Mature
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
Misc
83
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

A terrorist organization has stolen nuclear weapons from a facility in Russia, intending to sell them to various third-world nations, initiating a global conflict. The player takes the role of John Mullins, a US mercenary working for an organization known as "The Shop". The goal is simple: hunt the villains across the globe, thwart their evil plans, and save the world!

Like most 3D shooters, Soldier of Fortune consists mainly of exploring the environments and killing the enemies that try to impede the player's progress. It is one of the first shooters to isolate over 20 different body regions and show/inflict damage to those regions. For example, if the player character shoots an enemy in the foot, the enemy will limp. The game was also notable for including realistic gore animations resulting from the injuries sustained by the enemies.

Alternate Titles

  • "命运战士" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "SOF" -- Informal title

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User Reviews

Controversy or not, SOF is one kickass action game. Zovni (9425) 3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars3.4 Stars
Deliberately over-hyped game Roger Wilco (1120) 1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars1.2 Stars
John Mullins = Chuck Norris Eugen Andreev (5) unrated
The most satisfying shooter ever created Dragoon (92) unrated

The Press Says

Privat Computer PC 2000 91 out of 100 91
Gamereactor (Denmark) Apr 07, 2000 9 out of 10 90
IGN Apr 03, 2000 9 out of 10 90
Power Unlimited Jun, 2000 8.6 out of 10 86
Gamer's Pulse May 02, 2000 8.5 out of 10 85
Game Revolution Apr 01, 2000 B+ 83
ComputerGamers.com Jan 01, 2001 80 out of 100 80
Game Over Online May 01, 2000 80 out of 100 80
GameStar (Germany) Apr, 2000 79 out of 100 79
PC Games (Germany) Apr, 2000 69 out of 100 69

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Trivia

The game is based (to a certain extent) on real-life mercenary John Mullins. A former member of a vietnam spec ops unit of the green berets, John Mullins has written a novel recounting his experiences (Days of Fire, 1991, Berkley Press) and acted as consultant for the game.


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (10835) and MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (47009)
 

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