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Soldier of Fortune
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Developer: Raven Software
Genre(s): First-Person Shooter, Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: M (Mature)
Release Date: July 5, 2001
Summary
A first-person shooter that truly deserves its "M" rating (translation: take the kiddies to grandma's for this gore-fest), SoF puts you in the role of mercenary John Mullins who must hunt down nuclear terrorists and save hostages through 10 levels/locales from a New York Subway to Iraq, Bosnia, and Japan.
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Also On The Web: Official Website Planet Soldier of Fortune
What The Critics Said
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IGN
A solid Dreamcast title that, despite having a few nagging problems with controls and loading problems, delivers good bloody action & actually, let me rephrase that, & delivers brutally violent, incredibly gory, and horrific bloody action that borders on the perverse.
Read Full Review >Hot Games
A much higher score would be given if the ridiculously long 90 second load time between levels had been optimized. Otherwise, it’s a great shooter.
Read Full Review >GamePro
It’s good fun for gunslingers who have strong stomachs and who can separate fantasy from reality, but with its average graphics and watery story, Soldier is notable only for its amazingly…um…interactive violence and its place as one of the few semi-realistic shooters for the Dreamcast.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The main problem affecting the Dreamcast port of SoF is the game's ridiculously long loading times. Each game level is broken into numerous smaller stages. Every time you complete a stage, you have to wait more than a minute for the next to load.
Read Full Review >Planet Dreamcast
The gore alone will keep you entertained at first, but once you discover the game's detailed graphics and subtle effects you'll be hooked.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
The worst, in a ruin the game entirely sort of way, worst part of SoF, hands down has to be the pathetic artificial intelligence offered up by your enemies.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Sega
Fans of the genre will like it and the gameplay is simple but strangely addictive.
Read Full Review >DC Swirl
The guiltiest pleasure an individual sick-enough to be a member of the NRA can have locked inside a basement with a big screen TV and a stereo system cranking.
Read Full Review >Core Magazine
While some subtle improvements have been made, many of the game's original flaws remain, including lackluster gameplay and a dull story.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
SoF is best played as a guilty pleasure…Hankerin’ for some good ol’-fashioned shootin’? [Sept 2001, p.147]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Andrew D. gave it a 10:
This game is the most addictive game on dreamcast. The day I ordered it and the day I got it I loved this game. The only bad part is the loading time.
Anthony G. gave it a 10:
This game beats the SH** out of any other game for Dreamcast.
Chris H. gave it a 10:
This game kicks ass, even though it takes a long time to load which does not bother me. Once you get started you cant stop.
Dan R. gave it a 10:
This game is great, however, the loading time sucks!
