Wii U Launches Sniper Elite V2

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Wii U Fans Can Sharpen Their Sniping Skills with the Release of Sniper Elite V2


505 Games, a global publisher of video games, and independent game developer Rebellion today announced that Sniper Elite V2 for Nintendo’s Wii U will ship to North American retail outlets today.

The Wii U version of the highly-acclaimed Sniper Elite V2 gives gamers an all-new, immersive experience via the Wii U™ GamePad touch screen. Using the GamePad, players can tag enemies and booby traps, track enemy locations and activity as well as monitor the blast radius of planted explosives, never having to leave the battlefield for a second. Gamers also use the GamePad to easily access the weapons/inventory system and play the entire game on the tablet itself, no television required.

Sniper Elite V2 offers gamers the most authentic World War II sniping experience by putting them in the middle of war-torn Berlin amidst the frenzied final battle between German and Russian forces. Set at the end of the war, elite U.S. sniper Karl Fairburne must rescue or eliminate members of a team of scientists working on Hitler’s deadly V2 rocket program before they fall into the clutches of Stalin’s Red Army.

With an emphasis on learning to handle the anticipation and pressure of the hunt, players are forced to use skill, patience and cunning to achieve their missions as they find themselves facing life-altering choices. The celebrated “X-Ray Kill Cam” sees shots rewarded with a slow-motion sequence of the bullet running its full trajectory from barrel to target as well as featuring graphic detail of the effects of the bullet entering and destroying a target. Sniper Elite V2 for Wii U is priced at $59.99 and has been rated “M” by the ESRB.