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Soider of Fortune is GREAT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 24
Date: July 19, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When i play it on the internet it is like THE COOLEST GAME I KNOW!

Game is amazingly Realistic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

WOW this game is really awsome. The graphics are so great and the blood is really real looking. If you like FPS then get this game

Soldier of Fortune

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The first time I played this game at my friend's house I could not stand the violence, it was disgusting and really offensive so I played most of the game with a parental lock (Which allows you to take blood and everything you find offensive out) which is a good point of the game... Other wise it was pretty good and extremely realistic, with all the body motions and details etc... I do think one of the downs about this game is that there are bearly any decent puzzles or anything, I mean it's basically a go around and shoot the heck out of everybody and till there is no more living and then that's it, level complete, kinda boring... Well I don't think I'll buy this game but hopefully the company who designed Soldier of Fortune (Activision) will learn from their mistakes and come up with a Soldier of Fortune 2 which'll be 10 times as good...

one word: GORE

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It has been awhile since I played this, I have the PS2 version and I I bet you could get a used copy for about 99 cents. This is probably the most violent game I have ever played. There is a violence lock in the game that can let you control whether dismembered limbs or blood are allowed. If you turn everything on, you have one big goreapalooza. This game goes beyond mature. Dont let the kids get there hands on this!

Must have

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game was even better than the original "Soldier of fortune".The multiplayer is way better because you can choose frome capture the flag and other's.The other thing is it has better graphics and more people.This game is NOT for kids, but anyone who likes Quake is going to love it!

Flawed and entertaining.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

SOF is an oddity in modern gaming. While most games try to cut it by having a deep story, cutting edge graphics, realistic game play or even complex game play, SOF is none of these and for that it is a good ride.

First I would like to point out that the game has taken a lot of flak for it's violent content. It is true that there is gore in the game, but any seasoned Quake, UT, or Half-Life players (If you have never played those you should not be reading this) will find it's content little more than another day at the office. Yes you can blow off limbs or blow open a guy's guts. However that graphics are so dated that this seems unrealistic, do our guts really look like pvc tubes?

Another thing, the graphics are OLD. While a lot of the Q2 engine code has been updated, it still does not escape it's basic thresholds. The level design however it impressive at times. The models also are not too shabby considering the engines' age. It even uses alpha channels. Even though some of the shiny textures on objects I would not think to be actually shiny. It is a shame really that one trip outdoors tells you that the engine was around before most people today had the internet.

There are some quirks in the game desing. Each time the game boots up it warns you that this graphicly depicks real world combat. Yet the game fails to be realistic, it's almost a joke. Things can stick to walls (that are not supposed too), grenades have fixed trajectories, tanks can be taken out with sinper rifles, not matter how many missles you fire at a door it will still stand, the enemies lack an unterstanding of doors and grenades and the weapons have only a vague likeness to real world counterparts. Also you earn money, but to what with it? It is never a factor in buying weapons. For that matter you will pick up weapons and ammo in the game, it doesn't matter what you picked out before hand. Also stealth is supposed to matter, the AI is so basic it does not.

That said, this is a very enertaining game. Worth it if you like just some good old mindless bloody action to rot your brain on.

SOF is the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Very nice game! needs some time to master though.

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