SNIPER ELITE 5

Lieutenant Karl Fairburne is nothing if not a professional. A deep grizzled voice that would make any 1940s woman swoon, short back and sides haircut, and far too many pockets – you can tell he’s a man on a world-changing mission. Even if he has just accidentally fired his pistol into the ground, alerting several nearby Nazis to his position.

I swear at myself in frustration while launching over a countryside fence and running into a patch of long grass to evade my pursuers. Crouching down, I steady my breath as the guards anxiously amble over. That was a very stupid move… but I can’t help but laugh.

Sniper Elite 5 is the latest game in the World War II shooter series from Rebellion. Although solidly set in the serious events surrounding the conflict, with your American James Bond-esque infiltrator Karl on vital missions for the Allies,