The action religiously follows the path of the war: starting with fairly low-key patrols and seek-and-destroy missions in and around Danang, it moves on through the many and various victories and defeats of the US. The player takes the role of Dean Shepard, a young African-American who joins the Marines and is sent to Vietnam in April of 1965.
We all got really jazzed about the idea." "The music, the weapons, the helicopters, the crickets chirruping at night. "We just got really excited about the project," adds Whitmore. There’s a very different kind of battle and gameplay flow. In the jungle environments, the fighting style was going to be different from WWII. "We wanted to feature groups of men rather than individuals, and Vietnam was the natural choice. "We wanted to do another historical military shooter, but felt it was time for something different," explains John Whitmore, director of development. From the slogans stencilled on the back of Flak jackets and the '60s rock blaring out of APCs, right through to the gunners leaning out of helicopters spraying the jungle and shouting, 'Git some you stinkin' bastards!’, it’s immediately clear that 2015 has nailed the atmosphere of 'Nam. Recreating Vietnam, of course, is a very different and far messier proposition, and 2015 has pulled out all stops to take us there. Men Of Valor is a squad-based FPS from the company that gave us Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault, the authenticity and vibe of which are legend. Indeed, this could be the game that truly puts the ’oo’ back into 'poontang'. Men Of Valor is a leading member of this offensive, fighting off competition from Battlefield Vietnam, Vietcong and er. All of a sudden, game developers have got wind of this market and are queuing up to show us exactly what it’s like to be in 'a world of shit’. Hell, a friend of mine once did it up at St Andrews in Scotch-land only to find Prince William staring at him like he was a ’Nam-obsessed madman.
Pm sure like me, many of you have drunkenly leapt into bushes shouting stuff like "Fire in the Hole!" or "Doc Jay and Eightball are wasted!" at unsavoury hours of the morning.
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