Very nice video! Thank you for making this. SOCOM deserves all the recognition it can get.. You can still play ONLINE by the way! I have some videos on how to connect.
If you haven’t played these games with the headset then you’ve lost out on an incredibly immersive experience. To hear the sounds of combat coming from your TV while you hear your team in the headset is fucking AMAZING!
So much better than online games today, regardless of graphics, features, etc. This have had magic with the clan wars that has not been captured since. I don't get how they don't make this game in modern times. Just keep things the same
The second PS3 game in this series (SOCOM 4 Special Forces/US Navy Seals) has a cosmetic feature I have never seen anywhere else: they recorded every line of dialogue outside of cutscenes twice: one normal and one with the actor sounding winded, in case the player was sprinting while the dialogue was happening. It's that kind of attention to detail you just don't see much anymore.
@@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457 It was basically a third person call of duty with a stealth path available in most missions. Kinda have it on my bucket list to go in and try to stealth every mission, for science.
The GREATEST “tactical shooter” franchise in the history of gaming… I can still remember walking into my friend’s dorm room across the hall and seeing him headset on, fragging out. My life was never the same… What made multiplayer SO GODDAMN GOOD was down to many factors. First and foremost, the game was developed by the team that actually developed/built/implemented the “VR” style training utilized by SOGs of the time period. Second, the title SOCOM: US Navy SEALs isn’t just bullshit, Zipper devs spent LOADS of time at MacDill AFB (which is where SOCOM is actually located) and had to get “authorization” for tactics, theory, etc. before they could include it. 3rd, no regeneration of health, no respawning, no bullshit, you die, you’re dead until the next round. 4th, the community! 5th, THE MAPS!! 21 of them at launch! 6th, the “gun play” was amazing!! Sprinting, jumping, hell, even walking affected accuracy and really made you think about the “risk/reward” of any decisions. I won’t just keep listing, but just know I could… This franchise needs a reboot and there’s still a rabid fan base that wants it!
SOCOM's online was always the main focus of these games with the friend list, clan system, stats and competitive ranks it was revolutionary. This series as well as Zipper Interactive's downfall began with SOCOM 3 unfortunately. I had my fun with that game, but the complete and unnecessary gameplay overhaul and unpredictable gun spray mechanics killing most of the skill required to aim really split the community. The vast majority of people that say SOCOM 3 is the best in the series have either not played SOCOM II or didn't play it in its prime. The single players were fun, and this review is incredibly fair, they don't tell the whole story of SOCOM's hay day.
I skipped around a little so I'm not sure if you mentioned this, but the music in these games was absolutely incredible. The original menu music on Socom 2, the Online music right when you sign in on Socom 3 and the lobby music on Combined Assault are my favorites. I know Socom 2 is the more popular choice on the best game in the series but my favorite is Socom 3.
Yes socom 3 is the best one, however if it had co op like combined assault it would make it even better, also here's the online song to socom 3 ua-cam.com/video/2NmYPhLREHE/v-deo.html and here's the socom combined assault online song ua-cam.com/video/SjySUXL-IYM/v-deo.html also yes you're right the music is amazing
I still play these games.. I played through the PS2 titles in my childhood and i cherish them and the memories they made. The Fireteam Bravo series on the PSP is also worth playing, but i miss this generation of gaming, it was magical.
Wow, this is great! I never had a network adapter as a kid, but I played the hell out of the SOCOM and SOCOM II campaigns. Still play them from time to time today on emulator if I can't be bothered to dig out my old PS2 :)
That prison level is a nightmare. With mr pickle screaming,those grenadiers, and the helicopter attack at the end i still haven't beaten it. One time i got to the end but it said i failed because i missed grabbing the maps. Apparently it was NOT a secondary objective.
ok i was stuck on this one for a while, what i noticed is that if you if you grab the map first and pickle after, the helicopter doesn't spawn for a long time. so play the mission like you normally would, clear out the prison from hostiles, grab the map first and grab pickle. after that hq will tell you that the helicopter is on the way, ignore that and run to extract. the helicopter should spawn by the time you arrive to extract.
Brooooo that mission was a pain in the ass. I finally beat it only to get stuck on the last mission. Went back like 10 years later and pulled out the ps2 and finally beat the game.
Who else remembers sliding down a ladder, turning around and hitting the ladder slide icon again? You'd slide right in the ground. There was no patching in those days!
I remember another way to do so, you had to equip your RPG right when you were about to climb down the ladder, then you'd go inside the map! I remember this vividly on the map with the 2 submarines
Got this at an Electronics Boutique midnight release. Preorder came with a headset. This game deserves as much credit for modern MOFPS, if not more, than CoD4.
no way this guy should be reviewing this unless he was actually playing it back in the day, cause you can't really understand how truly awesome socom was! i hoped for so many years zipper was gonna pick it back up, then they announced H-Hour well after the socom era died but it never came to fruition. before i started making codes for gameshark for socom i had some really killer clans
I was online on day1 of the network adaptor and this was my game. I remember playing this game online from the moment I got out of school until the wee hours of early morning. I was legitimately addicted to this game.
