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Sniper: Ghost Warrior

The game is a tactical shooter played from a first-person perspective. As the title suggests, a large portion of the game consists of stealth, staking out targets and firing sniper rifles. Bullet trajectories…

56 24 June 2010 from $0.59

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a shooter developed by City Interactive, released 24 June 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $0.59 at GOG. The main story takes about 3.9 hrs to finish.

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What Sniper: Ghost Warrior is

Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a shooter game developed by City Interactive and released in 2010. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Chrome Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the game, players take the role of various characters for different missions. Among them are a sniper, Sergeant Tyler "Razor Six-Four" Wells, for long range missions and stealth assignments, a Delta Force operator, Private Cole Anderson, as well as a rebel, El Tejon, for missions involving direct firefights. The main plot centers around a highly trained special ops unit that is sent into the fictional country of Isla Trueno, whose democratic government has been overthrown by a hostile force. Undercover CIA Agent Mike Rodriguez infiltrates the entourage of General Vasquez in order to set up a shot for the sniper-spotter team Alpha Nine. Killing the general would put an end to the regime…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 24 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Sniper: Ghost Warrior holds a critic score of 56 out of 100. That places it above 16% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 14 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 56, across 111 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 3.9 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $0.59, that works out to about $0.15 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2,66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 1GB for XP / 2GB for Vista and 7 of RAM and 256 MB RAM compatible with DX10.0 or DX9.0c, Shader Model 3.0. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 7GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.59 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Sniper: Ghost Warrior launched on 24 June 2010, within three weeks of Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Sniper: Ghost Warrior yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Sniper: Ghost Warrior — frequently asked questions

When did Sniper: Ghost Warrior come out?
Sniper: Ghost Warrior was released on 24 June 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Sniper: Ghost Warrior cost?
The cheapest current price for Sniper: Ghost Warrior is $0.59 at GOG, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sniper: Ghost Warrior?
At minimum, Sniper: Ghost Warrior needs Intel Pentium 4 3,2 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2,66 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 1GB for XP / 2GB for Vista and 7 of RAM, 256 MB RAM compatible with DX10.0 or DX9.0c, Shader Model 3.0 graphics, 6.5GB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Sniper: Ghost Warrior?
The main story of Sniper: Ghost Warrior takes around 3.9 hrs.
Is Sniper: Ghost Warrior worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $0.59, and the main story takes about 3.9 hrs, which works out to $0.15 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Sniper: Ghost Warrior?
The PC version needs about 6.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6.5GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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