Soldier of Fortune: Payback

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Soldier of Fortune: Payback
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Developer(s) Cauldron HQ [1]
Publisher(s) Activision Value
Engine CloakNT3[2]
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date Flag of the United States November 14, 2007 [3]
Flag of Australia Early 2008[4]
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer[5]
Rating(s) ESRB: M
OFLC: RC[6]
OFLC: MA15+ (cut)
Media Windows
System requirements Windows
  • Windows XP/Vista
  • Pentium 4 2.5 GHz
  • 512 MB of RAM,
  • DVD-ROM Drive
  • 256MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible 3D accelerated video card with pixel/vertex shaders version 2.0 - ATI Radeon x800 or Nvidia GeForce 6800
  • 3.3 GB uncompressed Hard Drive Space
  • Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c Compatible
Input methods Windows
  • Mouse and Keyboard

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]. Upon being refused classification by Australia's OFLC, Activision is eyeing an early 2008 release date for that country.[8]

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[edit] Banning in Australia

On the October 16, 2007, the game was refused classification by Australia's federal classification board, the Office of Film & Literature Classification.[9] This effectively bans the game throughout Australia as video games which have been refused classification by the OFLC cannot be sold, advertised or imported. Activision has since modified the game and it has been re-classified to meet the standards of the OFLC and thus an MA15+ rating. This version will not include such radical violence; dismemberment has been completely removed.[10] [11] The full uncensored version however will be released in New Zealand with an R18 Rating[12]

[edit] Multiplayer

Up to 12 players can play online for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Multiplayer has only five maps and game modes available, such as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag.

[edit] Reception

Thus far, the game has received negative reviews, due to reported hard difficulty level and very poor gameplay. Though its graphics are good, it is plagued by a number of bugs and poor AI.

  • Gamespot 4.5/10
  • IGN - 5.9/10
  • Gamespy - 1.5/5
  • UGO - C-
  • ZTGameDomain - 6.5/10
  • GamerNode - 5/10
  • Planet Xbox 360 - 5.8/10
  • Extreme Gamer - 53/100
  • Gamepro - 3.25/5

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Soldier of Fortune: Payback Confirmed by Activision", 2007-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 
  2. ^ "Exclusive Question / Answer Session With Cauldron", 2007-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 
  3. ^ a b "Soldier of Fortune: Payback Confirmed by Activision", 2007-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 
  4. ^ IGN: Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back Banned in AU
  5. ^ "Soldier of Fortune: Payback game description - PC", 2007-10-09. Retrieved on 2007-10-10. 
  6. ^ "SOLDIER OF FORTUNE: PAYBACK Game (Multi Platform)", 2007-16-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-28. 
  7. ^ Cauldron HQ
  8. ^ IGN: Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back Banned in AU
  9. ^ Soldier of Fortune Gets Refused Classification After All | Kotaku Australia
  10. ^ IGN: Soldier of Fortune: Payback Gets AU Classification
  11. ^ OFLC Happy With New Soldier Of Fortune: Payback | Kotaku Australia
  12. ^ Preview - Soldier of Fortune: Payback (XBOX 360) - Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo gaming blog - Geekpulp.co.nz

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