Shellshock 2 goes all gritty in Vietnam ... with zombies!

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Shellshock 2 goes all gritty in Vietnam ... with zombies!

Posted Sep 30th 2008 8:30PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News

There are a few times the use of Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic track "Free Bird" are not cool to use. Showcasing a violent first-person shooter with zombie-like creatures in a Vietnam setting should be in the top three. However, Eidos have released a trailer for its upcoming shooter Shellshock 2: Blood Trails using that very tune. The Vietnam War is a difficult war to engage in the videogame world as it traditionally does poorly due to, at least in part, the blurry lines of good and evil. How do you combat those blurry lines? Infect people with some crazy disease that turns them nuttier than Mr. Peanut hence making it a monster shooter instead of a realistic one, of course!. Shellshock 2: Blood Trails hits the Xbox 360 this November.

Tags: 2008-releases, eidos, rebellion, shellshock-2

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

9-30-2008 @ 8:58PM

JimyD said...

The best part of that video clip was the music. Not a good sign.

9-30-2008 @ 9:05PM

legendtaker117 said...

I thought the it look real good based on the trailer. The graphics were nice, and Ive been itchin for a new Vietnam game, added with the supernatural element makes it batter. Though I cant really judge the gameplay until Ive played it myself.

9-30-2008 @ 8:59PM

Peff said...

what the???

9-30-2008 @ 9:46PM

horng said...

Freebird is NEVER the best part of anything!

9-30-2008 @ 10:32PM

CouchPotato99 said...

Except Guitar Hero II?

10-01-2008 @ 1:53AM

JimyD said...

Are we talking about the same song? Yeah, it's overplayed but it's still a classic. Something Shellshock 2 will certainly never be.

9-30-2008 @ 10:30PM

guidedbyvoip said...

Eventually the developers will be at concerts screaming "Play SHELLSHOCK 2 MAN!!! PLAY SHELLSHOCK TWWWOOOOO! ... please?"

9-30-2008 @ 10:45PM

LiquidPlague said...

Looks fun. I'm always up for some infected/zombie blasting and the Vietnam setting is relatively fresh for a horror FPS.

I'll keep an eye out for it until I hear that it turned into a pile of crap as good concepts so often do.

10-01-2008 @ 12:16PM

adds102 said...

WTF!! looks horrible , the 1st one was pretty good, but yet again another game series has been ruinined.

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