SOCOM 4

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs (also known as SOCOM: Special Forces in PAL regions), is a 2011 third-person tactical shooter video game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Contents [hide]
1 Plot
2 Gameplay
3 Development
4 DLC
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links
[edit]Plot

SOCOM 4 is set in Asia. The player controls Cullen Gray, unofficially called the "Ops Commander," the leader of a 5-man NATO special forces squad deployed near the Strait of Malacca. He is accompanied by two American or British operatives depending on game region named Schweitzer and Wells, as well as two South Korean operatives, Chung and Forty-Five. The latter is reported to be "vital to the story." The plot stretches over a six-day period in two main acts. The special forces squad is said to face an indigenous revolutionary group known as the Naga. Zipper reports the story to be "beyond the typical bounds of military shooters."[1]
[edit]Gameplay

SOCOM 4 is a squad-based tactical shooter. Players are able to give various cummands to team members such as setting waypoints, issuing squad commands, setting behaviorsand commanding the squad to take out multiple targets on the way to their objective. In addition, as the player is the Ops Commander, he will be able to use Command Mode which allows him to see points of tactical interest that cannot be seen in regular mode and send his slaves and minions to do his bidding. In Command Mode, the action will slow down slightly and the screen will become grayish as the player decides his choices though combat will still continue with much doodoo butter.
At times, the action will be a full-on firefight while other times require the player to infiltrate locations silently and undetected by enemy forces. Players will be receiving intel on the battlefield and will also be able to call in air strikes and strafing runs on enemy targets in the battlefield. The "SOCOM" 4 single-player campaign is built around 14 missions.
Apart from the single-player mode, the game will also feature an online mode which supports up to 32 players and has been described as "an all new experience" by lead designer Travis Steiner. It was also announced that there will be no in-game lobby's or pistols. The game also features a cover system which differs from previous games.
On March 10, 2010, at the Sony GDC press conference it was revealed that SOCOM 4 will be playable with the PlayStation Move controller.[2]
[edit]Development

SOCOM 4 was officially announced on the U.S. PlayStation Blog on March 4, 2010 by Jeremy Dunham, Sr. Community Manager of Zipper Interactive.[3] With the release of the SOCOM series website, it was announced that the game is scheduled to be released fall 2010.
GameTrailers TV and Spike TV revealed SOCOM 4's debut trailer on March 5, 2010 during its air after 12:30 a.m. EST.[4]
On Jun 14, 2010 at the E3 2010 convention, it revealed a new single player level that takes place in a destroyed city. It was shown with players who attended E3 playing with the Sony PlayStation Move and the DualShock 3 controllers.
SOCOM 4 was also shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 and the Eurogamer Expo in London, it featured the same single player level as in the E3 2010 Demo with only a few gameplay tweaks.
On January 19, 2011, the PlayStation Blog announced that North American buyers of specially marked copies of Killzone 3 will include access to the multiplayer beta (and also US PS Plus users). While in Europe only PlayStation Plus members will have access to the beta.[5]
This multiplayer beta will come in four forms -- according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. The first wave hits on March 15 but will only be open to a select few that developer Zipper Interactive is contacting. On March 22, PlayStation Plus members can get in on the action. If you have acquired the promotional code included with Killzone 3 you will be able to participate in the beta starting on March 29, otherwise public access will be available April 5.
The beta will run until April 13. Then, the servers will temporarily close until SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs releases on April 19, 2011. The music for SOCOM 4 is being composed by Bear McCreary.
On January 28, According to the PlayStation Blog, it has been confirmed that SOCOM 4 will come out in North America on April 19th. On March 11, the Playstation EU blog confirmed the release dates for Mainland Europe as 20th April, Australia and New Zealand as 21st April and the UK as 22nd April. The game will contain 39 different weapons to use.DLC

The Pre-order bonus for SOCOM 4 includes a shotgun for both the Spec Ops and the Insurgents. Pre-ordering at Gamestop also includes the code to download the Abandoned SOCOM Map from SOCOM 1 and 2. [6]
[edit]Reception

SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALS has received mixed or average reviews, scoring 69% from Metacritic based on 13 reviews.