Why...

**Jon L. Obscene** · 12-03-2006, 04:46 AM

..is there hardly any games based in Vietnam?
Have I just not come across any or is there really a serious lack of these?

We have hundreds of WW2 games, I would love to play something along the lines of Call Of Duty/ Medal of Honor but based in vietnam, something in between WW2 and the Gulf.

Jonno

**S!X** · 12-03-2006, 04:59 AM

I have a war game thats based in Vietnam, it happens to be called "Battlefield Vietnam", its not a bad game. I don't know exactly what time period its in though. Btw, I never knew you were Canadian

**mildthrill** · 12-03-2006, 05:12 AM

My bet is because there aren't any widely known epic battles associated with Vietnam like say a D-day or whatnot. So you don't get that 'Oh! That'd be sweet to re-enact such n' such battle' appeal or fight in some city we're all familiar with. All most people know about Vietnam is they're going to be fighting in a jungle...

And can you imagine how they'd eventually have to end one of the games, the hero american soldier just sorta apathetically heads home to get spit in the face by a drugged out hippy. I think that would be the best last image they leave you with as the ending credits start, a wad of spit rolling down one cheek, a tear the other.

**Cheese** · 12-03-2006, 05:16 AM

Vietcong is a decent game based on the Vietnam war imo. There's a few others I can think of but can't names of the top of my head. I remember a team based one that I played for a few minutes but it wasn't that good. Of course, Battlefield Vietnam is another one.

Maybe the fact USA got beat has made it a poor/sore subject for a computer game.

**extremeblizz** · 12-03-2006, 05:35 AM

My best guess- the US is traumatized by this issue, either more time has to pass for it to be a valid gaming theme or it just never will be...
Some things were done there from both sides that I don't think Americans will ever be able to play on...
What, are you gonna play "Let's Kill The 8 Year Old Kid Who's Using His Body As A Suicide Bomb"?

**Jon L. Obscene** · 12-04-2006, 04:04 AM

Yeah this is what I was thinking too with the "Sore point" but the Romans marched across europe and won no trouble with games there.

No epic battles? "We were soldiers"? and Call Of Duty 3 doesn't have any "Epic" battles in it, just the campaign.

As for kids with suicide bombs, doesn't that happen in the middle east?.....plenty of games about that.

I think Cheese has it right, just the fact that the "Good guys" didn't win, yet they have no trouble making movies about it.

I would just like to play a decent one.

Jonno

**MagicNakor** · 12-04-2006, 06:58 AM

Battlefield: Vietnam, Conflict: Vietnam, Lost Patrol, Men of Valour, Veitcong: Purple Haze, Veitcong 2.

Then there are a bunch from the 70s and 80s, but I don't think

is going to take your fancy.