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SOCOM: US Navy Seals Confrontation Stand Alone | 
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| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1307
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: military_and_espionage_action_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Stand Alone
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 98183
Model: 98183
UPC: 711719818328
EAN: 0711719818328
ASIN: B001C4DKG4
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ultimate 32-player online combat experience featuring stunning high-definition visuals, advanced physics, ballistics, impact and destruction modeling | | • | Rich interactive and destructible environments supporting multiple game types | | • | Full support of the SIXAXIS wireless controller, offering greater control | | • | Choice of playing as various International Special Forces | | • | Advanced voice communication systems and immersive audio |
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Product Description
SOCOM breaches onto the PS3 in high-definition with the ultimate next-generation online combat experience. SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it. With support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, Leader Boards, this game is exactly what SOCOM fans have been waiting for. Additionally, you will be able to modify your appearance through facial and physical customization. A global-scale experience, SOCOM Confrontation gives you the opportunity to battle against the best and brightest from the U.S., Europe and Asia. SOCOM Confrontation deploys with five new North African themed maps, including a 32-player version of "Crossroads." Additional themed packs for SOCOM Confrontation will be made available for download via the PlayStation Store.
Comprehensive player customization including fully featured load out, encumbrance and unique uniforms Up to seven different game modes are available on each map Advanced player matching - you can form a team with your friends and easily join an online game Regional combat or challenge teams from around the world Additional themed downloadable content packs available post launch
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Get Ready for Online Combat Following its success as the number one online PlayStation 2 franchise, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs breaches onto the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system in high-definition this holiday season. SOCOM Confrontation delivers the ultimate next-generation online combat experience made possible by the power of PS3. SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it. With support for Tournaments, Clan ladders, Leader Boards and more, this latest title in the multi-million unit selling franchise is exactly what SOCOM fans have been clamoring for. Additionally, players will be able to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization. A global-scale experience, SOCOM Confrontation gives players the opportunity to battle against the best and brightest from the U.S., Europe and Asia. SOCOM Confrontation deploys with five new North African themed maps, including a 32-player version of "Crossroads." Additional themed packs for SOCOM Confrontation will be made available for download via the PlayStation Store. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Socom is the best online game ever November 25, 2008
William E. Arledge III (Grove City, OH USA)
This is the latest and greatest Socom to be released. The graphics in this game are AMAZING. I miss not having vehicles like on Socom Combined Assault or on Socom 3 but it's still an excellent game. The game modes are all pretty much the same as on previous Socom's. This game certainly isn't perfect but it still is far superior to any other shooter games out there. I give it five stars!!
Pro's
Displays in full 1080p
Expansion packs in the works for download from the playstation store
Con's
No vehicles
Only 7 maps
Online Play Only
Clan War options are not working
No option to tell you where your friends are playing so you can join them
Run & Gun = Run & Die October 20, 2008
Sky (New York)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Socom is a very cool game. I was (and perhaps still am) a CoD4 online junky. Now I have some fresh new junk to get addicted to.
Why would I need Socom if I already have an online shooter that I'm addicted to? Because Socom is truly different. This is a team tactical shooter and CoD4 is run out into the map and kill as many people as you can shooter.
The key to success (for me anyway) in Socom is "stick together".
You play as either a Commando or a Mercenary. Once in a lobby you can switch teams and during intermissions the game will regularly switch your whole team back and forth from Mercenary to a Commando. You can create about 5 Mercenary profiles and 5 Commando profiles; and you can change the weapon loadouts in game.
There are assault rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, shotties, sniper rifles, and one extra rifle from a group of 5 that are available depending on whether you're in a clan and what clan you're in (Spain, France, Germany, UK or US).
All of the rifles and the following gear and stuff are available to everyone; I don't think there's any unlocking or leveling up needed. Your rewards for quality play instead are status, medals & stars.
The gear is kind of cool, but I'm pretty sure that the best loadout is the simple one: M67 frag grenades. The missile launchers are effective, but cumbersome. The claymores have to be detonated versus the CoD4 kind that blew up if an enemy walked near it. So for now, I'm sticking to the grenades.
