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Crash!
Vietnam – a hellhole where life can be erased by one careless move.
Into the nightmare world of Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning film (see Film-makers' Vietnam Victory with this review) steps a unit of American soldiers, some afraid, some just plain crazy, but all unprepared for what they are to find.
84
The Games Machine (UK)
Each stage is highly playable, addictive, incredibly tough and a great game in itself - the challenge of Platoon is formidable.
70
Your Sinclair
Long and involved, yes, but satisfactory - not really. Platoon depends on that old stand-by of linking together a number of standard games, from mazes to shoot 'em ups, to produce a superior sort of
Beach Head. But the whole doesn't add up to the parts. Sure it's tough, owing in part to the fact that it's not always clear what's going on. General Gwyn Hughes put this down to limited jungle visibility and surprise attacks, which were major elements in Vietnam, but I prefer the attribute clash theory! On this showing though, War is Dull as well as Hell.
| Category |
Description |
MobyScore |
| AI |
How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be |
4.0 |
| Gameplay |
How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) |
4.5 |
| Graphics |
The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines |
5.0 |
| Personal Slant |
How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes |
4.5 |
| Sound / Music |
The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition |
5.0 |
| Story / Presentation |
The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed |
4.5 |
| Overall MobyScore (2 votes) |
4.5 |
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