Soldier of Fortune

SOF er et godt singleplayer spil med en suveræn multiplayer del. Det chokerer ikke og lancerer ikke meget nyt. Men hold kæft, hvor det fungerer. Kan du i forvejen lide genren, vil du elske SOF.

If you're bent on eliminating terrorist threats by skinheads, Saddam Hussein's army, Russian mafias or even New York mobsters, then take a lesson from the Soldier of Fortune and tear open a new one.

As you've already figured out, we liked SoF a lot...a whole lot. SoF is definitely going to change the way we think about fast-paced shooters in the future and it's nice to see Raven back on the right track since we were mildly disappointed with Heretic II. A big warning though: keep Soldier of Fortune out of the hands of the kids. This game is not for children, repeat NOT FOR CHILDREN, and I wouldn't even recommend it to anyone under 17. And even if you are an adult, some of the graphic depictions in the game may be too much to handle for some.

It's not tremendously original, and it's certainly not the best looking first person shooter on the market now, but there is still a mountain of fun to be had with Soldier of Fortune. There were times where due to lack of health, I was forced into playing more stealthily, and these moments also happened to be the most enjoyable. Heart pumping, sneaking round an office building, knowing that the next move could be my last. Awesome! Soldier of Fortune is a welcome return to the story driven single player first person shooter. Just don't take it too seriously eh?

So is this game good? Definitely. Is it worth the money? For sure. The single player missions are all very rewarding and I found it really enjoyable. Even though the shortfall in graphics and long load times, this game is definitely very fun and the GHOUL system is an amazing feature.

One thing that I missed in this game was the kewlness of Duke. No flushing the toilets or admiring yourself in the mirror (not that you're that handsome); just pure shooting you way through levels, finding the correct doors to open. Overall I would say that Raven has done a great job in making a 3D shooter that will turn up the heat abit. This was the first game in a long time that I actually enjoyed although the end is a real bummer. Instead of the "Yeehaa"-feeling you should get, it goes like "Here's your new partner" and you drive off in silence. This might seem as "It's like in real life baby !" but WE DON'T WANT REAL LIFE IN A 3D SHOOTER !

Don't get me wrong, SoF is a fine game that does provide hours of fun. But once the initial eye-opening effect of the game's violence wears off, you're left with a shooter only slightly better than the rest. It's nowhere near as realistic as Rogue Spear or SWAT 3, and lacks the real ingenious creativity of Half-Life. Ultimately, it's an entertaining and memorable first-person shooter with a healthy serving of bone and gristle thrown in.

Een keiharde, gewelddadige, bloederige shooter die meer biedt dan alleen maar rennen-schieten-rennen-schieten. De diverse locaties, de superieure Sniper Rifle, alsmede de verschillende manieren van tegenstanders uitschakelen, zal bij menig shooter-fanaat een sadistische grijns op z'n smoel toveren.

I could barely put this game down! It has basically the same qualities that you would expect from a first-person shooter game, but with personality. The ability to shoot your opponent in numerous locations, making the combat seem more realistic, brings a sort of flair to the game. However, those of you with weak stomachs may wish to pass on this particular choice. On the other hand, for those of you up to the challenge, Soldier of Fortune will keep you on the edge of your seat and ready for anything the enemy can throw at you.

Al met al heeft dit spel me toch het nodige plezier geleverd en mag het zeker nog even op mijn bureau blijven liggen (wauw!). De toffe graphics, geluid en leuke single-player maken dit spel zeker tot een aanrader om te spelen wanneer je bijvoorbeeld eens al die stress kwijt moet. Want wat is er dan beter om een complete criminele organisatie op te rollen na een dag achter het bureau te hebben gezeten? Zeker een aanrader dus, al moet je niet verwachten een Quake3 of Unreal Tournament binnen te halen als het gaat om multiplayer.

Если выкинуть из игры танковые соединения ужасного вида, не обращать особого внимания на местами отстойный дизайн уровней и скудность полигонов, радуясь возможности отстрелить противнику любую часть тела, то Soldier of Fortune можно смело поставить в один ряд с Kingpin и Half-Life. Интересная однопользовательская игра для всех типов игроков, любящих красивые и динамичные шутеры. Сетевая же часть досталась от лидера в этой области, поэтому плохой она не может быть по определению. Более того, появились два новых типа мультиплеера, которые, впрочем, уже не смогут существенно повлиять на общее отношение к игре в лучшую или худшую сторону.

