Video Game Review: Sniper Elite III

When Sniper Elite III gets it right, though, it’s legitimately a blast to play. Those moments when you quickly cap a couple of sentries under the audio cover of an airplane passing overhead. Or when you leave a bundle of dynamite on the road and snipe it from a distance just as a tank rolls up to it. It’s rare for a shooter to afford you the type of freedom this one does, and it helps make this the strongest entrant in the series to date.

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Video Game Review: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark

Even without a great plot, Rise of the Dark Spark could’ve still succeeded as an action game, but as with the characters it never seems to branch out from previous titles. As longtime fans, we still took a certain satisfaction in gunning down giant robots, but the game recycles the wave-based attack far too liberally, making large sections feel like a single-player Escalation mode. With all that déjà vu it really makes you wonder how much was ripped straight from High Moon’s last installment.

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Video Game Review: Watch Dogs

Virtual Chicago looks great, particularly with next-gen lighting and environmental effects. It’s not the best this young generation has produced, but it’s certainly impressive and — more importantly — immersive. Individual character models don’t fare nearly as well, particularly the faces. We’re guessing this is due to the immense amount of information the game is constantly loading, from NPC details to hacking opportunities to vehicles and buildings at far drawing distances. You’ll notice this particularly in two areas: cut scenes that feature a lot of facial expressions and the info icons over NPCs, as their headshot shows with their data, such as where the person works, what their hobbies are, and how much money they make.

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