Resistance to deviate from the Sniper Elite formula, if only a touch. I thought maybe we'd be shooting something other than nazis, perhaps during a point in history that's not World War 2. No: Sniper Elite Resistance is still about shooting nazis during WW2.

While not making any major gameplay strides, Sniper Elite Resistance is doing right by the franchise's penchant for creative stealth opportunities and dense map design.

At their core, the Sniper Elite games have always been about freedom of player expression. Despite what the title might have players believe, there are multiple viable approaches to each of the Sniper Elite games' impressive stealth sandboxes, even if the ...

Stealth and high difficulty create tense, engaging missions with multiple tactical routes.

Resistance tries to reconcile that fascination with what-if weapons with a tribute to the shadow warriors bringing the war to Hitler in occupied France. You play the role of SOE agent Harry Hawker as he works with the French Resistance to foil a Nazi plan to deploy a secret weapon that could tip the scale in Germany's favor.

Resistance focuses on a thrilling side story running concurrent to that of Sniper Elite 5, with more of the great stealth gameplay.