Can't believe I missed this. I wish we got a HD Remaster of the series that comes bundled with Remastered PSP titles, so we can make use of that cool save-link feature in the PSP/PS2 Games. One Detail I love in the PSP Entry Tactical Strike (which actually takes cues from Full Spectrum Warrior of all things.), is that your "Language Selection" for your voice acting is actually choosing your SF Group, such as playing as Korean Special Forces or German Special Forces (And including a bunch of obscure Korean guns.), the Text is still English but your Team/Command will speak the language of that Nation rather than English. (As well as different character models and names.) Socom was my first Tactical Shooter and it left an impression, I do think this series still somewhat holds up, they aren't perfect but the death/damage animations are great and I really wish we had more proper death animations nowadays rather than "Enemy Ragdolls on the spot."
There was a game breaking glitch in the eighth mission of the first game where one of the prisoners would get stuck on the scenery and you couldn't carry on.
I loved it a GET TO THE POINT type Story where it stood on its own two feet was through its gameplay which really rewarded goal oriented team play , with tactical action in real time...
SOCOM 1 & SOCOM 2 were my jams back in the day. I remember getting incredibly good at Golden Eye and naturally transitioned into Socom. Some of my all-time favorite multi-player gaming when these games were in their heyday. My handle on 1 & 2 was Soul_Taker.
With the popularity of games like R6 Siege or CS:GO and their own utter disregard for the legacy of game franchises, you'd think Sony would have tried to make their own Siege-clone. It'd be completely removed from the OG games, of course, but I don't see why they don't do that so they can trot out the name. Make a bunch of unbelievable characters like Siege, design smaller maps with more personality like SOCOM 1 and 2 had, then you might have something that'd approach success. It'd be so cynical and without soul, I'm legitimately surprised they haven't. But, us tactical nerds at least have ArmA 3. Especially great with the SOG Prairie Fire dlc.
@@salokin3087 We played it for like 3 hours last night in my haunt. It was absolutely transcendent. It's the best tactical shooter experience since the old school Clancys and OG OFP.
@@salokin3087 BTW, I did actually play SOCOM back in the day with the headset. It actually worked out pretty damn good with the AI. The headset, itself, I used for PC gaming for the longest time, too.
I just want too know how games made so long ago, can have more atmosphere than games of today? I am not talking about nostalgia.... I am talking about level design, objectives, atmosphere. This game had more tense moments, better level design and more atmosphere than lets say..... Ghost Recon. Don't get me wrong, i love my Series X, S and PS5..... But games like Medal Of Honour, Medal Of Honour Underground, Syphon Filter, Resi Evil 1, 2 and 3, SOCOM, Conflict Desert Strike, Global Strike, Dino Crisis, Metal Gear Solid..... The list continues. It seems or felt like they focused on the story, missions and atmosphere, rather than these days focusing on big budget voice acting, graphics and sodding 4K or Ray Tracing.
I loved the original four SOCOM games. I loved playing through the campaign mode. SOCOM 1 is the most challenging. There are several difficulty levels and it took a very long time for me to beat every mission on the hardest difficulty. It was worth it.
The use of the headset to provide commands was a great feature in this game. You tell me of any tactical kind of game where you were able to provide orders like that I don't think it was something like Flashpoint: Dragon Rising/Red River included (yes you could go through a menu but not sure it had voice command)
The headset was really cool for the time, though idk if it would be worth the effort revisiting it today. It was a 1:1 replacement of the regular command menu, meaning you just had to read the command out loud rather than using a menu to click on it. It could save a couple seconds of time if you already knew the command. But for the PS2, that was groundbreaking technology and felt really cool to use. It was a bit difficult to get it to register commands sometimes; it seemed to work best if you used an incredibly thick Texas accent. So instead of "Fireteam, fire at will", you would say "Far teem, far at wheel".
Takes me back to those late summer nights 04 05 me and my buddies had 2 tvs in his mancave. Swear we'd take turns playing this shit til 3 in the morning or so..all rooms full too lol
❤❤❤❤ best game when it came out with the microphone the box was legendary and cord was short , but it worked somehow as long as no one else is talking , but we need a VR port of this game 🎯🎮
I play socom 1 and 2 online on ps2 all the time. You Just need a mcboot card and a usb thumb stick to download the R0004 patch load it with the mcboot card and go online. It’s pretty easy and about 30% of the people who still play online today (may 2022) are on ps2.
Great series overview! Around 6 years ago, when i started collecting ps2 games, i wasn't impressed with Socom and thought it was overrated. Recently i ordered all ps2 versions (sold my collection a while back) - and i fell in love with them. Back when i wasn't so positive about them, it was due to me searching for more sandbox oriented tactical games. Now spoiled and to a degree bored with titles like GR Wildlands and Breakpoint (i adore them btw), i really started to appreciate desingn that puts me in a scenario that i have to deal with (still with some wiggle room), and not one that i can entirely suit to my playstyle. This makes these games kinda fresh to me. For now i would say that on ps2 Socom 2 is the best (although really exhausting sometimes), and Combined Assault is close second (bit buggy and much easier - but has other qualities like awesome looking levels). When it comes to psp i like every single one - first one is just easier socom 3, second is more action oriented, and third feels very modern and has one of the best levels in the series. I don't count Tactical Strike because it's not shooter. Never played Confrontations for ps3, but played Socom 4 and this was easly the worst game in the series, by large margin. Less than mediocre tpp shooter, and horrible socom game.
