Men of Valor
by Vivendi Universal
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Video Game Reviews of Men of Valor
Customer Review: Fun game!
Summary: 4 Stars
Keeping in mind that this is after all, a game, I'm going to rate this one pretty high, even though speaking as a veteran FPS gamer since 1993 this does break a few of my rules. First rule broken: Linearity. That's the biggest gripe I have. You are guided along a pre-determined path toward your destination. And while you can deviate a few yards in either direction along the way, your options don't really begin to open up until you reach your destination, say a village with hooches you have to clear out. Then is when you have freedom to decide in which order you want to do it. And that's when the game is most fun. Second rule broken: If you're gonna give me a squad to go along with me (and a none-too-smart squad at that), at least allow me to issue them orders so they quit wandering in front of my gun when I'm lining up a shot. For the most part the AI really isn't all that bad, but it is annoying the few times it happens.
I had just finished my first play-through with a game called "Vietcong" before starting this one, and while I really like both games a lot, here are some differences: Men Of Valor runs smoother and has a nicer 3D engine. It is also more linear. The graphics are good, but also less scenic than in the game Vietcong. Personally, if you're a fan of jungle first-person games, I'd recommend both of these games.
Customer Review: Men of valor needs more attention
Summary: 1 Stars
i played the game Men of valor to the end, and since i am a fan of the genre, i have played also vietcong, conflict vietnam, shell shock nam '67, line of sight, and the newest vietcong 2. Yet i must say that though it is not perfect Men of valor got me deep into the vietnam feeling whereas the others failed to do so. Why? because of the historic accuracy and atmosphere. The very first level puts you right there on top of a M113 apc in a authentic environment. You get your first contact and then you are chasing vc for the very first time. Exiting start. With an M14 which makes a good sound but a little weak. Like a rifle on a fancy fair. The M16 and CAR15 sound good, the SKS also sounds too weak. I would like to change these sounds if i knew how. The pistols when fired have a heavy recoil, they move as a whole backwards i would rather like to see the slide moving. Furthermore, i got irritated by the clumsy teammates whom you cannot shoot; when you try a red cross appears on them. No friendly fire possible. I would have liked to see the characters of the white soldiers be more authentic too, especially the guy with the M60 looks like a bodybuilder from a comic strip. They also move in a strange way. I especially liked the different scenery and landscapes. And the destroyed city of Hue is magnificent with beautiful colors. This level "recapturing the citadel" with Captain van Bao represents the right vietnam-urban-fights-atmosphere unmatched by any of the vietnam shooters so far. Top-art. Vietcong 2 has tried to picture these historic themes of Hue and Saigon too but failed to create any real vietnam feeling, it just looks too artifical. Men of valor did succeed in this because they where careful to pay attention to the things that makes a war look authentic. The smoke, the dried grass, the junk, the demolished buildings, the bricks, the burning cars, it is a real city at war. In Men of valor, when you approach the Administration building behind your tank in the dust you can almost smell the diesel smoke, the dried grass, and the car wrecks. Every shot you fire is a real one, doing damage somewhere.The explosions are very realistic and make your vision "tremble" in a way i never saw in any other game. If i could get the right mods and tools for Men of valor i would appreciate it as the very best Vietnam shooter so far.Customer Review: I can't play it.
Summary: 1 Stars
If this is a good game I'll never know.
I bought it, installed it, clicked 'New game' and kicked me to the desktop.
I tried a dozen times before giving up. To heck with this.
Customer Review: This game had promise
Summary: 3 Stars
The only games I play are historical type games... and this game is pretty historical, its just not to much fun to play. It's like something I would expect from an old play station game.
They really tried to make you feel like you were in Vietnam, so they kept making the enemy respawn I guess to simulate endless waves... but that to me should be in a Korean War game instead of a Vietnam game (maybe on missions like Tet and Kahe Sahn), and they would always come from the same spot in certain areas. All you have to do is clear the initial area and just wait for the respawned man to show up in the same spot over and over again.
The AI is retarded, they just jump out into the open and just move around a bit, but their is no real strategy. The game is heavily scripted and your teammates won't die until they get to certain areas where they are scripted to die. I once had a guy get hit by a few hundred machine gun rounds and an RPG... he sat on the ground asking for a medevac... then 10 seconds later he got up and said he was ok like nothing happened. Speaking of teammates, they are also retarded. They jump into your way and they get caught between trees and can't move. I had to restart a level when I reached the end because one of my men got caught between two rocks.
I also played the demo before getting this game, and I thought it looked great, but what you see in the demo is pretty much what you get. There is nothing else that is special about this game as far as the demo goes.
However, if you are like me and you love the stories that come out of games pick this game up anyway. Just buy it used, because the storyline is the only thing worth playing this game for. Some missions are ridiculously hard because your teammates can't hit anything, but the missions aren't unbeatable.
If you are looking for a great shooter, this isn't it. If you love history or are a Vietnam War buff, then this game might be for you. Most of the games out there on Vietnam suck, but the story line in this game seems to make up for its other shortcomings. To really like this game you have to not care about graphics and stuff like that. The AI is stupid, your teammates are stupid, the fact that no strategy is involved (other then fire and move) is stupid. Just appreciate this game for what it is... A nice story.
And on another note... if you are a parent you need to understand that a lot of the games out there are not for children. Computer games may have started out for children but they have evolved. A game like this is for adults or mature teenagers if there are any. So if your going to bash a game bash it for its shortcomings not its language or violence. You can't watch, or play, or read anything on Vietnam and expect it to be 100% clean.
Customer Review: A realistic -- but fun -- shooter
Summary: 5 Stars
While I was never in Vietnam, I was in the military in 1976; and this has the feeling of one of the more realistic Vietnam War era games out there. But there is also a large fun factor in this shooter too (along with being able to use some interesting weapons taken off dead enemies).