<s>
Sniper	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2022	O
third-person	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
26th	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
large	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
various	O
opportunities	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
and	O
extract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
5	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
the	O
year	O
1944	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
V2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charlie	O
smuggles	O
him	O
onto	O
an	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
Channel	O
near	O
Guernsey	O
,	O
where	O
intel	O
from	O
the	O
factory	O
found	O
a	O
prototype	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
constructed	O
and	O
prepared	O
for	O
testing	O
using	O
the	O
stealth	O
plating	O
previously	O
smuggled	O
onto	O
the	O
island	O
with	O
coordination	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
and	O
discovering	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
targets	O
that	O
include	O
several	O
major	O
cities	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Fairburne	O
quickly	O
pieces	O
together	O
that	O
"	O
Kraken	O
"	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
U-boats	B-Operating_System
to	O
slip	O
past	O
the	O
Allies	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
Atlantic	O
Ocean	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
V-2s	O
on	O
civilian	O
targets	O
to	O
deter	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
war	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fairburne	O
deploys	O
to	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Saint	O
Nazaire	O
where	O
the	O
U-boat	B-Operating_System
pen	O
is	O
kept	O
under	O
tightened	O
Kriegsmarine	O
security	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
quickly	O
destroys	O
the	O
constructed	O
U-boats	B-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
constructed	O
for	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Japanese	O
Navy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
series	O
developer	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
confirmed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
started	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rebellion	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
photogrammetry	B-Application
when	O
they	O
were	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
26	O
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
5	I-Device
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
called	O
Sniper	B-Device
Elite	I-Device
5	I-Device
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
intricate	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
deep	O
weapon	O
customization	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
satisfying	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
strengths	O
,	O
while	O
taking	O
issue	O
with	O
its	O
underdeveloped	O
characters	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
well-rounded	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
game	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
core	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
remained	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
Axis	O
Invasion	O
mode	O
elevated	O
it	O
above	O
prior	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
