A mindless shooter with extremely detailed graphic content. A lot of fun, but doesn't improve over the original except..
User Rating: 8.8 | Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix PC
..in the graphics department. Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is a fun game. It's a good way to forget about stress or to just unwind after a long day. The basic principle here is to run around and blow people away using a range of weapons. The level of detail is high, the first time i ran up to someone and sliced at him with a knife and saw blood squirt made me say "thats pretty cool". Like the original, location damage is in the game, only this time it's pushed up another level having more zones so when you shoot someone, the bullet will actually go in where you shoot at. You can throw knives, i rather enjoyed throwing a knife into an enemies neck and listening to them realistically gargle on blood, clutching their throat as they fall to the ground struggling to breath. As i said, this game is graphic from the way killing someone looks to the sounds of it. It's not a game made for young kids! The game is about mindless violence and nothing more. If you don't like that sort of thing, well you wouldn't be reading this. If what i described above gets you curious then try the game out. It is nothing special though and there are much better games out on the market. On top of everything, i prefer the original. It was just easier to quickly jump in and run around for a while letting stress out. The sequel does have a quick fight type mode where you can choose your weapons, choose your mission (escape, sabotage, assasination etc) and choose your other equipment. It doesn't offer as much as it sounds as the missions are rather repetitive. Once you've played one assasination they are all pretty much the same. Worth getting if you want more of the original, although for some the original might be the place to stop and move on to something else as SoF II doesn't offer anything new and fantastic to draw people in. It's main feature if the level of detail in shooting people. Now, if only they put this level of detail and gore into some other games with great story lines... It should be rather cheap now, so if your curious check it out. If you missed out playing the original, also worth playing through but for those that are SoF veterans, most likely you'll be dissapointed and be left with the "been here, done that" feeling.
