THis game is as fun as is educational. It has information before each map and has authentic patches. Although never on the same map It is obviouse that the ARVN (South Vietnam) and the u.s. are allies and the Nva and Nlf (vietcong) are the same side. There is major teamwork and stuff and there are allies. There are advanced and non advanced commandes. There is swearing in Vietnamese and Texan and shows you that the guys dont want to be there.

Although this game is fairly violent, it does not glorify violence as many of todays other games do. In U.S. bases, the radio announcer complains about having to be in Vietnam ("The temperature today is a chilly one in the low 90's, and the humidity is in the low HUNDREDS, so its lower than normal") Your fellow soldiers have some personality and you feel a twang of guilt when they die near you. You can also play the music that soldiers listened to from your vehicles so it teaches you about an entire 2 decades and the lifestyle at the time. You get stupidly immersed in the gameplay that when i was being shot at, I in voluntarily "ducked" to avoid the bullets while playing the game, so it might disturb players with less experience with such games.

Love it and hope u agree with my vote. I played at my friends house and it seems to be fine. violent, but thats normal.