Un quake-like à la réalisation parfaite et avec une sacrée dose d'innovations. Un très bon mode solo et un mode multijoueur honorable, Soldier of Fortune n'a nullement à rougir face à ses concurrents.

As great as the one player game is, how are the multi-player features of Soldier of Fortune for the Dreamcast? Well, in addition to the lack of online play, there are no multi-player versus modes in this game. Obviously, Crave wanted to concentrate on the one-player experience but it would've been pretty cool to take on a buddy split screen and shoot him up in various body parts before giving him the mercy he deserves. Still, we should be very glad that Soldier of Fortune is here on the Dreamcast at all and there are certainly many reasons to get it. Just make sure of two things before booting up this game: (1) scoot all the kiddies out of the room as this is definitely not intended of kids and (2) wait a full hour after eating a meal before playing this game. Get those things out of the way and get ready to explore a new world of delivering pain in 26 ways.

The very idea to make the Soldier of Fortune was indeed interesting and combined with the GHOUL system it really promised a lot. Some minor drawbacks, however, prevented the game from fulfilling all its potentials. An insufficiently strong storyline, outdated graphics and stupid AI took their toll, yet it can still be said that the game brought something new to the genre.

Een spel waar je keer op keer naar teruggrijpt om alles eens lekker van je af te knallen!

Strictly speaking, you've probably seen all the gameplay mechanics in Soldier of Fortune before. Still, this an extremely solid first-person shooter in the classic mold, which is refreshing after a season of deathmatch titles. If you're up for it, dive in, get bloody, and enjoy yourself. The real world of a soldier of fortune can't possibly be this much fun.

If you want this to be the torture simulator you've always heard of, it certainly can be, which makes it a lot ballsy and a little dangerous. But if you also want an enjoyable, B-movie kind of action game, you'll find it here just under all the meat and blood.

Zuerst die Meckerei: Kommt die KI mit dem Mission Pack? 90 Prozent aller Gegner scheinen auf meiner Seite zu kämpfen, da Sie brav bis vor meine Mündung stürmen. Manche Bösewichte registrieren meine Schüsse gar nicht und andere sind nach einer Ladung Schrot plötzlich wieder putzmunter. zweiter Minuspunkt: die Mehrspieler-Level. Allzuschnell hat man sich am tristen Aufbau satt gespielt. Doch der Realismus-Modus rettet ein paar Punkte. SOF bereitete mir im Solo-Modus (Standard) bis zum Abspann zwar nur zehn Stunden Spielspaß, doch die hatten es in sich. Was da durch das Zusammenspiel spannungsgeladener Musik und Sounds, dem Level-Design und der Waffeneffekte zu Stande kommt, ist zwar kein Half-Life, aber nur zwei Schubladen darunter. Für Chuck-James-Rambo-Bond-Norris-Fans stellt Soldier of Fortune einen Pflichtkauf dar.

Blaam!!! Een net iets te traag reagerende terrorist huppelt gillend rond op zijn overgebleven been. Blam blam, daar gingen de handjes. Tijd om m'n mes en m'n diploma 'Fijne vleeswaren' boven te halen.

Soldier of Fortune ist ein Skandalspiel, das den Skandal rund um die Gewalt gar nicht gebraucht hätte um aufzufallen. Es mag kein Megahit sein, trotzdem wird man beim ersten Mal spielen sehr gut unterhalten und gerade Fans klassischer Ego-Shooter werden wohl Gefallen daran finden.

The game can get pretty intense (as most of these games can), and I was actually shocked by some of the graphic images in the game. In an effort to soften the gruesome nature of the game play, they added a parental lock to block out the blood and guts. Lock or no, my nine year old son isn't getting anywhere near this one! Now if I can only tear myself away from it....

What you do have though is a shooter that looks good, performs superbly on modest hardware, has some of the best collision detection in terms of shooting and targeting we've ever seen, and delivers the most gut-wrenching, high-impact visual display of damage flesh ever to grace the PC. The levels are well designed and fun, you can customize the difficulty to your heart's content, and it seems rock-stable. What more do you want from a game? A more interactive plot, perhaps, or something to spend the money you earn in every mission on, but that would be a different game, wouldn't it (er, like Deus Ex, perhaps?). Raven Software set out to make a shooter, and they've made a damn fine one. Just be sure you're up to it before you dive in. It gets mighty bloody in there.

