Soldier Of Fortune: Payback

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Built to harness the power of next generation- Featuring an incredibly realistic modeling system allowing for accurate hit detection and detailed damage modeling. Enemies will not only react to the specific area they've been hit but also to the power of the weapon they've been hit with.
• One of the most lethal collections of weapons ever assembled - Over 30 of the baddest weapons including sub-machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, projectile explosives, weapons attachments and futuristic prototype weapons.
• The world's most dangerous hotspots- Players will find themselves thrown into authentic mercenary situations in real world hotspots around the globe. Survive and ambush and rescue a diplomat, infiltrate a terrorist organization, go on a search and destroy mission and much more.
• Enemies around every corner- High intensity combat situations where players will need to take down over 15 unique enemies including terrorists, mobsters, insurgents, enemy soldiers and more.
• Online multiplayer- Play your favorite individual and team based online modes including death match, team death match, elimination, team elimination, capture the flag and demolition. Additional online options include maps tuned specifically for multiplayer action, and persistent stat tracking.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000SFK0NO
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 14, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,561 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #94 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

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This game is the third installment of the Soldier of Fortune series. A routine escort mission goes wrong that causes players to deal with an enemy that knows no bounds. As mercenary, Thomas Mason, players will need to uncover and terminate an extremist plot aimed at throwing the world into chaos. Experience mercenary combat in the world's dangerous hotspots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Features:

• Realistic modeling system allows for accurate hit detection causing enemies to react to the specific area they've been hit along with the power of the weapon they were hit with
• Over 30 weapons including sub-machine guns, assault riffles, sniper riffles, projectile explosives, weapons attachments and futuristic prototype weapons
• Survive ambushes, rescue diplomats, infiltrate terrorist organizations and go on search and destroy missions
• 15 unique enemies include terrorists, mobsters, insurgents and enemy soldiers
• Multiplayer options include death match, team death match, elimination, team elimination, capture the flag and demolition

Product Description

Soldier of Fortune Payback is the long-awaited third installment of the Soldier of Fortune video game series. The saga continues with the organization know as The Shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary. Players will experience all the thrills and dangers of authentic mercenary combat blasting their way through high intensity combat situations in the world's most dangerous hotspots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Using any means necessary, players will need to uncover a complex plot and defeat an extremist organization determined to throw the world into global conflict. Failure is not an option. Compelling new storyline- When a routine escort mission goes horribly wrong, players find themselves battling an insidious enemy that knows no boundaries. As mercenary Thomas Mason, players will need to uncover and terminate an extremist plot aimed at throwing the world into global chaos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Shooter, November 17, 2007

By 

W. Newberry "agent_47" (st.simons.isl., GA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Soldier Of Fortune: Payback (Video Game)

This game was a fun rental.I beat it in one night (about 4-5 hours) and found myself playing again on the hardest difficulty. Soldier Of Fortune brings back FPS to its fundamental roots,which is good ol' fashioned no-frills shooter ,that to my surprise was actually a satisfying game. Although the premium price tag for a game this short is a stretch, I can't see paying the full retail for such a short game,but its definitley worth renting for a playthrough. The graphics are decent ,although they might look better on my high-end HDTV than other HDTV's .The overall ambiance of the game is nice. In one level you walk on wooden ramps all along side a mountain in the jungle with waterfalls in the distance, its actually moderately scenic. And the explosions look pretty good in the very first level you encounter. The game isn't too hard either ,even on the hardest difficulty Im finding a rather enjoyable time of it,and the bosses aren't very challenging,but some have there times when there tough. But the overall difficulty of the game is satisfyingly good as you will encounter some flanking .I love the ability to put a scope on just about any weapon , this makes for a great advantage over the enemies you encounter. Go into just about any mission with an AK47 scoped and you'll have plenty of ammo to scavage,since thats the weapon of choice of your foes. The guns handle very well,almost too well too the disliking of your foes. I also like that there's no medpac scavaging & hoarding ,you simply regain health by taking cover ala halo & gears. Also I don't think I've dismembered so many body parts since playing the first Bloodrayne; and Solider of Fortune:Payback even makes FEAR look like sesame street in the 'loss of limbs dept'. Shoot an enemies leg and arm off and you'll see him crawl away with the remaining 2 limbs , all the while still trying to shoot you,and some even manage to pop off a last round or too at you before they bleed out. This game is very high on the 'dismemberment' list of games as every foe will manage to lose a head,arm,or torso from your Assault rifle of choice. Another great thing is right from the get-go can customize your rifle before going into a mission. I highly suggest equipping an AK47 with a scope as you'll find plenty of ammo,and you never have to lose your scoped-weapon mid-mission because of ammo supply being out,with exception to the last level.Overall this game is a no-frills FPS that just has the right amount of equal parts ,gameplay,graphics,and overall fun that makes a solid FPS. The levels shading through the trees reminds me of some of the GRAW2 multiplayer maps and RSV maps, although much less open and more linear,but equally decent eye candy. Is there any slo-mo effect ,or timeshifting powers ,or team managment,or some thrown in vehicle on rails level..No Not at all ..Soldier Of Fortune is just a solid no-frills shooter that's just satisfying enough that you won't care its a basic shooter. Its just pure simple shooter fun,and sometimes that's all you need after a day's hard work. Rent this one .PEACE

