Good Guy Sniper: Kills Hitler in Sniper Elite V2 pre-order bonus, doesn't die
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Sniper Elite V2 doesn't ask too much out of players, just that they have a steady hand and, with a new pre-order bonus, that they kill Hitler. Pre-ordering Sniper Elite V2 before its North American ship date of May 1 gets players the Kill Hitler bonus mission and two new rifles, the SVT-40 and the Kar 98.
The story in Kill Hitler has players intercept the Fuhrer's train before it leaves for Berlin and snipe him as he scurries away on foot, with only one opportunity to actually hit Hitler and alter history. Really, this game is actually a time-paradox generator, and every time you miss sniping Hitler a world exactly like our own is created -- and you know you don't want that. If you hit him, though, you'll have never been born. Twilight Zone style.
The story in Kill Hitler has players intercept the Fuhrer's train before it leaves for Berlin and snipe him as he scurries away on foot, with only one opportunity to actually hit Hitler and alter history. Really, this game is actually a time-paradox generator, and every time you miss sniping Hitler a world exactly like our own is created -- and you know you don't want that. If you hit him, though, you'll have never been born. Twilight Zone style.
Reader Comments (40)
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:32PM Dooliss said
I can't tell if this is in bad taste or not.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 8:09PM The Blank Mage Returns said
@Dooliss On the one hand, anything involving the Holocaust is a tricky subject. On the other, we can all pretty much agree that Hitler was a bad man.
I'm not gonna call it either way.
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I'm not gonna call it either way.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 10:44PM Hunter141072 said
@Dooliss
But we don´t get the Bin Laden mission........
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But we don´t get the Bin Laden mission........
Posted: Feb 29th 2012 9:26AM Vic Fontaine said
@Dooliss
If it's anything like Wolfenstein it's far too awesome to be in bad taste.
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If it's anything like Wolfenstein it's far too awesome to be in bad taste.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:33PM Warlock234 said
The only resemblance that character has to Hitler is the mustache.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 9:14PM (Unverified) said
@Warlock234 ...and the facial structure, and haircut right? is that what you were going to say next?
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Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:40PM (Unverified) said
Good eye, Sniper, I shoot, you run...
Is the headline a Coheed an Cambria reference? Or am I just too excited that they are touring again?
Anyway, there aren't enough games where you actually get to kill Hitler.
Is the headline a Coheed an Cambria reference? Or am I just too excited that they are touring again?
Anyway, there aren't enough games where you actually get to kill Hitler.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:59PM Tommy Gun said
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Pretty sure it is a reference to the "Good Guy Greg" quickmeme:
http://www.quickmeme.com/Good-Guy-Greg-/
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Pretty sure it is a reference to the "Good Guy Greg" quickmeme:
http://www.quickmeme.com/Good-Guy-Greg-/
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:59PM Jeremy White said
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No, it's a reference to Good Guy Greg, an internet meme.
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No, it's a reference to Good Guy Greg, an internet meme.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:44PM WillPG1212 said
you have to preorder to get a KAR 98? ... its a SNIPER game set in 1940s BERLIN ffs, youd think the KAR98 would be the first weapon you find.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 9:01PM TheDarkWayne said
@WillPG1212 Don't know much about the game, but I'd say it's a fair bet youll play as an allied soldier. I would also expect that a sniping game is gonna lean towards being more realistic, in which case you probably wont be dropping the rifle the character has sighted and fit for themselves.
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Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:50PM ChaosBladez said
Wow, I did Nazi that coming.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 11:09PM freelancer91 said
@ChaosBladez At first I wasn't go ask you if you wrote down the results of a stroke that affects the speech centers of your brain.......then I caught the play on words.....now I feel stupid....
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Posted: Feb 29th 2012 3:13AM King Johngie the Fourth said
@ChaosBladez
Agreed. They're out of mein kampf-ort zone.
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Agreed. They're out of mein kampf-ort zone.
Posted: Feb 29th 2012 10:34AM benjaminhc said
@King Johngie the Fourth Definitely, you need to SS your audience carefully before making jokes
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Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:54PM GeraltRivia said
So we can do this but not OBL?
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:58PM Jeremy White said
Never heard of this game but I strangely want to preorder it now.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 7:58PM guyver unit 4 said
I bet they pull a black ops and it turns out to be a body double in the end...
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 8:46PM nightripper said
sounds like a desperate attempt to get more pre order sales for what is probably gonna be a average game at best.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 8:52PM markhill66 said
I don't always post on Joystiq...
[INSERT PICTURE OF JESSICA CONDITT]
But when I do, I take it from reddit.
[INSERT PICTURE OF JESSICA CONDITT]
But when I do, I take it from reddit.
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 9:07PM EDZiLLUH said
wonder if people will get offended by this. since everyone is so sensitive nowadays. if MOH had to change enemies to "opposing forces" or whatever instead of calling them "Taliban" or "afghan" idk you know what my point is lol
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 11:05PM freelancer91 said
Killing Hitler is all well and good, but it has been done a zillion times. Why can't I have a game where I kill Stalin or if we want to really have some fun, a game where I time travel back to Revolutionary France and kill Robespierre. There just isn't enough historical diversity in my daily simulated murder sessions.....
Posted: Feb 28th 2012 11:17PM ChaosBladez said
Good thing you didn't insult me. I would have been führerious.
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Posted: Feb 29th 2012 10:06AM (Unverified) said
Ahh, I see. I was unaware of that particular meme. And yes, they are going back on tour starting in the Southeast around April!
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Posted: Feb 29th 2012 1:18AM MuneBeam said
Ugh, can we not do this?
Posted: Feb 29th 2012 6:42AM (Unverified) said
if you guys format another post title to reference one of those goddamn image macros I am finding a new game news site to read
Posted: Feb 29th 2012 10:13AM ROBOCOLOSSUS said
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I'm just waiting for Vox Games to fully roll out at this point. Between them and Giant Bomb I think I'll be good.
Sorry, Luddy.
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I'm just waiting for Vox Games to fully roll out at this point. Between them and Giant Bomb I think I'll be good.
Sorry, Luddy.
Posted: Feb 29th 2012 1:06PM BanMeAgain said
This is offensive to Nazis








