… Expand
  14. BehzadM
    Aug 28, 2014
    6
    boring , boring , boring , boring , did i say boring ? well ... BORING ! that's all for now . but BORIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING ! xD
  15. DonMega
    Feb 27, 2015
    7
    Good game, if you really enjoyed sniper elite 2 then you will definitly enjoy this. I keep coming back to redo missions cause the xray shots are just so fun to look at. Gotta agree that there is a couple missions too many with silenced pistol. These maps I found boring and tried using the sniper rifle but it makes the game extremely hard because enemies keep respawning.
  16. clarky
    Jul 12, 2014
    6
    I love the whole bullet thing. I give this game 6 over that. Once you have done the bullet thing though, the game gets stale. Better than most, lacks a lot too. Something Different which should be explored to IV.
  17. Wolfmoon2682
    Jan 13, 2015
    5
    To be honest it's quite a mess compared to the original and the second one. It just feels less polished and rushed. Some times you will sneak up on an enemy and the stealth kill won't pop up and you are forced to shoot them, some times the hit detection is off even though you have the cross hairs right over the enemy, some times you shoot them in the face and they recoil but don't die.To be honest it's quite a mess compared to the original and the second one. It just feels less polished and rushed. Some times you will sneak up on an enemy and the stealth kill won't pop up and you are forced to shoot them, some times the hit detection is off even though you have the cross hairs right over the enemy, some times you shoot them in the face and they recoil but don't die. Some of the missions are monotonous like the third one with the tank you have to shoot in the same spot 3 times... It has it's fun moments but it's just too buggy and the day one DLC is ridiculous. The visuals are nice and i like the controls but they really should have polished it up more. I hope the next one is better.… Expand
  18. PrincessRose
    Apr 5, 2020
    6
    It's fun for a few hours and then feels very repetitive and not much variation on objectives.
    It's a gimicky kind of game.
    I don't feel like a sniper as most of the time is just sneaking around to stealth kill with a knife as you don't have a silencer on your sniper rifle and can't always use it if you don't want to be heard. It's alright if all you want to do is kill people and not    It's fun for a few hours and then feels very repetitive and not much variation on objectives.
    It's a gimicky kind of game.

    I don't feel like a sniper as most of the time is just sneaking around to stealth kill with a knife as you don't have a silencer on your sniper rifle and can't always use it if you don't want to be heard.
    It's alright if all you want to do is kill people and not care about a story or any depth.

    This isn't my kind of game and just feel sick of playing it, not going to bore myself to death by forcing myself to keep playing to complete it, I'd rather spend my time playing something that is actually fun.    … Expand
  19. ericchrishoover
    Apr 17, 2015
    6
    The game's pretty interesting with how the developer's tried to refine bullet physics, which I don't think any other game series has done before. However, the game's entire appeal is a sense of realism. And all that goes out the **** window when the enemies aren't hindered by getting shot anywhere there isn't a vital organ. I swear to god, I shot somebody in their foot, and when they gaveThe game's pretty interesting with how the developer's tried to refine bullet physics, which I don't think any other game series has done before. However, the game's entire appeal is a sense of realism. And all that goes out the **** window when the enemies aren't hindered by getting shot anywhere there isn't a vital organ. I swear to god, I shot somebody in their foot, and when they gave up looking for me, he was walking around like all the other AI. It would make the game so much better if when you were using your rifle, all the AI would either die or become incapacitated in one shot. You might say that's unfair, or too easy, but I also think the player should die in one to two shots.… Expand
  20. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    6
    qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
  21. ave
    Oct 7, 2015
    7
    I've recommended this game even if I still have mixed feeling about it.

    There are some aspects of the game that are unsatisfying or broken - Sometimes the weapons do not fire. It's not a gameplay choice (like "jammed") but more a controller issue. And it's deadly. - The camera has some follow through when you aim, so it doesn't stop where you want. You have to learn to compensate. -    I've recommended this game even if I still have mixed feeling about it.

