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 (57)
The closest to a Full Metal Jacket game.	PlayStation 2	Big John WV (23534)

The Press Says

TotalVideoGames (TVG)	Windows	Sep 13, 2004	7 out of 10	70
PGNx Media	PlayStation 2	Oct 08, 2004	6.9 out of 10	69
Game Chronicles	Windows	Oct 30, 2004	6 out of 10	60
Worth Playing	PlayStation 2	Oct 19, 2004	6 out of 10	60
ActionTrip	Windows	Sep 15, 2004	56 out of 100	56
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox	Sep 06, 2004	11 out of 20	55
Game Over Online	Windows	Oct 19, 2004	55 out of 100	55
Game Over Online	Xbox	Oct 19, 2004	55 out of 100	55
Gamezine	PlayStation 2	Aug 21, 2004	10 out of 20	50
Withingames	PlayStation 2	Oct 09, 2004	1 out of 5	20

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Trivia

Shellshock: Nam '67 was named #4 Worst Game of the Year in the 14th Annual Computer Game Awards issue of Computer Games Magazine (March 2005).