

VPH is only a single-player game for PS2, unlike its Xbox and PC siblings.

The biggest disappointment in Vietcong: Purple Haze is unfortunately for PlayStation 2 owners. Just be patient, as it will often be difficult (but not impossible) to do things yourself. You can actually instruct them too, and doing so with the point man will help lead you through the jungle. It’s not necessarily that the goals would take that long, but to truly have the best experience, you have to wait for your unit. The only real problem that some may have with the gameplay of Vietcong: Purple Haze is that sometimes the missions can take too long. And when needed, you can also drop the bomb on the Vietcong, literally, because you’ll be able to call in air strikes too. Instead, taking your time to get the jump on "Charlie," while avoiding booby traps, is essential. This is not your typical run-n-gun first person shooter.

Using the jungle to your advantage, you’ll have to use your surroundings to hide, crawl, and peek around obstacles to get past the enemy. The bloody and brutal Vietnam Conflict is brought to the safety of your home, and is recreated fairly well. Special Forces, and of the Vietcong enemies that you gun down.

In order to succeed in your missions, you will have a truckload of weapons at your disposal, both courtesy of homeland U.S. It is your job to lead your team on missions of infiltration to perform such tasks as destroying enemy equipment, gathering enemy intelligence, and rescuing POW's from certain death. In Vietcong: Purple Haze, you take control of a small squad of troops deep in the jungle on reconnaisance missions. Unfortunately for many, this also meant the Vietnam Conflict, in which many brave soldiers gave their lives on both sides of the war. The presentation and depiction of the 60's through both video and audio immediately takes you back to a day when peace was on so many minds. From the opening intro movie, you’ll be drawn into Vietcong: Purple Haze without even realizing it happened.
