Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
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Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | ||
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Composer(s) Zachary Quarles | | |
Engine | id Tech 3 | |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox | |
Release | Microsoft WindowsOS XXbox | |
Genre(s) | First-person shooter | |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is a
Like the first game in the series, Double Helix pushed the boundaries of depictions of gore and violence, and is considered more graphic and realistic than most in the first-person genre. This time around, the theme was
An unrelated sequel titled in 2007.
Story
The theme of the Double Helix is
Gameplay
Soldier of Fortune II is a
Gunfights are a major mechanic of Soldier of Fortune II.
Multiplayer
In
- In Capture the Flag, all players are divided into two teams: a red team and a blue team. The objective is for one team to get the flag of the other team, located in the enemies base, and bring it back to their own base. Once a team hits the number of flags captured the team win the game or once the time limit has been reached, the team with the biggest number of flags captured wins the game. Killed players will respawn after a few seconds.
- In Infiltration, all players are divided into two teams: a red team and a blue team. A suitcase is placed in a neutral location on the map. Both teams have different objectives: the blue team has to carry the suitcase to a rendezvous point, while the red team is to protect the suitcase at all costs, and to prevent the blue team from taking the suitcase to the rendezvous point. The round ends when either the blue team successfully brings the suitcase to the rendezvous point, the blue team eliminates every member of the red team, or if the red teams eliminates every member of the blue team. Unlike Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, killed players do not respawn, staying dead until the end of the round.
- In Team Deathmatch, all players are divided into two teams: a red team and a blue team. The objective of Team Deathmatch is to be the first team to hit the frag limit, which can be achieved by killing opposing players, and by avoiding death from opposing players. Once a team hits the frag limit, they win the game and the round finishes. Depending on the admin/creator's choice, friendly fire may or may not be allowed. Killed players will respawn after a few seconds.
- In Deathmatch, players play with the same rules as Team Deathmatch, except that the players will now be playing by themselves. The objective of Deathmatch is to be the first player to hit the frag limit, or to have the highest amount of kills once gametime expires. This can be achieved by killing other players while avoiding death from other players. Once a player hits the frag limit, the player wins the game and the round finishes. Killed players will respawn after a few seconds.
- In Elimination, players play with the same rules as Team Deathmatch, except with one major difference - killed players do not respawn. To objective of the game is to hunt down and kill members of the opposing team players whilst avoiding death. The team that manages to successfully eliminate the other team wins the game. Unlike Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, killed players do not respawn, staying dead until the end of the round.
- In Demolition, all players are divided into two teams: a red team and a blue team. The blue team's objective is to plant a bomb, which is given to a player at random at the beginning of the round, at one of two bombsites and to ensure its detonation. The red team's objective on the other hand, is to prevent the bomb from being planted by the blue team, and to defuse the bomb before it explodes if the blue team manages to successfully plant it. The round ends when either the blue team successfully ensures the detonation of the bomb, the blue team eliminates every member of the red team, the red team defuses the bomb or the red team successfully eliminates every member of the blue team. Unlike Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, killed players do not respawn, staying dead until the end of the round. This gametype is very similar to the Bomb Defusal gametype of Valve's Counter-Strike series.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | (PC) 80/100[13] (XBOX) 61/100[14] |
Publication | Score |
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Eurogamer | 6/10 (1P) [17] 9/10 (2P) [17] |
GameSpot | 8.3/10[16] |
IGN | 8.8/10[15] |
The PC version of Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix received mostly positive reviews, however, Ivan Zulic of IGN remarked that the game felt rushed, possibly in order to avoid cannibalizing sales of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, an upcoming title from the same company. He also noted that as a result of its apparent premature release, parts of the game seem unbalanced or unpolished, presumably due to a lack of extensive playtesting.[18] The game was a nominee for GameSpot's annual "Best Multiplayer Action Game on PC" award.[19]
The Xbox version was heavily criticized since it did not improve on any of the PC version's flaws despite an additional year of development time, so it did not keep pace with the advancements in competing first-person shooter games. It also had graphics far below what was expected for the Xbox, with bland textures and a low polygon count that led Hector Guzman of GameSpy to describe it as a "PC to Dreamcast to Xbox port".[20]
The game sold 152,000 units in the United States.[21]
Sequels
Based on its success, initially released for Windows, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix was later
Notes
References
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- ^ "Soldier of Fortune II Now Playing on GameRanger". www.gameranger.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Marshall, Maclean (June 24, 2003). "Soldier Of Fortune® II: Double Helix For The Xbox Infiltrates Retail Outlets Nationwide". Activision Blizzard. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2003.
- ^ "What's New?". Eurogamer.net. June 20, 2003. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "MacPlay to publish Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix". Macworld. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Sulic, Ivan (May 22, 2002). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix". IGN. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix [booklet]" (PDF). Activision. May 20, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Wolpaw, Eric (May 29, 2002). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Review". GameSpot. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix". Eurogamer. June 17, 2002. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ "Soldier of Fortune 2 Preview". IGN. April 24, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- ^ Ajami, Amer (May 17, 2006). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Updated Preview". GameSpot. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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- ^ Sulic, Ivan (May 2, 2002). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix". IGN. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Wolpaw, Erik (May 29, 2002). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Review". GameSpot. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Gestalt, Eurogamer (June 17, 2002). "Soldier Of Fortune II : Double Helix". Eurogamer. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Sulic, Ivan (May 20, 2002). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix". IGN Entertainment. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
…this sequel comes plagued with a lot of annoying, but minor bugs and questionable design decisions that could have benefited greatly from further balance, testing, and development.
- ^ GameSpot Staff (December 30, 2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2003.
- ^ Guzman, Hector (July 2, 2003). "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (Xbox)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on February 14, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Oldenburg, Don (December 10, 2002). "Couch-Potato Commandos". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 26, 2021.