Soldier of Fortune: Payback is a shooter developed by Cauldron HQ, released 13 November 2007 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Soldier of Fortune: Payback is
Soldier of Fortune: Payback is a shooter game developed by Cauldron HQ and released in 2007. It was published by Activision Value. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on CloakNT3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After freelance mercenary Thomas Mason is betrayed by his comrade during a mission, he swears revenge against a worldwide terrorist organization that brands all of its operatives with the same tattoo on their necks.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Soldier of Fortune: Payback holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 9% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 14 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Soldier of Fortune: Payback launched on 13 November 2007, within three weeks of Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Super Mario Galaxy, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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