Next Call of Duty Seems Headed for Vietnam

It now seems pretty clear that Call of Duty developed by Treyarch, which should be released by Activision during the fall of 2010, will be set in Vietnam. A casting call published by a Los Angeles-based company talks about the main character of the upcoming game, Frank Barnes, who is described as being a part of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group.

He is further described as “a fiercely patriotic veteran of WW2… A solid leader, possessed with an excellent ability to assess and respond to any situation quickly and decisively.”

The casting call refers to both voice work and motion capture for the character and also talks about another three important faces players will encounter in the next Call of Duty: Joseph Lewis, who is 20 years old and described as “very physically fit” and black; Jason Hudson, who has “over 15 years of military experience, making him an excellent tactician and mission co-coordinator” and is about 30; Kristina Ivanova, a CIA spook born in Russia and a person who is “calm to the point of being cold and detached”.

It appears that the title set in Vietnam will stray away from the idea of the normal soldier part of a normal company who does extraordinary things, which was very clearly presented in Call of Duty: World at War.

The focus on a guy who is part of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group opens up a variety of possibilities, as the group was mainly involved in reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines, rescue operations targeting high level prisoners and psychological warfare operations that aimed to reduce the will to fight of the North Vietnamese troops.

As always, Activision is not commenting on the next Call of Duty but the casting call is pretty clear in its details and fans can look forward to going through the jungle in the next game.