VIETCONG 2

GAME DETAILS :-

Developer : Pterodon And Illusion Softworks

Publisher : 2K Games

Engine : Ptero-Engine II

Genre : First-Person Shooter And Tactical Shooter

Release Date : October 24 , 2005

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :-

Operating System : Windows 2000 / Windows XP

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 Processor / AMD Athlon 2500+

Memory (RAM) : 512 MB

Graphics Hardware : DirectX 9.0b Compatible Video Card with Memory 128 MB

[NVIDIA : GeForce FX 5700 Series
ATI : Radeon X850 Series]

Hard Disk Space : 7 GB

GAME FEATURES :-

The story takes place during the Tet Offensive in Hue. The player assumes the role of a disillusioned American named Daniel Boone, an MACV soldier. Boone is part of a coalition of international forces from Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The game also gives the player the ability to fight the war from another perspective as a young Vietcong recruit fighting before and during the Tet Offensive. This campaign is unlocked when the player has completed a certain part of the American campaign. Vietcong 2 shifts gears from the actual jungle to the urban jungle, as the story this time centers around the brutal fighting in and around the city of Hue in the days leading up to and after the infamous Tet Offensive of 1968. The sequel actually boasts two campaigns, and this time you can play from either the perspective of a US officer or a Vietcong guerilla. The meat of the game is in the single-player campaign. And in the US storyline, you are Captain Daniel Boone of the United States Army, who's assigned to MACV (aka the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam). Like in a gritty Vietnam War movie, Vietcong 2 tries to immerse you in the atmosphere of the war, so you actually start the game in a brothel before you travel to headquarters to get your first assignment. Nothing unseemly is seen or happens, as this sequence is mainly for you to chat with your fellow officers and to get the sense that this isn't your typical first-person action game. Unfortunately, once the action starts, Vietcong 2 eschews the talking and exploring part of the storyline to transition in to a fairly straightforward shooter where you and your squad must battle the Vietcong level after level. Vietcong 2 is also a game where you must use cover at all times if you want to survive, because the combat can be downright brutal. In many ways, Vietcong 2 is sort of a cross between a Call of Duty-style run-and-gun shooter and a more realistic tactical shooter. Thankfully, the game gives you the ability to "peek" over or around whatever cover you're huddling behind when you fire your rifle to get a good sense of what real combat is like. The enemy soldiers aren't too smart about shifting around, but they do take advantage of cover themselves, and they'll peek out to fire potshots at you--unless they're being suppressed.

Your own teammates are a mixed bag in terms of intelligence, as they're sometimes good about getting behind cover and laying down covering fire, but they also do crazy things, like rushing forward into the open or constantly getting in your line of fire. They can also perform some cool moves that really make you feel like you're in a battle, such as roll for cover or leap over obstacles. Both campaigns don't actually have that many levels, so this is generally a "short" game by that standard. However, just because there aren't a lot of levels doesn't mean that you won't spend a lot of time trying to get through them, because this can be a brutally tough experience. Thanks to the "realistic" combat, the smallest mistake can get you killed in a heartbeat, which means you have to go back to the last checkpoint or save point. And you only get a limited number of quick saves, depending on the difficulty level, so you have to parcel them out carefully. The audio in Vietcong 2 is at least stronger than the visuals, though it does get a bit annoying to hear your squadmates repeat the same lines over and over again. Ultimately, Vietcong 2 is a game that doesn't improve too much on its predecessor. And while it's a fairly challenging game in some respects, it's also one that suffers from numerous flaws. There are flashes of goodness in Vietcong 2, but it would have been nice to have seen the noncombat portions of the game extended throughout the story to give you a sense of what Vietnam was like between the firefights. Still, those firefights can be challenging and immersive, even when you do get bogged down by technical issues. Like its predecessor, Vietcong 2 offers up some challenging gameplay, though it's plagued by technical issues and short campaigns.

GAME REVIEW :-

7/10

Vietcong 2 Trailer :-