Platoon

Platoon

Shooter|Data East|1987

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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.

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Game Info

PublisherData East
DeveloperOcean Software
Rating 3.6
IGDB Reviews8
Retrospect Reviews0

Release Dates

Europe
Amstrad CPCDecember 31, 1988
Commodore C64/128/MAXDecember 31, 1987
ZX SpectrumDecember 31, 1988
North America
AmigaDecember 31, 1988
Apple IIDecember 31, 1987
Atari ST/STEDecember 31, 1988
DOSDecember 31, 1987

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Platoon cover