## Description

_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 Ho
ang Đăng Binh, 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.

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