first-person shooter
Soldier of Fortune: Payback
By Cauldron, released 1 Jan 2007
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
What it is
Soldier of Fortune: Payback is a first-person action shooter developed by Cauldron and published by Activision. Released on Windows in 2008, it is also listed for PlayStation 3. The game follows a hired mercenary working for an organization called the Shop, amid conflicts in locations across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. The campaign premise involves uncovering a plot and confronting an extremist organization. Its combat focuses on a large weapon selection, with more than 30 weapons listed, including sub-machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, explosives and attachments. Enemies react to where they are hit and to the weapon's force, and may keep fighting until they receive a final blow. Steam lists single-player, multiplayer and family sharing. The available description identifies it as the third installment in the Soldier of Fortune series; it does not list a price or a free-to-play designation.
What players like, and what they don't
- More than 30 weapons
- Windows and PlayStation 3 listed
- Single-player and multiplayer modes
- Steam age rating is 17
- Metacritic score listed as 45
Who it suits
It may suit players interested in mercenary-themed first-person combat, varied weapons and a campaign set across several world regions. Multiplayer is also listed alongside single-player.
Soldier of Fortune: Payback is a mercenary shooter built around a broad weapon roster and single-player and multiplayer modes. Its listed platforms include Windows and PlayStation 3.
