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Wow. Just wow.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 28
Date: May 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is going to be stunning on the Xbox. Graphically and every other way possible. Many have played this game for the PC but have suffered numerous fraggings due to the complex controls, being the only real imperfection with SOF. So you take the beautiful PC game and bring it to the number 1 gaming console out there, making the controls and visuals THAT much better. You have to give Xbox props for bringing this highly-acclaimed game to the Xbox. Grab this game before it's too late- and an Xbox Live starter kit, too! (if you don't have one)

Just in time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: June 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Soldier Of Fortune II seems to have it all. If you liked Return to Castle Wolfenstein then this game is for you. Activision did a great job in bringing this game to the XBOX. Graphics and playability are all there. To top everything off you can go live as well!

cool.just,just.COOL!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've played the demo.I was blown away!But it took me a while 2
get the controls(it took me about the 2nd day).but trust me this
is a good FPS.if u do buy this game(u should!)buy it at Best Buy
now its on sale this.This game has 50 levels!this could be another game 2 play while waiting for Halo2.

{SOLDIER OF FORTUNE + XBOX = AMAZING!}

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE on XBOX is the perfect pc - console conversion. Time to terminate the terrorists. An insidious threat has risen in the form of a bio - terrorist organization and its two - pronged Gemini Virus. As mercenary John Mullins, it's up to you to stop the terrorists and destroy the virus before it's unleashed on humanity. Full frontal assaults, stealth and subterfuge are your tactics - submachine guns, rocket launchers and thermal vision goggles are your tools. Prepare for the most realistic covert - ops shooter experience ever!

Engage in a variety of engrossing missions around the world in an attempt to stop a terrorist organization. Make it a fully mutiplayer experience online with XBOX LIVE! Take on enemies with more than 25 real - world weapons - from anti - tank guns to shotguns. 1 Player, Sysyem link 1 - 12 players at once, HDTV 480p, Content Download, Online multiplayer with XBOX LIVE, Voice and friends optional in the live arena. All in all, smooth graphics, constant fraimrate, and excellent sound quality! Must have for all FPS fans, and war - game fans alike!

It is War.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game rocked. You might want to rent it you that don't beleive me. I played it all night and the next day I flunked my tests in school.You got to get Xbox live it is awwwwwwwwwwwwwsssssssssssome.If you got the Medal of honor games like i do its almost like that. But your AK-74 has a bayonet and you get to throw your combat knives. You need to do all of your homework before playing this game. And one other thing, the enemy might startle you and make you pee in your pants!!!!!!!!! like what happened to me. You GOT TO HAVE THIS GAAAME.

Great Action Shooter!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Its an awsome game very realistic pure fun shooter if you like red faction 1 and 2 you'll love this game BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!

old guy review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: June 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I am not sure what the other reviewers are looking for in a game but Soldier Of Fortune is well above average. Perhaps they are comparing it to Halo or Splinter Cell but this one is fun to play. Just like Hitman, you can save at anytime, so when you die, you don't have to go all the way back to the beginning of the level. The number of weapons is amazing..especially the OICW. The graphics are on par with Hitman, Ghost Recon, Brute Force and, unlike Commandos 2, you don't have to search for tiny enemies behind trees that look like they were drawn by a 4 year old. It is fast paced without a lot of storyline, such as in Max Payne, etc. You have to use your brain to figure out where to go, what strategy to use, though not as intensely as Indiana Jones. The only complaint I would have is that when you are scrolling on the D pad to change weapons, the bad guys still shoot at you...not fair...they should have more manners.

A Scar on the xbox's good reputation

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: July 22, 2003
Author: Amazon User

first of all, I want to begin with a quote from someone's review:
"this game is a complete insult to the gaming capabilites of the xbox"

The Artificial intelligence, AI, are actually ARTIFICIAL IDIOTS

The weapons are good, and I've only played single player. However there are serious issues with this game and other activision games. They are a terrible company in my opinion, and the only thing they have to boast about is return to castle wolfenstien.
The craphics...err...graphics are ps2 standard. The characters' mouths dont move when talking. The missions dont have depth. And the entire game isnt much but a mess thrown together in a few days. The enemies die VERY unrealisticly, not in the sense of Damage, individual body parts are affected, but in the sense of ragdoll. I shot a soilder and he fell with one hand on his head and one on his his side, which looked like someone relaxing on the beach. I shot him 15 more times and his arms and legs dissapeard. Crouching makes the same amount of noise walking: L a m e!

thats the summary, here are the pros and Cons:

Pros:...let me think...

