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Vietcong: Fist Alpha

For most G.I.s one tour of duty in Vietnam was more than enough, but not for the boys of Fist Alpha. A team of US Special Forces who are the best of the"Green Machine" determined to stop Charlie in his tracks…

70 30 January 2004 ESRB T

Vietcong: Fist Alpha is a shooter developed by Illusion Softworks, released 30 January 2004 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Vietcong: Fist Alpha is

Vietcong: Fist Alpha is a shooter game developed by Illusion Softworks and released in 2004. It was published by Gathering of Developers. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

For most G.I.s one tour of duty in Vietnam was more than enough, but not for the boys of Fist Alpha. A team of US Special Forces who are the best of the"Green Machine" determined to stop Charlie in his tracks. Taking you back to the 'Nam, VIETCONG FIST ALPHA is the official Mission Disc for the very successful VIETCONG. Placing you in the highlands of Vietnam, VIETCONG FIST ALPHA brings 7 brand new single player missions as well as 8 new multi-player maps to expand thatjungle experience of Vietnam in 1967. With 6 new weapons as well as bayonets for weapons and machetes along with even more artillery raining shells down onboth US and NVA alike, VIETCONG FIST ALPHA also brings the ubiquitous…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Vietcong: Fist Alpha holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 37% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Vietcong: Fist Alpha launched on 30 January 2004, within three weeks of Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Pokémon LeafGreen Version. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Pokémon FireRed Version, Metroid: Zero Mission, Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Pokémon LeafGreen Version.

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When did Vietcong: Fist Alpha come out?
Vietcong: Fist Alpha was released on 30 January 2004 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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