Try a different SOCOM, this one is short and lame

I've played every SOCOM game version on every platform there is out there and I have to say unlike any of the others I was impressed with the graphics, too bad it ended there. I was very let down with this one, I don't know what other reviewers were thinking when they over-rated this one(I see an awful lot of 4 & 5 star reviews), but I wasn't thrilled at all. First off there are only 14 very short missions and some seem to be exactly or very close to the same as the last mission unlike most of the older SOCOM's that gave more, longer mission which were all very different from one to the next. Some of the other SOCOM's gave as many as 20-22 missions, with only 14 on this one and some pretty much the same I was bored! I beat this game in just under 8 hours, it would have been even shorter had I skipped the cut scenes. Also, there we're too many lame missions where you just crawl around and recon enemy camps and or bases without shooting/killing anything, which I found quite boring for a shooter/war game! It's also a pain unlocking most or all of the weapons, and you start off with weak junk! Too many long, drawn out cut scenes. For the price of the game (new) you get very little bang for your buck. I wouldn't recommend this SOCOM since I found it boring, short and lame.

will you take the tour of duty

Though it has a long history of bringing tactical third-person shooter action to Sony systems, the SOCOM series' debut on the PlayStation 3 failed to fully capture the excitement of its predecessors. Yet while SOCOM: Confrontation disappointed, SOCOM 4 delivers. The substantial campaign makes good use of setting and characters to create an engaging tour of duty in which squad tactics play a nicely balanced role. The online cooperative mode lets up to five players band together for stand-alone missions that can offer a serious challenge and engender a good sense of camaraderie. Those looking for competition will find plenty to like in the online multiplayer, where up to 32 players compete on large, well-designed maps in a variety of game types, including tense variants with the classic SOCOM rules that disallow respawning in the middle of a match. Both single- and multiplayer do have some issues, including imperfect stealth action, visual oddities, and intermittent network problems. Fortunately, these limitations don't spoil the fun, and SOCOM 4 makes it exciting to experience what each mode has to offer.

Great action game, not better than socom 3 but still fun to play.

First off, this is nothing like the other Socom games made by zipper. The feeling is not an improvement. With that said, for a third person shooter it is very fun and addicting to play. the graphics are outstanding with the sounds and weapons from the original socom. There are no handguns tho which to me is a flaw. You can equip your person with two primary weapons and some other small tactical equipment like frags or mines. However, the gun upgrades work by a different system than usual. In order to upgrade the weapons like sights and grips exct you must use that weapon for so many points before you can add attatchments. It makes it a little harder to get a comfortable setup at first but does help you learn the weapons and how they shoot differently. This is a good game, its not amazingly great but it is fun to play. If you are a fan of the previous Socom's made by zipper this is not like them and not for the better.

Good Product

SOCOM 4, like any new game in a series that has a near-and-dear fan base, is going to rub some people the wrong way. But it's really not a bad shooter; its biggest issue is going to be whether there's a there, to quote Gertrude Stein. Can it attract new fans without alienating the old ones, and still have something interesting to contribute to the genre? My sense is that it can't and that it doesn't, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth checking out. Just wait for the price to drop a bit -- unless you really like Scottish girls telling you what to do in mission briefings. Then buy it immediately.

Good action game

I like the graphics. It takes a little getting used to from the PS2 version. I am still trying to figure out the best tactics and guns to use in different places and missions. It will take a little time to adjust from playing on PS2. I was thinking about getting the rifle to go with the game. I think it might be a little easier to aim when shooting the bad guys..