Video Games : Soldier of Fortune

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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years
Amazon Minimum Age: 204 months
Binding: Video Game
EAN: 0650008799224
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Sales Rank: 15940

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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

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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.

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- 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.

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- BEST Dreamcast 1st Person Shooter
If you are a fan of first-person shooters, this is the best game on the market for the Dreamcast console. Gameplay is incredible, and the environments are incredibly detailed. Be warned that it is very graphic - enemies can be shot in dozens of locations, and it is common to blow off heads, legs, arms, etc. in realistic fashion. Also, the one downside of this game is load time - be prepared to spend 15% of your time (literally) waiting for new boards to load. Well worth the wait, though.

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- AWESOME
If you like blood and gore, this is the game for you... Usually in shooters like GoldenEye, you just see a little blood patch on their clothing, BUT NOT THIS ONE!! I won't get into anything really bad, such as blood and gore, I will tell you this, If you don't like blood and gore, stay away from this game... If you REALLY REALLY REALLY like shooters, I'll give you a hint, the first time you shoot the first guy, YOU WILL BE HOOKED!!!! Trust me, IF YOU LIKE SHOOTERS, BUY THIS GAME!!!!

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- An awesome game!
Soldier of Fortune for the Dreamcast is the best first person shooter I have ever played. Killer graphics, spooky sound effects and a mood setting musical score make this game number one on my list. It is extremely realistic and best of all, there are no stupid aliens or monsters. The developers of this game did a great job in every aspect including keeping it simple and to the point. The load times are a drag, but it's worth the wait. If there were more games like this, I'd never leave the house!

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- Great Game
The game has great graphics and great sound.The gameplay itself is very smooth.This game is not for the weak at heart.It has lots of blood and gore which makes the game more realistic.One of the best first person shooters out there.


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