Vietcong Purple Haze

by 2K Games

Product Features

• Fight for honor and freedom in over 18 dramatic single player missions. Start a quick fight to jump into the action.
• Strike from the shadows with more than 30 deadly weapons including an M16, M79 grenade launcher, Mosin-Nagent, Sten MKII, M60 and a machete!
• Stay alert or your next step could trigger booby traps: trip wires, spikes, or pit traps.
• Authentic 1960's sountrack including music from Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Deep Purple, the Standells and more!
• Fight against 8 players online!

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002GTFIU
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 20, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,197 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Vietcong: Purple Haze takes you into the violence and danger that was Vietnam. Collects the original Vietcong and its sequel, Vietcong: Fist Alpha. Choose from six new weapons, attach bayonets to your rifle, and be on the lookout for attacks from fighter jets & B-52 bombers Join the battle online, on new multiplayer maps All-new campaign editor for fans looking to design their own maps, mods and missions

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this WarGame, October 6, 2004

By 

T. Harmer "mad_movie_fan" (Sharon Hill, Pa United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vietcong Purple Haze (Video Game)

I've played a lot of WarGames from WWI, WWII, Vietnam, Gulf War, but this by & large is the worst outta any war game. This game just pitful, the load times are a joke. It takes forever to just to load one mission & if you die in that mission, guess what? It takes even longer to reload the mission again, unlike other games where as when the level starts and if you die it'll just automatically re-load in seconds, like Shellshock Nam '67 for instince, not this game. VietCong Purple Haze, yea I can tell the developers of this game were a Purple Haze when they were making this game listening to Hendrix on the sound system smokin' a bong. If you all want to try this game, be my guest, but you'll agree when you're done playing how big of a waste it was of your time & money. I'm grateful I only rented it, and if you got half a brain you won't even think about owning this game. Avoid, seriously avoid VietCong: Purple Haze.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as everyone says it is, October 20, 2004

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Patrick A Reeves (Stowe, VT) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vietcong Purple Haze (Video Game)

The game isn't terrible. But I am not claiming it is that good either. THe graphics aren't bad, but the aiming scheme and the controls take a long time to get used to. The game play is a little slow. But as everyone already has stated, the worst part is the darn loading times. Those are atrocious. It takes about 4 minutes to load, then you okay the load, and then it takes another 4 minutes to load up the level. If you make a stupid move and die, you gotta wait another 8 minutes to play again. That is what truly stinks abou this game. I hit a hard level, and had to put Madden 2005 back in because I was bored sitting around waiting more than I was actually playing. The music is stupid too because they obviously didn't want to pay for royalties to use the authentic music, so instead you get fake versions of Little Wing by Hendrix, and a few other tunes that are generic rip off's of hits from those times. I wish I had bought ShellShock, however even the reviews for that game stink too. Oh well, for $36 its not worth it but if you can get it for $14 - $20, I say it might be worth it.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy Shellshock instead, October 2, 2004

By 

Big Steve "B.S." (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vietcong Purple Haze (Video Game)

I have always been a huge fan of Vietnam War movies and an even bigger fan of war-themed video games. So I was pretty pumped when I saw that there was going to be a first person shooter for my PS2 called "Vietcong." Unfortunately I was pretty dissappointed when I played it. To put it simply, this was one of the worst games EVER. The graphics look like a PSOne game, and the sound is worse than an old Sega Genesis game. I don't have a good PC, so I have never been up to date on PC games, but I get the feeling that Vietcong was simply ported to the PS2 from a five year old PC game. This game was an absolute waste of money. If you are looking for a quality Vietnam War game, don't buy this one. I highly recommend "Shellshock: 'Nam '67," it was amazing.