Platoon

released in 2002 by Monte Cristo Multimedia published by Microïds

Thundering helicopters tear through the skies, your feet sink into the wet muddy ground and the fields around you are strewn with casualties. All the excitement of the big screen is finally coming to your PC in Platoon, the first action RTS set during the Vietnam War. Control an entire platoon through missions based on historical events such as Operation "Shiny Bayonet" and the Pleiku Campaign and take part in one of the world's most groundbreaking wars and its most legendary movie - Platoon!

Covers the war from 1965 to the height of battle in 1968
Speed & enemy detection (line of sight and sound) change according to terrain
Manage up to 30 soldiers: engineers, commandos, snipers and rifle squads
3D terrain complete with elephant grass, rice paddy, jungle, marsh and bunkers
Dynamic weather effects (wind, rain, fog, monsoons ...)
The environment affects the soldiers' abilities
Dynamic shadows on character and grass effects using vertex shaders
A scalable level of detail system (L.O.D)
Campaign includes numerous missions based on actual US Army operations
Head-to-head Network play with 4 exclusive maps
Particle system for explosion effects, smoke and fire

  • Genre: Real-time strategy
  • Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore C64/128, NES, Windows, ZX Spectrum

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