Men of Valor

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Men of Valor
Studio United StatesUnited States 2015 Games
Publisher FranceFrance Vivendi Universal Games
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 October 2004
platform Windows , Xbox
Game engine Unreal Engine 2
genre Ego shooter
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
medium 4 CD
language German
Age rating
USK from 18
PEGI recommended for ages 16+

Men of Valor is a first person shooter whose storyline is set in the Vietnam War . The game was developed by 2015 Games and published by Vivendi Universal Games for Windows and Xbox in October 2004 . The player controls the black Dean Shepard through the turmoil of the war against the Viet Cong . Like its genre colleague Medal of Honor , Men of Valor is also squad-based (you are always in a group) and requires a lot of tactical skill. The difficulty level was heavily criticized as the AI soldiers aim very well, as in the game Far Cry . The game has an acoustic background, known from Vietnam films such as Platoon , as well as realistic weapon sounds. The course of the game, which is based heavily on scripts, was not well received by professional game testers.

A heavily modified version of the Unreal Engine was used as the graphics engine .

particularities

As one of the few special features in Men of Valor , the main character is a colored soldier and the subject of racism is the order of the day in the frequent cutscenes. Usually, however, like your teammates, you only look at the visor of an M16 or one of the numerous other weapons and try to target many enemies as quickly as possible. The game figure can take almost nothing. However, Men of Valor is quite generous when it comes to the hit rate: if you hit the arm or leg, the game often turns the shot into a direct hit.

If your own character is hit, not only does a life energy indicator drop, as in all shooters: the bleeding must also be stopped by pressing a controller button, otherwise the GI will soon bleed to death. The necessary bandages for bandages are collected from killed enemies or along the way. The situation is similar with weapons and ammunition, which should always be stocked in large numbers according to the intended use so as not to be literally empty-handed at some point.

The game plays music from the era shown, for example Wooly Bully from Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs .

backgrounds

The Vietnam War was the most controversial and discussed conflict in recent American history. When President John F. Kennedy sent US advisers to South Vietnam in November 1961, little could he have imagined that his actions would lead to a ten-year war, destroy a presidency, and boost a subculture that continues to be influential to this day should have on art, politics and ways of thinking.

Vietnam had a long history of war behind it before America interfered. Years of resistance to the imperial efforts of China, France, and Japan had spawned a movement for national independence. This put an end to the French military intervention in this part of the world, which led to the division of the country. From then on, North Vietnam was under the control of Ho Chi Minh and his victorious army. North Vietnam became a communist country that was closely linked to China, and later just as closely linked to the Soviet Union. In South Vietnam, a dictatorial oligarchy was supported by the United States.

American interference was dictated by fear of monolithic international communism. When the north began to agitate for a united Vietnam under communism , the US feared that a communist revolution would eventually spread to other parts of Southeast Asia and separate this region from the western world. The United States pledged to defend the Republic of Vietnam against aggression from the north, and since 1965, large American military units had been involved in fighting against communist guerrillas organized and supplied from North Vietnam.

The player as a Vietnam soldier

As a player, you slip into the role of a US marine who was stationed in Vietnam in 1965. You will shortly be transferred directly to the front line in the middle of the fields, rice fields and jungles of Southeast Asia. But you are not alone - you support your comrades and you support their comrades. You won't have time to worry about politics, protests or the global threat - rather, the real aspect of the game is to get out of it safely. As is usually the case with first-person shooters, the story always only plays a secondary role, in Men of Valor , in addition to the actual setting, the Vietnam War , a rescue story of Dean Shepard's brother is told.

weapons

Trademark rights

The rights to the Men of Valor brand were acquired by Nordic Games in 2015 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nordic Games - "Men of Valor" brand bought