@@salokin3087 oh yeah, waaay too much at once. That being said, Fireteam Bravo 2 feels quite different and 3rd one feels like different series altogether. Much more action oriented (although there is option for replaying levels as skirmishes - choosing type of mission, level, enemies settings, lone wolf/teamplay etc. This mode is great for stealth runs too)
The voice commands in single player worked well depending on the person and how clearly they spoke. It always worked with me, but it could never understand my brother lol
As someone who bought 2 games w/ my 10 year old bday money. I got tribes, this flying mech team shooter. n this game called SOCOM along w/ the NIC to hook up a dial up connection. I don't remember tribes. That SOCOM headset was birth to VOIP tech i swear.
Wow, it's been 23 years or so since the original SOCOM....it pushed the PS2 to the max much like Metal Gear Solid did ....today games are great...back then they were not only great ..but groundbreaking....opening up whole new worlds of realism....it's easy to punch these old nursing home games in the balls now ........but try to remember just how they were ...and can still be ....❤❤❤❤😊
Socom 1 and 2 Central 3. Socom clans. Socom battles. Game battles. These 2 games are responsible for online multi-player today. If you think the campaign was the main point of Socom, you missed out on one of the oldest and biggest online communities.
SOCOM 2 > All…. 500K players every day for nearly 5 years straight, bigger than HALO, COD, BF, GR, RB6, the list goes on. Easily still the best online MP shooter of the last 30 years. Cheaters are the only reason it’s not running full steam today. And Zipper along with Sony did it to get people on SOCOM 3, CA, Confrontation, and 4. Anything past SOCOM 2 isn’t considered a SOCOM game by actual fans and loyal players of the original first two games, 1 and 2.
It always surprises me seeing games like Halo 2 always come up for best shooter of all time (Not to say it isn't one of them) and never a mention of SOCOM II. I always recall there being around 60k - 90k concurrent players, which in 2003 was bonkers because how rare having broadband, network adaptor AND a connection close to the PS2 was. I also remember SOCOM having more players than the entirety of Xbox Live at points as well, so it seems SOCOM truly is a forgotten gem these days.
The only thing I found annoying in socom was when I told my teammates to throw grenades often they would hit something right in front of them and kill everyone they would run into the enemies line of sight to use the grenade like a blunt force weapon or something and get them selves killed or just refuse
I still own a Ps2 and I play it sometimes, I don't give a shit about ps3, ps4, ps5 or an Xbox. I have the 4 socom games and my favorites are socom 1, 3 and combined assault. I have lots of excellent ps2 titles.
Man I miss this game and would pay anything for it to come out again. Acidbomb was the name played s1/s2 was a legend. Wish i would of played confrontation on ps3 but never had ps3.
SOCOM 2 online is the greatest online shooter of all time. Only played the campaign when my internet was down. M16A2 was used by the real ones. If you know you know.
Socom II, best mp shooter of all time. Socom was based on a US Navy Seals training program. The web page socombattles eventually turned into game battles . if you go to socombattles webpage it directs you to gamebattles still. i think it was pG or bright eyes that started it IRC. Wars would last all night. End with scores of 1-2. No open mic you had to push a button to talk. People would hijack the lobby😂. Blizzard grenade hill. Crossroads Ruins DG Abandoned Lag Jungle. The cheater =AfterMath= clan in part 1. I got plat on Socom 4. Game looks amazing and is underrated. Go get your tag so we can g^. I still say that to this day,g^. We would put paper in our trigger buttons and wire r3/l3 to custom buttons from Radio Shack on the back. Of all the remakes this is the one I want most. Take my money. I want my M16A2. 💰💰💸💸💵💵🤑🤑💴💴💷
Only reviewing the offline gameplay is like the tip of the iceberg with this game. This game is all about online play, it's novel voice chat capabilities and the tactical depth in squad based play, ranked clan systems, etc. This is THE game that everything else emulated. I truly wish you could have experienced this game in it's prime. You can still download patches that will let you play the emulated game on dedicated servers, but I hear the player base is low. What a gem. Kahuna Matata.
😂😂😂I’m so glad I’m not the only one who struggled to take down that chopper in socom 1 it took me forever but socom 3 was my absolute favourite l played it so many times and so many memories definitely one of my childhood memories as well as GTA san Andreas
Emulator is better if u want the game to look and run better but if u can't afford a PC ps2 pretty much, also if ur looking for one with great campaign and music socom 3, if u want that with co op combined assault, socom 2 if u want better graphics in the game
one of my favorite series- to this day i still play, and I have done few mission videos. I am planning on doing all, including the PSP one, I DONT LIKE """ SOCOM 4" It felt like COD copy
Socom 2 was my favorite. I bought them all around the same time in 2008/2009 and the PS2 for $150. Played them all through. Combined assault was good because of the graphics but that's it. No blood. Ruined the team commands. Definitely was rushed. If only socom 2 looked like combined assault.
I played the absolute dogshit out of Socom 3 and combined assault. I managed to beat them multiple times and even 100% them on all difficulties. And the thing is difficulties didn't really feel harder. There were a few moments that drop kicked me, but I absolutely enjoyed those two games. I beat the first game once, but I couldn't beat the lieutenant difficulty for shit, and yeah I remember how bullshit the last three level were. I only beat the 2nd one twice I think. I miss these games. Never should've sold my ps2 and my game library.
The reason is because Sony loves shitty games... Naughty dog needs to be fired and they need to revive 989 studios and zipper interactive, we need a remaster of Siphon filter omega strain and Socom 2 (no reboots please)
It was a better time, you didn't have to worry about hacks which is just not normal anymore. Worst you had was a glitch being abused. Imagine being able to play the game and not even having to think if the opposing team is hacking or anything. Just equal fair games worry free.
