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Aug 20, 2019 The Best Vietnam War games Wargames. Squad Battles: Dien Bien Phu, Squad Battles: Tour of Duty & Squad Battles: Vietnam. Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations ( Review). The Operational Art of War IV ( Review). Vietnam ‘65 ( Review). Non-traditional war. Below is my Top 10 list of games covering the Vietnam War. These are games that meet all of the following criteria: (1) focuses on some aspect (e.g., air, naval, ground, operational, tactical, battle(s), etc.) of the Vietnam War; (2) addresses the 'theme' in an interesting or compelling manner that leaves the player with a better understanding of the conflict (or the specific aspect of the conflict); and (3) fun to.
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The Vietnam War has been depicted in many games.
Video games[edit]
While not as popular a topic as World War II and fictional wars set in modern times the Vietnam War has been the setting for numerous video games.
| Name | Year | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| When I was young[1] | 2019-20 | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch | Art Games Studio S.A., Ultimate Games S.A. |
| Radio Commander | 2019 | Microsoft Windows | Games Operators, Serious Sim |
| Air Conflicts: Vietnam | 2013 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 | bitComposer Games |
| Air Assault Task Force | 2008 | Microsoft Windows | ProSIM Company |
| Operation Flashpoint: Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | Bohemia Interactive, Unsung team |
| ARMA: Armed Assault: Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | |
| ARMA 2: Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | |
| ARMA 3 Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2015 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Battlefield Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | Electronic Arts |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | Mac, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii | Activision, Square Enix |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified | 2012 | PlayStation Vita | Activision, Square Enix |
| Conflict in Vietnam | 1986 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, PC Booter | MicroProse Software, Inc. |
| Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
| *Elite Warriors: Vietnam | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Eve of Destruction Redux | 2018 | Microsoft Windows | Agger Interactive |
| Eve of Destruction Classic | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Eve of Destruction Vietnam | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Eve of Destruction 2 | 2007 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Flight of the Intruder | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, NES | |
| Green Berets | 2001 | Microsoft Windows | Take-Two Interactive |
| Gunboat | 1990 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, DOS, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum | Accolade |
| The Hell in Vietnam | 2007 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Line of Sight: Vietnam | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | Infogrames, Atari |
| Lost Patrol | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Ocean Software |
| Made Man | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 | Mastertronic, Aspyr |
| Magicka: Vietnam | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Men of Valor | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox | |
| Men of War: Vietnam | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | |
| M.I.A.: Missing in Action | 1989 | Arcade | Konami |
| M.I.A.: Missing in Action[2][3] | 1998 | Microsoft Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. |
| NAM | 1986 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 | Strategic Simulations |
| NAM | 1998 | DOS | GT Interactive Software Corp. |
| 'Nam 1965-1975 | 1991 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Domark |
| NAM-1975 | 1991 | Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD | SNK |
| Operation: Vietnam | 2007 | Nintendo DS | Majesco Entertainment |
| Platoon (2002 video game) | 2002 | Microsoft Windows | Monte Cristo, Strategy First |
| Rambo (1985) | 1985 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Ocean Software |
| Rambo (1987) | 1987 | NES | Acclaim |
| Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots | 2004 | Mac, Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017 | Microsoft Windows | Antimatter Games |
| SEAL Team | 1993 | DOS | Electronic Arts |
| Search & Rescue: Vietnam Med Evac | 2002 | Microsoft Windows | Global Star Software |
| Shellshock: Nam '67 | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Eidos Interactive |
| Shellshock 2: Blood Trails | 2009 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Eidos Interactive |
| Soldier Boyz | 1997 | Microsoft Windows | Dreamcatcher Interactive |
| Squad Battles: Dien Bien Phu[4] | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | HPS Games |
| Squad Battles: Tour of Duty[5] | 2002 | Microsoft Windows | HPS Games |
| Squad Battles: Vietnam[6] | 2001 | Microsoft Windows | HPS Games |
| Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles | 1996 | DOS | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
| The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 | 1999 | Microsoft Windows | Talonsoft |
| Thud Ridge: American Aces In 'Nam | 1988 | Commodore 64, DOS | Three-Sixty Pacific |
| Tunnel Rats (video game) | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | Boll AG |
| VC | 1982 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, PC-88, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo | Avalon Hill |
| Viet-Afghan[7] | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | FRVP |
| Vietcong (video game) | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | Gathering of Developers |
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | 2K Games |
| Vietnam (1986 video game) | 1986 | ||
| Vietnam '65 | 2015 | Microsoft Windows | Slitherine Strategies |
