Sniper Games

Reading this blog, you may get the impression that I like shoot 'em up games.  Well, that's because I do.  Especially zombie shoot 'em ups, but sometimes, I yearn for something different.  And when that happens, I'll play sniper games.  It's a good way to get some aggression out of my system.

Sniper Assassin is a pretty good introduction to the genre. There are no bells and whistles in this game.  It's divided into missions, with a short introduction before each mission to describe your objective.  The game interface is pretty simple, too.  There's a dark screen, with a rifle scope view finder.  You use the mouse to move the scope around, to see what's out there (what's out there will be briefly described in the mission introduction); when you find your target, you just left click to shoot.

The missions get more difficult as you go through the game, but pretty much, that's all there is to it.  It's simple.  The bad guy is described as a drug dealer, and let's face it, who wouldn't want to be a sniper with a big cocaine distributor in his sights?  I give this game two thumbs up, one for simplicity and one for plain old fun.

The sniper game genre is something to see, really.  Most are pretty similar to Sniper Assassin; as I said, it's a good intro to the genre.  Some of the games you can find start bringing in added features.  In some games, as you score, you can improve your scope, your weapons, or your skill.  Other sniper games feature moving targets, or elaborate storylines.  Some, like this one, use simple stick graphics, while others have more realistic flash videos.  All in all, it's definitely a fun set of games.  I'll talk about more of them later.