This fall we've seen a barrage of Vietnam titles hit the market. And the overwhelming verdict is, and we swore never to use this word, but… well, it's true, they all suck. With a combined review average of 59.6% (in a day and age where rating inflation is rampant) this bundle of Vietnam-genre shooters has got to rank as one of the worst of all time. Conflict: Vietnam feels frustratingly cramped as Pivotal Games took the open-air Desert Storm formula and crammed it into the jungle. As for Vietcong: Purple Haze? Yeah, 'nuff said. Finally, Eidos' offering, Shellshock: Nam '67 couples senseless, disturbing cutscenes with uninspired gameplay. A real pack of classics, right? Games based on Vietnam have the potential to explore true heroism amidst the horror and controversy of a war that endures as one of our greatest nightmares. Unfortunately, what has happened here is that the developers chose to throw together a disgraceful product and slap an eye-catching name on the box. Shame on you. Let's just hope that Men of Valor (see link at bottom) will do justice to this genre.
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