Shellshock: Nam '67

Description

Shellshock takes you back to the dark years in Vietnam, in one of the most controversial wars ever fought. You take on the role of a rookie soldier on his first tour of duty. Using a third-person perspective, you experience napalm bombardments of civilian villages, sneaky night missions along the river banks, claustrophobic tunnel systems and huge battles in temples and open fields. Most missions are played as a team, but your team members cannot die and do no influence the mission objectives. You will have to assassinate enemy generals, take out crucial boats and guide your team through unknown territory.

The game does not have drivable vehicles, multiplayer options or extensive environmental interaction, but it features an interesting system of dismantling the many bombs and traps: in a race against time, you have to perform a long key sequence in the correct order to clear the path. The atrocities on both sides are clearly shown in the cutscenes, filmed as through a shaky hand-camera. Either side is not afraid to abuse civilians for their cause and this sense of realism gives the game a rather raw edge. You can even purchase the services of hookers in the base camp.

The game was originally developed for the PS2 and then ported to the Xbox and PC. To add to the atmosphere, songs from Lee Hooker, Percy Sledge, Status Quo, The Monkeys and many more, were licensed.

Alternate Titles

• "弹震症：越南1967" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "SSN67" -- Common abbreviation
• "Shellshock: Вьетнам’ 67" -- Russian spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Shellshock series
• Vietnam War Era games

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User Reviews

An alright game, but has too many shortcomings.	Xbox	bobthewookiee (44)
The closest to a Full Metal Jacket game.	PlayStation 2	Big John WV (23371)

The Press Says

Worth Playing	Xbox	Oct 10, 2004	7.4 out of 10	74
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Sep, 2004	72 out of 100	72
TotalVideoGames (TVG)	Windows	Sep 13, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Gaming Target	PlayStation 2	Oct 18, 2004	6.3 out of 10	63
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Windows	Sep 21, 2004	62 out of 100	62
Game Freaks 365	Xbox	2004	5.7 out of 10	57
PC Zone	Windows	Sep 10, 2004	5.3 out of 10	53
UnderGroundOnline (UGO)	Windows	Nov 07, 2004	C-	42
Game Shark	Windows	Sep 29, 2004	D+	33
Withingames	PlayStation 2	Oct 09, 2004	1 out of 5	20

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Trivia

On September 18, 2004, Shellshock: Nam '67 (Windows) was put on the infamous German index by the BPjM. The PS2 version followed November 30, 2004 (in addition on that day, the indexing of the Windows version was confirmed). And since June 30, 2005, with the addition of the Xbox version, all three platforms are on the index.

For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.