Mercenary FPS with a locational damage system that was striking for its time. Decent handling but dated level design, controversy around its assumed violence. A historical curiosity for the genre.
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Category
Action1 player18+
Description
Dreamcast adaptation of the famous mercenary shooter known for its uncompromising violence. Published by Crave Entertainment, released in March 2001. Over twenty-five missions across the world, realistic arsenal, localised damage system and military action atmosphere. European version.
Soldier of Fortune review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,87 GB📅09/03/2001
Published by Crave Entertainment
Soldier of Fortune (Dreamcast) price, value & rarity
Our hero bills himself as a professional in the service of world peace, yet his actual trade is lining up targets for a fee, backed by a damage engine that itemizes each hit limb by limb. You sign the contract without flinching, convinced you're doing good, while the game itself seems mostly busy counting spent cartridges with a certain enthusiasm.
Is Soldier of Fortune still worth playing in 2026?
Famous for its strikingly graphic locational damage, Soldier of Fortune leaned hard on the shock value of its arsenal. The Dreamcast port shows stiff controls, limited AI and presentation behind the PC shooters of the day. What remains is a well paced mercenary shooter, with its twenty-five globe-trotting missions and blunt military action mood. Worth a look mainly for those curious about pre-analog console FPS, less so as a tactical shooting benchmark.
