Sniper Elite 5 is a third person/first person hybrid shooter, where you are deployed in locations across Europe during World War II as, you guessed it, an elite sniper. With a decent array of weapons to choose from and customize with unlock-able extensions and attachments, it is another solid entry in the Sniper Elite series of video games. I have always enjoyed the series, from the zombie titles, to the straight forward shoot Nazi's themes, and would recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a mission oriented shooter with a variety of strategy options.

You can choose to confront the enemies, have the alarms blare and take everyone on as they come, or you can do what I do, which is sneak around, mask the sound of my gun with any nearby masking source, and snipe people from as far away as possible. If not, I pull out a silenced pistol and ensure nobody finds the body and raised the alarm.

There is a decent amount of missions in the base game, with a load of areas and secondary objectives to complete. The DLCs are underwhelming in terms of content, but I did pick up the Season One pass for the extra missions and completed them, out of obligation really. In addition to the missions, you can do some single player modes like 'endless' which is defending a location from a number of enemy waves, and there is a deep and natural ability to coop the missions and modes with a friend, which I highly recommend!

While I didn't partake in the multiplayer options, there is a variety of options in terms of gameplay, including 'Axis Invasion', where an online player joins your mission to try to stop you from completing it, which is a very cool concept. Standard deathmatch-like and other modes are also available, if that's what tickles your fancy.

Overall, I'd give this game a solid 8/10, I enjoyed the time I put into it both in coop and by my lonesome in single player. I'm looking forward to the next entry in the series!