I only enjoyed Socom 1 and 2 MP plus great campaign. I didn't like nor cared for 3 and Combined Assault when they added vehicles into the game as they were trying to copy Battlefield but in 3rd person when the game is suppose to be only on foot combat same time you can create small maps in 3 and combined assault but still it didn't have the flair and excitement like 1 and 2 did, the only good thing about Socom 3 and Combined Assault is the campaign. Then the PS3 era, Socom Confrontation was just an ok game, Socom 4 had an ok campaign but the MP on there just wasn't very good. Also on a side note, when Cod and Battlefield was becoming mainstream in the mid-2000's and onwards it sadly spelled doom for the Socom franchise.
Why pause the game when you had the headset? Kept the game much more fluid in my opinion. This game and Socom 2 were amazing games. Really miss the old days. When if you dared come into a room with a noob tube, you were voted out immediately. Nowadays every kid copies some bullshit build from off of UA-cam and there's no way to get rid of annoying players. And by annoying , I don't mean skilled, if you kill me with skill or a nice shot I will tell you how nice it was. If you are quick scoping or manipulating the game then you already know you suck, which I why you had to resort to your tactics for dumbells handbook.
You know games but dont know jack about Military so you only have a slight perspective. The ablity to command troops on ground and later in combined assault single person commands your able to create bound and movement skill when movement to contact. That is what made it great. And also why I liked Rainbow six series going into vegas and Vegas 2. As a grunt who let people in deployments. Combined assault was great in a way of how to work a team and also you are way too spoiled. It has a lot more to give in weapons than a lot of other shooter games. This aint a RPG fool.
I can't be the only one who prefers SOCOM 3 and Combined Assault over 1 and 2. The first two are janky as fuck, and with no checkpoints they feel very, very dated. SOCOM 3 was the first one that felt "modern" to me. The weapon customization made choosing weapons and equipment feel very personal, like this is YOUR weapon. The missions were often dynamic with new challenges to face and things to do that sometimes you didn't expect to happen. Plus with Combined Assault you could finally play the way YOU wanted to. Stealth or combat was a choice YOU could make rather than the game forcing one or the other upon you. Plus the wide-open levels in Combined Assault were excellent. And you have the expanded universe with the Fireteam Bravo games. I know the S1 and S2 fanboys will crucify me but I just don't think they've aged as well.
Very nice video!
Thank you for making this. SOCOM deserves all the recognition it can get.. You can still play ONLINE by the way!
I have some videos on how to connect.
You emulating or using a PS2?
@@MiG-21bisFishbedL both
@@SOCOMJOHN Good shit! The games are mad fun. I just need to be less neurotic tweaking 2 to perfection on PCSX2
@@MiG-21bisFishbedL socom 2 on PCSX2 runs like a dream though!
So I definitely play that more. Hard to beat 1080p SOCOM.
@@SOCOMJOHN Yeah, my issue is I get weird slo-mo at 1080p in 2. My system's up to snuff for it, it could just be driver witchcraft.
If you haven’t played these games with the headset then you’ve lost out on an incredibly immersive experience. To hear the sounds of combat coming from your TV while you hear your team in the headset is fucking AMAZING!
Yes to This!!!
You actually get voted off if you dont have a headset a lot of times
Back when you had to hold down a button on the mic to talk and when you talked nobody else could until the quick timer went off
being able to give orders to your squad in the campaign was amazing too
SOCOM 2 is the goat. So many good times. Its a shame they gave up on creating a new one
So much better than online games today, regardless of graphics, features, etc. This have had magic with the clan wars that has not been captured since. I don't get how they don't make this game in modern times. Just keep things the same
The second PS3 game in this series (SOCOM 4 Special Forces/US Navy Seals) has a cosmetic feature I have never seen anywhere else: they recorded every line of dialogue outside of cutscenes twice: one normal and one with the actor sounding winded, in case the player was sprinting while the dialogue was happening. It's that kind of attention to detail you just don't see much anymore.
That’s not what cosmetic means but yeah
I believe the ps4 spiderman games do this as well.
Spiderman PS4 has that too, it's really neat
SOCOM 4 wasn’t a great SOCOM game, but you can’t deny it was a pretty great game on its own. Stuff like this just proves it.
@@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457 It was basically a third person call of duty with a stealth path available in most missions. Kinda have it on my bucket list to go in and try to stealth every mission, for science.
The GREATEST “tactical shooter” franchise in the history of gaming… I can still remember walking into my friend’s dorm room across the hall and seeing him headset on, fragging out. My life was never the same… What made multiplayer SO GODDAMN GOOD was down to many factors. First and foremost, the game was developed by the team that actually developed/built/implemented the “VR” style training utilized by SOGs of the time period. Second, the title SOCOM: US Navy SEALs isn’t just bullshit, Zipper devs spent LOADS of time at MacDill AFB (which is where SOCOM is actually located) and had to get “authorization” for tactics, theory, etc. before they could include it. 3rd, no regeneration of health, no respawning, no bullshit, you die, you’re dead until the next round. 4th, the community! 5th, THE MAPS!! 21 of them at launch! 6th, the “gun play” was amazing!! Sprinting, jumping, hell, even walking affected accuracy and really made you think about the “risk/reward” of any decisions. I won’t just keep listing, but just know I could… This franchise needs a reboot and there’s still a rabid fan base that wants it!
