Soldier Of Fortune 2 Double Helix Is One Of The Better Gory Tactical Shooters That Have Been Released.
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The Good : Very Gory Shooting Action, Graphics Are Good, Instant Action Mode Is Very Fun.
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The Bad : Sound Isn't Very Good Besides The Weapon Sounds, Frame Rate Can Be A Bit Of A Bother.
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I've always loved violent games. Why? Simply because you can do things in the game that you simply can't (or won't)do in real life but love to be able to release your anger on something. This is where Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix comes in. The game where you can literally rip apart enemies limb by limb and not get punished for it. To simply put it, the story isn't that good. It's the classic good guy against terrorists. And like every other game or movie, you guessed it, the terrorists are Russian. But this game is definitely not story driven, in fact, I pretty much skipped all the cinematics in single player. So, again, do not play this game for a story, if you want story, go try Deus Ex or something. Gameplay : Now, the fun begins. This game is an overly violent FPS (First Person Shooter). You have the ability to pretty much do anything to your opponents, shoot them in the face, leaving them with nothing but a bloody jaw. Cut off your downed enemies' limbs off with your knife. Whatever your heart desires. The single player missions are not very deep. The objectives eventually all lead to kill things. And, because of the not-so-good story, in every level, you're pretty much thrown into a random location with some guns, ammo, and Russians. One of the major weak points of this game are the stealth parts. It is sometimes terribly hard to get by when there is more than one guard in a room. And once you're laid eyes upon, it's over. It's not like in the Metal Gear Solid series where an exclamation point over the guard's head signals that you've been seen and you must proceed to kick his ass before he hits the alarm, in this, once you're seen, that's it, mission over. But it's not enough to bring down the fun factor of the game. One of the higher points blesses those gamers with little or no skill. The easiest difficulty of this game makes the worst player look like a master. The enemies will scarcely, if at all, hit you and they have the slowest reaction speeds known to mankind. You probably have time to shoot each enemy with every weapon you got before the other fifty even hit you. It's a good thing that there are harder difficulties. On the harder difficulties, however, you could have your innards smeared all over the walls before you step into a room. But all in all, the gameplay is not hard at all. But on all difficulties, the AI will do some neat things like knock over a table and duck behind it, or jump over a counter while you're running around the corner. These little actions are quite interesting to see as you go through the game. The guns aren't as realistic as in games such as Counter-Strike, therefore making aiming easier with less recoil. The gunfights in the game are great as you hide behind a wall as bullets ricochet off the floor and boxes are ruined right beside you. Especially in the jungle as you trudge through the tall grass and plants while trees beside you are riddled by holes of enemies with automatic rifles are attempting to take you down. Overall, the gameplay is great. Although the violence does bring the mark a bit up, the great gunfights make this game worth playing. Graphics : I did get this game a bit late as I recently got a new computer capable of running this game, so I do not know how out-dated or amazing the graphics are. As this is one of my first games on the new computer I thought the graphics were nice. The expression and such on the characters faces do look a bit crappy, but nonetheless, a nice try. The holes from your bullets put into a wooden wall look nice, and so do the bloody holes on enemies. The wounds are quite gruesomely detailed, which make the game all the more fun to play. The dying animations of your enemies are quite realistic as they hold the bloodied stump where their leg used to be and fall over. But I still do not know if these graphics are outdated or not.
Sound : Most of the sounds are quite common; gunfire, explosions. But the few sounds that do stand out are the screams of the helpless dying terrorists. Some of the sounds may actually trigger you to wince in pain as your enemies gurgle their own blood as you shoot them in the throat. The sounds are quite sickening, but it does not make them bad, they are in fact quite good. Overall, the sounds are quite common, but the screams pull up the mark. This game is meant to be played over and over again (especially because of multiplayer) as you may want to see how much blood the body contains, or how someone would react if they were shot in the groin and point-blank range with a pistol. So to be honest, the only reason you would play the game again is to satisfy your sick hunger for gore. But I must say, it is a good reason to play the game again. I would say buy. It's not that hard to find, and now it's not too expensive. I do suggest that you save your money and not buy the gold edition as you can find the patch that upgrades it to that. So, if you can, find the original version of Soldier of Fortune 2.