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SOCOM: Special Forces - Eurogamer Portugal review

Eurogamer said: "SOCOM is now more an action game then a militaire game".

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chidori6664770d ago (Edited 4770d ago )

This is what Zipper gets for trying to make a COD Socom game..

nnotdead4770d ago

or is it MAG, or GeOW, or maybe ffffrrrrrttttttttttt :)

Pixel_Pusher4770d ago

from chidori666 comment history

"What happened to the crew who used to actually be innovative and build distinct games offering a fantastic gameplay in SOCOM 2 Zipper?

Great job Zipper... I hope everyone of you get fired"

yeah you seem like a fan. now how can you cancel something you never actually ordered in the first place. please...

_Empath_4770d ago (Edited 4770d ago )

Get LBP 2. STOP SHOOTING PEOPLE. Okay, 7/10 not bad.

nnotdead4770d ago

bought the first and have yet to pick up 2. when i find it cheaper i'll pick it up or wait for game of the year edition.

though this comment has little to nothing to do with the topic.

LevDog4770d ago

Tripping man.. This could be the best Socom since S2.. besides a few annoying bugs.. Its hella fun.. I like the changes they made.. It blows confrontation out the water

hardcorehippiez4770d ago

have to agree lev and im a socom vet.at 1st iwas wtf , found it overwhelming and was gettin shot from everywhere lol. learn the maps use cover be stealthy. zipper need to bring back and change a few things via patches and if they do it will be the best socom imo. none of the others where perfect either but we learned to adapt and will with this game . i think if the game modes and maps from the older socom games gets brought back this game will be a winner . day 1 for me regardless of score .

ksoto4770d ago

I agree! At first i tried to run and gun and was promptly eating dirt!!!! lol I had to learn to slow down, observe the map and use cautious entry when approaching certain points. Its so much fulfilling when you get a hard earned kill as oppossed to COD where its so easy to come out in the top 2 or 3 every time bcus your just running and gunning and things arent tactical at all (well they can be sometimes, but for the most part they are not).

LevDog4770d ago

Exactly.. I was overwhelmed at first.. It didnt give me that Socom feel.. Then I hacked away at it.. Now its "SOCOM" that feel is there.. A few old game modes, old camera view.. and cross hairs and this game will be the best.. I like the level up weapon system.. Because you like a weapon and can make it better by using it.. So far in the beta there is no "dominate" few guns.. Everyone uses whatever..

Air strikes add a nice touch for a good round.. wish it was more wide spread.. but like I said few bugs and some fixes.. I will play the crap out of it..

I dont know how but I some how but over 16 hours in the beta alone.. Which is alot of gaming for me..

Trroy4770d ago (Edited 4770d ago )

They scored it down because it wasn't *enough* like CoD, not vice-versa.

blahblah4770d ago

i'd score it 3/10 exactly because it feels like CoD. "tactical shooter" my ass, "spray'n'pray fest with lamest controls ever" should be correct description. after trying demo, i was kinda glad i don't need to wait for used one (my sony boycotting and socom release were my biggest gripe, i was watching preorder button every day last month. i so wished i wouldn't boycott, lucky me, i don't care anymore)

just my biggest annoyances with demo:
- r3 for knife and l3 to run (how dumb can controls be?)
- some strange aim assist (as far as i saw, many people had gripe with same thing in confrontation). i scored most of my headshots in run'n'gun, few in ots and none in aim mode. and for most run'n'gun i'm sure i never hit nowhere near their head or them even, while i'm sure my aim mode was perfect headshot few times in a row and no bullet hit the target
- boring or better said... maps without sense (there is simply too much of everything like someone had no design what was the goal and purpose of it and just trashed whole map with random parts). i could be wrong here, i didn't play it more than 3 hours. maybe map gets better when someone knows it by heart
- 32 is too crowded for anything remotely tactical (there was description about 4v4 and 8v8, but no option to select it, maybe not present in demo)
- typical PSN lag (but i have to admit, way less than uc2)
- air strikes were the last straw which made my decision i won't buy even used one. last time i was so annoyed was when mgo got Mei Ling as special character

Trroy4770d ago

@blahblah,

Okay, Jim Sterling.

blahblah4770d ago

if you ever played MGO which is best "tactical shooter" ever in my opinion, socom really feels like CoD

i'm still wondering where "tactical shooter" printed on box is hiding in mp. 3-4 hours of demo were 100% spray'n'pray fest just like every CoD

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BabyTownFrolics4770d ago

can only afford one game this month

portal 2 on the ps3 it is then

_Empath_4770d ago (Edited 4770d ago )

Getting air jordans this month. I'm getting portal 2 next month. I might get Socom just for my cousin cause he is a big fan and he was talking about it to me.

ElementX4770d ago

You must not like your cousin very much

im-12-years-old4770d ago

Getting mk9, portal 2, and socom 4 same day.

Gotta love those kmart deals.

Trroy4770d ago

LoL. I love the translation of this article. It reads like an Italian restaurant review.

'Often the feeling is "All the sauce and faith in God."'

All the sauce. LoL.

rezzah4770d ago

Game is like MAG in 3rd person, which is why I love it so much.

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SOCOM 4 DLC Packs Announced - "Demolition" Free for New Players

"The SOCOM franchise is a long and storied one, and today we're very happy to announce that we're revisiting its past and bringing back what is perhaps the series' most popular mode, "Demolition". Existing owners of SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs will be able to download the Demolition Pack for $9.99 with today's PlayStation Store publish, which brings with it not only the Demolition competitive multiplayer game type but new maps, weapons and character skins as well. " -socom.com

ArchangelMike4581d ago

hmm, might have to dust off my copy of socom.