    There are some aspects of the game that are unsatisfying or broken
    - Sometimes the weapons do not fire. It's not a gameplay choice (like "jammed") but more a controller issue. And it's deadly.
    - The camera has some follow through when you aim, so it doesn't stop where you want. You have to learn to compensate.
    - The end of the story is somewhat anti-climactic. I expected a final fight after blowing up the factory, but it never came.

    In spite of these, I found this third opus of Sniper Elite more engaging than the previous ones :
    - The rendering of Africa, both at day and night is beautiful
    - The levels layout offers many ways to approach your mission and take care of enemies
    - All the new features of the "enemy radar" (tagging with your binoculars, sensing where the enemies are, and being informed of their level of awareness) offers a new and refreshing game experience.

    Like previous Sniper Elite games, you'll have to switch between quiet approach + silent kills, long range kills and messy rifle shooting. Each one has advantages and disadvantages, a carries a specific risk / reward.

    I encourage you to play this game if you appreciate on-the-fly planning and careful execution !    … Expand
  22. nascent
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    Sniper Elite V2, was a dark horse. It seemed like a Call Of Duty ripoff but was actually a pretty fun and challenging sniper game with decent mechanics and good level design.

    Sniper Elite 3 is definitely a "more of the same" game. It's actually a prequel rather than sequel, but the story is weaker than SEV2 and this time around the levels are fairly void of anything memorable unlike    Sniper Elite V2, was a dark horse. It seemed like a Call Of Duty ripoff but was actually a pretty fun and challenging sniper game with decent mechanics and good level design.

    Sniper Elite 3 is definitely a "more of the same" game. It's actually a prequel rather than sequel, but the story is weaker than SEV2 and this time around the levels are fairly void of anything memorable unlike some very standout levels in SEV2.
    That being said, the Sniper Elite series is very fun if you like stealth sniper style games. The games bring me back to days of Spec Ops on the original playstation, running around alone with limited ammo and mostly relying on a sniper rifle, being stealthy and knowing when go on the offensive. I sorely missed these types of games, so this fills a void.

    The game format is essentially, 3rd person to move around levels and position yourself for shots, then a first person scope view for gunfights. There's the ability too play somewhat stealthily in these games, but there's also gunfights and assassination missions.
    The main differences between Sniper Elite v2 and 3 is that th levels are now more open and less linear. This dramatically improves the stealth element of the gme as you are no lngr forced into situations where you can't sneak around or flank enemies, plus it means you can psition yourself nearer atmospheric noises to mask your sots. However I feel the sound masking was developed more with SE2 as it had levels with events such as fireworks or the bell of the church which really continued through and was a key feature of those levels. There's not really anything like that in SE3 it's just a mechanic in the levels you can choose to find and use for some kills but not all.

    SE3 also fixes the issue I had with SEV2 with manual saves, allow you to no longer suffer trying to redo a 3 wave gunfight where you'd get to the very last sniper and die because you couldn't flank tham or position yourself properly, and then needing to restart the entire gunfight. Checkpoints were few and far between. SE3 allows you t save whenever you want, in addition to the checkpoints, which seem more frequent anyway. Although this also makes the game far easier as you can essentially save after every kill meaning there's no risk for any action you take.

    SE3 also adds takedowns, so you can takedown an enemy by sneaking up behind them, which is a very welcome addition. The silence handgun is still there from SEV2, but I prefer the takedowns for when yoou manage to get right up to an enemy without them seeing.

    Another thing to mention is the control scheme is better in SE3. The default scheme in SE2 was unpleasant and there was only one other control layout choice available, which allowd you to aim the scope with L2, but meant you lost sprint on L3. In SE3 yu can sprint with L3 and aim the cope with L2.
    SE3 is designed to be a superior game with the non-linear levels, improved controls, and more focus on the Xray bullet cam (which can start to get annoying after every kill, but you can press a button to skip them which wasn't possible on SEv2). However it also lost some of its charm with level design, the levels are less memorable and aren't as creative in terms of design.    … Expand
  23. soxs
    Nov 8, 2017
    5
    Not as polished or fun as Sniper Elite 4, but still fun. Also more true to life than 4 because you don’t get siliced bullets. The traps are not as fun as they are in 4 and you don’t get the whistle option.
  24. Pickle
    Jan 26, 2020
    6
    The issue with this title lies in the fact that it neglects it's one good aspect, and that is the sniping.

