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Soldier of Fortune, MOH: Airborne golden, dated

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Nov 8, 2007 5:34 pm PT

Activision's hyperviolent shooter arrives for Xbox 360 and PC November 13, PS3 version a week later; EA's WWII plane-hopper touches down on Sony's console November 21.

The first-person shooter genre has been nothing if not well represented this year. Today, release dates were confirmed for two more entries in the genre to hit retail shelves before the year runs its course.

Activision has announced Soldier of Fortune: Payback has gone gold and will arrive on the Xbox 360 and PC on November 13, with the PlayStation 3 version following a week later on November 20. Also trailing its Xbox 360 and PC counterparts, EA's Medal of Honor: Airborne has wrapped development and is slated to arrive on the PS3 on November 21.

As detailed in GameSpot's recent hands-on with Activision's mercenary-minded shooter, Payback continues the gory tradition of its predecessors. Already banned in Australia, Payback offers a highly detailed graphics engine, featuring bodies that can be broken into more than just heads, legs, arms, and torsos. Despite being developed by Activision's Value Studio, the M for Mature-rated shooter is listed at the standard price point of $59.99 on the Xbox 360 and PS3. However, the PC version lands at a marginally cut rate of $39.99.

With the Xbox 360 and PC versions having been out since the beginning of September, EA is finally pushing the PS3 version of Medal of Honor: Airborne out of its perfectly good development house. The game follows Allied paratroopers as they go behind the lines in occupied Europe during WWII, and features free-roaming action as players decide their point of entry and primary targets. For an idea of what to expect from EA's latest WWII shooter, check out GameSpot's review of the PC or Xbox 360 version of the game. MOH: Airborne is rated T for Teen and will retail for $59.99.

40 Comments

  • aaronbecerril

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am PT

    Yeah!!! Medal of Honor: Airborne for the PS3 is here! ill run to the store the and get it in a few hours... hahaha!! naa just kidin but ill get it as soon as posible i love the MOH games!

  • aaronbecerril

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 1:23 am PT

    Yeah!!! Medal of Honor: Airborne for the PS3 is here! ill run to the store the and get it in a few hours... hahaha!! naa just kidin but ill get it as soon as posible i love the MOH games!

  • NeoNavarro

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 7:58 pm PT

    Thats just freeking sweet SoF will be in my 360 on November 13. Kinda sucks for PS3 owners that they are getting MoH so late.

  • skullkiller3

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 8:34 am PT

    "SOF could be a good laugh though, been years since i played a SOF game."

    good times dude i cant wait to just laugh my ass off like old times watching people die dude cant wait sof for life

  • Chirico_Cuvie

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 8:26 am PT

    Wow, I had no idea that SoF was coming that soon. I thought it was a long way off since we just saw the first video of it a week or so ago.

    MoH:A was big disappointment, maybe it was the fact that WWII got over-done while the game was still being made, but it really failed to deliver what was supposed to be an open environment.

  • GilHerad

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 7:36 am PT

    To PS3 owners. Dont buy MoH Airborne. It blows hard. Should have gotten a 4.0-5.0 rating really. The one really (and i meen really) good thing it has is the jump at the last mission. Looking down on that tower from the air is really cool. The mission itself is crap though so that doesnt help hehe

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 7:34 am PT

    Regardless of whether Activision Value ruins SOF, one thing is certain: it's going to be better than MOH Airborne.

  • diablobasher

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 5:22 am PT

    MOH:Airborne was a joke, so totally not worth the extra £10 i paid to get it bundled with my 360, so i traded it for Call of Duty 2 instead. (Obviously not a straight swap lol, i had £20 leftover)

    SOF could be a good laugh though, been years since i played a SOF game.

  • peeweeshift

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 4:50 am PT

    moh airbourne wasn't wortht tthe hype that tehy built around it. ps3 only users you should play a demo and see how boring it is and how arcadey the controls feel. if that's your thign go ahead but i think that the parachuting in part was overhyped.

  • benboz

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 4:30 am PT

    Another MOH Airbourne game would be cool.

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 4:11 am PT

    hope sof is good, i enjoyed the 2 previous games

  • perfect_chao

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 3:30 am PT

    Gamespot is late with updates, i knew about SOF payback months ago

  • Chef_Bretz

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 1:47 am PT

    I'm so pleased SOF: PB has been made...and I'm so pleased it's so close to release! So many great games to choose from this month after such a long dry spell.

  • K_M82

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 12:44 am PT

    It takes this long to finish MOH:A for the PS3? Wow developing for PS3 must really be hard, even EA need 2 extra month. Someone need to do something about this.

  • peacenutman

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 12:00 am PT

    I really enjoyed SOF and SOF2, it's so bloody gory.

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Nov 8, 2007 11:07 pm PT

    i want payback!

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Nov 8, 2007 10:42 pm PT

    PS3 is slow on everything.

  • palaric8

    Posted Nov 8, 2007 10:37 pm PT

    for ps3 owners: dont buy medal of honor A bloody awful

  • VengfulOne

    Posted Nov 8, 2007 10:21 pm PT

    I can't wait to remove some body parts with all types of weaponry.

  • 1337pwnage

    Posted Nov 8, 2007 9:41 pm PT

    I miss the days when SoF2 on XBL was alive and running well. I hope SoF3 could bring that back but too many other AAA titles that'll steal its thunder, if it had any.

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