Platoon: The 1st Airborne Cavalry Division in Vietnam

 PC
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
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  1. GameSpot
    67
    These missions are very difficult. They are puzzles with very little margin for error, and as you load one for the second, fourth, and even 10th time, you'll find frustration overshadowing a lot of the game's strengths.
  2. GameZone
    65
    There were too many shortcomings to bring a great idea into a finished product.
  3. IGN
    60
    Half of my frustration stems from the fact that I can imagine a ton of ways this could have been a really good game.
  5. Game Over Online
    60
    Hopefully one day we’ll see this game engine in action again with a game that consists of something more than running through messy gauntlets in Vietnam.
  6. ActionTrip
    57
    There is also one major thing that literally butchers gameplay; in Platoon, your soldiers will not respond to enemy fire even if the enemy is standing three feet behind them and firing. To make your men return fire, you first have to “tell them” to turn around.
  7. Gamezilla!
    55
    Nothing wrong with our European friends taking a stab at an American topic but a litle more technical/cultural consulting and the awkward prose would not be as noticeable.
  8. Gamers' Temple
    51
    How could such a complex war inspire such a shallow game?
  9. G4 TV
    40
    Tedious and frustrating. The emphasis on repeating each mission until you figure out the puzzle is exactly what strategy gamers don't want.
  10. Gamer's Pulse
    38
    My advice: do yourself a favor and stay clear of this well-marked landmine.
  11. PC Gamer
    30
    The only feeling of authenticity you'll get from Platoon is the same sort of futilitiy that pervaded the actual Vietnamese conflict. [Feb 2003, p.68]
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  12. Yahoo!
    30
    This is only a bad computer game, after all, even if it is one that is broken in almost every fundamental way and is an uncanny combination of tedium and insane frustration.
  13. Computer Games Magazine
    30
    A good idea gone wrong... A fantastic notion tht deserves much, much better execution than is displayed here. [Mar 2003, p.90]
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  14. Computer Gaming World
    20
    A disturbing combination of poor control and frustrating, repetitive gameplay that feels more like a guerilla "Groundhog Day" than "Platoon." [Mar 2003, p.99]
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#96 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. Strategyitself
    Feb 5, 2014
    9
    So, I see the you guys find it difficult, but i've finished the game when i did have maybe 12,13 years, the engine of the game is simple, justSo, I see the you guys find it difficult, but i've finished the game when i did have maybe 12,13 years, the engine of the game is simple, just survive. This game is made based on the movie, not the viet war. It's very similar to commandos, way similar.… Full Review »
  2. Jim
    Feb 11, 2003
    7
    is that any save during the game??
  3. BarryH.
    Dec 25, 2002
    2
    When i bought the game, I had to download a patch for the mouse to work. It is frustrating to play, especially the lack of control ofWhen i bought the game, I had to download a patch for the mouse to work. It is frustrating to play, especially the lack of control of individual troops.… Full Review »
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