Review: Bet On Soldier

by Nick Haywood on 29 September 2005, 17:50

Tags: Bet On Soldier (PC), Digital Jesters, FPS

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Bet On Soldier



By now you should all be well aware of Bet On Soldier and what it’s all about. After all, we gave it a simply massive preview which you can check out in our Previews Section. In fact, it’s a good idea to have a look at that if you haven’t already as it explains what the game is all about.



For those of you too lazy to shift your mouse, I’ll give you a brief run-down anyway. Bet On Soldier is set in an alternate future where a war has been raging across the planet for 80 years. In a parody of our modern life, war is big business and a secretive global corporation keeps the battlefields well stocked with weapons and soldiers. War is a way of life and is all the current population of Earth knows.

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But in a macabre twist, the war has become a source of entertainment too, with elite soldiers battling it out in one on one contests, for cash prizes and for the new betting sport of seeing who’ll win. And this is where you step in…