<s>
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
as	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
:	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
Loki	O
Software	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
U.S.	O
mercenary	B-Application
as	O
he	O
trots	O
around	O
the	O
globe	O
hoping	O
to	O
halt	O
a	O
terrorist	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
realistic	O
depictions	O
of	O
violence	O
,	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
GHOUL	O
engine	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
dismemberment	O
of	O
human	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
:	I-Application
Payback	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
first-person	I-Protocol
shooter	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Korea	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
graphic	O
depictions	O
of	O
firearms	O
dismembering	O
the	O
human	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
graphic	O
violence	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
stylistic	O
attraction	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
destructible	O
environments	O
of	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
or	O
bullet	O
time	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
came	O
with	O
password-protected	O
options	O
to	O
disable	O
all	O
gore	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
even	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
extreme	O
violence	O
permanently	O
locked-out	O
,	O
titled	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
:	O
Tactical	O
Low-Violence	O
Version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Mullins	O
,	O
working	O
for	O
a	O
U.S.-based	O
mercenary	B-Application
(	O
"	O
soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
fortune	I-Application
"	O
)	O
organization	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Shop	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
,	O
Aaron	O
"	O
Hawk	O
"	O
Parsons	O
,	O
are	O
assigned	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
nukes	O
from	O
falling	O
into	O
the	O
wrong	O
hands	O
,	O
and	O
stop	O
the	O
terrorists	O
in	O
their	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
missions	O
take	O
him	O
to	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Sudan	O
,	O
Siberia	B-Application
,	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Kosovo	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
Uganda	O
and	O
finally	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raven	O
Software	O
acquired	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
mercenary	B-Application
magazine	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
to	O
produce	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
around	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgraded	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
GHOUL	O
system	O
were	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
other	O
Raven	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Outcast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GOG.com	O
re-released	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
alongside	O
its	O
two	O
successors	O
digitally	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
the	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Howarth	O
of	O
GameFan	O
wrote	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
for	O
those	O
adults	O
looking	O
for	O
extreme	O
action	O
,	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
could	O
be	O
just	O
what	O
the	O
doctor	O
ordered.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
15	O
issues	O
later	O
,	O
Jim	O
Preston	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
An	O
OK	O
port	O
of	O
an	O
OK	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cal	O
Nguyen	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
bent	O
on	O
eliminating	O
terrorist	O
threats	O
by	O
skinheads	O
,	O
Saddam	O
Hussein	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
Russian	O
mafias	O
or	O
even	O
New	O
York	O
mobsters	O
,	O
then	O
take	O
a	O
lesson	O
from	O
the	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
and	O
tear	O
open	O
a	O
new	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
J.C.	O
Barnes	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
shooter	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
break	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
or	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
solid	O
shooter	O
worth	O
some	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
ridiculously	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
is	O
recommended	O
for	O
everyone	O
who	O
appreciates	O
a	O
good	O
FPS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jake	O
the	O
Snake	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
longing	O
for	O
some	O
over-the-top	O
shooting	O
with	O
real	O
weapons	O
,	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
hits	O
its	O
mark	O
with	O
extreme	O
prejudice	O
,	O
but	O
less	O
crazed	O
gamers	O
should	O
steer	O
clear.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
D-Pad	O
Destroyer	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
all	O
its	O
faults	O
,	O
Fortune	O
is	O
fairly	O
fun	O
for	O
hardcore	O
soldier	O
types	O
,	O
but	O
everyone	O
else	O
will	O
just	O
want	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
membership	O
in	O
Red	O
Faction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
its	O
success	O
,	O
Raven	O
Software	O
and	O
Activision	O
later	O
published	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Helix	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Quake	O
III	O
:	O
Team	O
Arena	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
:	I-Application
Payback	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
Cauldron	O
HQ	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MMOFPS	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Soldier	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Korea	O
by	O
Dragonfly	O
and	O
went	O
in	O
Closed	O
Beta	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
ended	O
on	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
