Soldier of Fortune Gold Edition

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Customer Reviews:

One of the Worst Games Yet [Posted on 2001-06-25]
It is one of the most primitive fpc games in a while. The enemies are as dumb as bricks, running straight toward you every time firing at you. The graphics are no where close to current standards more like the standard of the old Duke Nukem 3D game. The weaponfire is the most unrealistic of any fpc I have played(that's quite a few). Even the gore is fake looking and really unnecessary if you ask me. Don't waste your money on this game unless you need something to go under the leg of a table to balance it or something. This game is misrepresented by it's description as it says you are a cia agent using stealth and strategy when all you do is run and shoot the whole time. Avoid this game like the plague.

Soldier of Fortune [Posted on 2001-07-14]
This game has a good plot. There a medium amount of missions. The graphics could be improved. The Gold Edition is the best version because various bugs on levels were fixed. If you already have Soldier of Fortune just download the Gold Edition patch.

Flawed and entertaining. [Posted on 2001-07-23]
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 [Posted on 2001-09-19]
Very nice game! needs some time to master though.

one word: GORE [Posted on 2006-01-02]
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!

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