Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is a tactical shooter video game developed and published by City Interactive for mh:awesomegames:Microsoft Windows, mh:awesomegames:PlayStation 3, and mh:awesomegames:Xbox 360.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Despite running on CryEngine 3, the visuals are weak especially the cutscenes, which look so cheap that you'd almost think they were made using Source Filmmaker.
 * 2) Weak plot that revolves around the idea of Marines looking for a bio-weapon. It also rips-off part of COD 4's plot (See BQ #3).
 * 3) The missions taking place in Sarajevo feels like a rip-off of All Ghillied Up with Anderson having to sneak into an abandoned city and by the end you have to snipe Maddox who is later found out to be alive.
 * 4) The gunplay is still bad, but improved from the first game since the enemies now have tracers, but still feels generic as ever.
 * 5) Two-dimensional characters that while aren't generic like the characters from the previous game, aren't given proper characterization.
 * 6) Sound effects for things like jumping and the stealth kills are too quiet.
 * 7) The multiplayer mode is incredibly lazy as there's only has one game mode (Team Deathmatch) and two maps.
 * 8) For whatever reason, you can't pick up any other gun except a sniper rifle and you still can't swap out your pistol, which is a major step back from the first game.
 * 9) The stealth suffers from Rogue Warrior syndrome since enemies can't hear you if you walk up to them from behind.
 * 10) Thanks to the simplified health system and somewhat more linear level design, the game is now really easy compared to the first and can be beaten in about four hours.
 * 11) Weak and unsatisfying ending with Anderson finally killing Maddox, who was his friend, but doesn't seem to care all that much about doing so.
 * 12) The game got into controversy when it was revealed that it was originally called Sniper Ghost Warrior 2: Sarajevo Urban Combat and featured a mission taking place during the Siege of Sarajevo. The controversy mainly came from the fact that it portrayed Americans as heroes during the siege, which isn't accurate as America was silent throughout. CI games would later change the game's title to Sniper Ghost Warrior 2.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Decent voice acting.
 * 2) The bullet cam is okay.
 * 3) Decent soundtrack.
 * 4) The red crosshair for sniping lights up when on a target, which is really helpful especially if the enemy is behind something.
 * 5) The game is much more stealth focused than its predecessor.
 * 6) There are some improvements in terms of stealth as there are now indicators when getting noticed and you can now tag enemies.

Reception
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.