Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
- July 09, 2002 00:00 AM PST
WARNING: There�s nothing wholesome, clever, nor good-willed about this game. You blast enemies. You blast more enemies. Then you blast some more. Oh yeah, you may just save the world during all this, but who�s paying attention?
Story? What story? All I know is for the last few weeks I�ve been running around blasting everything in sight. Sometimes I stop and blast the bad guy over and over again� just in case � but it�s really to see how many different horrifying animations Raven Software would add to a game that has to be the most graphically violent to date.In Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, you play as John Mullins (yes, same as from the originating title Soldier of Fortune. Mullins is a mercenary who is not only an expert in weaponry, terrorism, biological warfare, is cooler than Ponch, from ChiPS, and seems unstoppable.
Your mission: save the doctor, save the World Trade Meeting, save Sam from the fire, and/or save the world from a bio-chemical terrorist attack� what ever, just blast EVERYTHING in sight. Oh� and when the game tries to pull you into the story line by playing long-winded cinematics in between each level, there�s a button that�ll skip right through the long and plodding fluff.
While the game is your basic first-person shoot �em up, scenarios such as manning a jeep�s and helicopter�s mounted machine gun make for some much needed diversity. While skipping through the story, you also get to blast away with about 14 real-world weapons and 10 grenades. The weapons are fun, and each has distinct kick-back reactions, but you�ll probably focus on one or two of your favorites.
The bottom line is Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is an all out blasting good time. If you like first-person shooters with lots blood, fire fights, screaming and explosions� then you�ll rip through this � loving every minute of it.
