NAM

The Good
I actually like nothing about this game. Only a madman would like this game.

The Bad
Everything, the gameplay is utterly dull, the graphics look insanely ugly, the sound effects are completely dull. The game feels like a very bad mod for the game Duke Nukem 3D, which is indirectly true, since before the game was released the game was a half-completed TC for Duke3D with the name Platoon, the irony is that the original TC was actually better. Which had fine hand-drawn graphics (replaced with the awful pre-rendered 3D sprites in the commercial game), and the TC actually had good fun levels (of course, for the commercial game, they made new horrible levels). How they managed to ruin everything in the commerical game is completely bizarre.

The Bottom Line
Run away if you see it... no, burn any copies you may see of it. The game's a sin. If you want a good Build (the Duke3D engine) game, try out Shadow Warrior or the fantastic Blood. Do not play this game. Never ever even look in the same direction.

The bizarre thing is that the game did actually spawn a sequel (WW2GI), how the authors got permission to do that is a big mystery, but the sequel is actually worse.

The Good
Unlike many other first-person shooters, the period weapons in Nam/Napalm are realistic, and in the higher skill levels you really have to manage their use and the amount of ammo effectively. Grenades -- which do not exist in games like Doom -- are very useful tools for getting the job done. Enemies are sometimes well hidden and very tenacious to kill. The jungle and mines make scouting difficult and hide enemies. Nam/Napalm is also cheap, you can find it in bargain-basement racks for less than $10.

The Bad
Set-up on my laptop was hard, I had to partially disable my soundcard to prevent crashes. Graphics are poor. Some items, like mortars and helicopter machine guns, are too hard to use. American soldiers who you can "command" are actually quite stupid, they can't follow you that well and apparently can't shoot. The first skill setting is too easy; too much ammo and too few enemies.

The Bottom Line
If you are looking for a first-person Vietnam War simulator, this is one of the only offerings out there. Graphics are adequate for people who are familiar with Doom, but seem primitive when compared to more modern games. Despite this, the game is entertaining and challenging at higher skill settings.

The Good
When I first got it, I had alot of fun, and thought it was the best, so to say, but that was three years ago.

The Bad
The graphics reek, after playing Duken Nukem, which still stands up today, I'm surprised at just how bad the graphics are in this game, besides that the enemy and friendly AI is stupid, the friendly soldiers just walk around untill they get shot, pathetic. Also multi-player has never worked.

The Bottom Line
You walk from point A to point B, on the way shoot soldier pick up weapons, and do the basic things of a shooter, occaisionaly you have to do something interesting, like saving a POW, but not usually. In effect boring. (Though it was once exciting to me.)