
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. In the last mission there is also a fictional microwave weapon, causing the enemies to fry or explode, depending on the firing mode. It is possible to shoot off an enemy's limbs (head, arms, legs) leaving nothing left but a bloody torso.

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 keeling over dead. The GHOUL engine enables depiction of extreme graphic violence, in which character models are based on body parts that can each independently sustain damage ( gore zones).

This graphic violence is the game's main stylistic attraction, much like the destructible environments of Red Faction or bullet time of Max Payne. Gameplay File:Soldier-Of-Fortune-Violence.pngĮxploding an enemies head using the GHOUL engineĪ controversial video game, Soldier of Fortune was best known for its graphic depictions of firearms dismembering the human body. Upgraded versions of the GHOUL system was later used in other Raven titles such as Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix and Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. This introduced the ability to dismember enemies in combat, adding to the realism of the game. It was the first game to utilize the GHOUL damage model engine developed by Raven Software. Soldier of Fortune was built around a modified version of the Quake II engine at the time of its release. Hamburg, Germany (castle): fighting Sergei Dekker and his men.

Tokyo, Japan (backstreets, corporate HQ, penthouse): fighting yakuza thugs and ninja assassins.Kordofan, Sudan (train yard, slaughterhouse, missile factory): fighting Sudanese troops.Missions Lightfoot (5) and White Rabbit (9). Baghdad, Basra, Iraq (town, military bunker, military airfield & cargo airplane, fortress, oil refinery): fighting soldiers of Saddam Hussein and General Amu.Uyedineniya Island, Siberia, Russia (canyon, military base and chemical plant): fighting Russian soldiers.Gračanica, Kosovo (sewers, city ruins, a former NATO airfield): fighting Serb militants.Soroti, Uganda (cargo train): fighting Ugandan rebels.Missions Rescue and Kill (1) and Sabre (6).

