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{{Infobox CVG| title = Vietcong

{{Infobox video game

| image = [[Image:Vc_box.jpg]]

| title = Vietcong

| developer = [[Pterodon]] <br />[[Illusion Softworks, a.s.|Illusion Softworks]]

| image = Vietcong Coverart.png

| distributor = [[Image:Map projection-Eckert IV.png|22px|Worldwide]] [[Gathering of Developers]]

| developer = Pterodon<br />[[Illusion Softworks]]<br />Coyote Developments (PS2, Xbox)

| engine = [[Ptero-Engine II]]

| publisher = [[Gathering of Developers|Gathering]]

| released = [[Image:Map projection-Eckert IV.png|22px|Worldwide]] April [[2003]] (Windows)

| engine =

| genre = [[First-Person Shooter]]

| released = '''Windows'''{{vgrelease|NA|March 26, 2003|EU|April 17, 2003}}'''PlayStation 2, Xbox'''{{vgrelease|NA|September 15, 2004|PAL|October 22, 2004}}

| modes = [[Singleplayer]], [[Multiplayer]]

| genre = [[tactical shooter|Tactical]] [[first-person shooter]]

| platforms = [[Personal computer|PC]] (Windows)

| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]

| media = [[CD-ROM]]

| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]

}}

'''''Vietcong''''' is a 2003 [[first-persontactical shooter|tactical]] [[PCfirst-person gameshooter]], video game developed by [[Pterodon]] andin cooperation with [[Illusion Softworks, a.s.|Illusion Softworks]], and published by [[Gathering]] in April [[2003]], and set during the [[Vietnam War]]. The player takes on the role, in the single-player campaign, of [[Sergeant First Class]] '''Steve R. Hawkins'''; born [[13th October]] [[1939]], in [[Wilmington, North CarolinaDevelopers|WilmingtonGathering]] [[North Carolina]], who has been assigned to thefor [[SpecialMicrosoft ForcesWindows]] camp at Nui Pek. Nui PekIt is situatedset near whereduring the [[Ho Chi Minh trail]] reenters [[Vietnam]] from [[CambodiaWar]], so it is considered one of the most dangerous areas in all of Vietnam1967.

Steve leads the rest of the Special Forces stationed at [[Nui Pek]], each of whom is a Sergeant in their own right, and has their own specialties:

* '''Thomas Bronson''' Sergeant First Class; born [[19th January]] [[1936]], in [[New York City]], [[New York]], he is an [[African-American]] who chose Vietnam over jail. Bronson serves as the [[Combat engineering|combat engineer]] and demolitions expert on the team. He hands out ammunition to you during the missions he is present on. ''(Only if you use American weapons, and not captured North Vietnamese weapons)''

* '''Joe Crocker''' [[Staff Sergeant]]; born [[17th May]] [[1943]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], he dropped out of [[Stanford University School of Medicine|Stanford]] to join the Army. Crocker serves as the [[combat medic]] on the team.

* '''P.J Defort''' [[Sergeant]]; born [[21st December]] [[1944]], in [[New York]], a young and highly intelligent former [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[Cadet]]. Defort serves as the [[radio]] operator on the team.

* '''Le Duy Nhut (Nick)''' Sergeant, a [[Vietcong]] defector, with extensive knowledge of the area around Nui Pek. Nhut serves as the pointman and [[translator]] on the team.

* '''C.J. Hornster''' Sergent First Class; born [[16th January]] [[1939]], in [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]], [[Maine]]. An all-round hardcase, eager (often too eager) to engage the enemy no matter the odds. Hornster serves as the machinegunner on the team.

The [[expansion pack]] ''Vietcong: Fist Alpha'' was released in January 2004 and was bundled with ''Vietcong'' as ''Vietcong: Purple Haze'' for the PC. ''Vietcong: Purple Haze'' was also released in September 2004 for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], ported by Coyote Games. For the PC version, an official add-on titled ''Red Dawn'' was released as a free [[downloadable content]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pterodon.com/?id=72 |title=Vietcong Red Dawn |website=Pterodon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319093815/http://www.pterodon.com/?id=72 |archive-date=March 19, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> The Xbox version received the "In Country" map pack featuring two new maps downloadable from Xbox Live.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Editor |first=Ellie Gibson Former Deputy |date=2005-03-21 |title=Vietcong add-ons for PC, Xbox |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news210305vietcong |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref> A sequel to the game, ''[[Vietcong 2]]'', was released in 2005.