Dante1124581d ago (Edited 4581d ago )

This should've been in the game Day 1 (Hate the DLC trend this gen). I think it's a little too late now. Most of the Socom vets kinda just given up on S4. I mean, I like it, even still play occasionally, but the classic modes I play on seems to lessen by the day.

badz1494581d ago

WTF? I love SOCOM 4 even with the hate it receives but rewards goes to those not buying it early?? seriously WTF?

ArchangelMike4581d ago

Yeah, Zipper have got the whole thing backwards. It shold be the other way round. Peeps who already bought the game, should get the download for free; and those who purchasing new copies should have to pay for the dowmnload.

p.s. Zipper why did it take so long to bring back Demolittion in the first place???

Soldierone4581d ago

Wtf....why do NEW players get rewarded and not the ones that have stuck around even with all the hate around it? The game is even getting a price drop because of it? Give me a break.

This is where DLC starts to get irritating. Should of be in the game to begin with...

CBaoth4581d ago

And dammit, they had to include Ruins; my all-time favorite map. I was going to pass on this.

Jeff2574581d ago

I bought SOCOM 4 when it came out and because of the PSN outage I never really got into the MP. A lot of the reason why is because it didnt have the Demolition mode. But this is seriously messed up. I don't usually mind putting in codes when someone buys a game new especially if it is announced before the game is released. But this is straight up BULLSHIT. Sitting their saying if someone buys the game now we will give them something everyone has wanted since day one. But hey if you already bought the game we will make you pay to be able to play it. I don't care that they are finally adding a mode I would play I certainly won't be agreeing to this.

VvKILLAGOOSEvV4581d ago

Agree...There are a lot of Socom players that have stuck it out in hopes that Zipper would come through and make more modes like how Socom use to be, and this is how they get repaid for being early adopters? It should be free for all as appreciation.

LOOK_AT_THIS_I4581d ago

If this doesnt show what those asshats at Zipper UNinteractive think of their loyal customers nothing ever will. Seth Luisi and company will continue to bend each and every person over who allows him to by purchasing their games

Socom was the sole reason for me sticking with the ps3 for next gen, and it is no longer even on my radar. This franchise died when David Sears left. FU LUISI, and FU ZIPPER!!!!

TheDivine4581d ago (Edited 4581d ago )

I love socom 4 ALOT but F that. I should get it free with my pro pass for buying it new or at least having ps plus. Free for new players WTF?

Edit:I guess its good they are giving an incintive to new players. We def need more players in socom 4 and its good they are trying to grow the community but they should have just made it free for all new purchases (not used) so the diehard fans dont feel like theyre getting shi* on.

-Alpha4581d ago

This is Sony's fault, not Zippers.

Sony is the one who determined the fate of SOCOM 4 and made it into what it is, Chris Roper tweeted that it was Sony's choice to do this

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n4gisatroll4581d ago

That is kind of a slap in the face. They wait a year to release demo...and those who got the game early has to pay but new users get it free? They are seriously better off just porting all the old maps to confrontation. Those who are left on sc would buy every dlc for it.

LOOK_AT_THIS_I4581d ago

Agree...even though Confrontation was a frankenstein socom experience, it is still miles ahead of SLOWcom 4.

I cant express how much I hate the gameplay in Socom 4 now, it is just awful. If it wouldnt have had the Socom name in it I might have given it a chance but they shit all over the franchise and community with it.

Horny4581d ago

Fuck zipper for screwing this game up, I got rid of this tps/fps inbred piece of crap two weeks after I got it. Was indenial about it sucking at first but there's no hope for this, its just not as good as other offerings. So they split the fanbase and now they wanna bring back demolition, this won't save the game.

NickTheHitman4581d ago

What happened to Socom Pro? I thought I was suppose o get this free.

n4gisatroll4581d ago

Apparently socom pro was to get exclusive stuff for free, not all dlc for free. This is sooo annoying what Sony has been doing as of late with their first party games.

SoapShoes4581d ago

They said that some DLC would be free with Pro and there will likely be more free DLC for Pro but they never said ALL DLC would be free.

I wasn't much into the multiplayer but I might get it.

SoapShoes4581d ago (Edited 4581d ago )

Disagrees must be from butthurt fanboys because objective people who didn't believe it would ask for proof... Well here ya go!

"Some seem to think they were going to get all DLC for free. Here's a link of Dunham explaining it clearly, a thread made 4 days before the game released. He said some will be free (like the first one you got) and some will be paid for by everyone (like this one). See the last Q/A in his thread.

http://community.us.playsta... "

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press:play magazin: SOCOM: Special Forces Review

After the disappointing "SOCOM: Confrontation" Sony tried to make the new "SOCOM: Special Forces" more attractive with the new developer team Zipper Interactive, a new story and by using the PlayStation Move motion controller.

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Socom: Special Forces Review | TPV

Socom 4 is the latest game to hit the market from the developers Zipper Interactive the developers previous outings include the cult favorite Crimson Skies, also the cult game MAG and all the other Socom games as well.

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Knushwood Butt4717d ago

I recommend this game. Have put a lot of time into it.

To get the best out of the single player, play it on hard difficulty or above.

Also, online co-op on hard difficulty is excellent, especially when you find players that are up for the challenge. Had some great games the other night with a great co-op team.