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Publication Date

April 19, 2011

Computer Platform

PlayStation 3

ASIN

B002ELCV00

Release date

April 19, 2011

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4.4 533 ratings

4.4 out of 5 stars

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#44,218 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#758 in PlayStation 3 Games

Product Dimensions

0.6 x 5.3 x 6.7 inches; 4 ounces

Type of item

Video Game

Language

English

Rated

Mature

Item model number

98135

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Item Weight

4 ounces

Manufacturer

Sony Computer Entertainment

Date First Available

March 5, 2010

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You have six days. Six days to rescue an entire country plunged into chaos by a brutal revolution. Race against time to control a dire situation that threatens to escalate into global war. You are the legendary and fearless Operations Commander as you take command of the battlefield with your crack NATO squad. The destination is Southeast Asia. The time is now for you to take control.

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SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals is a multiplayer third-person tactical shooter developed exclusively for play on PlayStation 3. The second release in the SOCOM series on the PS3 platform, SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals features an all-new Ops Commander character tasked to lead a five-member NATO special forces squad in a desperate operation in Southeast Asia. Game features include: dynamic command of squad members, an air support option, 1-32 player support online, support for both PlayStation Move and the DualShock controller, PlayStation Bluetooth Headset support and more.

Outnumbered. Outgunned. Under Fire. Take Control.

You have six days. Six days to rescue an entire country plunged into chaos by a brutal revolution. Race against time to control a dire situation that threatens to escalate into global war. You are the legendary and fearless Operations Commander as you take command of the battlefield with your crack NATO squad. The destination is Southeast Asia. The time is now for you to take control. Are you up to the challenge?

Step into the fray as you take command of your squad as Ops Commander Cullen Gray.
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Gameplay

SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals is a third-person oriented, squad-based tactical shooter. The game's single player campaign revolves around mission play and has players stepping into the boots of Ops Commander Cullen Gray as he commands four additional squad members, each with their own strengths and personality. The player can use this control over other characters to engage in everything from stealth actions involving classic, clean and quiet flanking maneuvers, to over-the-top firefights that rage with raw power. The choice resides with the player. Players also will utilize intelligence attained along the way, as well as special command functionality available in Command Mode to make decisions in the field. Online play involves additional play options and objectives and supports up to 32 players.

Key Game Features

Dynamic Command - Expertly command the battlefield by utilizing squad tactics to flank and outmaneuver your enemy, designate hostile targets, and call in devastating airstrikes -- all with dynamic, intuitive ease.
PlayStation Move Support - Utilizing the PlayStation Move, deliver the most immersive combat experience ever with high precision control over shooting, melee fighting and commanding your squad.
DualShock 3 Controller Support - SOCOM 4 also supports the traditional DualShock 3 controller configuration.
Squad Based Multiplayer - Utilize team dynamics online with an all new 32-person multiplayer.
PlayStation Bluetooth Headset Support - PlayStation's Bluetooth Headset leverages advances in voice technology to bring next generation features to your squad and your the PS3 system.

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4.4 out of 5

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Customers find the game fun and rewarding, with nice graphics and gameplay. They appreciate the online multiplayer, and value. However, some customers feel the storyline is too short, weak, and hazy. They also dislike the download speed. Opinions are mixed on quality, graphics, and performance.

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73 customers mention55 positive18 negative

Customers find the game fun on its own, great in all aspects, and rewarding. They also say the single-player is entertaining and immerses the player into the game. Customers also say it's a good action game for the PS3 and that the online is really fun.

"...And if you have the smarts enough to learn it, it is the most rewarding video game experience patience can buy...." Read more

"...Rich colors, good layout, great lighting. Really immerses the player into the game. Really great designs for enemy and ally characters...." Read more

"...the story mode was a little cliche but stil pretty fun, theres a pretty good selection of guns and custimation for them.. i like the co-op and multi..." Read more

"...Overall, the game is fun on its own but failed to deliver key gameplay elements that made the original SOCOM games so unique and great...." Read more

14 customers mention10 positive4 negative

Customers like the online multiplayer of the video game. They say it's definitely the highlight, and getting better. They also say the cooperative mode is a blast, and the game is mainly team focused.

"...commands, use your teammates to help complete missions, use team mates to overwatch, command teammates to do all sorts of stuff...the original SOCOM..." Read more

"...The game is mainly team focused, and Zipper really does mean team focused because if you don't you WILL die easily...." Read more

"...Problem is, you can no longer engage multiplayer online so it reallyfeels like half a game. The single game campaign is alright for the..." Read more

"...Co-Op is a blast! i played in a room with 5 people and had a really fun game...." Read more

14 customers mention10 positive4 negative

Customers like the value of the video game software. They say it's a great gift and worth buying. Some customers also mention that the product is new and as advertised.

