While the shooting mechanics are fine and well, the enemy AI is so brain dead that it makes playing the game feel like a chore. Still, gameplay should complement the lack of a solid plot, and that’s not the case in Payback at all. Just look at how later Call of Duty Black Ops games have taken out the single-player campaign and you’ll notice that the plot here doesn’t really matter. As many FPS games have taught us, story is just a nice bonus, all that matters is that the gameplay feels good. There’s not much in the way of the story in Soldier of Fortune: Payback. This new team did a great job keeping the violence intact, yet most of what made the games enjoyable in the first place seems to be missing. Raven has nothing to do with Soldier of Fortune: Payback: this title was developed by Cauldron HQ, a Slovak game studio. Back when Raven Software released the first Soldier of Fortunes, many dropped their jaws when they saw just how gory the game could be, and how good the violence looked in that game. You can talk about the Soldier of Fortune franchise without mentioning its ridiculous violence. That said, in an industry that has set a certain standard for how first-person shooters should play, this Soldier of Fortune might be a relic from a bygone era.

This soldier is lacking in some of the most important elements of an entertaining gaming experience.Īs a tech demo, Payback might be one of the best-looking FPS of its time. However, nice visuals and copious amounts of gore can only go so far in making a good mature shooter.

A game known for its off-the-charts levels of gore and violence, Soldier of Fortune: Payback is back with a vengeance.

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