Fun to play, but it's too punishing and packs a hefty learning curve. Read more
There are a fair few intriguing ideas on offer in SOCOM Confrontation but the series seems to have become stuck in a time warp, as the likes of Call of Duty and Rainbow Six do this kind of game so much better. If you've enjoyed the SOCOM series in the past then the chances are that that you've already signed up and started playing Confrontation, which does receive a lot of support, both in terms of online participants and update patches - but that's just not enough. In... Read more
So, what makes a good online multiplayer game? Is it the sheer amounts of features it possesses in order to extend playability? Polished netcode? Great gameplay? Well, we think all three of these things are required to make a great and memorable online game. The SOCOM series has a pretty decent track record, so why is it that SOCOM: Confrontation on the PlayStation 3 feels so..underwhelming? Lack of polish is the answer. Though the game has a great concept and quite a... Read more
But it’s a futile award to an otherwise lazy, dated and unimpressive display. The game looks horrendous, like a Playstation 2 game that has been forcibly dragged into the next generation of hardware with little more than a few lighting tweaks and a slightly-heightened polygon count to help blend in. Perhaps more time should have been spent on the lacklustre visuals or the agonizing load times than the impressive array of painstakingly animated “dances” to perform... Read more
Online only SOCOM sequel for the PlayStation 3. Read more
in my opinion if your a fan of socoms heavily supported ps2 multiplayer franchise then this is the perfect buy for you not only will two maps from socom 2 will reaper but four new massive maps will be added and one extended map from number 2 . if you bought the box set you should receive a headset which is pretty much straight foreword to set up the headset helps you allot in battle the players of socom are very friendly and are always there to cover your back from the... Read more