Vietcong 2

by 2K Games

Product Features

• FPS set against background of Vietnam WarÆs 1968 Tet Offensive
• Urban combat with battles based on real events; 50+ authentic weapons
• Bloody conflict across 14 locations; missions flow for realistic experience
• Brand-new 3-D engine; co-op missions for up to 8 players against AI
• Single and multi-player modes; team battles with up to 64 players

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BC38RO
• Item Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 3, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,631 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Vietcong 2 is the next installment in the Vietcong franchise, set against the background of the 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. Brought to life through a gritty story written by well-known authors, and compiled from first-hand accounts of Special Forces and Infantry servicemen stationed in Hue during the assault. Based on these historical accounts, the player will take the role of a U.S. Captain tasked with escorting a war reporter covering the traditional New Year (Tet) festivities during a ceasefire. Follow the progress of the infamous Tet Offensive from joyous New Year celebrations in the U.S. compound, through bloody conflict across 14 distinct locations, to the final push to reclaim the Imperial Palace and the city of Hue.

Features:

• Battles based on real events taking place in the ancient city of Hue.
• Drivable vehicles in multiplayer mode.
• Gritty, street-by-street, urban combat.
• Each mission flows seamlessly into the next, without passing through a menu system.
• New and updated character classes for MP.
• A single player campaign for each side, US and Vietcong.
• Realistic team battles in the multiplayer mode with up to 64 players.
• Co-op Missions for up to eight players against AI.
• 50+ authentic weapons.
• Immersive and atmospheric gameplay.

Product Description

Expansion Pack for the Award Winning FPSProduct InformationVietcong 2 is a FPS set against the background of the 1968 Tet Offensive in andaround the ancient city of Hue during the Vietnam War. Brought to life througha gritty story compiled from first hand accounts and memories of Special Forcesand Infantry servicemen stationed in Hue during the assault.Experience the brutality of the Vietnam War's most infamous battle first-hand inVietcong 2.  You will witness both sides of the Tet Offensive as you takepart in street-by-streetProduct Features Single Player - experience both sides of the war take art in US and VC single player campaigns. Realism - take part in an incredibly accurate recreation of the Tet Offensive compiled from first hand accounts. Multiplayer - join a battle of up to 64 people online and offline or take part in co-operative missions with up to 8 people. Weapons - wield over 50 realistically modeled authentic weapons from the Vietnam war. Vehicles - take command of military and civilization vehicles to gain the advantage in multiplayer battles.  System Requirements Windows 2000 XP 1.8 GHz minimum processor 512 MB of RAM or higher 3.5 GB free Hard Drive space A Shader 2.0 compliant Video Card with at least 128 MB of Video RAM CD-ROM drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From the green jungle to the concrete jungle., December 23, 2005

By 

Jason W. Blanton (Groveport, Oh United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vietcong 2 (CD-ROM)

OK here it goes: Vietcong 2 is a great game despite the lack of jungle fever meaning instead of fighting through the jungles of vietnam you fight through the urban jungle of Hue City in S. Vietnam battling through the Tet Ofensive of 68'.

The atmosphere in the U.S. campaign is pretty intense because you battle through the streets of Hue City and from house to house, building to building, street to street urban fighting. Though short, the campaign improves the gameplay with great cut sceens and imersion factor raised a bar. The Vietcong campaign is way to short but includes some jungle fighting as you make your way to Hue City.

Graphics are right on par with this series and since I have a powerful rig, I was able to use the highest settings for the game. The detail looks better than in 2003 Vietcong but for some reason the vegitation looks the same or close to what it looked like in Vietcong.

Sound is great from authenic weapon sounds to explosions to dialog that makes you feel your accually there.

Replay value is weak but like Viecong 1 you can replay the missions on any diffucult level and even go to multiplayer for some head to head dm, tdm, ctf, or coop play. The coop play only has four maps and I would like to see this extended because playing against the bots is a blast alone or with some friends just like the single player campaign. Hopefully they will release some more coop maps here soon or release a map editor so players can design their own maps for coop and other types of multiplayer game types.

Overall, a great sequal to the Vietcong series. Most reviewers are giving this bad reviews because of it's brief campaigns and lack of replay value but don't be fooled, I've played a lot of war shooters and the Vietcong series including this one is one of the best!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent update to the vietcong series., February 6, 2011

By 

Steven Tolliver (FOB Sharana, Afghanistan) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Vietcong 2 (CD-ROM)

I originally loved the Vietcong demo and the online shoot em up that this game offers. So it was natural for me to want to get the latest offering on the series. I was not disappointed with what I got. First of all, I am stationed in Afghanistan, and I highly expected that it would be around 2-3 weeks before I got my product, but Amazon was very quick and timely in shipping this item to me in only 10 days from the US to my hands on this base. Excellent product, and worth every dollar it costed to pay for it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nearly as good as the original., October 11, 2007

By 

Mark Lahren (Bismarck, North Dakota USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vietcong 2 (CD-ROM)

I realize I'm in the minority here, but I loved VC2. True, they (mostly) lost the jungle setting of the original game, and the original game is a classic that's hard to top, but Pterodon Studios is the same developer that made the first game, and it shows. Gameplay is still excellent, just in a different setting. I thought a lot of the level design was superb. A lot of the settings are still burned into my mind. The opening levels are a bit unintentionally humorous...for instance, you are at a party wandering around amongst the guests, and the 'fire' button causes you to raise your wineglass in a toast. But it's actually part of the story, so I had no problem with that.

The game's engine appears to be a slightly updated version of the engine used in the original game. For me, this meant that my framerates were pretty low, even considering my high-end (for the time) machine. I was one of those that thought the graphics engine was actually beautiful to look at, however, it could have used more optimization to get it to run faster. I finished both games just fine, but there were many times my framerates would fall below 20 fps, and it didn't matter how I tweaked the graphics settings. So if you buy this game, be prepared. You may have trouble with framerates no matter what you do. But even then, I think it's a great game to have.