Special Force (online game)

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

South Korea Pmang Japan NHN Corporation
China CDC Games
Taiwan Wayi
Thailand True Digital Plus
Aeria Games North America, Europe, Latin America
Singapore DF Interactive
Philippines DF Interactive(formerly handled by GameClub Philippines)

Vietnam Dacnhiem Gate
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)
  • 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
Genre(s) First-Person Shooter
Mode(s) Multiplayer, Online Game
Sound Miles Sound System[1]

Special Force (Korean: 스페셜포스) (named Soldier Front in the North American version and often abbreviated as SF) is an online free-to-play first-person shooter developed by the South Korean game developer Dragonfly. Dragonfly continues to expand the game around the world and plans to expand into the Middle Eastern, Indian, and Russian markets.[2] The Indonesian version of the game was discontinued in March 2012.

Soldier Front is currently being published by Aeria Games for North American users. In October 2009, a European server was added to this version of the game. The North American version of the game has been transferred over to Aeria Games due to the acquisition of ijji by Aeria Games.[3]

In January 2016, Aeria Games announced that Soldier Front will be shut down on January 29, 2016.[4]

Gameplay

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

Players have the ability to purchase from a range of character forces including French GIGN, German GSG 9, Malaysian PASKAL, Republic of Korea Marine Corps, US Army Delta Force, Russian Spetsnaz, and more, where you are able to rent equipment for speed and armor. A range of weapons are available including rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, handguns, shotguns, melee, and grenades. Weapons have durability and must be repaired often. Weapons are not mod-able like other first person shooters, but once they are purchased, they are permanent and stay in inventory until they are resold by the player.

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 had a completely redesigned UI and reorganized game items for the celebration of the games 5th anniversary.[5] Along with this, many of the older weapons graphics looked outdated and were updated to a new and sleeker look to compete with newer games.[6] This patch was applied to all other versions of the game in the following months.

Game Modes

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

In Single Battle, Team Battle, and Clan Battle, there is the option to allow sniper rifles only, but the host must have a premium item to do so.

Sequel

The second iteration of the game, Special Force II, uses Unreal Engine 3 and is currently available in China, Europe, South Korea,[8] and as of June 2012, Japan. Aeria Games announced in March 2013 that Special Force 2 would be released in the North American market as Soldier Front 2. The game had been fully released in North America and was also given a Steam release in July 2013, it was updated regularly until Aeria Games announced the NA version of the game's closure in August 2015. The European version of the game which is owned by Gameforge is still currently updated and open, but has a region lock which only allows Europeans to play.

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.[9][10] The Special Force II Pro League in Taiwan that is run by Taiwan eSports League and broadcast on Fox Sports 3.[11] The inaugural season kicked off on October 2, 2015.[12]

See also

External links

References

  1. "Miles Customer Page". RAD Game Tools. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. "Joymax and Dragonfly Announce Global Publishing Partnership". IGN. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "AERIA GAMES Acquires ijji Games in Conjunction with Investment Funding". Aeria Games. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. "Soldier Front Shutdown Announcement". Aeria Games. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  5. 스페셜포스' 5주년 맞이 대규모 이벤트 실시 (in Korean). ajnews.co.kr. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  6. 7/14(화) 업데이트 내역 안내 (in Korean). pmang. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  7. "Zombie Outbreak Leaves Millions Undead in ijji.com's Twitch-Happy Online Game Soldier Front". IGN. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  8. 스페셜포스2 "中서비스 앞두고 인기 후끈" (in Korean). Media IT. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  9. http://en.skill.gameforge.com/
  10. Younger, Paul (November 12, 2013). "S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2 eSports ESL tournament dated". PC Invasion. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. "Taiwan to hold Special Force 2 Pro League video game tourney". FOCUS TAIWAN. March 25, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  12. "電競螢幕好壞 和選手表現有關嗎?". United Daily News. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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