Sniper: Ghost Warrior

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a series of tactical shooter video games that are developed and published by City Interactive.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Genre(s)Tactical shooter
Developer(s)City Interactive
Publisher(s)City Interactive
Platform(s)
First releaseSniper: Art of Victory
13 June 2008
Latest releaseSniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
22 November 2019

Games

Release timeline
2008Sniper: Art of Victory
2009
2010Sniper: Ghost Warrior
2011
2012
2013Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
2014
2015
2016
2017Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
2018
2019Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
2020
2021Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Sniper: Art of Victory (PC) 36[1]
Sniper: Ghost Warrior (PC) 55[2]
(PS3) 53[3]
(X360) 45[4]
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (PC) 52[5]
(PS3) 52[6]
(X360) 52[7]
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 (PC) 59[8]
(XONE) 57[9]
(PS4) 56[10]
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (PC) 70[11]
(XONE) 67[12]
(PS4) 65[13]

Sniper: Art of Victory (2008)

The first game of the series was released on 13 June 2008, but the poor quality of the game led to negative reviews.[14]

Sniper: Ghost Warrior (2010)

A sequel, titled Sniper: Ghost Warrior, was released on 29 June 2010 for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.[15]

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (2013)

The third evolution of the series switched from Chrome Engine to CryEngine. It was available on 12 March 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[16]

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 (2017)

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 was announced on 16 December 2014 and received its first gameplay during E3 2015.[17] The game was aimed to have AAA production sale,[18] and ultimately sold more than a million copies across Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[19]

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (2019)

CI Games announced Contracts in August 2018. It uses mission-based game play instead of the open-world format from the third installment.[20] It was released on 22 November 2019.[21]

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (2021)

Contracts 2 was confirmed to be launched in fall 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,[22] but it was delayed to Q1 2021.

Sales

In January 2021, CI Games CEO Marek Tyminski confirmed that the Sniper: Ghost Warrior franchise had sold over eleven million copies.[23]

References

  1. "Sniper: Art of Victory Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  12. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  13. "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  14. "Sniper: Art of Victory Review". IGN. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  15. Clements, Ryan (19 March 2010). "Sniper: Ghost Warrior Hands-on". IGN. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  16. Scammell, David (3 January 2013). "Sniper Ghost Warrior 2's new release date is March 12". Video Gamer. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  17. Scammell, David (21 April 2015). "Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 will be at E3". Video Gamer. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  18. Batchelor, James (27 June 2017). "CI Games admits "big mistake" in chasing AAA with Sniper Ghost Warrior 3". GamesIndustry. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  19. Franzese, Tomas (16 February 2018). "Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Surpasses 1 Million Copies Sold as CI Games is Significantly Downsized". Dualshockers. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  20. Glagowski, Peter (16 August 2019). "Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts gets its first gameplay trailer, release date". Destructoid. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  21. "Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Takes Aim at November 22 Global Release". Gamasutra. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  22. Prescott, Shaun (23 June 2020). "Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 confirmed for 2020 release". PC Gamer. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  23. Romano, Sal (January 11, 2021). "Sniper: Ghost Warrior franchise sales top 11 million". Gematsu. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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