Editing Soldier of Fortune (video game) (section)

==Gameplay==
[[File:Soldier-Of-Fortune-Violence.png|thumb|left|Exploding an enemy's head using the GHOUL engine]]

''Soldier of Fortune'' is best known for its [[Graphic violence|graphic depictions]] of firearms dismembering the human body. This graphic violence is the game's main stylistic attraction, much like the [[destructible environment]]s of ''[[Red Faction (video game)|Red Faction]]'' or [[bullet time]] of ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]''. The GHOUL engine enables depiction of extreme graphic violence, in which character models are based on body parts that can each independently sustain damage ([[Graphic violence|gore]] zones). There are 26 zones in total: a shot to the head with a powerful gun will often make the target's head explode, leaving nothing but the bloody stump of the neck remaining; a close-range shot to the stomach with a [[shotgun]] will leave an enemy's bowels in a bloody mess, and a shot to the nether regions will cause the victims to clutch their groin in agony for a few seconds before kneeling over dead. It is possible to shoot off an enemy's limbs (head, arms, legs) leaving nothing left but a bloody torso. In the final mission, players gain access to a fictional [[Directed-energy weapon#Microwaves|microwave weapon]] that causes enemies to either fry or explode, depending on the firing mode. However, [[nonviolence]] is a possibility, if the player is a good shot it is possible to shoot an enemy's weapon out of their hand, causing them to cower on the floor to surrender. The game also came with password-protected options to disable all gore and there is even a version of the game with the extreme violence permanently locked-out, titled ''Soldier of Fortune: Tactical Low-Violence Version''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/soldier-of-fortune-tactical-low-violence-version | title=Soldier of Fortune: Tactical Low-Violence Version | website=[[MobyGames]] | publisher=Blue Flame Labs | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316233950/http://www.mobygames.com/game/soldier-of-fortune-tactical-low-violence-version | archive-date=March 16, 2009 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Multiplayer===
In [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] mode, there are seven gametypes: Arsenal, Assassination, [[Capture the flag#Software and games|Capture the Flag]], Conquer the Bunker, Control, [[Deathmatch (video games)|Deathmatch]] and Realistic Deathmatch.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.soldier-of-fortune.com/soffaq.php | title=Soldier of Fortune FAQ | website=Soldier-of-Fortune.com | publisher=Mindless Games & Entertainment | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207042731/http://soldier-of-fortune.com/soffaq.php | archive-date=December 7, 2013 | url-status=dead | access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/198689-soldier-of-fortune/faqs/37880 | title=Soldier of Fortune - Multiplayer FAQ | author=UnknownMercenary | date=July 12, 2005 | website=[[GameFAQs]] | publisher=Fandom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204000405/http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/198689-soldier-of-fortune/faqs/37880 | archive-date=February 4, 2014 | url-status=live | access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref>