Conflict: Vietnam

by 2K Games

Product Features

• 14 enormous missions will take players through small villages, into ruined temples, and down Viet Cong tunnel complexes
• Develop your men's skills -- Use performance-based points after each mission, in categories like Sniper, Medic, Demolitions, and Leadership
• Work with the era-specific arsenal of over 20 weapons - assault rifles, mortars,. 50 caliber machine guns -- even call in napalm air strikes
• Put your squad behind the wheel of APCs, Jeeps, tanks, helicopters and river boats
• Revitalized control scheme allows context sensitive commands like giving covering fire and guarding civilians

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002GTFJ4
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 10, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,115 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #25 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action > Shooter
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Conflict: Vietnam is the story of four men struggling for survival in the hostile Vietnam jungle. It's 1968 when they're cut off from their unit and left behind enemy lines. Tasked with fighting their way back to their side, they are faced with day-to-day survival in a hostile environment. Navigate ruthless enemy terrain, while fighting an unseen, "invisible" enemy that could be hiding anywhere and everywhere. Advanced enemy AI -- watch out as the VC set booby traps, strike from hidden areas, and coordinate their attacks in an environment they have mastered

Customer Reviews

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome To The 'Nam, October 18, 2004

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B. Cross (Morgantown, WV) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Conflict: Vietnam (Video Game)

CONCEPT: Lead a four man infantry squad from the 101st Airborne (YEAH, BABY!!! I'm a 101st infantry vet) on a variety of missions during the Vietnam War. Your troops can be customized to perform different tasks or use weapons with different degrees of expertise.
GRAPHICS: Any one who is a "veteran" of the "Conflict" series (Desert Storm I&II) will know that the graphics are solidly decent. Not too great, yet not terrible. Characters tend to look a bit jerky when running, and enemy troops (NVA and VC) are rather tough to pick out in the jungle during a firefight (I guess that adds to the realism...). Weapon models are decent, as the weapons look more or less like their real-life counterparts, although size was a factor (ain't it always?). 7.62x51mm M-60 machine guns were roughly the same size as 7.62x54mm Mosin-Nagant rifles and THEY were kinda the same size as a 9mm M3 "Grease Gun"! Backgrounds were nice, as were the FMV sequences. I could go on, but I have a review to write...
SOUND: Again, C:DS I&II vets will know this. Sound is at best so-so. Voices are muffled and have no variety. Gets a little old when the M-60 gunner blasts someone and yells "Another one bites the dust!!!" over and over. There is very little sound difference between your weapons and the weapons of the enemy, so firefights can be somewhat confusing, and weapon reloading sounds nothing like it does in the real world. You cannot turn the voices off, you just have to live with it. The music is really cool, though. Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane and Martha and the Vandellas are there, as is the song that no 'Nam movie/game could live without, "Paint It, Black" by the Stones. Nice musical choices, more would have been nicer. Lines spoken by the game characters reference some classic 'Nam flicks like Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, and Platoon (your character's name is Kahler, rhymes with Taylor...). It's a nifty touch.
CONTROL: Controls are irritating at first, juggling between commanding troops, splitting up ammo and gear, and fighting. However, this was a gripe I had with the "Desert Storm" games, and after a while, I was good to go. Patience is a virtue. However the hallmark of the "Conflict" series was/is the ability to command your troops in a realistic fashion, even allowing you to implement actual infantry combat tactics.
WHAT'S NEW: There are a few changes that have been made for this game, that are new to the "Conflict" series. Now, you can order your men to pick up certain items (weapons, gear), heal wounded squad members, provide cover for each other or friendly units, and disarm booby traps. Also, when you go into 1st person aiming mode, you see the sights of the weapon, and not just generic crosshairs. However, the iron sights look pretty much the same, so the novelty wears off rather quickly.
OVERALL: You'd think that after all these gripes, I'd hate this game. Well, the developers took the tried and true "Conflict" formula and did it again. I loved the first games and so far, I like this one. All three games have a distinct flavor that take some time to get used to. Being a Vietnam game you have to get past some of the silly Vietnam stereotypes. You have the dumb redneck, the black dude from the city, and the ever-present scream of, "I can't take it anymore!!!" Being developed by Pivotal Games, you have to get past the lack of historical and military correctness (Military-type dialogue was taken to the hilt, and platoons have more than 4 guys. maybe you are LRRPs - Long Range Recon Patrol). But, overall it is a fun game with a nerve-wracking feeling of "What's behind THAT tree?" and triumphant feeling when that Huey swoops in to pick you and your boys up after a mission. Foul language, drug references and a real music soundtrack easily makes this entry into the "Conflict" series the most realistic (all things considered) and viceral. Check this one, you won't be let down. By the way, if any one from Pivotal Games is reading this, a game set during the Korean War (1950 - 1953) would be most welcome...

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another awesome "Conflict" game..., October 12, 2004

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ThisThatNEverything "thisthatneverything" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Conflict: Vietnam (Video Game)

Conflict: Vietnam is another great game in the "Conflict" series. For the record I am a female & I never really play any fighting games (with the exception of the Conflict games) because I'm not into the shooting/fighting games. When Back to Baghdad came out my husband begged & begged me to play it with him & I finally did & I couldn't stop. When we saw that there was a new one out we sent my husband out the night it was released to get it. We love it. As the other reviewer stated the controls are the same but I didn't find the game easier. If anything I found it a little harder. You still have the option to do the missions on 3 different levels & we started at the bottom on easy. It still takes us a few tries before we beat a board but if you want a harder challenge do it on one of the harder levels. We like to beat it on easy & then go back & beat it on the other levels. The boards seem to be a lot bigger on this game & it's a little more difficult finding you way because there are a lot of foliage. It looks like your in the jungle most of the time. If you liked Conflict: Back to Baghdad or are looking for a new shooting game I highly recommend this game. We love it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Could be better than Shellshock!, November 23, 2005

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Michael J. Covino (Key West, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Conflict: Vietnam (Video Game)

A hilarious portrayal of this otherwise very serious war, Conflict: Vietnam exaggerates just about every theme the war has inspired in films such as Full Metal Jacket, the Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now. It is about four men who's troubles begin during a inevitable separation with their Platoon while doing an ordinary patrol through the jungle. The group's Sergeant, Frank Wier, while determined to return to the 101st, is a man that has a much greater agenda in mind other than survival. A true dedicated leader in the war against Communism. And somewhere between scavenging for Intel, destroying hidden weapon caches and eliminating scattered NVA operations throughout the jungle, the true aim is to just make it back to their squadron. You encounter abandoned Buddhist temples infested by VC, explore large networks of underground tunnels, plow through swamps, cliff-hang off the sides of Hues and shoot at NVA militants below with M-60s. I mean, this is a pretty fun game! There are also a few unique missions in addition to the ordinary seek and destroy, where stealth often plays an important role in your run for victory, namely the mission where you help a small group of South Vietnamese villagers rescue some people from their tribe who were kidnapped by the VC.