Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Video game series
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a series of tactical shooter stealth video games that are developed and published by City Interactive.
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior | |
|---|---|
 Official game series logo | |
| Genres | Tactical shooter, stealth |
| Developer | CI Games |
| Publisher | CI Games |
| Platforms | |
| First release | Sniper: Art of Victory 13 June 2008 |
| Latest release | Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 4 June 2021 |
Games
Sniper: Art of Victory (2008)
The first game of the series was released on 13 June 2008. The poor quality of the game led to negative reviews.[1]
Sniper: Ghost Warrior (2010)
A sequel, titled Sniper: Ghost Warrior, was released on 29 June 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[2]
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (2013)
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 (2017)
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]
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (2019)
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 (2021)
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]
Reception
| 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] |
Sales
In January 2021, CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski confirmed that the Sniper: Ghost Warrior franchise had sold over eleven million copies.[28]