| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | |
|---|---|
 Official game series logo | |
| Genre(s) | Tactical shooter, stealth |
| Developer(s) | CI Games |
| Publisher(s) | CI Games |
| Platform(s) | |
| First release | Sniper: Art of Victory 13 June 2008 |
| Latest release | Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 4 June 2021 |
Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a series of tactical shooter stealth video games that are developed and published by City Interactive.
The first game of the series was released on 13 June 2008. The poor quality of the game led to negative reviews. [1]
A sequel, titled Sniper: Ghost Warrior, was released on 29 June 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [2]
The third evolution of the series switched from Chrome Engine to CryEngine. It was released on 12 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. [3]
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 was announced on 16 December 2014 and received its first gameplay during E3 2015. [4] The game was aimed to have AAA production sale, [5] and ultimately sold more than a million copies across Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. [6]
CI Games announced Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts in August 2018. It uses mission-based gameplay instead of the open-world format from the third installment. [7] It was released on 22 November 2019. [8]
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 was released on 4 June 2021 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and on 24 August 2021 for PlayStation 5. [9] [10]
| Game | Metacritic |
|---|---|
| Sniper: Art of Victory | (PC) 36/100 [11] |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | (PC) 55/100 [12] (PS3) 53/100 [13] (X360) 45/100 [14] |
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 | (PC) 52/100 [15] (PS3) 52/100 [16] (X360) 52/100 [17] |
| Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 | (PC) 59/100 [18] (PS4) 55/100 [19] (XONE) 57/100 [20] |
| Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts | (PC) 71/100 [21] (PS4) 65/100 [22] (XONE) 67/100 [23] |
| Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 | (PC) 73/100 [24] (PS4) 68/100 [25] (PS5) 81/100 [26] (XSXS) 74/100 [27] |
In January 2021, CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski confirmed that the Sniper: Ghost Warrior franchise had sold over eleven million copies. [28]
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