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Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (2002)

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix cover
Developer
Raven Software
Publisher
Activision, MacPlay
Platforms
Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Genres
Shooter
Rating
3.6 of 5, 76 player ratings
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

A gritty, tactically-minded shooter that aims for grounded realism over arcade bombast.

tacticalgrittytenserealisticaction-packedintense

About

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is a video game created by Raven Software, a sequel to Soldier of Fortune. It was developed using the Quake III: Team Arena engine. Once again, Raven hired John Mullins to act as a consultant on the game. Based on comments and criticisms of the original game, Raven Software developed Soldier of Fortune II to be a more "realistic" game, with tactical shooters like Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six as inspirations rather than Quake. A sequel titled Soldier of Fortune: Payback, made by Cauldron HQ was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2007.

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