SOCOM's online was always the main focus of these games with the friend list, clan system, stats and competitive ranks it was revolutionary. This series as well as Zipper Interactive's downfall began with SOCOM 3 unfortunately. I had my fun with that game, but the complete and unnecessary gameplay overhaul and unpredictable gun spray mechanics killing most of the skill required to aim really split the community. The vast majority of people that say SOCOM 3 is the best in the series have either not played SOCOM II or didn't play it in its prime.
The single players were fun, and this review is incredibly fair, they don't tell the whole story of SOCOM's hay day.
I understand, I just didn't play the mulitplayer back in the day. I still enjoyed the SP a lot which is what I wanted to convey
S1 is the best of all 3.
I skipped around a little so I'm not sure if you mentioned this, but the music in these games was absolutely incredible. The original menu music on Socom 2, the Online music right when you sign in on Socom 3 and the lobby music on Combined Assault are my favorites. I know Socom 2 is the more popular choice on the best game in the series but my favorite is Socom 3.
Yes socom 3 is the best one, however if it had co op like combined assault it would make it even better, also here's the online song to socom 3 ua-cam.com/video/2NmYPhLREHE/v-deo.html and here's the socom combined assault online song ua-cam.com/video/SjySUXL-IYM/v-deo.html also yes you're right the music is amazing
I still play these games.. I played through the PS2 titles in my childhood and i cherish them and the memories they made. The Fireteam Bravo series on the PSP is also worth playing, but i miss this generation of gaming, it was magical.
Wow, this is great! I never had a network adapter as a kid, but I played the hell out of the SOCOM and SOCOM II campaigns. Still play them from time to time today on emulator if I can't be bothered to dig out my old PS2 :)
That prison level is a nightmare. With mr pickle screaming,those grenadiers, and the helicopter attack at the end i still haven't beaten it. One time i got to the end but it said i failed because i missed grabbing the maps. Apparently it was NOT a secondary objective.
ok i was stuck on this one for a while, what i noticed is that if you if you grab the map first and pickle after, the helicopter doesn't spawn for a long time. so play the mission like you normally would, clear out the prison from hostiles, grab the map first and grab pickle. after that hq will tell you that the helicopter is on the way, ignore that and run to extract. the helicopter should spawn by the time you arrive to extract.
Brooooo that mission was a pain in the ass. I finally beat it only to get stuck on the last mission. Went back like 10 years later and pulled out the ps2 and finally beat the game.
@@DirtSpudfuck yeah
Who else remembers sliding down a ladder, turning around and hitting the ladder slide icon again? You'd slide right in the ground. There was no patching in those days!
I remember another way to do so, you had to equip your RPG right when you were about to climb down the ladder, then you'd go inside the map! I remember this vividly on the map with the 2 submarines
Got this at an Electronics Boutique midnight release. Preorder came with a headset. This game deserves as much credit for modern MOFPS, if not more, than CoD4.
no way this guy should be reviewing this unless he was actually playing it back in the day, cause you can't really understand how truly awesome socom was! i hoped for so many years zipper was gonna pick it back up, then they announced H-Hour well after the socom era died but it never came to fruition.
before i started making codes for gameshark for socom i had some really killer clans
it has been 19 years ago..since i played this game...I will never forget..i love it..
I remember playing these with my dad, and us being stuck on the prison level. We never did beat it, we just moved on to the 2nd lol
Also the headset was dope, you got the comms from HQ and your teammates in it as well as being able to issue the commands
The prison level was absurd, no idea how people beat it on hard
Thanks for making this video. The SOCOM series got me into online gaming. We desperately need another one.
Man, it's like MGS3 plus Arma on PS2!
That first game is technological insanity! How'd they fit all that stuff into the game?
Yeah, it was wide seeing it the first time, btw great work the consistent uploads!
@@salokin3087 Yeah, especially if you played it at the time.
Haha thanks! It's easy when you only make videos about 1 game at a time
Would love to see this game remade eith todays hardware, so many fun ideas that were held back due to limitations on hardware
My highschool had wifi and psp was just released and socom was on there and best thing ever
I was online on day1 of the network adaptor and this was my game. I remember playing this game online from the moment I got out of school until the wee hours of early morning. I was legitimately addicted to this game.
Can't believe I missed this.
I wish we got a HD Remaster of the series that comes bundled with Remastered PSP titles, so we can make use of that cool save-link feature in the PSP/PS2 Games.
One Detail I love in the PSP Entry Tactical Strike (which actually takes cues from Full Spectrum Warrior of all things.), is that your "Language Selection" for your voice acting is actually choosing your SF Group, such as playing as Korean Special Forces or German Special Forces (And including a bunch of obscure Korean guns.), the Text is still English but your Team/Command will speak the language of that Nation rather than English. (As well as different character models and names.)
Socom was my first Tactical Shooter and it left an impression, I do think this series still somewhat holds up, they aren't perfect but the death/damage animations are great and I really wish we had more proper death animations nowadays rather than "Enemy Ragdolls on the spot."
Late reply, but check out Ground Branch if you like dynamic animation-based deaths and good tactical shooter gameplay
It was definitely a lot of fun back when the servers were up. I was in elementary school playing it when it was in its prime.
There was a game breaking glitch in the eighth mission of the first game where one of the prisoners would get stuck on the scenery and you couldn't carry on.
