The player-character can hold their breath while aiming to properly line up a shot. Small fires can be set to distract enemies or detonate explosives. Binoculars can be used to tag enemies, displaying their position and movements. In addition to hand grenades, the player can deploy tripwire booby traps, two different types of land mines, and dynamite. The sniper rifle is the player's primary weapon, though additional weapons, including submachine guns and pistols (silenced or not depending on the situation) are available. Players go through large sandbox-style battlefield maps based on locations from the North African theater of World War II.
The game retains and builds on the mechanics of Sniper Elite V2. Sniper Elite III is set around three years prior to the events of V2, following the exploits of OSS officer Karl Fairburne as he participates in the North African conflict during World War II, and works to stop the development of a deadly new weapon and eliminate the renegade Nazi commander responsible for it. A direct sequel, Sniper Elite 4, was released in 2017. The game is a prequel to its 2012 predecessor Sniper Elite V2, and is the third installment in the Sniper Elite series.
Sniper Elite III is a 2014 third-person tactical shooter stealth video game developed and published by Rebellion Developments.
