I'd planned to have a review of Men Of War: Vietnam up for its release tomorrow, but I won't be able to. The reason is it has taken the majority of my time for this review getting past the first level. I know, I know, games journalists are terrible at games, but I've long taken sad pride in being a bit more hardcore in my tastes and abilities than my peers, and I absolutely love the Men of War games. This time, however, I am slamming my tiny fists down on the table in indignation. I won't admit defeat, of course, but there it is: this one is too hard, and I am cross. I've been chatting to Tim Stone (who is also playing the game for another publication) and he's long past that first level, leaving me in his dust. Nevertheless he too admits that the difficulty of the full game is "mad", which does not bode well for my overall consternation. And I envy the brain that could get through this baffling exercise in frustration. Let me explain a bit more about it, below.

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