shooter

I disagree with the previous reviewer. Although I WILL contend that you really need ot tweak the settings when running this game, overall this game is awesome! For some reason RtCW runs like a dream on my dual 1 Gig w/ nVidia GeForce 4MX card at even high res settings with ALL the cool effect sturned on, which I would expect given the specs of the machine. With SoF2, I couldn't run the game at high-res settings, and had to turn off some of the higher level effects. That was defintely a bummer. I guess it's a bad port or something. That may be a real big issue to some people, and cause them to give low ratings, which I don't totally understand. Do you buy a game just to run it in hi-res graphics, or do you buy it to play a fun game?

Anyway, I thought this game was a great deal of fun, but be warned about one thing. If you're even a little sqeamish, then you might want to pass this, or just turn off the EXTREME gore effects in this game! Make no mistake, they leave NOTHING to the imagination. When you blast an enemy in the face with your M4 assault rifle or with the 12 gauge shotgun, you REALLY see the effects of what it would do to someone in real life. Enemy AI are modeled with lots of dismemberment zones, so it;s quite common to see arms, legs, heads and other parts get blown off your opponents. It's quite gory at times, (including squirting blood from the dismembered limbs!!) believe me!! There is a parental lock included in the game if your worried about kids playing this accidently. I know I would be. Your kids would probably have nightmares if they played this.

As for the plot, I've seen better, but it's pretty good overall. Basically your worldwide terrorist org trying to spread bioweapons, etc. etc. You play John Mullins, a member of "The Shop", a secret anti-terrorist organization. You can get the drift pretty easily. Some locales you get sent on are: Columbian forests/ruins, Tankers in the Atlantic, Hong Kong, Prague, and many more. The weapons you get are VERY cool! There's some really awesome firepower in this game!

All in all, I think SoF2 is worth getting if you really love 1st person shooters. Of course, like many of them in this genre, it's a little unrealistic that you basically get sent in alone to fight entire armies! But that's what these games are often about. There are a few times when you're part of a team, like with the Marines in Columbia, but overall you go solo on these. I say, give this a look if you like shooters, and DEFINITELY give it a look if gore is your thing; you won't be disappointed by the amount of it in this game!

Although I WILL contend that you really need ot tweak the settings when running this game, overall this game is awesome! For some reason RtCW runs like a dream on my dual 1 Gig w/ nVidia GeForce 4MX card at even high res settings with ALL the cool effect sturned on, which I would expect given the specs of the machine. With SoF2, I couldn't run the game at high-res settings, and had to turn off some of the higher level effects. That was defintely a bummer. I guess it's a bad port or something. That may be a real big issue to some people, and cause them to give low ratings, which I don't totally understand. Do you buy a game just to run it in hi-res graphics, or do you buy it to play a fun game?

Anyway, I thought this game was a great deal of fun, but be warned about one thing. If you're even a little sqeamish, then you might want to pass this, or just turn off the EXTREME gore effects in this game! Make no mistake, they leave NOTHING to the imagination. When you blast an enemy in the face with your M4 assault rifle or with the 12 gauge shotgun, you REALLY see the effects of what it would do to someone in real life. Enemy AI are modeled with lots of dismemberment zones, so it;s quite common to see arms, legs, heads and other parts get blown off your opponents. It's quite gory at times, (including squirting blood from the dismembered limbs!!) believe me!! There is a parental lock included in the game if your worried about kids playing this accidently. I know I would be. Your kids would probably have nightmares if they played this.

As for the plot, I've seen better, but it's pretty good overall. Basically your worldwide terrorist org trying to spread bioweapons, etc. etc. You play John Mullins, a member of "The Shop", a secret anti-terrorist organization. You can get the drift pretty easily. Some locales you get sent on are: Columbian forests/ruins, Tankers in the Atlantic, Hong Kong, Prague, and many more. The weapons you get are VERY cool! There's some really awesome firepower in this game!

All in all, I think SoF2 is worth getting if you really love 1st person shooters. Of course, like many of them in this genre, it's a little unrealistic that you basically get sent in alone to fight entire armies! But that's what these games are often about. There are a few times when you're part of a team, like with the Marines in Columbia, but overall you go solo on these. I say, give this a look if you like shooters, and DEFINITELY give it a look if gore is your thing; you won't be disappointed by the amount of it in this game!

I found the single player to be rather lacking and unoriginal, but SoFII still offers a fun multiplayer experiance, I even got my Dad playing! A good game, but more one to go play at a friend's than buy yourself...