One thing to note is that each weapon needs to be equipped. In other words, there's not a dedicated button on the controller to throw a grenade or switch to a launcher. You need to bring your selected secondary weapons up on a display by pressing O. Once a secondary weapon is selected you can switch back and forth between it and a primary weapon by pressing L1 (no, L1 is not your sight button; sight is up on the D pad...and to get off your sight you must press down on the D pad). (You can custom configure the wireless controller to your own liking if you don't like the default or other presets.)
The attachments for your weapons are plentiful: scopes, regular and laser sites, silencers, bipod and grenade launchers. Each attachment is not available on every weapon. And be careful, a laser sight will give away your position in night games.
Oh yeah, night games...you'll need your nightvision goggles for those. Navigating the maps takes a little getting used to, but as I said earlier, you should be pretty much sticking together with your team...follow them and take a position. That's right...there's some camping to be done here...but be smart: stay in one place too long and you'll be dead faster than you can say WTF!
And speaking of dead, I believe that you only get rewards by playing "ranked" matches. Friendly fire is on and there is no respawning. There are 4 v 4 matches, 8 v 8 and higher; so when you play Socom, in some matches you'll be atop the leaderboard with 2 kills. I personally have enjoyed the two smaller group matches, but that's a matter of preference.
So communicate with your team! Someone on your team is probably familiar with the map. Ask where to go. There's no stupid or noob questions here; the players that I've met got more mad when their team members didn't communicate and use their mics than they did when someone says "what should we do?"
Speaking of the mic, I bought the Stand Alone edition of Socom, because I have the Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset and it works great. But if you want to take advantage of all of the perks (like on screen volume and stuff) that were in the PS3 2.5 firmware update, then you should probably go with this edition that includes the new official PS3 Headset.
This game rocks. Some of the maps according to some of the folks that I've played with are carry-overs from past Socom games. That gives Socom vets a bit of an early advantage. But it won't be long before I'm navigating these maps on point instead of following my team.
Buy Socom if you play online.
Side note on initial game installation: If your PS3 is set to auto-start discs you might need to disable that the first time you plug in the disc. After you put the game in, you'll see two icons on the XMB for Socom; one installs the game, the other starts it. Install the game first. For some reason even after you run the installer, the game installer icon doesn't disappear; just be sure to start that game with start icon going forward. After the installation I got an error message that said my "saved data" was corrupted....so I deleted the Socom saved data from the XMB (NOT the "game" data...the "saved" data) and the error message disappeared.
Another side note: As of this writing, there are major server issues. Load delays. Freezes. Choppy action and more. Slant 6 Games NEEDS to fix these. If you release a game that is online only, you should release it when you are ready to set the bar for online gaming...not be a work in progress.
better servers and this game rocks... October 20, 2008
John Gonzalez (Hartford, CT)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I wasnt able to play this game for the first 2 days because of the servers, but this weekend I tried to log in and guess what??? it worked and I have to say I am impressed with this game. There was still some lag on some of the games, but I'm sure with time they will be fixed. The controls are good, the graphics are also good (please stop comparing every game out there with Call of Duty 4, different developers, different art). The sound is top notch and gameplay is awesome with people that do play as a team. Overall I have had much fun with this game so far, I just wish they have had added a campaign to play and practice cause I get pwnd online.
I Don't Like it November 3, 2008
Home E Tech (US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bad to force players to play online only. Worse to force players to play online with people whom they don't know. Worst to force people to listen to profanity while playing online with people whom they don't know.
In conclusion, it was entirely my own fault for NOT reading the label carefully which says on the front of the package "Multiplayer Online Only".
If you like this game, pick up my copy at Game Stop as USED. Mine is a bargain as it is only two hours old.........
 Great overall, but! November 12, 2008
Andrew Palopoli (FL)
Great game overall, but has to many issues for a game that has been produced 4 times before. For an internet based only game, this Socom has an unacceptable amount of bugs and latency issues. I am very, very dissapointed with the issues of this game, coming from a Socom fanatic.
Word from the customer if a designer happens to read this is... GO BACK TO USING SOCOM-II LAYOUT, from friend list and tracking them to lobby viewing and etc. It's has been a downward fall since Socom-II. I sure almost everyone will agree with me on this statement.
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