Operation Vietnam
© 2007 Majesco Entertainment
This one-player DS simulation game lets players command their soldiers through war-torn Vietnam. On a routine run over the Vietnam war-zone, your chopper is taken down in enemy territory. The object of the game is to make it out of the war zone while freeing civilians and eliminating the bad guys. You use the touch screen to issue commands and select which squad members to give orders to. Up to four soldiers can be commanded at once, and you can use their squad to combat multiple enemy types (including soldiers, tanks, turrets, and enemy barracks), while taking advantage of different specialties and weapons per soldier (including long range shot, grenade launcher and automatic weapons). The game also features 20 different jungle missions including rescuing POWs, saving civilians and hunting enemy soldiers. Our tester (Jon) really liked this game, saying that it put players in a dark time in American history. "The features are really cool... each soldier has different skills; your medic can heal wounds. Plus, your sniper can pick off far away targets and detect traps. Keeping your soldiers alive is important because each of them has useful skills that you may need. This is a game definitely worth playing." Developed by Coyote Console for Majesco.
$20, Nintendo DS
Teaches: history
CTR Rating: 86%