Since the game starts in 1967, you only have early American weapons, such as the M-14 rifle. Though we didn't get far enough to see how this is resolved, we can only imagine that this could set up a potential 'fragging' incident where a grenade 'accidentally' rolls under the lieutenant's bed at night.Īfter the mortar incident, your squad then battles its way into a Vietcong base in the jungle, giving you plenty of opportunity to use the weapons at your command. This apparently sets up one of the conflicts in the game, as the men of the squad feel like they're stuck with a dangerously gung ho and incompetent squad leader. Your lieutenant then calls in a mortar strike in the middle of the firefight, which happens to also take out some of the friendlies.

While your squad is marching down the jungle path, you'll stumble upon a Vietcong ambush of another American squad. Once on the ground, you'll link up with your lieutenant, who'll quickly walk you through the controls of the game in a tutorial-like sequence. It may seem a bit unfair, but that's Vietnam, cherry. The next thing you know, you're on a helicopter inbound to a desperate firefight where reinforcements are needed. An authority figure separates you from the crowd and tells you to follow him. You need to pay attention when you're on patrol.Īfter choosing a name and an appearance, you'll start the game on the ramp at Saigon airport, where you and a bunch of other 'cherries' (green troops brand new to Vietnam) are deplaning. We had the chance to check out the PC and Xbox versions for a report from the front lines. Publisher Eidos and Guerilla are hoping to differentiate ShellShock from the wave of other Vietnam War-based action games heading our way by trying to show the fuzzy morality of the conflict.

ShellShock: Nam '67 is the upcoming third-person action game from Dutch developer Guerilla, the same studio working on Killzone for the PS2.

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