Soldier of Fortune Payback stalks PC and Xbox 360

Mike Bantick
Thursday, 11 October 2007 11:48

Your IT - Entertainment

The original controversially hit our PC’s in 2000, now the latest iteration; Soldier of Fortune Payback will splatter Xbox 360’s, PlayStation 3’s as well as PC’s.

In 2000 Soldier of Fortune took the blood thirsty nature of the mercenary magazine and turned it into a video game designed to shock.

The follow up in 2002, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix reprised the role of John Mullins in the ultra-violent semi-realistic world of “The Shop”, an anti-terrorist unit with out a diplomacy department.

Now Activision announce Soldier of Fortune Payback will smash out of the PC platform onto next-gen consoles:

The saga continues with the organisation known as “The Shop,” where players take on the role of a hired mercenary blasting through brutal do-or-die battle scenes in the world’s most dangerous criminal and terrorist hotspots.

Soldier of Fortune Payback evolves the signature gameplay of its predecessors with refined controls, tension-packed warzones, and an enemy damage system that may be shocking to even experienced FPS players.  Boasting more weapons options than any previous Soldier of Fortune instalment, Soldier of Fortune Payback’s impressive arsenal includes an array of more than 30 weapons including sub-machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, projectile explosives, weapon attachments and cutting-edge tactical weapons.  

Soldier of Fortune Payback will satisfy online gamers with many of their favourite online multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Elimination, Team Elimination, Capture the Flag, and Demolition.  Additional online options include maps tuned specifically for multiplayer action and many server settings for custom online play.

The - storyline reflects today’s trend of “outsourcing” wars. When a routine escort mission goes horribly wrong, freelance mercenary Thomas Mason finds himself battling an insidious enemy that knows no boundaries. Traditional armies can not handle these extremists – only underground guns for hire can fight a war this dirty and get results.

Soldier of Fortune Payback will be available for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and the PC. The game is scheduled for release in early 2008.