In addition to the linear campaign, the game features several stand-alone single player maps and network and online multiplay. Multiplay game modes include [[capture the flag]] (CTF), [[deathmatch]] (DM), [[deathmatch|team deathmatch]] (TDM), assault team game (ATG), last man standing (LMS) and real war (RW). Nearly three years after the game's release, Vietcong as a multiplayer is still extremely popular.

==Plot==

In addition to the original game, [[expansion pack]] '[[Vietcong: Fist Alpha]]' was released in February 2004, with some new features, and was bundled with Vietcong as '[[Vietcong: Purple Haze]]' for the PC. Vietcong: Purple Haze was also released in October that year as an expanded version for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]] developed by Coyote Games. 'Purple Haze' is a reference to [[Jimi Hendrix]]'s song [[Purple Haze|of the same name]].

The player takes on the role of [[Sergeant First Class]] Steve R. Hawkins, assigned to the [[United States Special Forces]] ("Green Berets") camp at a strategic ___location of Nui Pek in [[South Vietnam]] near the [[Cambodia]]n border. Hawkins and his A-Team carry out a series of various missions against the [[Viet Cong]] and [[North Vietnam]]ese forces. The game ends in a massive North Vietnamese attack on the team's base camp which is ultimately abandoned by all American forces.

The ground assault on Nui Pek is a recreation of the ground assault that happened at [[Battle of Lang Vei|Special Forces Camp Lang Vei]].

The game has a controversy however, as in the training there is profuse swearing, and the [[PEGI]] symbol warning buyers of this is [[AWOL]].

===Expansion===

The [[sequel]] to Vietcong, [[Vietcong 2]], was released in late October [[2005]].

''Fist Alpha'' is a [[prequel]] to ''Vietcong'', occurring three months before the events of that game. The main character is [[Sergeant First Class]] Douglas Warren. All the members of the team from the original Vietcong are present initially except for Le Duy Nhut. The team's pointman and [[translator]] is Vietnamese Sergeant Nham Nguyen. He is killed in action during the attack on the Nui Pek base camp on 15 May 1967 and he is replaced by Nhut.

==Gameplay==

== Vietcong Single Player Campaign Missions ==

''Vietcong'' has the player take part in military operations against the Viet Cong and later also the North Vietnamese Army. Some levels are highly linear, while others take place in more open outdoor environments, allowing for more tactical freedom. Missions typically require the player to sabotage weapons caches or simply clear areas of enemies - usually not all objectives need to be achieved in order to complete a mission. Gameplay mostly revolves around open combat in the jungle, tunnels and other locations typical for the setting but the player occasionally also has to traverse longer passages without encountering enemies during which punji pits and other traps pose the main threat.

''Vietcong'' aims for a high level of authenticity and realism. AI characters make frequent use of cover but change the latter often, making it difficult for the player to anticipate enemies' specific locations and encouraging a tactical approach.<ref name=GSpot>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vietcong-review/1900-6024325/ |title=Vietcong Review |last=Kasavin |first=Greg |date=April 2, 2003 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> All weapons' aim sights can be used to increase aim but a sway is present which simulates a shooter's shaking hands. The latter can be reduced by entering a crouching or prone stance. While aiming the gun is raised, which allows the player to shoot over cover without fully exposing himself. The game avoids the use of [[Power-up|health packs]] and rather has the player use bandages, which briefly exposes him, or have a medic treat his wounds. The game features a variety of authentic weapons from the era such as the [[M16 rifle|M-16]] and [[AK-47]] assault rifles. The player is able to choose the weapons he wants to go on a mission with in advance but can also replace them with weapons found on missions, giving him access to weapons used by the enemies. In some missions [[airstrike]]s can be ordered to bombard specific areas of the map.