"...It is def worth buying, especially if you have other friends that own it and play online. 2 thumbs up here." Read more

"...this game.dont have to many games that use the move controllers.price was great when got it here.fast load.can get in game quick online." Read more

"...PERIOD! It's a cheap, unrealistic, generic shooter, with a SOCOM label on it.So, here's my PRO & CON list.....are you ready?..." Read more

"Good father price" Read more

34 customers mention15 positive19 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the video game. Some mention it's a good product, a fairly solid game, and reliable. They say it'll deliver what it should, and is highly underrated. Others say it’s absolutely terrible, mediocre at best, and unrealistic.

"...PERIOD! It's a cheap, unrealistic, generic shooter, with a SOCOM label on it.So, here's my PRO & CON list.....are you ready?..." Read more

"...--SOUND: EXCELLENT. The enemies shout at you or talk about you. They talk to each other in English or in a native language...." Read more

"...Enemies all looked the same and suffered from lack of detail.It looked like tweaked PS2 graphics.Teamates were very detailed as were weapons...." Read more

"...a swish kinda, not a shank or stab, makes for way better knife fights and its not based on luck or connection like call of duty... in closing i give..." Read more

26 customers mention16 positive10 negative

Customers are mixed about the graphics of the video game. Some mention that it has great graphics, good action, good control, and well-designed maps. Others however, are unimpressed. Some say that the graphics are sloppy, ugly, and clunky.

"...it not so long a period of time that they are actually designed pretty damn well...." Read more

"...game for its aesthetic beauty in sound (and sound effects), music, graphics, design, environment, and easy to control yet challenging game play...." Read more

"...brings in the "grinding" tactic which makes the game boring and unattractive...." Read more

"...camping... i love the bullet penetration, the way bullets go through bodys are just beautiful...." Read more

19 customers mention7 positive12 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the video game software. Some mention that it really works well, while others say that it refuses to work.

"...This game is basically run, get shot at, run, get shot at, get shot at some more, and get shot at some more...." Read more

"...I keep talking about how it looks and sounds, but it really works so well that it puts the player into the environment...." Read more

"...I really really wanted to like this game, but it simply fails to deliver. I'll be selling it very soon, lucky I didnt redeem any of the online codes." Read more

"...SOCOM games are valued for their online experience and this one fails horribly at it...." Read more

25 customers mention4 positive21 negative

Customers find the storyline weak, hazy, and overly dramatic. They also say the game fails to deliver key gameplay elements that made the original SOCOM. They say the same scenario over and over, with too little time and options to swap teams.

"...the story mode was a little cliche but stil pretty fun, theres a pretty good selection of guns and custimation for them.. i like the co-op and multi..." Read more

"...It's actually laughable.No voice commands, no strategy, no stealth, no night-vision, no missions (to speak of), no sniper shots from afar..." Read more

"...Overall, the game is fun on its own but failed to deliver key gameplay elements that made the original SOCOM games so unique and great...." Read more

"...The story is kind of weak and the save/continue points are sometimes in precarious places and inconsistent...." Read more

13 customers mention0 positive13 negative

Customers find the download speed of the video game to be slow and massive. They also say the game wouldn't update or load up.

"...The cover system is clunky, the weapon upgrade system is tedious, and the plot doesn't hold well...." Read more

"...The game has like 8-10 maps, very few weapon configs (you have to level up with each weapon to unlock new attachments, which is stupid), and 4 game..." Read more

"...too simple i think , my only beef is that it is way too easy even on elite mode , now custom mode is way more of a challenge but still feels like..." Read more

"Great game, great graphics, good action, good control, slow and massive updates. I got mine super cheap and it is brand new, never opened...." Read more

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Kevin

A Real Review from a Classic Socom Fan

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2012

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I've read the reviews here and well, none do this game justice.

First, I'm a classic SOCOM addict. When I say addict I mean it, and fellow SOCOM addicts know who they are. If you are not sure if you ever suffered an addiction to this game but think you were a fanatic about this game, I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about the people who spent three years of their life playing SOCOM I & II 20+ hours a week. For many it was the first gaming experience with a headset. The people who were so addicted to the game the put up with crappy servers, broken mic systems, and Game Sharks for 3+ hours EVERY night. Clan tags of HSB and >KS< come to mind. This review is by one of you. Here are my points of this game:

#1 If you play this game in a re-spawn mode you are a hoser. You might as well go play CoD or Battlefield. This game is not designed for the re-spawn format. It is a tactical shooter, and when played for what it actually is it's truly as addictive as SOCOM I & II.

