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Spare a thought for the poor soldier standing on the balcony of an opulent Italian townhouse, looking out over a sun-kissed bay that's radiant in pastel blues and deep terracotta reds. He's recently signed up to the army to escape his abusive father, a little in-game text tells us as we train our sights on him, giving us brief pause for thought. Really, though, he should know better than to stand so close to a bright red barrel. Crack goes the rifle, boom goes the barrel and the balcony soon comes tumbling down. At least we spared him the series' infamous nut shot.
Sniper Elite, Rebellion's stealth action hybrid, is back, and it's looking more handsome than ever. Cut free from the last generation of hardware - unlike Sniper Elite 3, this one's exclusive to Xbox One, PS4 and PC - it's looking mighty fine, even, all the rough edges that marked the series before smoothed out. Sniper Elite's evolved from guilty pleasure to reliably enjoyable entertainment. This one could be a seriously good video game.
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