Soldier of Fortune: Payback is the third installment of the Soldier of Fortune game series. Activision confirmed that the sequel is currently in development by Cauldron HQ, developed with Cauldron’s in-house CloakNT engine, used in their previous First Person Shooter game, Chaser. This game is the first game of the series released for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The game was released on 14 November 2007. Upon being refused classification by Australia’s OFLC, Activision is eyeing an early 2008 release date for that country.

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE® PAYBACK

Soldier of Fortune Payback is the long-awaited third installment of the Soldier of Fortune videogame series.  The saga continues with the organization known as the shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary. Players will experience all the thrills and dangers of authentic mercenary combat blasting their way through high intensity combat situations in the world’s most dangerous hotspots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Using any means necessary, players will need to uncover a complex plot and defeat an extremist organization determined to throw the world into global conflict. Failure is not an option.

Gameplay Features:

Built to harness the power of next generation – Features the most outrageous modeling system of any of the previous Soldier of Fortune installments, allowing for shocking damage. Enemies will not only react to the specific area they’ve been hit but also to the power of the weapon they’ve been hit with and will continue to fight until a final blow has been delivered.

One of the most lethal collections of weapons ever assembled – The impressive arsenal includes an array of more than 30 weapons including sub-machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, projectile explosives, weapons attachments and cutting-edge tactical weapons.

The world’s most dangerous hotspots – Players will find themselves thrown into authentic mercenary situations in real world hotspots around the globe. Players will need to survive an ambush and rescue a diplomat, infiltrate a terrorist organization, go on a search and destroy mission and much more.

Enemies around every corner – High intensity combat situations where players will need to take down over 15 unique enemies including terrorist, mobsters, insurgents, enemy soldiers and more.

Compete online – Play your favorites including death match, team death match, elimination, and team elimination, capture the flag and more. Additional online options include maps tuned specifically for multiplayer action and many server settings for online play.

Compelling new storyline – The storyline reflects today’s trend of outsourcing wars.When a routine escort mission goes horribly wrong, players find themselves battling an insidious enemy that knows no boundaries. Traditional armies can not handle these extremists – only underground guns for hire can fight a war this dirty and get results.

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