#2 Former fans should buy the classic medley DLC AFTER they learn the new maps. Trust me when I say this is the best thing you can possibly do. While the nostalgia is tempting, put it off. Force yourself to discover the cubby holes and camping routes of the new maps, you will discover it not so long a period of time that they are actually designed pretty damn well.

#3 When you die always watch those who are left. This is the BEST way to learn the game. Newbies will be hosed fast, don't let it get you down, you'll soon get the hang of it.

#4 When not playing clan matches: Medley Medley Medley. It's the best way to learn the maps quickly IMO.

#5 If you were a fan of the first SOCOMs but were turned off by SOCOM III and Confrontation (leaving the PSP out of this), do know that SOCOM 4 does do a good job of hearkening back to the game it used to be before the developers lost their freaking minds. Trust me, I'm an addict. It really is SOCOM.

#6 If you don't agree with point 5 you need to join/create a clan with some good people. By good I don't mean good at the game, just people that are cool to hang out with. If you play the game enough together eventually you'll figure out how to win matches.

And remember, when SOCOM I & II hit the scene it wasn't a smash hit. It had a LOYAL base that on average played it 20+ hours a week; the VAST majority of gamers that tried it though didn't have the patience for the game. For those that learned the game and played it patiently, it was, and in many fan's cases still is, the greatest online game ever.

It is not Call of Duty. It is not Delta Force. It is not Battlefield. It is not Team Fortress. It is not Rainbow 6. It's better. It is SOCOM. And if you have the smarts enough to learn it, it is the most rewarding video game experience patience can buy.

As far as the single player goes, just like I and II, while it's fun to play through once it's not "OMG this is so cool WOW". The real party is online. Just like I & II you unlock the online weapons when you play through the single player.

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SOCOM 4 - An Unexpected Surprise. Excellent Game for newcomers and those who can appreciate a damn good game!

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2012

Edition: StandardVerified Purchase

Socom 4 is a real treat for people who can appreciate a fun, well-designed, aesthetically pleasing video game. It's also adjustable so that a seasoned vet or a newcomer to the military shooter genre can enjoy what Socom 4 has to offer. Personally, Socom 4 is (finally!!) a third person military shooter that I can get into.

PROS:

--GRAPHICS: EXCELLENT. Beautiful environments from hillsides of a South Asian country to a port with battleships or even jungle ruins and old WWII bunkers. Rich colors, good layout, great lighting. Really immerses the player into the game. Really great designs for enemy and ally characters.

--SOUND: EXCELLENT. The enemies shout at you or talk about you. They talk to each other in English or in a native language. The sound of the weapons in this game is prominent, each with its own unique sound; distinct, clear. Sometimes you can hear a sniper in the distance, other times you hear the enemies' footsteps in the mud approaching. Do yourself a favor and get headphones for this game, or good speakers because then you can really enjoy some environmental sounds. You can hear a subtle breeze, or the mosquitoes by your ear as you stealth through vegetation, or listen to the cry of elephants in a jungle canyon as you walk atop a hill towards a bombed out bridge, or crackling from the flames of a crashed airplane.

--MUSIC: EXCELLENT. The guy who did the score for this game, Bear McCreary, studied with the famous film composer Elmer Bernstein. And it shows. The music sounds almost like an old western movie like the Magnificent Seven, but then quickly embodies something of a superhero movie feel combined with a military campaign, similar to Nathan Drake's Uncharted theme. The score also makes use of instruments (that I guess are of Asian origin) and the game keeps an Asian ambiance but also the military bravado necessary for combat. Even in quiet parts of the game, an occasional flute or a touch of eerie music lends to the suspense. The music also appears and disappears in just the right way to keep the mood suspenseful, thrilling, or heroic.

--VIEWPOINT: THIRD PERSON. EXCELLENT. I had tons of fun playing this game. After playing Uncharted, I really enjoyed the third person action/adventure/shooter type games. I know a lot of people complained about this Socom being a third person game when what they wanted was a first person shooter (I think the other Socom games were all first person). Personally, I prefer third person over first person. Third person is more realistic because you see the character get hit and fall and get up and fight. In first person games, it always looks like you're looking through a window from the front seat of a car, and sometimes your windshield gets splotches of blood, and I feel like turning on a set of wipers. Anyway, third person is just a personal preference, and this game did well with it. So on to the play itself.

