Soldier of Fortune: Payback
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| Developer(s) | Cauldron HQ [1] |
| Publisher(s) | Activision Value |
| Engine | CloakNT3[2] |
| Version | 1.1 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer[5] |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: M OFLC: RC USK: indexed and banned [6] OFLC: MA15+ (cut) BBFC: 18 |
| Media/distribution | DVD (PC), DVD-DL (Xbox 360), Blu-ray Disc (PS3) |
| System requirements
Windows
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Soldier of Fortune: Payback is the third installment of the Soldier of Fortune game series. Unlike the previous two Soldier of Fortune games, which were developed by Raven Software utilizing the Quake 2 and Quake 3 engines, Payback was developed by Cauldron HQ[7][1], developed with Cauldron's in-house CloakNT engine, used in their previous First Person Shooter game, Chaser. This game is the first game of the series released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released on 14 November 2007[3].
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[edit] Bans
[edit] Australia
On the October 16, 2007, the game was refused classification by Australia's federal classification board, the Office of Film & Literature Classification(OFLC).[8] This effectively banned the game throughout Australia as video games which have been refused OFLC classification cannot be sold, advertised or imported. Activision modified the game to meet OFLC standards and it was re-classified with an MA15+ rating. This version does not include radical violence; dismemberment has been completely removed.[9] [10] Activision released the modified game in Australia on February 28, 2008.[4]
[edit] Germany
Soldier of Fortune: Payback was banned in Germany, due to its high amount of violence.
[edit] Multiplayer
Up to 12 players can play online for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Multiplayer has only five maps and game modes available, such as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Demolition and Elimination.
[edit] Reception
The game was met with mixed to negative reviews.
Jason Ocampo of gamespot.com[11] scored it a 4.5/10. He claimed that "This shooter is a painful exercise in pattern memorization plus frustrating trial-and-error gameplay." Ocampo complained that the game suffered from "Terrible, frustrating, painful gameplay," that it "Falls well below standard set by previous two games" and had "Lousy artificial intelligence and gunplay." On the positive side, he said it "looks pretty."
Jay Frechette of 1up.com[12] comically quipped that the game was more like "Soldier of Welfare." He scored the game a 5.5/10. Frechette said "Soldier of Fortune doesn't cross the line of being a bad game, but it hardly ever breaks the surface of mediocrity either."
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| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 4.25/10 |
| GamePro | 3.25/5 |
| GameSpot | 4.5/10 |
| IGN | 5.9/10 |
| Official Xbox Magazine | 4.5/10 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Soldier of Fortune: Payback Confirmed by Activision". 2007-10-13. http://www.sofpayback.com/news.php?readmore=14. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ "Exclusive Question / Answer Session With Cauldron". 2007-10-09. http://www.atomicgamer.com/newsFeed.php?id=153916. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ a b "Soldier of Fortune: Payback Confirmed by Activision". 2007-10-09. http://www.xboxworld.com.au/games/xbox-360/soldier-of-fortune-payback. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ a b IGN: Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back Banned in AU
- ^ "Soldier of Fortune: Payback game description - PC". 2007-10-09. http://www.gamerevolution.com/screen/pc/soldier_of_fortune_payback. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ "SOLDIER OF FORTUNE: PAYBACK Game (Multi Platform)". 2007-07-16. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080613114142/http://www.classification.gov.au/special.html?n=46&p=156&sMature=1&sMediaFilm=1&sMediaPublications=1&sMediaGames=1&sDateFromM=10&sDateFromY=1997&sDateToM=10&sDateToY=2007&sRating=RC&record=223460. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- ^ Cauldron HQ
- ^ Soldier of Fortune Gets Refused Classification After All | Kotaku Australia
- ^ IGN: Soldier of Fortune: Payback Gets AU Classification
- ^ OFLC Happy With New 'Soldier Of Fortune: Payback' | Kotaku Australia
- ^ http://gamespot.com/
- ^ http://1up.com/
[edit] External links
- Official Activision site
- Soldier of Fortune: Payback official forums
- Soldier of Fortune: Payback at MobyGames
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