*'''Arrival - [[27th June]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Medic Patrol'''

*'''Briefing For Three Canyons - [[5th July]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Insertion'''

***'''Ho Chi Minh's Trail'''

****'''Keep Running Charlie'''

*****'''Bahnar Tribe'''

*'''Midnight Surprise'''

*'''Briefing For Operation: Tin Can - [[16th September]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Operation: Tin Can'''

***'''False Alarm'''

****'''Tunnel Rat'''

*****'''Arroya'''

******'''Underground City'''

*******'''Khe Bana River'''

*'''Briefing For Papa Oscar Whiskey - [[21st September]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Papa Oscar Whiskey'''

*'''Briefing For Brush And Sweep - [[23rd September]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Brush And Sweep'''

*'''Briefing For Twisty Tack'''

**'''Twisty Track Drive'''

***'''Outpost'''

*'''Briefing For Radio Relay - [[10th November]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Radio Relay'''

*'''Nha Trang SF HQ'''

*'''Briefing For Po Tlong Karai - [[27th November]] [[1967]]'''

**'''Fight To The Po Tlong Karai'''

***'''Crash In The Jungle'''

****'''Seizing The Hill'''

*****'''Ruins Of Po Tlong Karai'''

******'''Cave In'''

*******'''Evade & Escape'''

*'''Briefing For Bahnar Village - [[2nd January]] [[1968]]'''

**'''Stream'''

***'''Near The Bahnar Village'''

****''''Bahnar Village'''

*'''Briefing For The Bridge - [[7th January]] [[1968]]'''

**'''The Bridge'''

*'''Briefing For They're Coming - [[7th January]] [[1968]]'''

**'''They're Coming'''

***'''Too Many Targets'''

****'''The Last Stand'''

Typically for tactical shooters the player is usually accompanied by AI controlled comrades. Each of the fellow soldiers is a unique character who is not allowed to die and serves a specific role in the team. For instance the point man can safely lead the team towards the objective, avoiding any traps and warning the player of enemies in advance, while a combat engineer carries an infinite supply of ammo for the player. By default the team simply follows the player character and engages at will but general orders such as to attack the enemy or retreat can be given. The fellow soldiers can also be called individually to the player character's ___location.

==Weapons In Vietcong==

===Quick fight===

All the projectile weapons (except the mounted M60, and M2HB machine guns) feature a secondary iron sight option (or a scope reticle view depending on the weapon) aswell as the regular corsshair that features on most first person shooter computer games. Although in-game most of the weapons iron sights are portrayed incorrectly, and are off centre or alinged in an incorrect manor. The weapons that feature in the game are:

In addition to the main campaign a "quick fight" mode is available. The latter allows the player to simply engage in a fight on one of several arena-like maps with the sole objective of eliminating all enemies. The player can choose whether he wishes to be accompanied by a team, how many and what kind of enemies to engage, and what equipment he wishes to go on the mission with. In this mode the player is also able to assume the role of a Viet Cong combatant and engage American soldiers. By default only a single map and few weapons are available but more become available as the player makes progress in the game's main campaign.

===Multiplayer===

=== United States / South Vietnam ===

The game also features a local and online multiplayer mode which supports up to 64 players per match. The online lobby servers were hosted by the now-defunct [[GameSpy Arcade]]. For the Xbox, multiplayer was available on [[Xbox Network|Xbox Live]] was available to players until the closure of the original Xbox servers on April 15, 2010. ''VietCong: Purple Haze'' is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called [[Insignia (Xbox)|Insignia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Xbox |first=Pure |date=2023-11-16 |title=Xbox Live 1.0 Replacement 'Insignia' Now Supports 150 Games |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/xbox-live-1-0-replacement-insignia-now-supports-150-games |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Pure Xbox |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Insignia - Vietcong: Purple Haze |url=https://insignia.live/games/5454000a |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=insignia.live |language=en}}</ref>

Several gameplay modes typical for shooter games are available: Free for all [[deathmatch (video games)|deathmatch]], team deathmatch, [[capture the flag]] and [[Last man standing (gaming)|last man standing]]. Additionally a team mode is available where, similarly to ''[[Counter-Strike (video game)|Counter-Strike]]'', players remain dead for the remainder of the current round and teams only score a point if the opposite team has been completely annihilated.

*Knife

*[[Colt M1911|Colt M1911A1]]

*.38 Revolver

*Smith & Wesson Model.39 "Hush Puppy"

*[[M1 Carbine]] ''(Bayonet can be attached on '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack)''

*[[M1 Garand|M1D Garand]] ''(Cannot be fitted with a bayonet in '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack, unlike its real life counterpart)''

*Winchester 70

*[[Thompson submachine gun|M1A1 Thompson]]

*[[M3 Grease Gun|M3A1 "Grease Gun"]]

*[[M16 rifle|M16]] ''(Bayonet can be attached on '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack)''

*[[Remington 870]]

*[[M60 machine gun|M60 GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun)]]

*[[M79 grenade launcher|M79]] ''(Only available in single player mode)''

