Shellshock 2

by Eidos

Product Features

• Psychological Horror: Gameplay simulates the perceptual effects of fear, drugs and your shell-shocked state due to combat. Experience the true chaos, horror and disorientation of the Vietnam War.
• Survive Vietnam: Every shot counts, and every bullet is precious. Fight off fear and push forward not knowing what unspeakable horror could be waiting to claim your life.
• Fight a cunning and elusive enemy that takes every advantage of everything at their disposal. Napalm attacks, intricate tunnel systems and vicious homemade traps - cruel, violent and unfiltered war.
• Infected Enemies: Fight the victims of WhiteknIght - an enemy that has no side, one who is brutal, insane and ready to rip you to shreds.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0014GU8UG
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches ; 5.3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,192 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension and foreshadowing - implying the notion of danger, potential danger, imminent danger, and horrifying acts that have or are implied to have occurred or will come to pass. On course for war torn Vietnam, a plane carrying a top-secret cargo known only as Whiteknight is lost over the uncharted jungles of Cambodia. The special ops squad sent in to retrieve it disappear wtihout trace. Until, a month later, one of them walks out. Something in the darkness has driven him insane... Somehting from the darkness has followed him out...

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars One of the Few Titles I Tell People to Avoid, February 28, 2010

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Corey Turner "The Musician" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shellshock 2: Blood Trails (Video Game)

Shellshock 2: Blood Trails is a first person shooter for the xbox 360, ps3, and pc. Blood Trails is not a direct sequel to Shellshock Nam 67', the title may suggest it but the two are very different. Blood Trails moves the franchise to the survival horror niche, which again is very different from the gritty warfare of the original. Sadly, Blood Trails rubs off as rushed, and poorly executed.

Very rarely do I pick up a title for cheap, and feel I got more from the instruction booklet then the actual game (in this case I picked the game up for 4.99$). So much of the game is a letdown, tank controls (sluggish beyond reasoning), a story that's as random as an ink blot test, and of course the inability to live up to the previous title which was even met with mediocre warm views. I tend not to bash games without a good reason, and I hope people understand I do not mindlessly hate on this title.A next generation title that makes you question the year in which it was made by the performance (or therefore lack of) is not a good way to start.

The plot was a bit rough to digest, between the main character you play as Private Nate Walker and his Sergeants actions to secure your willingness to fight against the unknown. Your brother has information worthwhile to the U.S. about some cargo dubbed `Whiteknight', you are sent forth to extract said info. During the course of the game you are faced with supposed horror (which to me the only horror comes from the difficult maneuvers due to the controls). The game takes place during the conflict in Vietnam, with the finale resulting in a coin toss with two separate endings, based on the players' choice.

The game leaves you wanting something else to fill the void of your purchase, as the game is rather short if you do manage to complete it. There is no multiplayer to speak of, raising or lowering the difficulty of the campaign doesn't add much to the experience, not even the 360's version with `achievements' help lengthen the game. I've spotted random enemies `respawning' before my eyes, frame rate drops, rough graphics that seem even more dated then the previous title, and a color palette consisting of brown, grey, green, and red, with of course an unhealthy amount of black (even when tinkering with the brightness setting things become either too dark to spot enemies, or too washed out to see straight).

Levels aren't exactly linear in a sense, the player can explore areas, but often times this turns into a state of confusion as much can be skipped with little to no consequences. Engaging the enemy can become a nightmare if your brightness setting isn't adjusted just right (as mentioned above). Even with the brightness accordingly set, I still find myself tossing of grenades, and wondering what happened to my inventory. You don't automatically collect ammo, you'll have to go over to a weapon and collect it yourself. Guns fire closer to bb or pellet guns than an almighty deafening rifle. In case I wasn't clear, sound quality is lacking.

The original Shellshock though poorly received still had a reasonable following, for the simple reason it was believable, lengthy, and had a lot to come back to with collectibles. Shellshock: Blood Trails feels like an attempt to demo a handheld game for a home console. Shame too, I was really interested in the future of this series. If I was asked to point out the good, I'd have to say the game makes for a good venting session when explaining your grief to friends after playing this.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Full Metal Jacket meets 28 Days Later, March 9, 2009

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J. Davis "A Duck's Opinion is Greatly Influen... (The Catalina F'n Wine Mixer) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shellshock 2: Blood Trails (Video Game)

The title of the review is exactly what to expect with this release. The plot of the game revolves around some experimental drug called "WhiteKnight" that was tested on soldiers during Vietnam. Needless to say it doesn't workout so well and it basically transforms the soldiers to 28 Days Later (Widescreen Edition) style infected. You assume the role of a newly arrived soldier trying to find your brother who was involved in the experiments.

Graphics are actually quite decent. Something that I found strange was at times the graphics appear to be seamless then at other times it looks as if its a cleaned-up, steroid-injected XIII (and I mean that in a good way). Controls/Player movement are okay, unfortunately there is no "cover" method and that hurts the gameplay significantly. While you still can kneel behind objects you can still get shot. Also the hit-detection seems a bit off at times. Many times you can shoot directly at someone and hit some sort of invisible barrier around objects.

Gameplay is an excellent blend of a Vietnam-style FPS and a horror-survival game (i.e. Doom 3). If you expect this to be a purely Call of Duty: World at War game you will be highly disappointed and if you expect this to be a purely Doom 3 game you will also be disappointed. Some parts of the game will have you navigating booby-trapped areas and fighting the Vietcong in the jungle shooting at you from all directions (and I do mean all directions) and other parts of the game you'll be fighting off infected in close-quarters combat (inside dark houses, tunnels, etc.) which is actually quite creepy (many times I found myself jumping and swearing at the same time).

This is probably strictly a like-it or hate-it release yet I find myself in the middle ground. While I love FPS's, I'm not the biggest fan of Survival-Horror games which sways my judgement a bit. But if your a fan of both, I don't see how you wouldn't highly enjoy this title.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars shellshock 2 review, March 6, 2009

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P. D. Parsons (just south of San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Shellshock 2: Blood Trails (Video Game)

I've been playing this game for a week now and am completely involved with it. I have found the game to be creepy and nerve wracking, fully enjoyable. There is no comparison to the original Shellshocked Nam game. Altho there are zombies in this game and there were not any zombies in the Southeast Asian conflict, I find it easy to overlook because the game is so much fun. The game is based in Viet Nam and on that war. I am old enough to have served and remember the conflict well. You could say I am a student of that war and that's what drew me to this game. Any way I would rate this game an 8 out of 10. If you decide to play it I hope you enjoy it as much as I am. Paul

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