    Instead the game tries to implement pseudo-stealth mecanics that don't work that well in the least. You only get one silenced weapon, assuming you don't have the dlc, and that is the welrod, now a staple gun of the series that has a silencer attached by default. It isn't the    The issue with this title lies in the fact that it neglects it's one good aspect, and that is the sniping.

    Instead the game tries to implement pseudo-stealth mecanics that don't work that well in the least.

    You only get one silenced weapon, assuming you don't have the dlc, and that is the welrod, now a staple gun of the series that has a silencer attached by default.

    It isn't the best weapon in the game, it has terrible fire rate and you have to be fairly accurate with it, beyond that you don't get any other chance to mask the sounds of your shots but to go to specific places around the map where there might be an engine, or a motor that you can sabotage, or activate, in order to then have it make enough noise to mask your shots from time to time, proving that you are close to it.

    This is the problem with the game, because if you're buying this game is probably because you enjoy the rest of the Sniper Elite games, and if not, because you enjoyed v2, and now, 4, and the one thing that separates this series from the rest of games, and the main reason as to why it keeps selling copies to this day, is because it excels at this particular aspect, and this game is no exception to that.

    Sniping in this game feels empowering and brutal, thanks to the x-ray cam that gets trigger for the most part when you shoot at your enemies (plus the fact you can control the frequency of said cam) you get to watch in close and explicit detail the damage that your bullets cause, and this incites a fair amount of morbid pleasure, as you notice your enemies faces literally fall apart, or alternatively when you incapacitate an enemy by shooting at its legs, you can then target the grenades that your enemies carry around on their uniforms, in order to cause a chain reaction to take multiple enemies at once.

    This systems haven't really changed ever since Sniper Elite v2, some things have been refined, and most of the improvements were implemented in the sequel to this game, that being the fourth entry in the series.

    But as for this game, the problem is that it becomes a bit obsolete when you consider how good its successor ended up being.

    Almost every issue that breaks this game, that I've mentioned, got resolved completely in its sequel.

    In Sniper Elite 4 you get more freedom on how to tackle your objectives, more diversity in the levels, the aesthetic is better, the level design is better, the sniping mechanics thanks to silencers for your rifles and bullets is better.    … Expand
  25. Warmuro
    Dec 30, 2016
    7
    PROS
    +Nice graphics and great optimization
    +X-Ray CONS -Character animations are terrible and extremely unrealistic, expecially death animations. -High violence during X-Ray but after the X-Ray effect, corpse has no bullet wounds. So X-Ray is just a visual deception. If the enemy's head exploded in X-Ray, you expect it to be exploded and want to see it in your non-X-ray eyes when    PROS
    +Nice graphics and great optimization
    +X-Ray

    CONS
    -Character animations are terrible and extremely unrealistic, expecially death animations.
    -High violence during X-Ray but after the X-Ray effect, corpse has no bullet wounds. So X-Ray is just a visual deception. If the enemy's head exploded in X-Ray, you expect it to be exploded and want to see it in your non-X-ray eyes when you check the dead corpse, but no, what happens in X-Ray, stays in X-Ray.
    -Enemies are better snipers than you ! Yes, even in very long ranges, they shoot at you with submachine guns and almost all of the bullets hit you. So what's the point of being a sniper in long ranges ?
    -Enemies see you with their eagle eyes immediately, and instead of hiding, they are mostly rushing to your location because they know they have automatic sniper rifles (!) because of the developers.