Who remembers this...: In the lobby after a while, waiting ..,"hey! Bro! Green up". Socom 1/2/3🙏🏾Great times man 😏
I loved it a GET TO THE POINT type Story where it stood on its own two feet was through its gameplay which really rewarded goal oriented team play , with tactical action in real time...
SOCOM 1 & SOCOM 2 were my jams back in the day. I remember getting incredibly good at Golden Eye and naturally transitioned into Socom. Some of my all-time favorite multi-player gaming when these games were in their heyday. My handle on 1 & 2 was Soul_Taker.
i wish more people knew about you bro, you are really good and if mandalore made it you can too god damn it
With the popularity of games like R6 Siege or CS:GO and their own utter disregard for the legacy of game franchises, you'd think Sony would have tried to make their own Siege-clone.
It'd be completely removed from the OG games, of course, but I don't see why they don't do that so they can trot out the name. Make a bunch of unbelievable characters like Siege, design smaller maps with more personality like SOCOM 1 and 2 had, then you might have something that'd approach success. It'd be so cynical and without soul, I'm legitimately surprised they haven't.
But, us tactical nerds at least have ArmA 3. Especially great with the SOG Prairie Fire dlc.
Brah. SOG is positively based, hyped for the new update
@@salokin3087 We played it for like 3 hours last night in my haunt. It was absolutely transcendent. It's the best tactical shooter experience since the old school Clancys and OG OFP.
@@salokin3087 BTW, I did actually play SOCOM back in the day with the headset. It actually worked out pretty damn good with the AI. The headset, itself, I used for PC gaming for the longest time, too.
@@MiG-21bisFishbedL Yes, OFP, Ghost Recon/Rainbow Six, SWAT, and Socom, good times. Thanks for heads up on the headset working
Saying 4 failed because a changing market is just wrong, 4 failed because it was a bastard child that didn’t fit the series
The very first SOCOM will forever be my favorite game. Being a kid doing spooky shit with an integrally suppressed MP5. When gaming was simpler.
I just want too know how games made so long ago, can have more atmosphere than games of today?
I am not talking about nostalgia.... I am talking about level design, objectives, atmosphere.
This game had more tense moments, better level design and more atmosphere than lets say..... Ghost Recon.
Don't get me wrong, i love my Series X, S and PS5..... But games like
Medal Of Honour, Medal Of Honour Underground, Syphon Filter, Resi Evil 1, 2 and 3, SOCOM, Conflict Desert Strike, Global Strike, Dino Crisis, Metal Gear Solid..... The list continues.
It seems or felt like they focused on the story, missions and atmosphere, rather than these days focusing on big budget voice acting, graphics and sodding 4K or Ray Tracing.
I loved the original four SOCOM games. I loved playing through the campaign mode. SOCOM 1 is the most challenging. There are several difficulty levels and it took a very long time for me to beat every mission on the hardest difficulty. It was worth it.
Spent soooooo many hours on the first 2 socoms. Met a bunch of friends I still play online with until this day
The use of the headset to provide commands was a great feature in this game.
You tell me of any tactical kind of game where you were able to provide orders like that
I don't think it was something like Flashpoint: Dragon Rising/Red River included (yes you could go through a menu but not sure it had voice command)
Tom Clancy end war
The headset was really cool for the time, though idk if it would be worth the effort revisiting it today. It was a 1:1 replacement of the regular command menu, meaning you just had to read the command out loud rather than using a menu to click on it. It could save a couple seconds of time if you already knew the command. But for the PS2, that was groundbreaking technology and felt really cool to use. It was a bit difficult to get it to register commands sometimes; it seemed to work best if you used an incredibly thick Texas accent. So instead of "Fireteam, fire at will", you would say "Far teem, far at wheel".
For some reason, the fith mission in each of these games is when the difficulty ramped up.
Too many night missions on 2 I think but still fun to play. Socom 3 seemed more war type instead of stealth jmo.
Still My favorite games of all time I really wish they did at HD remake
When Socom went online me and my friends would log so many hours on that game. My God those were the day with the OG clan members.
Takes me back to those late summer nights 04 05 me and my buddies had 2 tvs in his mancave. Swear we'd take turns playing this shit til 3 in the morning or so..all rooms full too lol
❤❤❤❤ best game when it came out with the microphone the box was legendary and cord was short , but it worked somehow as long as no one else is talking , but we need a VR port of this game 🎯🎮
I play socom 1 and 2 online on ps2 all the time. You Just need a mcboot card and a usb thumb stick to download the R0004 patch load it with the mcboot card and go online. It’s pretty easy and about 30% of the people who still play online today (may 2022) are on ps2.
Interesting. Is there a tutorial for this?
Socom 3 Theme was a Banger, loved all these games in their own right.
Great series overview! Around 6 years ago, when i started collecting ps2 games, i wasn't impressed with Socom and thought it was overrated. Recently i ordered all ps2 versions (sold my collection a while back) - and i fell in love with them. Back when i wasn't so positive about them, it was due to me searching for more sandbox oriented tactical games. Now spoiled and to a degree bored with titles like GR Wildlands and Breakpoint (i adore them btw), i really started to appreciate desingn that puts me in a scenario that i have to deal with (still with some wiggle room), and not one that i can entirely suit to my playstyle. This makes these games kinda fresh to me.