--CAMPAIGN: EXCELLENT. My only complaint is that it was too short, but only because I enjoyed it so much. You are accompanied by four other AI teammates, a BLUE team and a GOLD team, each made of two members. The Blue team is better at close range combat, and the Gold team is better at sniping. So you can point your crosshairs anywhere in the environment and simply press left or right on the directional pad to assign teammates to strategic points. When I first played, I would die at certain points in the game until I learned how to assign teammates to strategic areas. This is easy to learn. As for your character (Cullen Gray), you get to use two weapons per mission (which you select before the mission). You choose from Assault rifles, machine guns, sub-machine guns, and sniper rifles. You also have a selection of grenade type weapons to choose from as well. You always have a knife handy too, in case you want to stealth to an enemy and do a take down with the knife, or during close combat, sometimes when the enemy rushes you or you have to reload you can press the R3 button (on PS3) to stab and slash the enemy. I like how you can feel the weight of the weapons--heavier weapons have loud sounds, recoil, and you feel it on the dual shock controllers, and if you pick up a grenade launcher, then you move slower. The sounds are great in battle, and the bullets follow real world physics where you have to anticipate AI enemy movement, and shoot a little bit ahead of where they are stepping, since bullets take time to travel. I won't talk about all the guns here, but there's PLENTY to choose from, and as you use each weapon more in battle, the more you will unlock Mods which makes the weapon itself better (some fitted with scopes, muzzles, capacity, or even grenade launcher in the gun itself). The game has varied missions where you battle your way through tons of enemies, and sometimes this involves gathering intel, or stealth missions where you must move undetected, in nighttime and rain settings. There's even another part of the game where you escort allies while being ambushed by hordes of enemies and a helicopter bombs your team through a wetland village. The settings range from a bombed civil war strife city, to rural village areas where you can hear cattle and farm animals; and then the action takes place in another urban area where you must find a warlord and then escape to an airlift location to get your team out of there before time runs out. And there's the WWII bunkers strewn about a hilly landscape and even a mission with ancient ruins and another mission on the ocean shores where your mission is to destroy enemy tanks on the sands of the beach.

MULTI-PLAYER: I won't comment too much on the multiplayer only because I have yet to play more of it. From what I've seen so far, Socom 4 includes classic and standard versions of multiplayer game types, and even custom I believe. There's also variations for clan vs. clan type games. It looks promising though.

--CO-OP: EXCELLENT. There is no local co-op (two people in your living room playing together). However, you can meet up with friends online, and create a private party, or customize a set of up to four missions, and launch it publicly so anyone can join you on the missions against AI enemy. You can even join a random online co-op already in progress. There are three game types offered:
(1) Espionage - which is to find intel scattered throughout the level, and once all the intel is gathered, your team has to find and deactivate devices elsewhere, all while fighting many enemies.
(2) Takedown - which is to fight your way through a level to find and kill either a commander and his top henchmen, or kill multiple commanders.
(3) Evac - this one is an add-on, but loads of fun. You have to fight through waves of enemies, and keep moving, until you reach a designated area for evacuation pick up by aircraft. At that point you will have to hold your ground and defend against swarms of enemies, until the air pick up arrives. Even then, you have to clear out enemies and then get to your air lift.
--Additionally, you can set the difficulty level Easy, Normal, Hard, (Elite), and the amount enemy AI can be set to Low, Normal, High.
--I should mention that all these types of games are presented on about six of the levels from the game (and a seventh with the evac download). Different parts of the environments are used depending on the type of game played, so that each three game types feel like different environments, even if you use only one environment.
--Also, you can customize these missions and just play on your own until someone joins you.

CON:
I guess I should mention a con: --STORY: DRY. The story isn't bad. It just is what it is. I mean, they did try. The Ops Commander is Cullen Gray, with a mysterious past and some connection to the mission in the Asian country. I really liked Cullen Gray for his stoic and heroic personality--a man who will get the job done at any cost against any odds, sort of like Altair from the first Assassin's Creed. But the story never rises beyond simple. But it's good enough to let you shoot a bunch of enemies.

OVERALL:

I really love Socom 4. No one recommended it to me, I got it on my own. I really wanted to play a military game, so I tried out the first person Call of Duties, and Battlefield. I could see why people like Call of Duty, they try to do some really cool stuff, but the first person perspective and the over the top arcade feel of the games just didn't work for me. I even tried another third person military game demo (I can't remember which one, sorry) and that wasn't very good with game mechanics or graphics. I finally decided to pick up Socom 4 based on reviews by people who weren't angry about it being third person, and I was surprised to find myself enjoying a really beautiful game. Sony, and Zipper put a lot of thought into the dynamics of the game and the look and sound of the game. I keep talking about how it looks and sounds, but it really works so well that it puts the player into the environment. The fine music was added finesse to an already good game.

