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Soldier of Fortune Gold Edition

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Soldier of Fortune Gold Edition
59
6.2 User Score:

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Based on 14 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Majesco Sales Inc.

Developer: Pipe Dream Interactive

Genre(s): First-Person Shooter

Players: 4

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: November 7, 2001

Summary

As John Mullins, decorated Vietnam Vet, you must use any means necessary to find and secure three stolen warheads. Track and stop the terrorist organization responsible for the theft before they can carry out their threat to national security. Dispatch as many terrorists, skinheads, and enemy soldiers as necessary to complete your mission. [Majesco]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

90

Hot Games

Parents should strictly heed the Mature rating on this game – everyone else, take your shot. Literally.

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75

TotalGames.net

The missions are playable, but nothing to write home about and in fact if it wasn’t for the gore there would really be nothing to recommend this at all. Oh, and it takes bloody ages to load.

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73

GameSpot

Action fans will have little room for complaints, however--Soldier of Fortune promises "action movie" gameplay and delivers. Each firefight is a challenge, and the detailed, though gruesome, enemy model animation enhances the realism.

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70

GamePro

Your enemies look and sound like people, but the environments seem grainy and uninspired, and “atmospheric” music pipes through like an orchestra with a head cold.

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60

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

Another thing that really sets this game apart is its rather obscene reliance on gore. [Jan 2002, p.136]

60

GameZone

The carnage does fly in this game, only the problem is that it’s all done unrealistically. You won’t believe how easy it is to blow an enemy’s limb off or blow a head clean off even with something as simple as a .44 pistol. And seconds after you kill somebody, the body melts away to nothing.

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58

Gamezilla!

I can't help but feel that it's the same kind of rushed-out crap that gets tossed into the bargain bin at your favorite game store just weeks after its release.

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50

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Framerate lag (stuttering graphics) cuts into some of the more action-packed bullet storms, potentially ruining key game moments. [Jan 2002, p.222]

45

IGN

We have seen awesome games that do everything right, from quick load times to speedy framerates, to beautiful production values, to tight controls, to just being original games. SoF Gold is problematic in every one of these categories.

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42

Game Revolution

If you're looking for the thinking man's shooter, then keep searching. Soldier of Fortune is all about the mindless yet blissful twitch.

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40

Play Magazine

The framerate clicks in at a slow 30-fps, the controls are shifty, and the graphics are ordinary. [Feb 2002, p.61]

40

Yahoo! Games

You can be quietly gnashing your teeth for almost a minute on occasion for all the loading to be completed.

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40

Game Informer

Apart from the controversial violence contained within, there's little of real value here. [Jan 2002, p.83]

30

PSX Nation

The multi-player modes and maps in "Gold Edition", which are exclusive features for this PS2 port that were meant to be selling points, are sabotaged by control and graphics that are far below the standards of competing FPS titles on the system.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 14 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ben H. gave it a 10:
Best multiplayer online game ever made. Pffft at cs its shit compared to this.. too many diehard fans destryiony fps's today for crappy games.

Travis P. gave it an 8:
Shoot the guys leg off! Enough said!...Addictive too!

Adam B. gave it a 4:
I'd rather play the first edition of Duke Nukem than this title, a waste of £39.99 if you ask me. Rent it, Don't buy it!

Ben B. gave it a 9:
This game is very addictive, but damn good!

Ric L. gave it a 10:
Totally wicked.

CJ. J. gave it a 10:
It's cool.

Paul H. gave it a 9:
Good action. Kind of hard to navigate though.

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