To the game’s credit, the 20 different gun models are surprisingly detailed and realistically textured. The cursor could make the unseasoned FPS-head a tad dizzy. It’s so consitently jerky that just running and moving Would have a less than silky run a 1.2 Ghz Thunderbird with 768 MB of RAM andĪ GeForce 3 920 Gladiac. I hate to think that a game that looks this dated The framerate is far from smooth, chugging alongĪlmost regardless of the rig. Overly blocky models akin to an earlier Deltaįorce game stands in brutal contrast to the smooth character animations.Īnd it’s not just aesthetics. Flat textures lead the charge, but that’s not the worst Someone forgot to pull their head up for air and notice that the game engine While they were off trying to toe the line between realism and cinematic excitement, It’s basicallyĪ fragfest through and through, with little in the way of good scripting or The decent A.I., Vietcong suffers from a lack of creativity. This makes theĮxperience feel more functional and alive. Will flank and defend themselves appropriately, which I love. Generally stay tucked away and fire while under cover, unless you whittle awayĪt their numbers, making them pull back to another point of cover. system forīoth friendly and hostile CPU controlled characters. They also put some time and sweat into hammering out a good A.I. Team did their homework the setting and great use of greenery is really where Like so many of Pa’s war stories from his stint in ‘Nam. Just like all those Vietnam movies I’m sure you’ve seen, which in turn feel You never know where the enemy may be lurking. To spot that bit of foliage that just doesn’t look quite right, and then shoot
For the most part you willįind yourself slowly and cautiously treading through the jungle in an attempt The jungle theme is done well and really helps immerse you in the game worldĪs well as add a good bit of anxiety and tension. You can pick up dropped weapons and receive a little TLC from the Platoon Medic, providing he’s still alive and in close proximity. You search for “Charlie,” shoot and run like hell, and then repeat when the smoke has cleared. Nearly all look roughly the same as well, save for the few underground tunnel missions, which aren’t very fun. You take on mission after mission (20 in all) and each is pretty standard FPS-fare. Look for those muzzle flaresĪnd flank the trigger-happy bastard…which is a bit easier said than done. Soon as you step foot off the jeep, a VC sniper has downed one of the farm handsĪnd left you and your small squad ducking for cover. Mission, which is to go see a farmer about some much-needed rice. After some brief target practice, you’re off on your first To Nui Pek, a Special Forces camp where you’re to replace an officer who was The game begins quickly as you, Sergeant First Class Steve Hawkins, are reassigned Pants while the platoon does the dirty work. Unfortunately, some hardcore technical issues and a dated graphicsĮngine makes me sadder than a green soldier cowering in a ditch wetting his Shooter rich with jungle warfare and frantic, white-knuckling firefights, which Illusion Softworks’ new FPS Vietcong is a fairly typical Pa would not have met Ma upon on his discharge.
Tiger out of desperation and depleted rations, then I wouldn’t be here today to Of ‘Nam, dodging bullets, losing men and feasting on the occasional Vietnamese
Yet ifįirst Sergeant Alton Sanders had not served his 3-year tour of duty in the jungles I don’t know many who believe the Vietnam War was a good thing. I’ve always believed that bad things ultimately happen for good reasons…well,
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