Platoon
The NES port of Platoon. 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…
Platoon is a shooter developed by Ocean Software, released 1 December 1988 on Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Platoon is
Platoon is a shooter game developed by Ocean Software and released in 1988. It was published by Sun Corporation of America. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The NES port of Platoon. 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…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare.
Where it sits in the Platoon series
Platoon is the second of 4 entries we hold in the Platoon series. It arrived 11 months after Platoon. The next entry was Blaze Out in 1989.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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