<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
V2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	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
its	O
2005	O
predecessor	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
and	O
location	O
—	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Berlin	O
in	O
April	O
–	O
May	O
1945	O
—	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
altered	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
named	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
V2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
that	O
emphasizes	O
a	O
less	O
direct	O
approach	O
to	O
combat	O
,	O
encouraging	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
stealth	O
and	O
keep	O
their	O
distance	O
from	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
omits	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
leaderboard	O
and	O
co-op	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Berlin	O
comes	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
,	O
Fairburne	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
war	O
may	O
be	O
over	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
new	B-Application
conflict	I-Application
is	O
just	O
beginning	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
actions	O
have	O
made	O
him	O
its	O
first	O
soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
reboot	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
announcement	O
however	O
only	O
referred	O
to	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
absent	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
strong	O
response	O
from	O
PC	O
users	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
self-publish	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
through	O
shops	O
and	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
online	O
games	O
download	O
retailer	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
announced	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
time	O
on	O
15	O
March	O
2013	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
downloadable	O
content	O
released	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
(	O
both	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
audio	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
printed	O
full-colour	O
art	O
book	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
console	O
versions	O
were	O
re-released	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Silver	O
Star	O
Edition	O
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
only	O
include	O
the	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
a	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
called	O
"	O
Dog	O
Tag	O
Harvest	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
collect	O
points	O
only	O
after	O
a	O
fallen	O
soldier	O
's	O
dog	O
tag	O
has	O
been	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Rebellion	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
Multiplayer	O
Expansion	O
"	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
stand-alone	O
title	O
called	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
:	O
Nazi	O
Zombie	O
Army	O
was	O
released	O
following	O
V2	O
on	O
28	O
February	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
retail	O
release	O
but	O
with	O
no	O
publisher	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
8	O
January	O
2015	O
and	O
released	O
6	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
Nazi	O
Zombie	O
Army	O
and	O
Nazi	O
Zombie	O
Army	O
2	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
package	O
Zombie	B-Application
Army	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
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>
<s>
Developer	O
Rebellion	O
Developments	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
that	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
launch	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
contains	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
Zombie	B-Application
Army	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
)	O
,	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
photo-mode	O
for	O
screenshots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
V2	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>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
Matt	O
Hughes	O
favourably	O
compared	O
V2	O
against	O
the	O
original	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
mission	O
structure	O
and	O
variety	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
V2	O
keeps	O
the	O
objectives	O
varied	O
and	O
avoids	O
tedium	O
by	O
condensing	O
and	O
refining	O
the	O
physical	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
reviewer	O
Chuck	O
Osborne	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
earns	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Mature	O
rating	O
and	O
our	O
applause	O
"	O
while	O
Tim	O
Turi	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
standout	O
feature	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
never	O
got	O
old	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
he	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
made	O
his	O
stomach	O
"	O
twitch	O
a	O
bit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
series	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sniper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
North	O
Africa	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
sandbox	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