For now i would say that on ps2 Socom 2 is the best (although really exhausting sometimes), and Combined Assault is close second (bit buggy and much easier - but has other qualities like awesome looking levels). When it comes to psp i like every single one - first one is just easier socom 3, second is more action oriented, and third feels very modern and has one of the best levels in the series. I don't count Tactical Strike because it's not shooter. Never played Confrontations for ps3, but played Socom 4 and this was easly the worst game in the series, by large margin. Less than mediocre tpp shooter, and horrible socom game.
Thanks. Part of me wanted to try out the psp games, but that's a socom overdose
@@salokin3087 oh yeah, waaay too much at once. That being said, Fireteam Bravo 2 feels quite different and 3rd one feels like different series altogether. Much more action oriented (although there is option for replaying levels as skirmishes - choosing type of mission, level, enemies settings, lone wolf/teamplay etc. This mode is great for stealth runs too)
20 year anniversary this Sat the 27th. I'll be online playing. I bought it the day it came out.. I'm a senior now so go easy on me. Lol 8pm e
The voice commands in single player worked well depending on the person and how clearly they spoke. It always worked with me, but it could never understand my brother lol
Is it me or did the bodies stay in place and not disappear? I played recently and the bodies disappear now.
As someone who bought 2 games w/ my 10 year old bday money. I got tribes, this flying mech team shooter. n this game called SOCOM along w/ the NIC to hook up a dial up connection.
I don't remember tribes. That SOCOM headset was birth to VOIP tech i swear.
Man, i don't want to imagine the problems of competitive matches with dial-up
Bring this franchise back!!
The prison mission was easy once you know where to go without being seen lol
The goat shooter no other 3rd person managed to do it as well 💪
Wow, it's been 23 years or so since the original SOCOM....it pushed the PS2 to the max much like Metal Gear Solid did ....today games are great...back then they were not only great ..but groundbreaking....opening up whole new worlds of realism....it's easy to punch these old nursing home games in the balls now ........but try to remember just how they were ...and can still be ....❤❤❤❤😊
Have you ever played Fireteam Bravo 2? It's a quality game, and the AI is vastly improved over Combined Assault. Reminds me a lot of SOCOM 2.
Socom 1 and 2 Central 3. Socom clans. Socom battles. Game battles. These 2 games are responsible for online multi-player today. If you think the campaign was the main point of Socom, you missed out on one of the oldest and biggest online communities.
SOCOM 2 > All…. 500K players every day for nearly 5 years straight, bigger than HALO, COD, BF, GR, RB6, the list goes on.
Easily still the best online MP shooter of the last 30 years. Cheaters are the only reason it’s not running full steam today. And Zipper along with Sony did it to get people on SOCOM 3, CA, Confrontation, and 4.
Anything past SOCOM 2 isn’t considered a SOCOM game by actual fans and loyal players of the original first two games, 1 and 2.
It always surprises me seeing games like Halo 2 always come up for best shooter of all time (Not to say it isn't one of them) and never a mention of SOCOM II. I always recall there being around 60k - 90k concurrent players, which in 2003 was bonkers because how rare having broadband, network adaptor AND a connection close to the PS2 was.
I also remember SOCOM having more players than the entirety of Xbox Live at points as well, so it seems SOCOM truly is a forgotten gem these days.
One of the games I fucking miss on PlayStation still have them all. Deserves an hd remaster
Voice control npc on the campaign was a 1st im sure 💪
The only thing I found annoying in socom was when I told my teammates to throw grenades often they would hit something right in front of them and kill everyone they would run into the enemies line of sight to use the grenade like a blunt force weapon or something and get them selves killed or just refuse
Socom 2 was great, but socom 3 had a magic to the maps that made them so much more competitive online.
Both SOCOM 3 and CA have native widescreen in the opens menu on the main menu
Best military shooter series ever, in my opinion.
I still own a Ps2 and I play it sometimes, I don't give a shit about ps3, ps4, ps5 or an Xbox. I have the 4 socom games and my favorites are socom 1, 3 and combined assault. I have lots of excellent ps2 titles.
Man I miss this game and would pay anything for it to come out again. Acidbomb was the name played s1/s2 was a legend. Wish i would of played confrontation on ps3 but never had ps3.
SOCOM 2 online is the greatest online shooter of all time. Only played the campaign when my internet was down. M16A2 was used by the real ones. If you know you know.
Campaign was fun but seemed hard as hell on the first one jmo though.
Socom II, best mp shooter of all time. Socom was based on a US Navy Seals training program. The web page socombattles eventually turned into game battles . if you go to socombattles webpage it directs you to gamebattles still. i think it was pG or bright eyes that started it IRC. Wars would last all night. End with scores of 1-2. No open mic you had to push a button to talk. People would hijack the lobby😂. Blizzard grenade hill. Crossroads Ruins DG Abandoned Lag Jungle. The cheater =AfterMath= clan in part 1. I got plat on Socom 4. Game looks amazing and is underrated. Go get your tag so we can g^. I still say that to this day,g^. We would put paper in our trigger buttons and wire r3/l3 to custom buttons from Radio Shack on the back. Of all the remakes this is the one I want most. Take my money. I want my M16A2.
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I'm an I-Dub scrub 😂
Only reviewing the offline gameplay is like the tip of the iceberg with this game. This game is all about online play, it's novel voice chat capabilities and the tactical depth in squad based play, ranked clan systems, etc. This is THE game that everything else emulated.
