Soldier of Fortune

by Crave Entertainment

Product Features

• 10 international locales; high-tech weaponry; deadly enemies; intense AI; one-player action

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004U4A1
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: July 24, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,114 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

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

Product Description

Note to customers: This very violent and graphically realistic game is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.

In Soldier of Fortune, players track down and take out a fanatical terrorist organization bent on mass murder and destruction. With an arsenal of deadly real-world weapons at your disposal, you'll engage in sabotage, stealthy assassination, and full frontal assaults in several intense missions. Only skill marks the difference between the hunter and the hunted.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars slow,slow,slow, August 9, 2001

By 

bob (nyc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldier of Fortune (Video Game)

The game is fun to play until you play for 2 minutes and have to wait 5 minutes during load times to play some levels, not exaggerating!you falll asleep between missions, i would have given it a 4 if not for the load time, the load time is actually longer than the game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best First Person Shooter Ever!, August 1, 2001

By 

Alwood "Alwood" (Los Angeles, California USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Soldier of Fortune (Video Game)

This is the best first person shooter on the market. Incredible graphics (and incredibly graphic) and inventive scenarios make this the best game of its kind I've played. DO take the 'M' rating seriously, however. The designers obviously studied war footage and the goriest movies available to create the blood and guts effects, and they are something to behold. Not recommended for young kids or anyone who's emotionally disturbed, but for mature gamers who can separate reality from pixels on a television, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE will keep you up for days as mercenary John Mullins, fighting to save the world. This review is for the Sega Dreamcast version.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aww yeah! SOF rocks!, July 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Soldier of Fortune (Video Game)

If you ever played this game on the PC, you will realize that this game is truely awesome. Not only does it have very realistic gore (with the help of the GHOUL technology) the storyline isn't too shabby as you play ex seal John Mullins in an attempt to take out a huge crime lord. With an awesome mixture of local and exotic locales, this game truely rocks.

Now that its coming to the Dreamcast, its twice as sweet!! :)