Soldier of Fortune
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Soldier of Fortune is a conversion of an 18-certificate PC game infamous for its politics and excessively violent nature, a first-person shooter straight out of the Quake II school. Four nuclear warheads have been stolen by a terrorist organization; they have to be retrieved and the people responsible eliminated, and thus you must make your way from A to Z, hitting switches, opening doors, and laying waste to a near endless supply of henchmen. The visuals are solid if unspectacular, but offer a variety of locations and environments. One level may not differ greatly from another, but it's thoroughly entertaining stuff, and atmospheric as well thanks to some moody background audio. Surprisingly for a console FPS, the joypad actually gives a tight, intuitive control (keyboard and mouse are also supported).
There are drawbacks that stop this title short of greatness. The enemy AI is lacking and can result in soldiers standing motionless while their comrades are shot down around them. Slowdown does occur towards the end when the terrorists throw everything they have at you (including a helicopter gunship), and long loading times between levels don't help the cause either. There's no online play, but the lack of any multiplayer options at all is a more severe omission--this would have given longevity to a game that's absorbing but lacks true replay value. --Jonathan Winter
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- EAN: 0650008799224
- ESRBAgeRating: Mature
- Label: Crave Entertainment
- Manufacturer: Crave Entertainment
- NumberOfItems: 1
- Platform: Sega Dreamcast
- UPC: 650008799224
- Package Dimensions: 6.50 in x 6.00 in x 2.00 in; 1.10 lb
Customer Reviews
A bloody good time
When Soldier of Fortune first hit the PC; the unabashed graphic violence was a large issue with gamers and non gamers alike. Definitely not for the weak of heart or young children, this port of Soldier of Fortune is one of the Dreamcast's last best shooters. In the game you play as merc John Mullins and go on missions from saving hostages to retrieving nukes. Naturally, you alone are up against some enormous opposition as you have frequent run in's with enemy soldiers and terrorists. Most notable about the game is the aforementioend violence which earns it's Mature rating. Limbs can be shot off and the death screams are very realistic. Firing at a head or neck ends with explosive results as well, but this adds to the gritty unflinching realism of the game. At it's heart, Soldier of Fortune is pure action packed mayhem, it's just a straight forward shooter with no puzzle elements at all. All good points aside, this port has it's share of bad. The game has some ridiculously long loading times, clunky controls, substandard enemy AI, and some now and then blocky graphics. All in all though, Soldier of Fortune is still a game worth picking up if you still own a Dreamcast and are a fan of the FPS genre.