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Platoon – Four Completely Different Games Hidden Inside One C64 Licence
️ Platoon (1987) – Commodore 64 Action-Adventure Vietnam War Movie Tie-In Released in 1987 by Ocean Software and published by Data East for the Commodore 64, Platoon is an ambitious action-adventure game based on Oliver Stone’s acclaimed Vietnam War film. Rather than focusing on a single gameplay style, the game attempts to capture the mayhem and intensity of combat through multiple distinct scenarios. The experience is split across four varied segments. Jungle Trek plays as a side-scrolling shooter through hostile terrain filled with traps and enemy patrols. Tunnel Exploration shifts to a tense first-person perspective as you navigate claustrophobic underground passages. Night Ambush uses a fixed-screen viewpoint with limited visibility, forcing careful positioning and awareness, while the Final Assault presents an isometric shooter climax inside an enemy bunker. A unique morale system underpins the gameplay, dropping if civilians are harmed or objectives are failed, which directly impacts progression.
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️ Platoon (1987) – Commodore 64 Action-Adventure Vietnam War Movie Tie-In Released in 1987 by Ocean Software and published by Data East for the Commodore 64, Platoon is an ambitious action-adventure game based on Oliver Stone’s acclaimed Vietnam War film. Rather than focusing on a single gameplay style, the game attempts to capture the mayhem and intensity of combat through multiple distinct scenarios. The experience is split across four varied segments. Jungle Trek plays as a side-scrolling shooter through hostile terrain filled with traps and enemy patrols. Tunnel Exploration shifts to a tense first-person perspective as you navigate claustrophobic underground passages. Night Ambush uses a fixed-screen viewpoint with limited visibility, forcing careful positioning and awareness, while the Final Assault presents an isometric shooter climax inside an enemy bunker. A unique morale system underpins the gameplay, dropping if civilians are harmed or objectives are failed, which directly impacts progression.
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Magazine Reviews · 12
Contemporary average 84% · range 70–94%
ACE
Reviewed by Ocean full-price release
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ACE
Reviewed by Andy Wilton. Ocean full-price release
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C&VG
Reviewed by The Hit Squad budget release
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C&VG
Reviewed by Eugene Lacey. Ocean full-price release
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Commodore Force
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Gary Penn. Ocean full-price release
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Datormagazin
Reviewed by Tomas Hybner. Ocean full-price release
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Games Machine
Reviewed by Ocean full-price release
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Power Play
Reviewed by Ocean full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Julian Rignall, Paul Sumner & Steve Jarratt. Ocean full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by The Hit Squad budget release
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Zzap!64
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