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Dave After the severe disappointment that was SOCOM: Confrontation, Zipper Interactive have a pretty big hill to climb. Not only was Confrontation lacking any single player campaign, the multiplayer was limited and so heavily bug-ridden that most gam...
Solid gameplay; entertaining co-op and multiplayer; decent character models; stealth sections are great, if sparse...
Confusing story; muddy textures and sound; plays too safe with gameplay; doesn't do enough to stand out...
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SOCOM 4 may not propel the first-person shooter category forward in any meaningful fashion but it does offer a quality online experience...
Solid and varied online experience, actual character progression during single player, good variety of weapons to play with, fast-paced action that usually feels fair.
Gimmicky use of Move support, harsh learning curve for new players, some hit detection issues when playing solo, AI is unpredictable - particularly in stealth missions.
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You can sneak up and slit the throats of your opponents, shoot them in the head at a distance (complete with satisfying head crunch sound effects) or create a diversion by throwing a bullet shell. Just make sure you stash dead bodies in the shadows to...
Effective use of command system to guide different squads. Stealth missions are quite satisfying.
Move compatibility is fun but I wouldn’t trade it for a controller experience.
It's not exactly a ground-breaking game but Socom: Special Forces stands out compared to some linear third-person shooters with its unique squad command mechanics...
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Ive finally had the chance to play through the main campaign for SOCOM: Special Forces. After my pretty incoherent introduction to the game (hinted at in last weeks preview), I was keen to get stuck into a bit of story, which I hoped would provide a...
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It’s perhaps surprising to find that, in the current marketplace, the third-person tactical shooter has lost favour as of late. That’s not to say that it’s a barren landscape but we’ve certainly seen a drop-off in the genre since the well-received Ghos...
In all, Special Forces meanders along the line of all-out action and low-key stealth in terrific fashion, where making your way through a moon-lit, rain-soaked dockyard in perfect solitude is a glance away from ordering an air strike on an invading tan...
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It's never quite clear what you'll end up with from an iteration of Sony's stalwart SOCOM series. Part 3rd-person shooter and part tactical action game, the original was lauded on release as one of the first genuine attempts to get PlayStation owners onli...
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Any attempt SOCOM 4's narrative makes to excuse your 1000+ killstreak is drowned out by gunfire and a dialogue so stilted you can almost hear the script turning. As your covert NATO fireteam struggles to prevent a bloody revolution in an unnamed Southeast...
It seems a loose cannon has also wreaked havoc on the Playstation Network this past week, preventing me covering SOCOM 4's competitive multiplayer – while probably enjoying a two-week holiday in Bora Bora courtesy of my credit card! And so apologies if th...
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For the past decade, the SOCOM series has defined “hardcore” on PlayStation platforms, nurturing a growing, devoted (and somewhat masochistic) fanbase that has closely followed the series on PS2 and PSP. Now, with original developer Zipper finally back...
Multiplayer skirmishes take real skill to survive, Fantastic, memorable music fits the action perfectly, Campaign has some great setpieces...
Campaign is also largely forgettable, Enemy and ally intelligence is shaky, Custom missions are dull in singleplayer...
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Socom 4 takes you into the world of Cullen Gray who is the Ops Commander in this latest instalment of the series. Taking on the action from a third person perspective, I found this to be a ripper of a game, however only lasting about 8 hours in single...
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Welcome to the Far East. It seems to have become the focal point for all of the military shooter rage of recent times and SOCOM: Special Forces has become the latest to take advantage of the political instability of the region to forge an interesting s...
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SOCOM 4 would have been a cool game – had it released five years ago. Today it’s nothing but a generic tactical shooter that’s a bit technically underwhelming. It’s not that there’s anything fundamentally wrong with the game; it’s just that gamers to...
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I’m not going to lie. I’ve never really cared for the series before. It’s always been one of those game franchises that everybody loves, but always escaped me – just a game I’ve tinkered with a few times before when it first graced the PS2. is the s...
I’ll be honest here and say I didn’t really care or follow much of the story in , just as I don’t in most shooter games. Half-way through I always get confused and lost, but around the beautiful motion-captured cutscenes and explosive sound design, i...
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As a retired Army Special Forces sniper I love a good military action shooter as much as the next NRA card holder, even if that means taking a tour of duty in the Navy. Hey, Special Forces is Special Forces. Well, not really, but the lines seem to blur...
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gamepro.com Updated:
2016-12-29 06:41:30
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Now that the PlayStation Network is finally back up and just about fully functional, we wrap up our two-part review of Zipper Interactive's sniper-dominated shooter.NOTE: The overall star rating for SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals is based on a two star score f...
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SOCOM 4 is the first full featured game in the tactical shooter series on PlayStation 3, following the online-only SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation in 2008. The SOCOM series has now spanned many years and platforms, but has remained an exclusive So...
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In this game review we look at the awe-inspiring SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs. How does it stand up to the rest of the franchise? Only one way to find out. The SOCOM franchise has been around for quite a while and made its way across different generations of...
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1up.com Updated:
2016-12-29 06:41:30
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I've always respected the SOCOM franchise, although I've never played any of the previous entries of the series. My understanding is that it lives in this hardcore tactical shooter world; one that is revered and respected by its legion of fans and the...
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When the original SOCOM: US Navy SEALs came out, it was an interesting concept. The game was as meticulous as it was methodical, and instead of rushing in guns blazing—which would assuredly get you killed in a very Counter-Strike style manner (read: qu...
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I don't really know why SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs includes PlayStation Move controls. Maybe some folks want all their years of first-person shooter practice thrown out the window and replaced by a much-less-precise (and surprisingly less intuitive) cont...
Pretty solid shooter; good multiplayer additions; a variety of "realistic" ordnance to try out and level up.
Story and set pieces fall flat; terrible stealth missions; motion controls are extraneous at best.
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gamespot.com Updated:
2016-12-29 06:41:30
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Though it has a long history of bringing tactical third-person shooter action to Sony systems, the SOCOM series' debut on the PlayStation 3 failed to fully capture the excitement of its predecessors. Yet while SOCOM: Confrontation disappointed, SOCOM 4...
Wellbalanced squad command mechanic, Forty Five is a refreshingly authentic female soldier, Enjoyable cooperative mode, Soundtrack creates a sense of place and purpose, Weapon improvements are persistent across every mode.
Stealth action has some hitches, Intermittent network issues, Occasionally wonky AI.
A sturdy campaign, challenging cooperative mode, and boisterous online multiplayer help SOCOM 4 make its predecessors proud...
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SOCOM: Confrontation caused quite a stir due to its mixed reviews. Many praised the potential it had, but lamented its notorious network problems and glitches. Now that series creator Zipper Interactive is back in the driving seat, SOCOM has a chance...
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Zipper Interactive has jumped back onto the SOCOM series, and who wouldn't be excited? Sure, you have Battlefield and Call of Duty to 'get your shooter on' with, but nothing feels quite the same as SOCOM. Hot off the heels of our recent feature I've gotte...
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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation received average reception, but Zipper Interactive says it's taking the helm of its franchise once more to do the series some good on the PlayStation 3. We were on hand to listen in with a developer call featuring the...
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation received average reception, but Zipper Interactive says it's taking the helm of its franchise once more to do the series some good on the PlayStation 3. We were on hand to listen in with a developer call featuring the...
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