Platoon

Platoon

December 31, 1987·Single player
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Ratings

76
User Score
6 ratings
80
Critic Score
2 reviews
78
Total Score
8 combined

About

The film Platoon featured a squad of five soldiers on their mission for the US Army in Vietnam. In this action game based around the film, you take control of these five guys in turn, with the chance to switch between them as they each take one of the 3 hits that would kill them. The game recreates each of the sections of the film, starting with a side-scrolling journey through the jungle, with paths to cross both horizontally and vertically, and the ability to jump or duck hazards. You will need to blow up a bridge and then locate a village, which contains a torch, a map and a trap-door. The enemy has booby-trapped the area and are launching airstrikes, so the danger is not all from enemy ground soldiers.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
Apple II1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX1987
DOS1987
Atari ST/STE1988
Amstrad CPC1988
ZX Spectrum1988
Amiga1988

Screenshots

Platoon screenshot 1

Game Info

Developer
Ocean Software, Ocean Software
Publisher
Ocean Software, Data East
Release Date
December 31, 1987
Franchise
Platoon
Perspective
First person, Side view

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Platforms

Commodore C64/128/MAXZX SpectrumAtari ST/STEDOSAmigaApple IIAmstrad CPC

Genres

ShooterSimulatorStrategy

Themes

ActionHistoricalWarfare

Game Modes

Single player

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