7554
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7554 is a first-person shooter set during the Franco-Vietnamese War from 1946 to 1954. The title references the Viet Minh's victory over France at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu on 7th May 1954. Unlike all previous games about that war, it is developed by a Vietnamese studio. The player assumes the role of Hoàng Đăng Bình, a Viet Minh soldier fighting against the French army.
The game consists of twelve missions and starts in the streets of Hanoi where the city needs to be protected, controlling a soldier of the 1st Company of the 101st National Guards Battalion in December 1946. Each mission is set in a different period. The second for instance takes places in September 1950 in Dong Khe Town, Cao Bang, and the third one shows him as a part of a squad to ambush a convoy in the jungle. Many mechanics of contemporary shooters, such as those of the Call of Duty series, are used. The character is able to stand, crouch, prone and sprint. There is no health bar; instead the screen gets a red hue and a heartbeat is heard when health is low. To restore health, cover needs to be found for a short time. Battles are fought at a large scale with AI-controlled team mates that act independently. An ironsight is used for aiming. There are many in-game scripted scenes that further the events, for instance blowing up tanks, using a knife to balance a helmet to trick a sniper into thinking he shoots a soldier, or dropping a grenade inside a tank. During certain sequences specific soldiers need to be followed to progress through buildings and areas.
Different types of weapons can be used and they can be switched on the fly. The game offers a knife, rifles, pistols, machine guns, grenades and molotov cocktails. New weapons to swap and additional ammunition can be picked up from dead soldiers. Only two main weapons can be carried at all times. Other weapons are only available on specific moments, such as an anti-air gun in the seventh mission to shoot planes out of the air. An on-screen overlay indicator keeps the objective and the remaining distance visible at all times.
Spellings
- Вьетнам. Хроники великой победы - Russian spelling
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Average score: 2.0 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
Cattle Fodder to the Slaughter
The Good
Graphically the game is decent with realistic scenes and settings, some weather effects, shadows, and good textures for water, fire and smoke. Music that accompanies isn't too much, but otherwise okay. Included in between missions is a historical narrative for those interested. And that is all it has to offer, no surprise there.
The Bad
The entire gameplay is pretty much an obstacle due to the sluggish movement of the player character, the slow and patient reloading of ammo, the very short stamina level, the red screen dragging on when trying to recover, and the wastage of ammo when reloading due to reloading in clips and mags instead of individual bullets. The dumbest decision for the game is having both a melee weapon and a dedicated melee button. Likewise there is the ability to select your grenades or use the dedicated button to throw them. Having both types of mechanics serve only to confuse you when you're trying to fight the enemy.
The objectives you get don't feel at all interesting variety wise. You're basically hitting out at the enemy and making a run for it with only the occasional covering fire. With very little in the way of ammo pickups, you'll find yourself scavenging arms from fallen foes. So in a nutshell, this is nothing less than a vicious cycle of hit-run-hit-run-hit-run. It becomes the polar opposite in some missions, which really isn't a good formula.
The Bottom Line
The game is slow is so many ways, it will quickly put off many shooter gamers. Often when one tries to emulate real life war in a video game to the full extent, the game's code tends to put the worst restrictions from making it a fun shooter. If anyone says or thinks Call of Duty is better, then enough has been said. On the other hand, it does feel like the precursor to the modern story-driven Call of Duty World War II games with bad execution. It doesn't really matter how historically accurate or inaccurate it is, this one is so forgettable. Just keep this title well out of your ironsights.
Windows · by Kayburt (28214) · 2024
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Sales
Ritort reported on 2nd June 2012 that six months after the release 5,000 copies were sold in Vietnam and 500 overseas. The game generated 1,000 million Vietnamese Dong, around 50,000 Dollars, roughly 6 percent of the investment put into the game.
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Game added July 16th, 2013. Last modified December 11th, 2023.