*[[M67 grenade|M67 Hand Grenade]]

*[[M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine|M18A1 Claymore AP (Anti-Personnel) Mine]]

*[[M2 Machine Gun|Browning M2HB Machine Gun]] ''(Mounted on UH-1 Huey helicopters)''

==Reception==

=== North Vietnamese ===

===Sales===

In the United Kingdom, ''Vietcong'' sold roughly 20,000 units during the first half of 2003. Kristan Reed of [[GamesIndustry.biz]] wrote that these were "not figures that spell H.I.T."<ref name=summer2003>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030812221201/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=ret&aid=1780 | url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=ret&aid=1780 | title=UK Charts 2003: Summer Report | author=Reed, Kristan | date=June 11, 2003 | work=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] | archive-date=August 12, 2003 | url-status=live}}</ref> Its sales in the region rose to around 50,000 units by year's end.<ref name=2003roundup>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121234530/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ukcharts_annual2003_part1 | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ukcharts_annual2003_part1 | title=UK Charts: 2003 Annual Report Round Up | author=Reed, Kristan | date=March 1, 2004 | work=[[Eurogamer]] | archive-date=January 21, 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> In the German market, ''Vietcong'' was the top-selling full-price computer game of April 2003, according to Media Control.<ref name=month1>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607151021/https://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/133227 | url=https://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/133227 | title=PC-Games-Charts: ''Vietcong'' kämpft sich an die Spitze | date=May 6, 2003 | work=GamesMarkt | language=de | archivedate=June 7, 2022 | url-status=live}}</ref> It remained in the top 10 through August,<ref name=month2>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618034543/http://www.vud.de:80/charts/pcg55.php3 | url=http://www.vud.de:80/charts/pcg55.php3 | title=Zeitraum: Mai 2003 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | language=de | archivedate=June 18, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=month3>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801141129/http://www.vud.de:80/charts/pcg55.php3 | url=http://www.vud.de:80/charts/pcg55.php3 | title=Zeitraum: Juni 2003 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | language=de | archivedate=August 1, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=month5>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030908110130/http://www.vud.de/infoservice/pcueber28.php | url=http://www.vud.de/infoservice/pcueber28.php | title=Zeitraum: August 2003 | language=de | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | archivedate=September 8, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref> and placed 15th in September.<ref name=month6>{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031009025337/http://www.vud.de/infoservice/pcueber28.php | url=http://www.vud.de/infoservice/pcueber28.php | title=Zeitraum: September 2003 | publisher=Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland | language=de | archivedate=October 9, 2003 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of November 2007, ''Vietcong'' had sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2131/the_strange_history_of_gamecocks_.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117024606/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2131/the_strange_history_of_gamecocks_.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2007 |title=The Strange History Of Gamecock's Mike Wilson |last=Kim |first=Tom |date=November 14, 2007 |website=[[Gamasutra]] |publisher=[[UBM plc]]}}</ref>

*Knife

*[[Makarov PM]]

*[[TT-33]]

*.38 Revolver

*[[SKS|SKS Simonov]] ''(Bayonet can be attached on '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack)''

*[[Dragunov Sniper Rifle|Dragunov SVD]] ''(Bayonet can be attached on '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack)''

*[[Mosin-Nagant|Mosin Nagant]] ''(Cannot be fitted with a bayonet in '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack, unlike its real life counterpart)''

*[[PPSh-41]]

*[[PPS-43]]

*[[AK-47]] ''(Bayonet can be attached on '''Fist Alpha''' expansion pack)''

*Baikal IZH-43

*[[RPD|RPD Degtyrev]]

* Stick Hand Grenade

* Booby Trap ''(Grenade)''

==Maps=Reviews Inand Vietcongawards===

{{Video game reviews

| MC = 74/100 (PC)<ref name=MCPC1>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/vietcong-2003/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Vietcong for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| CGW = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_228.pdf |title=Vietcong |last=McDonald |first=Thomas L. |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=228 |date=July 2003 |page=76 |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| Edge = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vietcong |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=124 |date=June 2003 |page=102}}</ref>

| EuroG = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vietcong_pc |title=Vietcong |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=April 30, 2003 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GameRev = C+<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32867-r-i-p-edwin-starr-review |title=Vietcong Review |last=Sanders |first=Shawn |date=April 2003 |website=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012064621/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/vietcong |archive-date=October 12, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GSpot = 7.9/10<ref name=GSpot/>

