Sniper Rifle

Sniper Rifle
Information
Manufacturer	Carrington Institute
Model	WA2000
Type	Sniper Rifle
Primary Mode	Single Shout
Secondary Mode	Crouch
Damage (per Hit)	Medium
Accuracy	Very High
Ideal Range	Long
Rate of Fire	Very Low
Ammo Type	Rifle Rounds
Magazine Capacity	8 Rounds
Maximum Ammo	400 Rounds
Appears in	Perfect Dark

“	With a powerful zoom and a high velocity bullet, this Carrington Institute weapon is one the best sniper rifles ever made. Crouch down for perfect accuracy.	”

The Sniper Rifle is a weapon that appears in Perfect Dark. As its name implies, it is obviously best suited to long range combat with its powerful (1X-30X) zoom and pinpoint accuracy. Unfortunately there aren't many situations in which this is needed, and an assault rifle is usually just as effective.

Overview

It can be used at shorter ranges, though this is generally not the best idea as it has a slow rate of fire and auto-aim doesn't work with it. If you don't use auto-aim anyway, it can be compared to a slightly more powerful Falcon 2 with a reduced firing rate.

The secondary function enables to user to crouch which allows for more steady aiming as the arms will sway more noticeably while the user is standing which increases the risk of missing a shot. This is required since the usual controls for crouching are instead used to adjust the zoom.

Gallery

Single XBLA

World model N64

first person N64

N64

Appearances

Perfect Dark

• Carrington Villa: Hostage One - Used by either Joanna (on Agent and Special Agent difficulties) or the dataDyne snipers. There is also one to be found in the bathroom, next to the body of a Carrington Institute guard.
• Crash Site: Confrontation - Used by several Mr. Blonde disguised Skedar.

Notes

• Like the Falcon 2, it's not explained how dataDyne came into possession of several of these Carrington Institute weapons, considering the two are bitter rivals. Though it is possible that they were taken from the CI guards at the villa.
• There is a dead guard in the Villa bathroom adding to the speculation that dataDyne stole them.
• The sniper rifle is called the CI 2010 in the game's manual.
• The sniper rifle is based off of the Walther WA 2000.
• The scope moves along side the scopes increased or decreased zoom levels.

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