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n my opini0n, Sniper Elite 3 isn’t a fantastic

game. The parts that work are the ones that

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the countless opportunities for players to snipe

Nazis from creative vantage points and watch the

resulting slow-mo carnage. But that singular

focus only serves to make the rest of the stealth

game surrounding it seem that much more

uninspired. It’s not something I would normally

be interested in for very long.

But because Sniper Elite 3 is on the Nintendo

Switch, I’ve played far more of the game than I

would have otherwise, taking potshots on the

train during the morning commute (when I still

had those) or in between weekend errands. The

open-world North Africa levels may seem like a

poor man’s Metal Gear Solid V, but that still looks

nice and runs pretty smooth on the small screen.

It’s just cooler and more impressive in this form.

With more publishers now quenching the Switch

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and technically demanding AAA console games,

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may look worse on Nintendo Switch doesn’t mean

it’s a worse version.

The Beauty of the

Impossible Nintendo

Switch Port

PCMag Software

analyst Jordan Minor

was senior editor for

Geek.com and a

PCMag intern before

that. He has written

for Kotaku, The A.V.

Club, and Cards

Against Humanity.

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