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59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Negative: 6 out of 14
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  1. 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.
  2. 70
    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.
  3. 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.
  4. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    60
    Another thing that really sets this game apart is its rather obscene reliance on gore. [Jan 2002, p.136]
  5. 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.
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    50
    Framerate lag (stuttering graphics) cuts into some of the more action-packed bullet storms, potentially ruining key game moments. [Jan 2002, p.222]

Awards & Rankings

70
#70 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
67
#67 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001
User Score
6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. ERB
    Jul 24, 2013
    8
    Nice.Nice. Full Review »
  2. BenH.
    Sep 19, 2004
    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.
  3. TravisP.
    Nov 24, 2002
    8
    Shoot the guys leg off! Enough said!...Addictive too!