Special Force (2004 video game)

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Special Force
Developer(s) DragonFly GF Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s) DragonFly GF Co., Ltd.

True Digital Plus
LaMate Taiwan
Asiasoft Online Pte Ltd

XI‘AN SKY Online Co., Ltd.

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Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • KR: July 2004
  • TH: April 2006
  • TW: October 2006
  • JP: November 2006
  • NA: February 2007
  • CN: May 2007
  • PH: March 2008
  • EU: October 2009
  • SG: September 2010
  • BR: February 2011
  • ID: August 2011
  • VN: June 2005
  • PH: December 2021 (Rush)
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Special Force (named Soldier Front in North America) is an online free-to-play first-person shooter game developed by the South Korean video game developer Dragonfly, which is based in Seoul. Although a small company, it is notable for releasing many popular games both inside and outside Korea, including: Special Force and Karma.

Gameplay

Special Force provides several game modes including team battle (bomb planting, escaping, object stealing, etc.), single battle, team deathmatch, and horror mode. Most modes consist of a red team and a blue team, with the exceptions of a single battle, training, and horror mode. The game allows for a maximum of 16 users to be in the same room playing together.

Players can purchase and utilize a range of character forces, including French GIGN, German GSG 9, Malaysian PASKAL, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, US Army Delta Force, and Russian Spetsnaz. Players may also rent equipment for speed and armor. Various modern-themed weapons are available. Weapons have durability and must be repaired often. They cannot be modified like in other first-person shooters, but once they are purchased, they are permanent and stay in the inventory until the player sells them.

Players rank up after receiving enough experience points, gained after each match, with bonus rewards at certain ranks.

Graphics update

On July 14, 2009, Dragonfly provided a patch to the Korean version which consisted of a redesigned user interface and reorganized game items for the celebration of the game's 5th anniversary. [1] Along with this, many of the older weapons' graphics were updated. [2] This patch was applied to all other versions of the game within the following year.

Game Modes

Special Force currently has 11 modes available in the North American version of the game.

The game modes of Single Battle, Team Battle, and Clan Battle offer the option of restricting weapons to sniper rifles only, but this feature requires the host to have a premium item.

Sequel

The second iteration of the game, Special Force II, uses Unreal Engine 3. Aeria Games announced in March 2013 that Special Force 2 would be released in the North American market as Soldier Front 2. In August 2015 Aeria Games closed the North American version of the game and in October 2016 the publishing rights for the North American version of the game were handed to Gameforge. The game was re-released in North America under the same name as other regions. The European and North American versions of the game were owned by Gameforge until August 20, 2018, when the North American and European versions of the game were closed.

Professional leagues

S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2 is a professional league run by Electronic Sports League in Western Europe that began in 2013. [4] [5] The Special Force II Pro League in Taiwan that is run by Taiwan eSports League and broadcast on Fox Sports 3. [6] The inaugural season kicked off on October 2, 2015. [7]

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