Customer Reviews

Shell Shock: NAM 67

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Personally I really like 3rd Person Shooters, so I suppose this will slant my review, but I really thought this game was fun.

Im not sure why everyone is blasting the graphics and gameplay. I thought, overall, the character models looked good and the environment was well done.

While I am not a combat vet, I imagine a good deal of the firefights that took place in Nam were from a distance so the complaint that you don't always see your enemy up close was done on purpose. I think the game has somewhat of a feel of [edited] to it, although you cannot control your squad, which was disappointing.

There is a nice array of weapons (although historically inaccurate in many places) and a good variety of missions to accomplish.

The story line was OK, but predicatable. Wasn't happy about the anti-vetran slant the game had - not all the guys in Nam committed war crimes as this game often depicts. VietNam vets should be remembered honorably as they served in an impossible situation with no moral support from home - that is the true atrocity of the war.

A final BIG disappointment for xbox owners. The xbox version has a bug that causes the game to crash on the 8th level. Eidos is well aware of it, but hasn't issued anything offical regarding what they plan to do for us disgruntled xbox game owners - thanks Eidos. ...

The game was good, but like other reviewers said it freezes up way too much. But even with that set aside the game is way too easy even on Hard level. I think I beat the game in like 4-5 hours of gameplay. ... Also they should have a co-op play it would have been an improvement. They also need to make it more realistic, like for instance your squad when ever they die they come back to life, or the enemys take like 16 shots to die, and same for you. Need to make it more like Ghost Recon where 1 shot can kill you.

This game is really bad. The only new thing is the gore factor which at first is different but it gets old and unexciting real fast. Plays like [edited]. After the third mission I totally lost interest. .... I was really looking forward to this game and then I became disappointed real fast. Next time this company should spend their time in developing a more realistic type of game and get away from the hitman type feel. This is a renter and even then entertaining for only a few hours. Don't waste your time or $ on this one. ...

This game is diffrent than other games as it really tried to be dark. And what I mean is that though war is hell, and all FPS (first person shooters) games depict death and violence as in war, no other game so far as touched on what Shellshock tries to touch on. The brutallity of the NVA and VC. ... It's this detail to the nature of the enemy that is going to hit very close to home for some. Running through rice fields with mortars exploding all around, civilians turning on you. Everything is here. So be warned, as in real life, this war is hell

If you're looking for a true immersive experience in combat-ridden Vietnam of the late 60s, this mature title might fit the bill.

You work your way through the conflicts in Vietnam, starting as a green rookie and learning skills and techniques as you go. There are squad blasting missions, sneaky missions, missions where you need to slay a certain person, and other missions where you just shoot everyone in sight.

The graphics are reasonably good - trees have individual leaves, the helmets have sayings scrawled on them, bursts of blood come out from shots. The weapons and outfits are well done.

The sound goes for realistic over arcady. You don't get fun bouncy soundtracks as you fight you rway through the jungle - instead you're surrounded by gunfire, the shouting of your commander's orders and the cries of the wounded. It does get a little repetitive, though, as you hear "destroy that tunnel!" for the 20th time in a row.

There are booby traps and tunnels, napalm and death. You shoot women in the head, see hands blown off. In general this game really earns its mature rating. Heads burst like a balloon, and some of the mission situations are questionable. If I was a Vietnam Vet (or a Vietnamese person for that matter) I'd be pretty annoyed at the portrayal of what an 'average soldier' was like.

If you're a shooter fan and are looking for lots of blood, and can disconnect the game with the history it's playing, then you might enjoy this. But if you're really a fan of the military and of realistic shooters, there are other games on the market that are better to spend your money on.

This game is a third person shooter.But you only control your own man. Its also not a very hard game . It did feel like I was in the jungles with intense firefights,with bullets flying by me. ... ... I had fun playing this game it made me feel like I was in the jungle .But the freezes and the glitches are a big problem. As far a graphics go,if you have a TV with an "S" cable input ,I strongly suggest you get a "S" cable for your XBOX. It improves graphics on all your games,as well as your dvd movies. If you have a "component input" even better its got a blue,red,yellow,white input. The "S" input is usually black in color and has a funky look to it. I only suggested this cause I see some complaints about graphics on alot of games ,but with an "S" cable they actually look pretty good . ... It was fun up until it froze ...

First of the game is fun, enjoyed from the moment I picked it up and started to play it. This comes from a person who plays [edited]. It like the other reveiwers are a bunch of nerds who probaly hated platoon and full metal jacket. The game does not have any gliches has opposed to what another reveiwer said. This is a must game for people who like Platoon or any other great Vietnam war movie.

I have been waiting for this title to come out for a long time, but sadly I'm disgusted with how this game plays and looks. If I'm not mistaken this company is creating [edited]. If that's the case, it's not a good showing for what to expect. The graphics on "Shell Shock" look a few years old, the movement of the character is slow and rough. And the overall feel for the game is boring. Compare this game to [edited] There's no comparisons. This is a definite trade-in and title to forget.

Shell Shock is a game that starts out with you getting drafted to fight for your county in the Vietnam conflict. You start off just doing simple missions (just kind of running errands). Soon you discover the Vietnamese leader who has been nick named King Kong. He tortures the capured soliders to death and puts their heads on pikes.
Durning the game you are mostly just trying find "King Kong". This game has very wide selection of wepons which is what I like the most about the game. The reason I titled this review "Bloody Hell" is because this is one of the bloodiest games I have ever played! You can think of almost any body part and it can get shot off.
I ussaly don't like third person shooter games, but for Shell Shock I made an exception, this game needs to be third person to see all your enemies around you. Also I almost forgot to say is that this game has the best gernade effects that I have ever seen! This is a fantasic game so go play it!!!!

This game is terrible! I went and got it the day it came out and played it for about a half hour and hated it. This is coming from a gamer who is only into mature titles, mostly war games such as [edited] The reasons this game sucks is too many to list but be warned...wait for [edited]!