Sniper Elite 5 is shown with the inevitable launch trailer: the game is available starting today on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One, downloadable for free for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
Welcomed by the international press with generally positive votes, Sniper Elite 5 puts us back in command of the sharpshooter Karl Fairburne, this time on a mission to France to thwart the mysterious Kraken project.
“Sniper Elite 5 is set during the events of D-Day in France, in 1944, when our hero Karl Fairburne joins a covert US Rangers operation to weaken the Atlantic wall fortifications along the Brittany coast”, yes read in the press release.
“There he comes into contact with the French Resistance and begins to uncover a secret Nazi plot that threatens to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Nazis: Operation Kraken. Now it is up to Karl to reveal exactly what Axis forces are planning and put an end to Operation Kraken, and the mind behind it, Abelard Möller, before it can be launched. ”
“We are extremely proud to release Sniper Elite 5 today and can’t wait for players to get their hands on the game,” said Jason Kingsley, CEO of Rebellion. “The franchise continues to strengthen and the entire Rebellion team has done a fantastic job creating the best game in the series to date.”
“We are particularly proud of the new Invasion Mode which we think will be a fan favorite. The tension and challenge created by the invasion intensifies and strengthens the gameplay experience.”