Tunnel Rats (video game)
Encyclopedia
Tunnel Rats is a first-person shooter
developed by Replay Studios
as a tie in for the Uwe Boll
film 1968 Tunnel Rats
. The game has you disarming booby traps, collecting ears from fallen enemies and collecting dog tags from fellow deceased soldiers. According to an interview with Uwe Boll, the game was meant to be released on the Xbox 360, but due to unknown reasons was never released. Along with this, the game has never had an official retail release, and the only digital distribution store that offers the game is Steam
. The story takes place after the movies events as you attempt to find the original crew from the film.
on a search and rescue mission before your helicopter is shot down in enemy territory. Your character awakes to find everybody around him from Vietcong to American soldiers dead. From then on, there's little to no interaction with NPCs. The game chooses instead to revolve around the main characters inner monologue about his past. The game ends with the implication that your character was firebombed.
claimed the voice acting was inconsistent and clumsy, along with the trap finding mechanic to be "frustrating". IGN
said the ironsights were negligible due to the accuracy of the gun and commented that the game wasn't clear on where to find your next objectives.
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
developed by Replay Studios
Replay Studios
Replay Studios was an independent video game developer that created games for the seventh generation of gameconsoles and PC, targeted for the international market. Located in Hamburg, Germany, it was founded in 2002 by Marc Moehring and Sascha Jungnickel....
as a tie in for the Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG production company. He is often cited as the worst director of all time.-Early life:...
film 1968 Tunnel Rats
1968 Tunnel Rats
1968 Tunnel Rats is a war film directed by Uwe Boll. The film is based on the factual duties of tunnel rats during the Vietnam War...
. The game has you disarming booby traps, collecting ears from fallen enemies and collecting dog tags from fellow deceased soldiers. According to an interview with Uwe Boll, the game was meant to be released on the Xbox 360, but due to unknown reasons was never released. Along with this, the game has never had an official retail release, and the only digital distribution store that offers the game is Steam
Steam
Steam is the technical term for water vapor, the gaseous phase of water, which is formed when water boils. In common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses in the presence of cooler air...
. The story takes place after the movies events as you attempt to find the original crew from the film.
Summary
You are an American soldier in the Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
on a search and rescue mission before your helicopter is shot down in enemy territory. Your character awakes to find everybody around him from Vietcong to American soldiers dead. From then on, there's little to no interaction with NPCs. The game chooses instead to revolve around the main characters inner monologue about his past. The game ends with the implication that your character was firebombed.
Reception
The reaction was overly negative with a 30 on Metacritic from seven reviewers. GamespotGameSpot
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claimed the voice acting was inconsistent and clumsy, along with the trap finding mechanic to be "frustrating". IGN
IGN
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said the ironsights were negligible due to the accuracy of the gun and commented that the game wasn't clear on where to find your next objectives.