So ten years later, I return to this game after going through Sniper Elite 3 and 4 over that period of time. As much as I enjoyed playing this game during Christmas 2012, the experience now gives me a reality check: this game is mediocre, strictly linear and the AI is god awful. I can't stress enough how unforgiving Sniper Elite V2 can be due to bare stealth mechanics, forced confrontation and scripted segments where you'll be taken off guard. Take one shot in this game outside of a sound mask and every single AI unit knows your precise location, not "oh that shot came from over there, let's send a search party out and be cautious" like in the later games, but rather "we know straight away where he is" and they'll fire down on you with ridiculous accuracy using only SMGs. You cannot manual save in this game, so you have to rely on being overly cautious yourself or suffer at the hands of an annoying checkpoint system.

Sniper Elite V2's remastered visuals are one of the nicer things about this game. Graphically they're pleasing to look at and are a definite upgrade from the original version. The sound design is also better, at least in my opinion. It's just a shame the developers didn't bother enhancing the AI behaviour, in which case I think this would have passed off as a solid, challenging game; not an unforgiving chore.

To conclude on a positive note, the only mechanic that kept my attention with Sniper Elite V2, like all the other Sniper Elite games are the x-ray (bulletcam) kills which are gruesomely entertaining. Sniping in this game in general is just a satisfying experience.