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Based on 425 ratings
6.3
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Score Breakdown Based on 425 ratings
  1. 10 (43)
  2. 9 (50)
  3. 8 (71)
  4. 7 (57)
  5. 6 (66)
  6. 5 (49)
  7. 4 (32)
  8. 3 (20)
  9. 2 (11)
  10. 1 (26)

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  • Rating:3

    It feels like Vietcong was developed by an inexperienced or uninspired team.

    This game was a gift to me once. I had to play it of course. Vietcong-Purple haze starts off promising, with a nicely done intro that shows various historical figures for example-Muhammed Ali, Elvis Presley and JFK. ... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3

    Im not a one for war games but this one caught my eye

    Vietcong is a single and multiplayer game and is set during the conflict between American and Vietnam. You have the task to command a group of American soldiers and use their abilities to help you complete your missions.... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8

    Nice.. Very nice

    I am a big fan of the Vietcong series and this package is a welcome edition. It's pretty much just the original Vietcong and Vietcong: First Alpha in one box. The gameplay is very fun. Instead of going in guns ablazing y... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:4.1

    the novalty is good,evrything else is crap

    the good thing about this game is the feeling of being in the vietnam war hiding behind trees and searching for traps and vietcong,after finding this in a shop and looking at the back of this game i was excited and i bro... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:4.2

    A dismal attempt at Vietnam conflict and a massive waste of time.

    STORY: The game starts out to be much of a let down as you begin and start out with your character. The story paints him out to be a facsimile of Martin Sheen's character in Apocalypse Now. That feeling is not totally de... Read Full Review

    2 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:3.1

    Well, this is possibly the worst Vietnam War gamer I've played. Commercials trick you! Listen to me!

    Every night I pawnder about the reason Why I bought this game!!!!! This game was possibly the worst Vietnam war game out on shelves. Well but if you like terrible water effects/graphics, terrible gameplay, the stupidest ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    i had fun with it

    overall if you can find this game at under 20 bucks id recommend it or maybe even 30$ its definately no halo killer or any hali-life2. but this game to me was a game that had a nice amount of options not the gfreatest gr... Read Full Review

    4 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7

    Me

    This game in single player is alittle slow.You will have a point man named Nut and thats what he is a nut.Half the time you will wonder if he is lost or just trying to piss you off.One thing you will notice is that the V... Read Full Review

    2 of 7 users found the following review helpful