All the excitement of the big screen has finally landed on your PC! Co-publishers Strategy First and Monte Cristo with Developers Digital Reality (Hegemonia, Imperium Galactica II) are happy to announce that their new tactical strategy adventure title, Platoon, has shipped to retail stores nationwide.

“Platoon does an amazing job of recreating the atmosphere of the movie on the PC,” says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First. “Fans of the film and wargamers alike are going to love this game.”

Platoon lets you follow the career of newlywed Martin Lionsdale of the 1st Airborne Cavalry Division, and take part in some of the most thrilling moments of the conflict, controlling an entire platoon through missions based on historical events. Platoon covers the Vietnam War from the early days of the conflict (late 1965) to the height of battle in 1968 and recreates some of the most tragic moments of the War: Operation “Shiny Bayonet”, the Pleiku Campaign and Operation “Pershing”.