Velvet Assassin is a stealth game set behind enemy lines, played out in 12 sepia-tinted flashback missions with cut scenes explaining a bleaker present-day picture. And as your lithe heroine sets about her tasks – from sabotaging fuel dumps to assassinating Nazi targets – it's all about keeping your silhouetted profile hidden until the perfect moment to strike.
This is not just a plot imperative, it's also because once the alarm is raised you'll find clunky aiming and dodgy AI undoing your best-laid plans. Avoid this, however (which is the whole point of a stealth game), and you'll find a well paced and plotted, unique second world war adventure.
