The idea of an "AAA" game is becoming increasingly outdated, but that is the best way to describe how Sniper Elite 4 felt to me. So far, it appears as though Rebellion could hit all of their targets to take the franchise to the next level. We'll be reviewing Sniper Elite 4 fully, but I've already played it quite extensively at both E3 and EGX in the UK. Sniper Elite 4 also has a Horde-like 4-player co-op mode, allowing teams to take on waves of increasingly difficult enemies in a battle for survival. Players will compete to out-snipe each other in a battle of wits, cunning, and patience.
Sniper Elite 4 will also have a competitive multiplayer mode, taking place across six tailor-made maps inspired by the campaign.
More recent entries into the genre have added things like campaign modes, loadouts, or RPG-like progression mechanics like weapon unlocks and character class leveling to keep players coming back for more. The basic formula is simple - take the level-based horde mode popularized in games like Gears of War and then add a light coat of story and some linear level traversal to tie it all together. The release of Back 4 Bloodmarks yet another entry into the cooperative multiplayer shooter category, a genre that owes its popularity, in large part, to the huge success of developer Turtle Rock Studio’s other series, the legendary Left 4 Dead and its sequel.