Elite Warriors: Vietnam

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Elite Warriors: Vietnam
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Developer(s) nFusion
Publisher(s) Bold Games
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • NA: March 25, 2005
  • FRA: April 24, 2007
Genre(s) Tactical shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

Elite Warriors: Vietnam is a 2005 squad-based first-person/third-person shooter video game developed by American studio nFusion and published by Bold Games for Microsoft Windows.

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The game simulates the "black ops" special operations of the classified MACV-SOG formations during Vietnam War. It was developed in cooperation with MACV-SOG veteran John L. Plaster.

Reception

Elite Warriors: Vietnam received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

Erik Wolpaw of GameSpot criticized the game's lack of variety in its level design and gameplay. [4] Jason D'Aprile of X-Play praised the game for its authenticity and sound design but criticized it for its mediocre graphics, AI, and level design. [10] Michael Lafferty of GameZone was slightly more positive in his reception of the game, praising its environmental design but criticizing its technical issues. [6]

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