Shellshock takes you back to the years of the Vietnam war. 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 a particular 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.

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Alternate Titles

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

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Cables To Go GO!MOD Round Ultra ATA133 EIDE Cable	PlayStation 2
	Shell Shock: NAM 67	Xbox	$1.00
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User Reviews

An alright game, but has too many shortcomings.	Xbox	bobthewookiee (58)
The closest to a Full Metal Jacket game.	PlayStation 2	Big John WV (24737)

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The Press Says

Game industry News (GiN)	Windows	Nov 24, 2004		60
IGN	Xbox	Sep 20, 2004	5.8 out of 10	58
ActionTrip	Windows	Sep 15, 2004	56 out of 100	56
Jeuxvideo.com	Xbox	Sep 06, 2004	11 out of 20	55
Game Over Online	Xbox	Oct 19, 2004	55 out of 100	55
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Sep 16, 2004	5.4 out of 10	54
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Sep 03, 2004	10 out of 20	50
Game Shark	Windows	Sep 29, 2004	D+	33
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Dec, 2004		30
Game Critics	Windows	Oct 20, 2004	2 out of 10	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.

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