ShellShock: Nam '67 trailer
Eidos releases a new trailer of Guerrilla Games' multi-platform Vietnam-based shooter. It's not about honour, apparently - the game, that is. Not the tactic of pillaging old and harrowing wars to make some money.
Eidos has released a new trailer for ShellShock: Nam '67, the new Vietnam-based third-person shooter from Killzone developer Guerrilla Games, which is set for a showing at E3 next month. And it's Guerrilla's last multi-platform (PS2/Xbox/PC) game before the Amsterdam-based developer dives into a deal to develop exclusively for Sony platforms, so Xbox and PC owners might as well enjoy it while they can.
Available hnar for people not averse to 12.3MB zip files, it shows off soldiers gently creeping around the jungle and falling foul of spike traps, trip mines and AK-wielding Vietcong. There are also clear elements of stealth via sneaky cutthroat antics, RPGs to fire, sniping (with an enemy reaching for the bullet wound on his chest before toppling) and some impressive rundown shantytown-looking environments.
Graphics early in the trailer aren't exactly revolutionary - and compared to Killzone the visuals in Nam '67 are unlikely to win any awards - but you get the feeling that this is more of a game-game for Guerrilla. It's certainly a bit different to other Vietnam games we could mention, many of which pay lip service to the harrowing nature of the conflict but little more - here it seems to be the central preoccupation; you're fighting to survive, and it's going to mean doing whatever's necessary.
Expect to hear lots more about ShellShock: Nam '67 in the coming months, and in the meantime Eidos has updated the official game website with all sorts of new details to keep you up to date. You can see more of the game here courtesy of some screenshots.