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth 60 bucks? Maybe. Fun? Definately., November 15, 2007

By 

Demoth (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Soldier Of Fortune: Payback (Video Game)

Let me start off by saying this game is NOT Call of Duty 4, nor should it be compared to COD4 or any other game for that matter. This game is a simple, straight forward shooter with above average graphics, pretty good sound, and fun gun play. Yes, the graphics could have been better, and the story is incredibly ridiculous, but this game was sort of a low hype, under the radar type of title. It wasn't meant to blow you out of the water, or make you forget you have any other games. It's just a fun game you pick up, and start blowing off people's heads / arms/ whatever with.

I really like this game despite having also bought Kane and Lynch, COD4, Halo 3, and Assassin's Creed. I don't want to compare it to those games because this is JUST A GAME!

I probably should have waited for this game to drop in price to maybe 40 or 30 bucks, because I don't think I could honestly recommend this game to anyone for 60 dollars, but hey, it's fun. It's not some giant blockbuster hype bomb, and if you take it for what it is (a mindless, fun shooter) then you'll enjoy it, instead of making yourself miserable because it's not CoD4 or Halo.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I expected..., December 3, 2008

By 

Richard L. Knight - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Soldier Of Fortune: Payback (Video Game)

I've read a lot of reviews saying bad things about this game and I can imagine how someone not familiar with the SOF franchise would be disappointed in this title when compared to other shooters on the market today.

Being a fan of the previous SOF games I already knew what to expect: Moving from point A to point B and merrily blowing the crap out of anything that got in my way in an extremely gory fashion. Games like this have a special place in the gaming library. Sometimes between deep & cerebral games you may feel like you need a break from all the thinking and puzzle-solving and you just want to blow s#@t up... and that is where games like this are perfect.

I wouldn't have paid full price for this, but now that the price has dropped to well below platinum hits price it's easy to recommend to anyone who has an appreciation for mindless FPS action.

The game isn't without it's faults. There's no option to play in fullscreen mode - it's letterbox only - and the in-game messages seem to use a very small font and are almost impossible to read. I'd have also liked to have the option to re-map some of the controls, but you only have 3 preset layouts to choose from. The mounted weapons in the game seemed to be way less accurate than the ones you carry and I tended to avoid using them. Another thing that I didn't care for was that although you get to choose which weapons you start the mission with there didn't seem to be any ammo available to reload them during the missions, so you'll most likely wind up picking up dropped enemy weapons and completing the mission with those.

A lot of people complain that the enemies are very hard to see. Well, did you expect them to wear blaze orange hunting caps and vests or something? Although the AI isn't on the scale of Halo, I don't think they're quite that stupid.

Basically for the current price, this game is good, brainless fun. SOF fans shouldn't be disappointed.

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