sigh, i need help with a layout

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k, so i have a game im making, but, originaly the plan was to go with a straight-foward Vietnam game, but its all sidescrolling. This is how it works. You walk, see a guy and shoot (repeat several times for complete storyline). and i was thinking one night, "man, this is gunna be boring." Any ideas on how to make a good vietnam game in flash?

[>flashl!ght<]

for non-boring arcade games, i love topview games, i feel it adds alot more interesting combat. im working on several at the moment, none vietnam but some very close.

I would say the things that always make combat oriented games more interesting:

different weapons
different enemies
different levels

vague in sense, but IMHO just keep your mind on that and you will end up with a fun game