| GSpy = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/vietcong/5745p1.html |title=GameSpy: Vietcong |last=Osborne |first=Scott |date=April 5, 2003 |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GameZone = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/vietcong_pc_review/ |title=Vietcong - PC - Review |author=Ovaldog |date=April 8, 2003 |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226122722/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20722.htm |archive-date=December 26, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| IGN = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/31/vietcong |title=Vietcong |last=Adams |first=Dan |date=March 31, 2003 |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| PCF = 87%<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=17655&subsectionid=680&subsubsectionid=0 |title=Vietcong |last=Ricketts |first=Ed |magazine=[[PC Format]] |publisher=Future plc |issue=147 |date=April 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030530202046/http://www.pcformat.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=17655&subsectionid=680&subsubsectionid=0 |archive-date=May 30, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| PCGUS = 70%<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/vietcong.html |title=Vietcong |last=Chan |first=Norman |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=June 2003 |page=70 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315132113/http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/06/vietcong.html |archive-date=March 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| rev1 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''

| rev1Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_5047.html |title=Vietcong |last=Boyce |first=Ryan |date=March 28, 2003 |website=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=[[Biglari Holdings]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030402030707/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_5047.html |archive-date=April 2, 2003 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

}}

The game received "average" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCPC1/>

*Ambush

*Arroyo

*Bahnar

*Halong Port

*NVA Base

*Radio Relay

*Storm

*Waterfall

*Stream

In the Czech Republic, the game's country of origin, the game is highly popular. ''Vietcong'' was voted the 3rd best video game developed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia in a survey by Czech web provider BonusWeb when it received 1393 votes out of 13,143 as every reader could choose for three games to vote for.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/nejlepsi-cesko-slovenska-hra-vyhlaseni-ankety-fqo-/Magazin.aspx?c=A141203_154335_bw-magazin_anb |title=Nejlepší česko-slovenská hra? Že neuhádnete, kdo na plné čáře vyhrál |website=Bonusweb |date=December 4, 2014 |access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>

== Vehicles In Vietcong & Vietcong: Fist Alpha ==

[[GameSpot]] gave it the award of the Game of the Month for April 2003.<ref name=gotm>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041113003443/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/050303/index.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/gotm/050303/index.html | title=''GameSpot''{{'}}s Month in Review: April 2003 | date=May 3, 2003 | work=[[GameSpot]] | archive-date=November 13, 2004 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

Although only one vehicle in the games can be personally controled by the player on a certain map; ''(M151)'', other different vehicles have a role in the games, as either parts of the game or present in cutscenes:

''Vietcong'' was named the eighth-best computer game of 2003 by ''[[Computer Games Magazine]]''. The editors wrote that "the interface feels more like shooting a gun and interacting with the environment than any other first-person shooter ever".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Best of 2003: The 13th Annual Awards |magazine=[[Computer Games Magazine]] |issue=160 |date=March 2004 |pages=58–62}}</ref>

=== United States / South Vietnam ===

*[[M151|Ford M151 MUTT (Military Unit Tactical Truck)]]

*REO M35 2.5 Ton Truck "Duece And A Half"

*[[M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle|M728 CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle)]]

*[[UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey)]]

*[[AH-1 Cobra|Bell AH-1 Cobra]]

*[[CH-47 Chinook|Boeing CH-47 Chinook]]

*[[B-52 Stratofortress|Boeing B-52 Stratofortress]] '''Carpet Cleaner'''

*[[F-4 Phantom II|McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II]]

*[[F-105 Thunderchief|Republic F-105D Thunderchief]]

===''Fist Alpha'' and ''Purple Haze'' reception===

=== North Vietnamese ===

{{Video game reviews

| title = Vietcong: Fist Alpha

| MC = 73/100<ref name=MCPC2>{{cite web |title=Vietcong: Fist Alpha for PC Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/vietcong-fist-alpha/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| CGM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Review: Vietcong: Fist Alpha |magazine=[[Computer Games Magazine]] |publisher=[[theGlobe.com]] |issue=162 |date=May 2004 |page=59}}</ref>