Bottom line, this is a fun game that combines a little bit of stealth and strategy with your classic FPS action. It doesn't break any new FPS barriers and the "ultra-violence" is nothing to get all worked up over, you psychotic violent kiddies. Oh and Raven, try and get your money back from that ex-mercenary.

On l'aura compris, Soldier Of Fortune sur Dreamcast c'est le jeu qui devraient réconforter les joueurs déçus par l'annulation d'un Half-Life très attendu sur la console Sega. Certes, le mode multijoueur qui faisait l'intérêt de la version PC est absent mais on se consolera de cette absence tant la sortie d'un tel titre fait plaisir sur une machine au destin si tristement scellé.

Soldier of Fortune ist ein simpel gestrickter, aber spaßiger Ego-Shooter. Hist ist Ballern pur angesagt, auf Feinheiten wie die Körperzonen achtet man spätestens nach dem dritten Widersacher nicht mehr. Sondern schaut kurz: "Freund oder Feind?", und schießt auf letzteren. Mir gefallen vor allem die Szenarios gut. So unrealistisch Echtwelt-Umgebungen wie arabische Märkte oder sibirische Atomlabors halt immer noch aussehen - das exotische Flair kommt rüber, und abwechslungsreich wirkt es auch. Auf Dauer ist mir das Programm aber doch zu eintönig. Die Feinde sind im Spielverlauf zwar immer besser ausgerüstet, aber im Kern unterscheidet sich der erste kaum vom letzten Gegner. Und in Sachen Levels hätte ich mir mehr Freiheiten gewünscht. Ich mag lineare Missionen, aber hier werde ich durch die Gegend bugsiert wie eine Gondel durch die Geisterbahn.

Soldier of Fortune's single-player game is its biggest draw, and it's a blast. You won't be inspired to play it all in one long sitting since it's pretty much the same surprise-free activity from beginning to end: shooting and more shooting. But taken in small doses, it goes a long way. It's a pure video game skills test in the best sense of the phrase; it's both fun and challenging.

Soldiers Of Fortune lijdt aan veel te lange laadtijden en dat frustreert enorm. Desondanks een leuke game die de DC-fans zeker zullen diggen.

Soldier of Fortune is a decent-sized game stocked full of plenty of ammunition, health power-ups, and body armor. The enemy AI is often quite dumb though, so it's almost unnecessary. Soldiers who pop around a corner to shoot at you sometimes will promptly forget that you're there, and some opponents will simply stand still waiting for their guns to reload (or waiting to be shot). Your biggest challenge in Soldier of Fortune for the Dreamcast is finding something to do during the long, boring parts that bookend the action. It's true that we should all be pleased that the game is being released for the Dreamcast at all, but the loading times detract greatly from what is otherwise a very fun, if a bit too straightforward, game.

Alors que la concurrence s'oriente plutôt vers le multijoueurs, Soldier Of Fortune arrive au bon moment pour proposer aux amateurs du genre une aventure solo très travaillée. Avec ses scripts, ses niveaux variés, sa petite dimension furtive et surtout sa très bonne localisation des dégâts, Soldier Of Fortune ne manque pas d'atouts pour séduire. Dommage que son moteur 3D soit aussi rustique...

In Soldier of Fortune ballern Sie sich als Mitglied einer Antiterroreinheit durch 25 Missionen, die an fiktiven Orten rund um den Globus angesiedelt sind. Obwohl das Spiel, das wegen seiner expliziten Gewaltdarstellungen schon im Vorfeld für hitzige Diskussionen sorgte, für den deutschen Markt deutlich entschärft wurde, bleibt ein ungutes Gefühl - denn auch spielerisch erreicht Soldier of Fortune den sonst von Activision gewohnten hohen Standard nicht. Trotz zwölf verschiedener Waffen und differenziertem Trefferzonensystem beim Gegner gestaltet sich die humorlose Terroristenmetzelei auf Dauer zu eintönig und einfallslos.

It's just too bad the levels aren't more inventive or interactive (in this area it's a step backward) or that the gameplay doesn't urge you to do something other than kill, kill, kill! If it did, there would be more to talk about than gore, and I'd be able to give it a higher score - and justify the stress it put on my dog.