The player is a professional, government-supported sniper charged with foiling different terrorist attacks.

Rewards are given for accuracy and speed, while players are punished for killing civilians or failing to complete a mission within the allotted time.

[3] While the arcade version of Silent Scope received praise for its unique peripheral (players used a model sniper rifle attached to the cabinet), this novelty did not translate into the console version, a fact which reviewers made strong mention of.

Most reviews describe the game as mediocre, and attractive only to fans of the core series.

[10] Other reviewers noted that, while technically four different games, Silent Scope Complete falls victim to repetitive gameplay.