| Vietnam: Black Ops | 2000 | Microsoft Windows | ValuSoft |
| Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Trail | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Vietnam Special Assignment2 | 2001 | Microsoft Windows | |
| War Over Vietnam | 2004 | HPS Simulations | |
| Wings over Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | |
| Whirlwind over Vietnam | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | Evolved Games Developer |
| Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Ubisoft Entertainment SA |
| Apocalypse Now (video game)[8] | Canceled | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, MacOS, Linux | Erebus LLC |
| Call of Duty: Vietnam | Canceled | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows | Activision |
Action-adventure game[edit]
- Magicka: Vietnam (2011)
- When I was young (2019-2020)[9]
Top-down shooter[edit]
- Operation: Vietnam (2007)
Rail shooters[edit]
Games About Vietnam War
- Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Trail (2004)
- Soldier Boyz (FMV rail shooter) (1997)
Arcade shooter games[edit]
- NAM (video game) (1998)
- Vietnam: Black Ops (2000)
- Vietnam Special Assignment 2 (2001)
- Battlefield Vietnam (2004)
- Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam (2004)
- Shellshock: Nam '67 (2004)
- Made Man (video game) (2006)
- The Hell in Vietnam (2008)
- Shellshock 2: Blood Trails (2009)
- Tunnel Rats: 1968 (2009)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam (2010)
- 7554 (2011)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified (2012)
- Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness (2018)
- Eve of Destruction Redux (2018)
- Vietnam War: The Last Battle
Tactical shooter games[edit]
- The Vietcong series
- Vietcong (video game) (2003)
- Vietcong: Fist Alpha (2004)
- Vietcong: Red Dawn (2005)
- Vietcong 2 (2005)
- Vietcong 2: Fist Bravo (2006)
- Other tactical shooters
- Line of Sight: Vietnam (2003)
- Conflict: Vietnam (2004)
- Men of Valor (2004)
- Elite Warriors: Vietnam (2005)
Military simulations[edit]
- Project Reality (2005)
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam (2017)
Jet simulators[edit]
- Wings Over Vietnam (2004)
- Air Conflicts: Vietnam (2013)
Helicopter simulators[edit]
- M.I.A.: Missing in Action (1998)[2][3]
- Search & Rescue: Vietnam Med Evac (2002)
- Whirlwind over Vietnam (2006)
- Air Conflicts: Vietnam (2013)
Real-time tactics games[edit]
- Green Berets (2001)
- Men of War: Vietnam (2011)
Real-time strategy games[edit]
- Platoon (2002 video game) (2002)
- War Over Vietnam (2004)
- Vietnam ‘65 (2015)
- Radio Commander (2019)
Vietnam War Games
Wargame (video games)[edit]
- The Squad Battles Series
- Squad Battles: Vietnam (2001)
- Squad Battles: Tour of Duty (2002)
- Squad Battles: Dien Bien Phu (2009)
- Other Wargame (video games)
- Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles (1996)
- The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 (1999)
- Air Assault Task Force (2006)
Board games[edit]
| Name | Year | Publisher | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of the Rat - Vietnam, 1972 | 1972 | Simulation Publications | Simulation of the 13 weeks of the Communist Offensive in the Spring of 1972. |
| Operation Pegasus | 1980 | Task Force Games | A game simulating the campaign to break the siege of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War in 1968. |
| Defiance: The Battle of Xuan Loc | 1980 | Swedish Game Production | A simulation of The Battle of Xuan Loc (11 April 1975). |
| No Trumpets No Drums | 1982 | World Wide Wargames | Operational level game simulating the whole of the United States' ground combat role (1965–1975). |
| Vietnam 1965-1975 | 1984 | Victory Games | Battalion level game simulating the whole of Americas ground combat role (1965–1975). |
| Tet '68 | 1992 | XTR Corp | A simulation of the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. |
| Winged Horse: Campaigns in Vietnam, 1965-66 | 2006 | Decision Games | A simulation of the critical fighting that marked the first months after massive conventional US intervention into conflict. An expansion was also produced to cover the war up to 1975. |
| Fire in the Lake: COIN series Vol IV | 2014 | GMT Games | One to four players represent the VC, ARVN, NVA and US forces in a card driven game system that handles insurgency and counter insurgency activities. |
| Snoopy's Nose & Iron Triangle | 2013 | Decision Games | Two operational scenarios in Modern War #7 that simulated the campaign along a portion of the Mekong River in 1967 and the first large U.S. operation that attempted to eliminate the VC stronghold consisting of the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels. |
| In Country | 2013 | Decision Games | A strategic simulation of the entire war in Strategy & Tactics #281 that covers the land and air campaign within South Vietnam. |
| LZ Albany | 2016 | Decision Games | A tactical simulation of the firefight known as LZ Albany in Modern War #24 that covers the VC's ambush of U.S. air cav infantry in 1965. |
| Combat Veteran | 2017 | Decision Games | A man on man tactical scenario of the firefight at the rice paddy angle in May 1967 in Modern War #31 that simulates Charlie Company of 4/47 (9th Infantry) going up against Viet Cong bunkers hidden in a jungle treeline. |
Best Vietnam War Games
References[edit]
Ps4 Games About Vietnam
- ^https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059230/When_I_Was_Young/
- ^ ab'M.I.A.: Missing In Action for Windows (1998)'. MobyGames. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ abNot to be confused with the 1989 arcade game with the same title
- ^http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/products/SB/DBPhu/DBPhu.html
- ^http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/products/SB/TOD/TOD.html
- ^http://www.hpssims.com/Pages/products/SB/SBVietnam/SBVietnam.html
- ^http://vietafghan.frvp.comArchived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^'Apocalypse Now'. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ^'When I was young official website'.
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