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Platoon

"The film Platoon featured a squad of five soldiers on their mission for the US Army in Vietnam."

Ocean Software·Ocean Software·Data East· December 31, 1987· Main Game
79
Critic Score
2 reviews
77
User Score
8 ratings

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.

Released 31 December 1987 for Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and Atari ST/STE by Ocean Software and Ocean Software, published by Data East. Rated T by ESRB.

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Apple II
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1987
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1987
DOS
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1987
Atari ST/STE
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1988
Amstrad CPC
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1988
ZX Spectrum
Standard
EU
Dec 31, 1988
Amiga
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1988
Critic Score
79 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 2 professional reviews
Aggregated from professional game critics and publications.
User Score
77 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Comparison
Critics
79
Users
77
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
CriticsUsers
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike