The best titles don't make you feel like a hero. They make you feel like a survivor. Whether you are crawling through the mud in Vietcong or calling in napalm in Rising Storm 2 , you will walk away with a profound respect for the soldiers who lived through the jungle.
The final act is a race to a contested LZ at a destroyed Catholic mission, where a radio still works. You must call in your own dust-off—but the extraction chopper will only wait 90 seconds. Every squad member you still have alive must reach the rope. The enemy knows this. The jungle closes in. And in the final minute, you see the White Ghost’s last trap—a choice between saving a child VC runner or your own wounded gunner.
For the simulation purist.
In recent years, the PC platform has seen a renaissance of hardcore tactical games. These titles strip away the Hollywood gloss and force the player to contend with the logistical and tactical nightmares that plagued real commanders.
Scheduled for release in , this title promises to bring the massive scale of Hell Let Loose to Southeast Asia.
While it bridges the gap between arcade and simulation, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam captures the chaotic energy of an action movie better than almost anything else. Developed by Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games, this title drops you into 64-player battles that feel like the opening scene of Full Metal Jacket .
