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SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs

The Socom series continues with a single player campaign. 32 player capability is added to the online experience. The series is still about protecting America against urban and rural warfare. Three new AOs are…

72 11 October 2005 ESRB M

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs is a shooter developed by Zipper Interactive, released 11 October 2005 on PlayStation 2.

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What SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs is

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs is a shooter game developed by Zipper Interactive and released in 2005. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 only. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Socom series continues with a single player campaign. 32 player capability is added to the online experience. The series is still about protecting America against urban and rural warfare. Three new AOs are included in this game: Morocco, Poland, and Bangladesh. Maps are 5 to 6 times larger than the last game. Multiple save points have been included. Vehicles can be driven by players and AI. The new weapon customization allows 30 different weapons and attachments. The new TCA system allows the player to quickly give a command.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, stealth and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

What it launched against

SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs launched on 11 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005). All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005).

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When did SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs come out?
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs was released on 11 October 2005 for PlayStation 2.

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