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here. Vietcong is scheduled for March 2003.
Story:
You forge ahead through the thick, oppressive heat. Your erratic heartbeat and amplified breaths are all that escape the hostile stillness.
Sweat beads down your face as an all too familiar vibration breaks your concentration. You turn to face the threat while the rookie lays down a wild burst of gunfire into the trees up ahead. The jungle explodes into a fiery deathtrap with roars from automatic weapons interrupting the incoherent shouts from your men.
Spin, aim, shoot, duck, dodge, fire. Your actions form a dance as rapid explosions create a giant fireball of destruction. And then, as quickly as the chaos sprang to life, it departs, slipping away into the darkness. A downpour ensues, quelling the raging jungle, setting things right once again. But there's no time to rest. This is a war, and you've got a job to do.
Experience the danger, fear, and unpredictability of lethal jungle warfare against a cunning enemy in VIETCONG, a first-person action shooter set during the infamous conflict in Southeast Asia! Command expertly trained members of the U.S. Special Forces on critical missions through dangerous territories! You are the leader of one of the finest fighting forces ever assembled. It's time to show the world what you're made of.
The Team:
Your elite unit consists of six members of the U.S. Special Forces, expertly trained in various fields. The success of numerous covert operations rest solely on your ability to analyze the situation and utilize each soldier's specialty.
You are in direct control of the main character. As team leader, you issue orders to the other soldiers to determine the way in which your missions will proceed. The remaining five team-members assess each situation based on the fundamental rules of behavior for an elite unit. The soldiers know how to act, how to protect themselves, and how to fight. But their distinct personalities cause them to react differently
during stressful conditions.
A-216 team, 5th Special Forces Group:
Steve R. Hawkins Team Leader / Intelligence
P.J. Defort Radioman
J Crocker Medic
C.J. Hornster Machine gunner
T Bronson Engineer
Le Duy Nhut Pointman
Types of Missions:
100% Action - Defend yourself from the onslaught of enemy attacks, with the destructive power of an under-sling helicopter gun, a heavy gun set on the rear of a jeep, or from the tranquility of a boat powering up the river.
Solo - Face the enemy alone. Struggle through the claustrophobic confines of tunnel systems or just run for your life after being separated from your team. It's up to you and you alone.
Squad - Work as a team, sweeping through dense jungle or facing the dangers of exposed ruins. Use your team member's specialties and stay in touch with HQ to attach the enemy and reach the Landing Zone.
Multiplayer - Enter a killing zone as either U.S. or VC soldiers in heart-stopping multiplayer action via LAN or over the Internet.
Features:
* Stalk your enemy with an elite special force of six soldiers each with their own specialties!
* Fight for honor and freedom in over 20 dramatic missions!
* Strike from the shadows with more than 20 deadly weapons!
* Infiltrate dangerous underground lairs containing miles of elaborate tunnels!
* Conquer your fears in the realistic environments of a lethal and vengeful war zone!
* Save your skin with timely radio communication to call in air strikes, request evacs, and receive valuable intel!
* Race across hazardous terrain in jeeps, trucks, and riverboats!
* Stay alert or your next step could trigger one of over a dozen terrifying traps!
* Enter a killing zone as either U.S. or VC soldiers against opponents in heart-stopping multiplayer action!
* Full EAX support captures the sounds of fearsome jungle warfare, with ricocheting bullets and deafening explosions.