Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army will get a sequel in 2013, according to an announcement today from developer Rebellion. The goal of the new, stand-alone game will be to sharpen and intensify all the mechanics that brought players together in the self-published original, according to the studio.
A stand-alone expansion of Sniper Elite V2, the first Nazi Zombie Army released in February and focused on co-op play and a story based around American sniper Karl Fairburne as one of the people alive in a Germany overrun with a zombie hoard unleashed by Adolf Hitler. The sequel is set to continue this story with a focus on the German capital Berlin, according to Rebellion's announcement.
While a zombie/Nazi mashup is nothing new, probably the most spectacular part of both Sniper Elite V2 and its zombie expansion was its presentation of slow-motion, x-ray, bullet-time kill shots . This mechanic is sure to make the upcoming sequel and I'm eager to see how the game has developed what has became its most well-known—and theatrical—calling card.
