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The arcade version took 9th place for Best Presentation in the 4th Gamest Grand Prix (1990) run by the magazine Gamest.
In the 4th Gamest Grand Prix (1990) run in the magazine Gamest, it took 9th place for Best Presentation in the readers' vote.
In the Neo Geo Game Twin Review carried out by Neo Geo Freak in the same magazine in 1997, it received 3 and 4, for 7 points.
The reviewer said the demo has real impact and that the game was fun when the Neo Geo version first came out, but that by 1997 the characters look small and the shots are hard to see, and that although it looks like a gun shooter it is also an action game, so it is very hard and ordinary players cannot finish the later stages.
When the Neo Geo AES version was originally launched in Europe, the cover art of copies released in the region were subsequently censored due to the female character on the front having a bare thigh and cleavage exposed.
The game received positive reception from critics when it was originally released.
NAM-1975 holds the distinction for being one of the first, if not the first game to be developed for the Neo Geo platform, in addition to being the only title in the system's library that does not feature the Neo Geo boot screen in its attract mode.
The game was also showcased for the first time in North America during the 1990 ACME show in Chicago.
Around the same time, it was also released for the Neo Geo AES home system, which was initially available only to rent or buy before its eventual retail release on July 1, 1991.
In the write-up in the "full video game list" in the Gamest Mook The Best Game (1991), the setting was described as "a very dark game in which you push through Vietnam wielding a wide range of weapons", and it was introduced with a positive comment on the graphics: "the 46 megabits are no idle boast; the graphics are striking".
In 2006, Electronic Gaming Monthly ranked it number 194 on their list of "The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time".
In 1999, Super Teeter of GameFan took a positive view, praising many parts of the game while noting its high difficulty.
In June 1999, Super Teeter of GameFan gave a positive outlook on the game, praising various aspects but also pointing out the high difficulty level.
When the Neo Geo AES version was originally launched in Europe, the cover art of copies released in the region were subsequently censored due to the female character on the front having a bare thigh and cleavage exposed.
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