*Many weapon choices
*relistic sounds (weapons only)

Cons: will it end?

*unrealistic ragdoll
*AI in this game is not Artificial intelligence, its Artificial Idiots
*you can kill one guy in a pair of 2 patrolling, the other wont notice
*Terrible graphics
*random mission Generator has the SAME missions!!!
*Explosions are like flashes of light
*music lack

Those are the big points. This isnt a game for the market, Try again Activision....or dont if youre gonna make another game like this.

solid shooter

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

i admit it, i thought this game would bite when it first came out and didn't pay any attention to it. but then i read some good reviews (obviously, not here, not sure what that's all about) and played the demo- wow, this game is fun after all... after i actually played it... imagine that.

so, are the graphics the end all and be all? umm, did anyone say they were? look, this is a port of an older pc game and the port job wasn't the best. yes, there are better looking games on the Xbox, but Double Helix looks like a lot of others (GR doesn't look any better, with the exception of the character models- and I love GR, but this game is a lot faster and more intense). the only time i didn't think the graphics looked that great were during some indoor scenes. even then, the graphics are, at worst, the same as most PS2 games. otherwise, the game looks decent, especially the sense of scale when you're looking around a large cityscape.

yeah, this game has some collision detection issues, but this has become more of the rule than the exception- so what's the problem? a lot of Xbox, PS2, and pc games i play have collision problems (you can see a guard's arm or gun coming through a wall or door, etc.). however, i haven't seen any seam tearing in this game yet, which most games can't claim. i don't know anything about a leaf deflecting a sniper shot. i've never seen anything like that happen in the game. a fluke?

the AI can be on the weak side... but it's a lot better when you jack up the difficulty level. considering the number of enemies this game throws at you, i didn't spend much time with strategy and just fragged everyone in sight without waiting to see if they would run or work together. just shoot 'em and move on.

the online play = you've seen it and played it before. the only advantage this game has online is that all of the weapons are available and there are a TON of cool weapons. It's fun to hop online for a few games, but i wouldn't buy this game for the online play alone (and i have yet to run into issues with lag. yet).

the gameplay? here's some of the action during the first few levels alone:

- i was taking out two guards, i accidentally hit a tanker truck behind them and the thing blows sky high taking them and the building behind them out = pretty sweet.
- i'm running through an alley blasting guys in front and behind me and all of a sudden this wooden crate comes smashing down. there was a guy above me pushing crates off of a ledge trying to crush me = nice touch.
- I grabbed a fixed, heavy machine gun and wasted a courtyard full of guys = bloody!
- wasted an entire hotel full of guards, including various body parts being blown off here and there = extra-bloody!!
- escorted a scientist (the objective) back out of the hotel.
- took over a heavy machine gun in the back of a truck while the scientist drove, blowing away tons of guards of guards, trucks, and one helicopter.
- snuck around a train station to try and get the scientist on the train without being seen by any guards = stealth action. somewhat. a little.
- once you get back to headquarters, they have you find your way up to a secured conference room for the next mission = changed the pace up a little.
- then dump you in a lush jungle where your camp is attacked by rebels and you work with friendly AI to take them out = back to the action!!

and that's only about an hour into the game with over 50 more missions like that to go. it's odd that no one complains that the pc version has repetitive levels, and yet this version has the same missions (plus a few extra, but you know what i mean).

i agree with Game Informer on this one = it's not the best, but it's a lot of fun and there's a ton to do in this game. if you're a fan of FPS's and action games in general, this game is definitely worth checking out. I would say the RTCW: Tides of War is a much better shooter online, but, for me, the single player game of Double Helix has a lot more action and that's what I was looking for. If you only like games that look better than all others and/or offer incredible new gameplay, wait for Half-Life II, Halo II, and Doom III (and then realize that most games don't fall into that category, anyway). and for reference, right now i'm also playing: Aliens vs. Predator 2, NOLF 2, ut: 2003, ToW, Midtown Madness 3 (xbl only, the single player game is useless), DMC II, Tenchu, and Midnight Club II. so yeah, i like games :)

((honestly, this game is worth it just to see a guy's bloody stump flop around at your feet after you've blown both of his arms off with an automatic shotgun...priceless.))

pretty good fps

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game and I have to say I'm having a blast with it, although i was a little disapointed in the graphics. The game is sweet, the damage taken by enimies is SICK!! If hit in the head, a chunk of flesh is blown off, leaving a bloody mangled face, AWSOME!! I just wish the graphics could have been a little better, but this should hold me over untill Deus ex 2 hits. So if your into fps, totally pick this one up

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