I truly wish you could have experienced this game in it's prime. You can still download patches that will let you play the emulated game on dedicated servers, but I hear the player base is low.
What a gem. Kahuna Matata.
I wish they did a remaster, at least of 2 and 3, PSN and steam. Would be sweet
😂😂😂I’m so glad I’m not the only one who struggled to take down that chopper in socom 1 it took me forever but socom 3 was my absolute favourite l played it so many times and so many memories definitely one of my childhood memories as well as GTA san Andreas
Spent countless hours playing socom 1-combined assault
Recommendations? Which one should I pick up, im a console guy so no emulator version for me.
I just finished 3 a couple days ago and i’d recommend it 100%
Emulator is better if u want the game to look and run better but if u can't afford a PC ps2 pretty much, also if ur looking for one with great campaign and music socom 3, if u want that with co op combined assault, socom 2 if u want better graphics in the game
Great vid man :-)
hell yea all your videos are great
Thanks!
one of my favorite series- to this day i still play, and I have done few mission videos. I am planning on doing all, including the PSP one, I DONT LIKE """ SOCOM 4" It felt like COD copy
SOCOM 4 should've been better...
Socom 2 was my favorite. I bought them all around the same time in 2008/2009 and the PS2 for $150. Played them all through. Combined assault was good because of the graphics but that's it. No blood. Ruined the team commands. Definitely was rushed. If only socom 2 looked like combined assault.
Is it cleaner on the pc compared to the ps2?
“ turn that shit off “ 😭😭
Your commentary is so funny 😭😭
SOCOM 2 sounds interesting yet it seems like it has A grade bullshit in it.
I played the absolute dogshit out of Socom 3 and combined assault. I managed to beat them multiple times and even 100% them on all difficulties. And the thing is difficulties didn't really feel harder. There were a few moments that drop kicked me, but I absolutely enjoyed those two games. I beat the first game once, but I couldn't beat the lieutenant difficulty for shit, and yeah I remember how bullshit the last three level were. I only beat the 2nd one twice I think. I miss these games. Never should've sold my ps2 and my game library.
Confrontation had great modes
Unbelievable Sony hasn't revived it
The reason is because Sony loves shitty games... Naughty dog needs to be fired and they need to revive 989 studios and zipper interactive, we need a remaster of Siphon filter omega strain and Socom 2 (no reboots please)
socom 2 the best game of all time
Best time of my life, Socom 2 online with the desert glory pimps and 28g clans. I miss you all!🥲
SOCOM 4 is the best in the series hands down no argument
It was a better time, you didn't have to worry about hacks which is just not normal anymore. Worst you had was a glitch being abused. Imagine being able to play the game and not even having to think if the opposing team is hacking or anything. Just equal fair games worry free.
There were definitely hackers in Socom, got really bad towards the end… but at least you could vote them out.
I only enjoyed Socom 1 and 2 MP plus great campaign.
I didn't like nor cared for 3 and Combined Assault when they added vehicles into the game as they were trying to copy Battlefield but in 3rd person when the game is suppose to be only on foot combat same time you can create small maps in 3 and combined assault but still it didn't have the flair and excitement like 1 and 2 did, the only good thing about Socom 3 and Combined Assault is the campaign.
Then the PS3 era, Socom Confrontation was just an ok game, Socom 4 had an ok campaign but the MP on there just wasn't very good.
Also on a side note, when Cod and Battlefield was becoming mainstream in the mid-2000's and onwards it sadly spelled doom for the Socom franchise.
Please do ace combat next
il mio gioco PS2 preferito
Your pfp is Tau from wh40k
#flat2vr needs this game socom or rename it
Why reupload?
The first one had some small errors and I want this video to be good
Why pause the game when you had the headset? Kept the game much more fluid in my opinion. This game and Socom 2 were amazing games. Really miss the old days. When if you dared come into a room with a noob tube, you were voted out immediately. Nowadays every kid copies some bullshit build from off of UA-cam and there's no way to get rid of annoying players. And by annoying , I don't mean skilled, if you kill me with skill or a nice shot I will tell you how nice it was. If you are quick scoping or manipulating the game then you already know you suck, which I why you had to resort to your tactics for dumbells handbook.
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s2 4 life
You know games but dont know jack about Military so you only have a slight perspective. The ablity to command troops on ground and later in combined assault single person commands your able to create bound and movement skill when movement to contact. That is what made it great. And also why I liked Rainbow six series going into vegas and Vegas 2. As a grunt who let people in deployments. Combined assault was great in a way of how to work a team and also you are way too spoiled. It has a lot more to give in weapons than a lot of other shooter games. This aint a RPG fool.
Swish
Single player was trash. gtfo.
I think you need to go back to playing Cuck of Duty.
I can't be the only one who prefers SOCOM 3 and Combined Assault over 1 and 2. The first two are janky as fuck, and with no checkpoints they feel very, very dated. SOCOM 3 was the first one that felt "modern" to me. The weapon customization made choosing weapons and equipment feel very personal, like this is YOUR weapon. The missions were often dynamic with new challenges to face and things to do that sometimes you didn't expect to happen. Plus with Combined Assault you could finally play the way YOU wanted to. Stealth or combat was a choice YOU could make rather than the game forcing one or the other upon you. Plus the wide-open levels in Combined Assault were excellent.
And you have the expanded universe with the Fireteam Bravo games.
I know the S1 and S2 fanboys will crucify me but I just don't think they've aged as well.