8 Great Games Based On The Vietnam War
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- 21 Feb 2023
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The Vietnam War is a somewhat underrepresented setting in video games. These titles, however, are some of the best.
The Vietnam War hasn't seen nearly as much representation in gaming as other major armed conflicts. To be clear, there are some very good reasons for this; the controversial motives behind the war on the Western side, the brutal nature of its prosecution by all sides, and of course, the fact that it ended in failure from the American perspective.
All of these make it a harder subject to portray than something like World War 2. That said, some games have come out more recently that have successfully translated the conflict into a worthwhile experience. From Call of Duty to Rising Storm 2, the Vietnam War has proven to be a difficult but nonetheless interesting subject to explore within the medium of gaming.
Battlefield: Vietnam – 2004
Platform: PC
Developers: Dice Canada
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Battlefield: Vietnam was probably the best Vietnam-themed FPS around when it was released for Microsoft Windows in 2004. It is the successor to the popular WW2 game, Battlefield: 1942, and the second release in what would become a very successful series of large-scale FPS games developed by Dice and published by Electronic Arts.
Like 1942, Vietnam features a number of period-accurate weapons and vehicles along with maps inspired by historically significant places and events such as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Ia Drang Valley, the Battle of Hue City, and the Fall of Saigon. The game even features a historically authentic soundtrack that can be heard in-game. Read More…
