Lost Patrol (Atari ST)

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Description

You and your squad are on their way back from R&R in Saigon to your operations base when Viet Cong guerillas force your helicopter to crash land in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It's now your responsibility to lead the remaining survivors to the nearest U.S. base, evading or facing an elusive and dangerous enemy on his own grounds.

Most of the time, you'll see a map of the country on the screen and navigate your men through the country. It's important to watch your men's health and morale by getting them food, water, ammo and letting them rest, etc. When reaching certain spots on the map, e.g. a native village, the game presents the current situation in a nice graphic scene. Sometimes you'll run into V.C. snipers, patrols, whole ambushes or encounter minefields. Then the game offers some small arcade sequences like firing your guns or fighting it out in desperate hand-to-hand combat. The progress of your party is accompanied by video sequences from the Vietnam War.

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Alternate Titles

• "The Lost Patrol" -- In-game title

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Historical conflict: Vietnam War
• Setting: 1960s

User Reviews

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Critic Reviews

Zero	Mar, 1990	88 out of 100	88
ST Format	Jan, 1991	88 out of 100	88
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Mar, 1991	8.4 out of 12	70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Jun, 1991		0

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Trivia

German index

On March 31, 1992, Lost Patrol was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. 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.

Related Web Sites

• The Lost Patrol - Webshrine (Background information, graphics, interviews.)