| EuroG = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=January 29, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Fist Alpha |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vietcongfistalpha_pc |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GSpot = 7.4/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Kasavin |first=Greg |date=February 9, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Fist Alpha Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vietcong-fist-alpha-review/1900-6089125/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GSpy = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=McMaster |first=Jason |date=April 23, 2004 |title=GameSpy: Vietcong: Fist Alpha |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/vietcong-fist-alpha/507447p1.html |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| IGN = 7.7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Dan |date=February 26, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Fist Alpha Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/02/27/vietcong-fist-alpha-review |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| JXV = 14/20<ref>{{cite web |author=Dinowan |date=February 3, 2004 |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00003929_test.htm |title=Test: Vietcong: Fist Alpha |language=fr |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |publisher=Webedia |access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref>

| PCF = 72%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vietcong: Fist Alpha |magazine=[[PC Format]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=158 |date=February 2004}}</ref>

| PCGUK = 68%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vietcong Fist Alpha review |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/vietcong-review/ |magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]] |publisher=Future plc |date=February 2004 |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| PCZone = 70%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=PC Review: Vietcong Fist Alpha |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=101213 |magazine=[[PC Zone]] |publisher=Future plc |date=March 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314165246/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=101213 |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

}}

{{Video game reviews

| title = Vietcong: Purple Haze

| PC = true

| PS2 = true

| XBOX = true

| na = true

| CGW_PC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Liberatore |first=Raphael |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_238.pdf |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=238 |date=May 2004 |page=82 |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| EuroG_XBOX = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=October 7, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze (Xbox) |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_vietcongpurplehaze_x |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GI_PS2 = 5/10<ref name=GI>{{cite magazine |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze (PS2, Xbox) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=140 |date=December 2004 |page=168}}</ref>

| GI_XBOX = 5/10<ref name=GI/>

| GSpot_PS2 = 4.8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolpaw |first=Erik |date=September 24, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze Review (PS2) |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vietcong-purple-haze-review/1900-6108541/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GSpot_XBOX = 5.3/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolpaw |first=Erik |date=September 20, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze Review (Xbox) |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/vietcong-purple-haze-review/1900-6107940/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GSpy_XBOX = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Chapman |first=David |date=September 27, 2004 |title=GameSpy: Vietcong: Purple Haze (Xbox) |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/vietcong-purple-haze/551668p1.html |website=GameSpy |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051226043727/http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/vietcong-purple-haze/551668p1.html |archive-date=December 26, 2005 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GameZone_PC = 7.6/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Wrentmore |first=John |date=February 15, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze - PC - Review |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/vietcong_purple_haze_pc_review/ |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004174030/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23333.htm |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| GameZone_XBOX = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Surette |first=Tim |date=September 28, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze - XB - Review |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/vietcong_purple_haze_xb_review/ |website=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830084549/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23333.htm |archive-date=August 30, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| IGN_PS2 = 5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=October 1, 2004 |title=VietCong: Purple Haze (PS2) |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/01/vietcong-purple-haze |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| IGN_XBOX = 5.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=September 17, 2004 |title=VietCong: Purple Haze (Xbox) |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/17/vietcong-purple-haze-2 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| OPM_PS2 = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=January 2005 |page=118}}</ref>

| OXMUK_XBOX = 7.7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine|Official Xbox Magazine UK]] |publisher=Future plc |date=October 2004}}</ref>

| XPlay_XBOX = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Bemis |first=Greg |date=October 27, 2004 |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze Review (Xbox) |url=http://www.g4techtv.com/xplay/features/50132/Vietcong_Purple_Haze_Review.html |website=[[X-Play]] |publisher=[[G4techTV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031011341/http://www.g4techtv.com/xplay/features/50132/Vietcong_Purple_Haze_Review.html |archive-date=October 31, 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref>

| MC_PC = 77/100<ref name=MCPC3>{{cite web |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze for PC Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/vietcong-purple-haze/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref>

| MC_PS2 = 48/100<ref name=MCPS2>{{cite web |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze for PlayStation 2 Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/vietcong-purple-haze/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref>

| MC_XBOX = 57/100<ref name=MCXB>{{cite web |title=Vietcong: Purple Haze for Xbox Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/vietcong-purple-haze/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref>

}}

The ''Fist Alpha'' expansion pack received "average" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCPC2/>

* GAZ-67 "Chapayou"

* [[ZIL-157|ZIL-157 2.5 Ton Truck]]

The PC version of ''Purple Haze'' received "generally favorable reviews", and the Xbox version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to Metacritic.<ref name=MCPC3/><ref name=MCPS2/><ref name=MCXB/>

* Type 59 Field Gun ''(M46 Field Gun)''

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