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Ready Up: SOCOM: Special Forces review

"Also known as SOCOM 4 if you are from those States which we call America. In this numerically defunct version here in the United Kingdom you play as appallingly voice-acted Cullen Gray who is the leader of a squad of NATO Special Forces deployed in Malaysia to bring stability to the region with your bullets of peace. Eventually though, naturally, conflict must occur and Cullen and Co. are forced to battle for their lives and escape the country before being hung, drawn and quartered for their terrible British accents."

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afterMoth4741d ago (Edited 4741d ago )

What? People with terrible British accents are to be hung?

Personally I disagree with this article. I feel it is important to not only have horrible accents in movies but also in games, therefore I support this game.

omi25p4741d ago

im english and i found the accents extreamly anouying. I like english characters in games flynn from uncharted 2 is one of my favorite characters ever.

But socom specials forces voices were awful and stopped me from buying a game i was already unsure about buying.

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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

ArchangelMike4566d ago

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

Dante1124566d ago (Edited 4566d 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.

badz1494565d ago

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

ArchangelMike4565d 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???

Soldierone4566d 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...

CBaoth4566d ago

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

Jeff2574566d 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.

VvKILLAGOOSEvV4566d 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_I4566d 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!!!!

TheDivine4566d ago (Edited 4566d 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.

-Alpha4566d 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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n4gisatroll4566d 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_I4566d 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.

Horny4566d 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.

NickTheHitman4566d ago

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

n4gisatroll4566d 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.

SoapShoes4566d 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.

SoapShoes4566d ago (Edited 4566d 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 Butt4702d 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.