ShellShock: Nam '67 (DVD)

by Eidos

Product Features

• Third-person shooter set during the Vietnam War
• Missions from large-scale battlefield fights to stealthy assassinations
• Authentic environments and weapons
• Players progress from rookie to Special Forces agent
• For 1 player

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001NYII6
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: September 14, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,269 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It's 1967. You've been drafted to fight in the most controversial war of modern times. As a rookie soldier, you will experience the fear, chaos and atrocities of the Vietnam War. From the napalm bombardments of civilian villages and the gruesome Viet Cong booby traps, to the permanent threat of invisible foes and deadly ambushes, can you survive your first tour of duty?

Features:

• True-to-Life -- Portraying the brutal atrocities and controversial actions of the Vietnam War, ShellShock: Nam '67 provides the most true-to-life and completely uncensored depiction of the Vietnam experience for the first time in a video game.
• Intense Combat -- Fight your way through a variety of missions ranging from large-scale battlefield encounters with the NVA to stealth-based missions such as assassinating a VC General.
• Unconventional Warfare -- From napalm attacks, intricate tunnel systems and deadly booby traps to fighting militiawomen and an elusive enemy, you will experience the chaotic, atrocious and unconventional warfare of Vietnam.
• Character Growth -- Develop from a fresh rookie to a hard-edged Special Forces agent.
• Realistic Injury -- Soldiers don't simply live or die. A struggling wounded or bleeding fighter will still attempt to take down the enemy.
• Diverse Environments -- From dense lush jungles and rural villages to claustrophobic tunnels and waterlogged paddy fields, Vietnam's contrast-ridden environments are dangerous hunting grounds littered with booby traps and secret VC hiding places.
• Numerous Authentic Weapons -- You will have full access not only to a range of US weaponry, but can also use the VC and NVA's own weapons against them. In addition, you can call in artillery and napalm air strikes to press the attack, or rely on helicopter support units to provide cover fire for defense.

Product Description

ShellShock: Nam '67 forces you into the most controversial conflict in recent American history. It's January 1967, and you're a fresh-faced soldier starting his first tour of duty in Indochina. Learn the fine arts of jungle warfare and urban guerilla combat to survive. Authentic weapons and advanced AI create an real sense of tension and danger - friendly fire, accidental encounters with the enemy and the deaths of friends will happen -- just like in the real Vietnam.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SAVE your $$$$ Game play stinks, graphics are dated!, October 2, 2004

By 

SBJ400 "SBJ400" (Mt. Laurel, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: ShellShock: Nam '67 (DVD) (CD-ROM)

I try to be very forgiving when I review a game. I know how complicated and stressful the terms are for the designers/programmers.

This game just cannot be excused.

Here are the major problems with this game -
1- The graphics are fair, but chunky, stiff and dated.
2- Gameplay is completely SCRIPTED.
3- Gameplay is clumsy and awkward.
4- Weapons are terribly inaccurate, even from 5 feet away!
5- User Interface is frustrating, switching weapons is too difficult.
6- Story line and voice-acting are pretty lame.

The graphics are not impressive at all, the jungle environment is linited to the paths and directions the designers want you to take...this means you always walk into traps!

You must progress through to your objective, if you don't, the enemies don't stop coming...they are constantly spawned over and over and you'll die! So even though the game teaches you to hide behind cover...you can't because your forced to charge the enemies to make them stop getting spawned...YIKES!

The weapons are terrible. I can stand 5 feet away from an enemy with an M16 or AK-47 and completely miss my target with short bursts to control recoil! Talk about driving you insane!
Then when your in the heat of battle you cannot switch quickly to another wepaon, the guy has to slooooowly holster/shoulder his weapon, then take out the other weapon. By then, your dead!

On top of all of that...you have to play in 3RD person!!!!!!!!!!
About 10 minutes of playing wil have your stomach churning from nauseau and dizziness.

This game could have been lemonade....I guess the development team was too lazy to squeeze so we are left sucking lemons!

SAVE your $$$...buy Call of Duty, Call of Duty:United Offensive...Medal of Honor, Battlefield Vietnam, Star Wars Battlefront....anything is a better choice!

Don't believe me?

Download and try the demo out. Do a Google search for "ShellShock: Nam '67 reviews" and see the low scores it gets! Judge for yourself but don't shell out your money right away based on the box cover!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This game kicks., February 23, 2005

By 

Smith (Indy) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: ShellShock: Nam '67 (DVD) (CD-ROM)

Look at the name of the game "shellshock" after playing i have to agree this is the way you feel. yes, some of the graphics are grainy but i get the feeling it was meant to be this way, it stays true to the old saying "fog of war". This game is definately gritty. Ambushs,traps,and snipers(can be a real pain) i enjoyed this game but, have a good processor and graphics card or at least a good card if you have a 700 mhz cpu to compensate are neccesities. I've read alot of reviews which dont do this game justice. it's got a good variety and weapons,enemies are relentless and a good 60's soundtrack to boot. If your a war game lover or are into nam movies like platoon,or Tour of Duty you'll like this game. First vietnam game i have played that has the gorey and violence attributed to Vietnam.I'd put this game on par with Call of duty. Pick it up!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Intense But A Little Short...., November 12, 2004

By 

james (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ShellShock: Nam '67 (DVD) (CD-ROM)

This game has excelent and realistic gameplay. You get to play as a Grunt in the Vietnam War and later be recruited by the Special Operations. There are traps you must disable and more. The reason why I rated it 4 out of 5 stars is that right when the game was at its best it ended.There should be more missions or multiplayer to improve the game.Other than that ShellShock Nam '67 is a great game.<br /> <br />