''The Hell in Vietnam'' is a

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-oriented

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video game developed and published by Polish studio

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for

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on June 1, 2007.

Gameplay

''The Hell in Vietnam'' is a first-person shooter that tasks the player with completing various objectives to progress further in the game. The player controls 1st Lieutenant Thomas "Deadeye" Coburn, an American soldier in the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

. The plot follows Coburn's work in his unit, which is described in diary entries between missions. These diary notes give context to the 8 individual missions in the game. The missions generally follow a similar setup, with the player being required to kill

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soldiers and then destroy an objective like an

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or eliminating a Vietnamese

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. ''Komputer Świat GRY's'' Adam Kaczmarek noted that the game took them 92 minutes to complete.

Reception

''Komputer Świat GRY's'' Adam Kaczmarek said that ''The Hell in Vietnam'' became a parody of itself, and that its low-budget gameplay shows "imperfections at every step." ''GameZone Germany'''s Michael Sosinka said that the game's low 20 asking price was a "waste of money" and recommended the older '' Vietcong 2'' instead.

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* 2007 video games First-person shooters Video games developed in Poland Windows games Windows-only games Vietnam War video games Video games set in Vietnam Cold War video games CI Games games Single-player video games {{fps-videogame-stub