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flower pig

Jun 1 2007, 05:31 PM

http://koreabeat.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/...he-korean-wave/

According to this blog they're pretty popular in Vietnam. Is that true? Do you guys have some experience?

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Right now at least 10 online Korean games are offering service in Vietnam including ‘Audition’, ‘Mu Online’, ‘Ragnarok’, ‘Granado Espada’, and ‘Silk Road Online’. Among them, the T3 Entertainment-developed and Yedang Online-serviced online dance game Audition has recorded 3.2 million members and 110,000 joiners as it leads the Wave.

In Ho Chi Minh City’s top internet cafe, 22-year old female college student Vu Thi Hue said, “My friends and I live our lives all wrapped up in the music and dance game Audition,” adding that the praise Korean games receive is far from frugal.

Together with Audition, Webgen’s massively multiplayer online game “Mu Online” has received the same tremendous reaction.

In another internet cafe 20-year old male college student Nguyen Phuc Nam said “There are 10 fun games with service in Ho Chi Minh City but to me the best is Mu Online”, adding “on the weekend I play Mu Online all day.”

ln030921

Jun 1 2007, 06:58 PM

Vietnam has a new generation of pro-gamers in training.

piclook

Jun 1 2007, 07:16 PM

when i was in an internet cafe in vinh city, nghe an province, i saw a lot of people playing an mmorpg that's like a vietnamese version of ultima online. there were also some that played this typing game that you type in vietnamese and the polygonal characters dance -- i guess they dance and receive a score based on how fast and accurate you type? finally, i saw a girl playing need for speed 2, hot pursuit.

landsknechts

Jun 1 2007, 07:22 PM

The most popular video game in Vietnam is "Vo Lam Truyen Ky", which has been banned by the government recently if my memory serves me right (regarding the banning thing).

piclook

Jun 1 2007, 09:50 PM

yeah, vo lam truyen ky. that's the mmorpg that i saw. most people were playing that when i was there. as i said before, it looks similar to ultima online.

vo lam truyen ky:

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ultima online:

flower pig

Jun 1 2007, 09:53 PM

QUOTE("piclook")

there were also some that played this typing game that you type in vietnamese and the polygonal characters dance -- i guess they dance and receive a score based on how fast and accurate you type?

Maybe that was the Audition game the article mentioned.

Why was the RPG banned??

babyshanker

Jun 2 2007, 05:04 AM

i know alot of viets, lao and thai ppl be in to RO.

havythoai

Jun 4 2007, 10:31 AM

Currently, Audition is very popular in Vietnam, and I am Audition's addict

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