    Could be much more better game, still, if you do not look at its bad sides, it's an enjoyable game.    … Expand
  26. AstiX
    Dec 18, 2020
    5
    Pretty much the same game as Sniper Elite V2, but with boring locations and worse graphics. Some say the graphics are better, but the lighting on V2 looks much more natural, while with III you get the worst implementation of sun rays I've ever seen which looks fake and ridiculous and on top of that everything is drowning in an ugly bloom effect.

    Sure, stealth is more doable in this    Pretty much the same game as Sniper Elite V2, but with boring locations and worse graphics. Some say the graphics are better, but the lighting on V2 looks much more natural, while with III you get the worst implementation of sun rays I've ever seen which looks fake and ridiculous and on top of that everything is drowning in an ugly bloom effect.

    Sure, stealth is more doable in this title, but that's only because the AI is dumb af. You can literally kill someone in front of dozens of enemies, watch them get a little upset and then go back to their regular routine as if nothing happened. If you go in guns blazing the enemies don't even try to close in on you or flank you, which was a thing in V2. With that said, the game is actually more enjoyable if you throw stealth out the window and just go mindlessly sniping everyone.

    There are some frustrating moments like not being able to shoot through bushes because they're BULLETPROOF, missing a target because there's an invisible wall in front of it or leaning over cover and having a clear shot only for the bullet to somehow hit the wall you're taking cover behind instead. And the best thing is, if you run in an underground tunnel, people way up on the surface can hear you, go "Huh?" and walk all the way down in the tunnel to the very spot where you made the sound. SUPER HEARING ENEMIES.

    There's also an attempt at a storyline that I can't believe anyone cares about. The only fun thing about this game is the bullet cam animations which we already had in V2 and they don't look like they've improved in any way.    … Expand
  27. Tomle1202
    Apr 1, 2021
    6
    The more you play Sniper Elite III, the more you wish for it to reach the end.
  28. DaUber
    Sep 4, 2014
    5
    Can't quickscope, but the fish AI is incredibly well augmented and excecuted.
    Basically sniper v2 in africa, in a sense nothing mush has changed, hopefully the franchise will not become the next call of duty.
    Overall 5/10 decent gameplay.
  29. Hman101
    Aug 31, 2014
    7
    The game is is filled with awesome moments you can create for yourself by either doing that hype x-ray **** which is friggin' awesome or you can have the "pro" feel by killing people while they don't even see you in multiplayer. This game does not frown upon camping... only using sprint (Lmao) Which brings me to the miltiplayer section of the review first (That's a new one). TheThe game is is filled with awesome moments you can create for yourself by either doing that hype x-ray **** which is friggin' awesome or you can have the "pro" feel by killing people while they don't even see you in multiplayer. This game does not frown upon camping... only using sprint (Lmao) Which brings me to the miltiplayer section of the review first (That's a new one). The multiplayer is just basically what you have in the game EXCEPT it has no x-ray kills which makes it like any other third person shooter (it still has the slow-motion bullet coming out of your rifle thing).
    Now for the singleplayer. The gameplay is fun, you got your stealth and stuff which is pretty simple, now for the story. To be honest I found the story really- well, boring. I just didn't care about the story at all. I was to busy in stealth and killing people that I forgot that it had a story (I just remembered when I was writing this review). I think this is the reason I rated it 7/10.

    Friendly Advice for reviewers: Don't rate a game zero just because it has day one DLC, if you can't help it then just stop writing reviews because it just wastes people's time.    … Expand
  30. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    6
    This game had one good element, but that element was just about perfect: the kill cam.
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

58
#58 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
50
#50 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Riot Pixels
    Aug 27, 2014
    65
    Sniper Elite 3 is hardly worth it, but at least it’s nice to see that the series is changing its course.
    Read full review
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Aug 25, 2014
    60
    A solid action game, focused on stealth, larger maps and picking enemies from a distance. The game has its weak spots but in overall, plays refreshingly. [Issue#244]
  3. CD-Action
    Aug 25, 2014
    65
    Once again Rebellion did not step outside the familiar, comfortable zone of games that are interesting but not outstanding. [08/2014, p.60]
See all critic reviews »