Protect America from enemy forces in urban and rural warfare throughout the world in SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALs, exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.
For the first time in the SOCOM series, land and water vehicles play a central role in the gameplay experience. Vehicles are drivable by both players and AI and cover a range of military and civilian vehicles including tactical turret-equipped pickups and the SEAL-team configured military Humvee and SOC-R Assault Boat.
Single Player:
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Association with the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command ensures authentic and realistic SEAL gameplay and mission designs
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New Areas of Operation: Eastern Europe, Southern Asia and Northern Africa are designed with detailed plots and varied mission destinations
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Land and water vehicles, drivable by both players and AI characters bring new tactics to the SOCOM franchise. Vehicles offer players the ability to cover more terrain in larger Areas of Operation for tactical mission progression
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Using more than 30 authentic weapons and 20 compatible attachments, players have nearly 1,000 different weapon combinations for customised combat execution
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New Team Command Actions let the player direct the SEAL unit quickly with a single button press
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Complex AI behaviour makes use of cover positions, blind firing, and fallback behaviour to better simulate urban combat. Leader AI provides rallying behaviour and coordinated chain-of-command scenarios
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Swimming and water combat play a tactical role in SOCOM 3. Use water for cover or pilot strike boats for waterborne assaults
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Streaming environment technology enables gameplay maps five to six times the size than in SOCOM II. The larger maps provide much more varied and rich gameplay experiences
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Multiple paths to mission resolution bring replay ability and variety to the single-player experience
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New technology brings advanced particle and graphic effects for more realistic weaponry, environments and equipment
Multiplayer:
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Supports up to 32 players (double the amount in SOCOM II) on maps up to six times larger
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Players can explore 12 unique multiplayer maps, each supporting multiple game types. Mission types include: Demolition, Extraction, Suppression, Breach, Escort, Convoy and Control Point
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Two new mission types - Convoy and Control Point. Convoy focuses on vehicle play and Control Point allows players to battle for control of the map
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Expansive list of community features including improved friends list and chat functionality, a detailed ranking structure, expanded stat tracking and ladders, message boards and clan challenges
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Spectator mode enables up to four viewers to observe the action to identify key map hot spots and player stactics before entering the game
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The "crosstalk" feature enables players who successfully complete cross-title objectives to affect mission structure in both SOCOM 3 and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo - for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) - by syncing mission data across PSP® and PlayStation®2 through a USB connection