Sniping has never been so fun!
The main downside now is that the single player campaign is too short, as it is often the case in the shooters. At normal difficulty, it takes around 7 hours to complete if you do not look too much for the hidden objects. If you decide to find them, you can increase the length by few hours, but it adds nothing to your experience.
The other downside, that is also common with the shooters, is that there is absolutely nobody online. There were 2 servers when I connected, one being locked by a password and the other one was empty. So, if you buy it, be advised that you will have a single player only game unless you plan on playing with your friends.
There are not only cons, there are also a lot of pros about this game. First, the graphics. They simply look great. The game has been built with the Cry Engine 3. City Interactive is not recognized for great looking games, but this one is a great one.
The sound is also incredible. When you are hidden in the leaves, you hear the bees or flies and you really feel like they were just beside you. However, I had to use my headphones because with my speakers, the voice of my spotter was often too low so I did not hear him calling the shots.
The gameplay is perfect and shooting someone from over 300' is so satisfying. The enemies do not hear you from that distance as in the previous game. This has been fixed and this is good.
I cannot do something else than recommending this game. It is so much fun, and that is the primary goal of a video game in my opinion. So go and buy it!