a1t3r3g0's Blog - Platoon (NES)

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What will you do in Platoon? A lot of forward thinking, a lot of jumping over tripwires and low shots, a lot of walking in a seemingly endless jungle maze, and a lot of hair-trigger shooting, but most of all you'll be dying. I found the explosives...great...now what? So let me consult Gamefaqs.com...Oh! I have to find a bridge to blow up, well that's intuitive...back to the game. I never made it to the bridge because every enemy that jumps out of the tree tops is IMPOSSIBLE to avoid resulting in massive cheap hits. Solution, a cheat, I did get a high score and that's where I got to enter HIROKUN which showed me the games ending showing a wounded soldier being evacuated by helicopter into the sunset(HIRO-KUN, turns out is the Program Director according to the credits).

 

Do I like this game? Yes. Even though despite its cheap shots it does let you take a few hits before dying. I am also a sucker for exploring so even the jungle mazes which become repetitive and boring are forgivable. The graphics are drab green and browns but that is what it's supposed to look like. The music is dramatic and the sound effects are what you'd expect from a NES.

 

Recommend trying? Yes.

Out of 10? 6.

 

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