<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	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>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
its	O
2012	O
predecessor	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
V2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
set	O
around	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
V2	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
exploits	O
of	O
OSS	O
officer	O
Karl	O
Fairburne	O
as	O
he	O
participates	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
African	O
conflict	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
works	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
deadly	O
new	O
weapon	O
and	O
eliminate	O
the	O
renegade	O
Nazi	O
commander	O
responsible	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
and	O
builds	O
on	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
V2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
in	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
five	O
modes	O
of	O
competitive	O
gameplay	O
:	O
Team	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Distance	O
King	O
,	O
No	O
Cross	O
,	O
and	O
Capture	O
the	O
Flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1942	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Gazala	O
,	O
American	O
sniper	O
Karl	O
Fairburne	O
(	O
Tom	O
Clarke-Hill	O
)	O
takes	O
part	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
by	O
British	O
troops	O
to	O
stop	O
Erwin	O
Rommel	O
and	O
the	O
Afrika	O
Korps	O
from	O
seizing	O
the	O
vital	O
port	O
city	O
of	O
Tobruk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
27	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
1	O
July	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
pack	O
for	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
adds	O
three	O
new	O
missions	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
save	O
Winston	O
Churchill	O
from	O
a	O
German	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
include	O
new	O
weapon	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
containing	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
titled	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
on	O
10	O
March	O
2015	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
13	O
March	O
2015	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
APAC	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
self-published	O
by	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
1	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
Matt	O
Whittaker	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3/5	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
its	O
stealth-based	O
sniping	O
gameplay	O
can	O
provide	O
some	O
exciting	O
moments	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
decidedly	O
mixed	O
bag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyler	O
Wilde	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
criticised	O
graphics	O
(	O
"	O
the	O
character	O
faces	O
are	O
plastic-like	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
enemy	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
freedom	O
(	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
plan	O
and	O
execute	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
3	I-Application
gives	O
me	O
the	O
freedom	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
:	O
”	O
Some	O
of	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
3s	I-Application
failures	O
are	O
funny	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
frustrating	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
ideas	O
are	O
good	O
and	O
I	O
hope	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
end	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
Realistically	O
,	O
I	O
expect	O
we	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
4	I-Application
for	O
significant	O
improvement	O
"	O
and	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
70/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikel	O
Reparaz	O
from	O
IGN	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.2/10	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
More	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
slow-motion	O
gore	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
shines	O
for	O
its	O
open-ended	O
approach	O
to	O
stealth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reparaz	O
disliked	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
is	O
"	O
awash	O
in	O
clichés	O
and	O
occasionally	O
laughable	O
dialogue	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
shaky	O
"	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
but	O
spoke	O
positively	O
of	O
the	O
interesting	O
setting	O
,	O
large	O
levels	O
,	O
"	O
immensely	O
satisfying	O
"	O
gore	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
writes	O
about	O
kill-cam	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
level	O
of	O
variety	O
and	O
detail	O
verges	O
on	O
psychopathic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
get	O
a	O
thrill	O
out	O
of	O
wreaking	O
that	O
sort	O
of	O
anatomical	O
havoc	O
,	O
then	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
will	O
offer	O
plenty	O
of	O
excitement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
3	I-Application
certainly	O
has	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
thrilling	O
moments	O
,	O
"	O
Roberts	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
whether	O
you	O
’re	O
hunting	O
blissfully	O
unaware	O
soldiers	O
or	O
being	O
tracked	O
by	O
countersnipers	O
in	O
ghillie	O
suits	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
too	O
many	O
technical	O
and	O
narrative	O
issues	O
to	O
simply	O
ignore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gruesome	O
kill-cam	O
remains	O
a	O
deliciously	O
wrong	O
thrill	O
and	O
the	O
unifying	O
force	O
that	O
holds	O
the	O
game	O
together	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
doubtful	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
enough	O
to	O
paper	O
over	O
the	O
cracks	O
in	O
a	O
fourth	O
game	O
without	O
a	O
major	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
physics	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solidly	O
enjoyable	O
mid-tier	O
action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
openly	O
admit	O
that	O
I	O
love	O
gory	O
kills	O
and	O
living	O
the	O
hero	O
sniper	O
fantasy	O
,	O
but	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
only	O
partially	O
delivers	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
get	O
enough	O
of	O
dramatic	O
,	O
transparent	O
shots	O
of	O
enemies	O
getting	O
shredded	O
by	O
sniper	O
fire	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
you	O
covered	O
in	O
spades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
wrote	O
of	O
"	O
satisfying	O
sniping	O
and	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
about	O
narrative	O
:	O
"	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
lacking	O
an	O
interesting	O
or	O
commanding	O
narrative	O
to	O
guide	O
Karl	O
Fairburne	O
’s	O
actions	O
,	O
devolves	O
into	O
just	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
and	O
objectives	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