Additionally, the game only froze up on me once (during online co-op). Otherwise the multi-player, the co-op, and the campaign all are very fluid in action, with quick loading times, and easy controls for even beginning gamers.

As for online play, there's always many players in multi-player, and co-op may require a little bit of waiting (rare occasions) but you can always find enough people to play a co-op mission.

If you enjoyed Uncharted and want to try a military shooter, pick up this game.

For anyone else, try this game for its aesthetic beauty in sound (and sound effects), music, graphics, design, environment, and easy to control yet challenging game play.

**** I think one thing that may be overlooked about this game is its fantastic CO-OP game. I was never really into the online stuff, so I didn't expect to really play this co-op mode. But once I tried it, I was hooked by how much fun it was. It's so fascinating to watch selfish players run out into the fray without regard to the other members of the team, only to get themselves killed (and sometimes get other teammates killed). The real thrilling part of Co-op though is when you play with people who play like a real soldier, which means caring about your team, and working as a team to defeat the enemy AI. I actually made some friends by playing this Co-op mode. You WILL meet really good honorable players who will become your friends. One of the best things about Socom 4 is the ability to HEAL incapacitated members of your team. Now I've played with selfish people who never even tried to revive me when I've fallen, however, it's the real team players that make this co-op so enjoyable. If you ever get hit by a bullet and lie there incapacitated, and one of your teammates fights their way to come and revive you, trust me, you will have respect for them....and if they ever get struck down by an enemy, trust me, you will have such motivation to put a bullet in a hundred enemies, endure grenades, and fight elite armored enemy guards just to make your way to revive your fallen buddy. And it's this dynamics of the game which is more motivating than any story could offer in a campaign that makes Socom 4 so addicting.******

I don't usually write reviews, but I wanted to tell everyone about how much fun this game is, and the replay value is beyond expectation. I hope Sony will finance another Socom game, and I hope it follows in the tradition of Socom 4.

***** 5 out of 5 stars *****

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luc

a propo du jeux socom 4

Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2023

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merci tres bon tir de shoot

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Jonathan Castillo

Un buen juego estrategico

Reviewed in Mexico on February 23, 2017

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Siempre he sido fanatico de la saga SOCOM, y apenas tuve la oportunidad de adquirir este juego para ps3, y la verdad es que cambiaron la mayoria de los conceptos del juego, antes dabas ordenes a tu equipo desde todo, ser sigilosos, moverse rapido a algun lugar, hacer brecha en las puertas, y muchas cosas mas, para esta entrega lo unico que puedes ordenar es ir y venir sin mas nada, es simple de usar solo que esperaba esa impresion de poder sentir la tactica que impregnaba anteriores entregas, no esta mal, solo digo que esperaba que fuera como laa otras entregas en cuanto a ordenes, graficamente se ve bien, los tiempos de carga son cortos, tiene doblaje al español castellano, y en mi punto de vista esta genial que tenga un manual, pues a dia de hoy ya no incluyen manuales dentro de las cajas, pongo 4 estrellas porque los servidores del online estan cerrados y esto se dee a que el estudio que desarrolló el juego fue disuelto y con el los servidores, es una pena pero asi pasa con la mayoria de los juegos para consolas...
De no ser por lo anterior pondria las 5 porque dan respuesta en un corto tiempo y en cuestion de 2 dias me confirmaron el envio y llego muchisimo antes de lo estimado, buen servicio por parte de amazon! Si buscan un shooter mas tactico y estrategico no lo duden, pues aqui tu das las ordenes y eliges que direccion tomar, es igual que de lineal que otros juegos pero tiene mayor dinamismo. Recomendado

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Pietro

Sòla pura.

Reviewed in Italy on February 6, 2016

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Semplice: non funziona.
Si blocca prima di poter accedere al menù principale. Forse, per un prezzo così basso (lo pagai meno di 10 euro), potevo metterlo in conto. Però, tant'è. Giusto una stella.

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Devil_Max

EXCELENT!!! ALOT ASWOME!!! 5 STARS!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2014

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ALL OF THIS IS EXCELENT! ALL ASWOME! 5 STARS!!! PERFECT!!! WOW YEAHHH!!! THE PRICE SO ASWOME!! THANK YOU VERY MUTCH! CYA NEXT TIME!

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とてもいい商品でした

Reviewed in Japan on February 29, 2016

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