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Thursday, January 08th 2009
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SOCOM: US Navy Seals Confrontation Stand Alone
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List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $39.99
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Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0711719818328
ESRB Age Rating: Mature
Feature: Ultimate 32-player online combat experience featuring stunning high-definition visuals, advanced physics, ballistics, impact and destruction modeling
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Label: Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Model: 98183
Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Studio: Sony Computer Entertainment
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Features
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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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Editorial Reviews:
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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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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Unplayable
Comment: Right now, I have to give Socom C one star. It's an online-only game, which simply can't be played online. Constant booting from games and getting disconnected from servers. It's just a pathetic mess right now. Before anyone comments about the connection problems being on my side, please stop. I've been playing online for years now with PS2 and PS3 and have NEVER had any problems...until now.
The general controls are also a bit clunky. No more leaning with the d-pad, you have to use SIXXAIS to do it. Yeah, real smart. Throwing a grenade with your controller slanted to one side, but not too much, has to be perfect to get the lean, is a joke. Weapon switching is also a real pain. It's a selection wheel that works, well, some of the times. It also automatically switches your secondary weapon to whatever weapon you chose in the wheel, which in turn, changes your quick switch weapon. So, if your have your secondary set as your pistol, but you want to use a claymore real quick, your secondary, and quick switch weapon is now a claymore. WTF? Quick switch used to be selectable, now, it's not.
Slant Six, the developers, are promising a patch within the first two weeks of January. I'm not holding out much hope that it will correct any of their connection problems.
Bottom line is that this is a woefully inadequate game that was pushed out the door to make the holiday season, and it looks like it's barely out of Alpha right now...forget about Beta.
If things change with the new patch, I'll update, but I'm not holding my breath. $40 for an online-only game that you can't play online. Yeah, awesome. Looks like I bought a $40 drink coaster.
UPDATE: I've narrowed my connection drop issues down to my bluetooth headset. There seems to be a bug in Socom that causes connection drops for some people when they are using a headset. Once I started keeping my headset off, I've been able to play for hours without dropping. I've seen forum posts of people having similar problems with headsets, especially with game freezing when using a headset. Hopefully all of this will be resolved in the 1.30 patch.
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Summary: I don't get it.
Comment: I used to be so into socom when I had my PS2. I used to be online all the time. I was super excited when this version came out but till it came out I was playing COD4. I'd never played COD4 before because I never liked the WWII theme. But anyway coming back to the Socom series after COD4 was too ummmm...how should I say it...slow? First off...no single player game? I always use the single player mode to learn the controls and such (unless I missed the single player mode). But anyway after playing COD4 this Socom crazy gamer is totally not interested in Socom anymore. I don't know how else to put it...I can't help comparing it to COD4 because it got me all excited and stuff but Socom just feel so slow.
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Summary: Nice game to play
Comment: Great for Multiplayers only. The game needs a bit more work on to be perfect.
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Summary: Not Impressed..
Comment: I picked up this game with even reading some of the bad reviews about it, stating that the servers sucked and that gamers were disappointed. Although, I did read recent reviews that stated that the game got updated and the servers were alot better, so I decided to give it a shot.
So after the hour long installation that took place and updates to the current version (which was 1.20). I finally started the game. I went in and created my character and already I could tell some lag even in the menu. So I tried to play a game and was completely frustrated with the whole deal about getting a game going and the servers taking so long to respond that the game was filled up before I could get in. I finally got into a game and was up against ONE person. It lagged so bad, and I could not get used to the game for the life of me, and im usually a 3rd person shooter fan, (Dead Space, Resident Evil 4, etc).
This game does not deliver, period.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sorely disappointed
Comment: Perhaps Call Of Duty 4 has set such a high bar, that it was inevitable that SOCOM CONFRONTATION would disappoint. Although the size and details of the maps is impressive, getting on and playing were rare feats. Until the initial rush of players levels off, I'm going to hold off trying any more. If I could get a refund I would send this game back.
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