i agree with americahellyeah, its an awesome game. super fun. graphics aint the best, but they look good and are very detailed and have lots of destructible (exploding) different things. the maps are very varied, from an old greek looking mountainside with pantheon lookin structures and a cave/tunnel system and large bodies of water, to a massive modern lookin city thats been blown to bits exposing large pipelines and underground tunnels huge hotels and apartment building and a big stadium etc.
the maps are much much better designs than cod4. cod4 graphics and framerates are amazing, but their map designs pale in comparison. these are massive and very intricate.
if you i never played a socom online before, i only played socom 1 single player. thought it was awesome, thats it.
but that was years ago and now i regret never taking it online! lol
also worth noting is the excellent sound design. the guns are loud, crisp, and clear and intense as ever. if you have a decent surround sound set up you are in for a real treat. take for instance how voice chat is handled. you hold R2 to use your walkie-talkie type thing, you'll hear a beep in you head set when you click it on or off. but heres the cool part, you only need to use the talkie when you are far away from you're teamates, when you are nearby eachother, you just talk like you normally would. and because of the surround sound, you can hear what direction and how far away they are when they are talking. its amazing. and since this game is not a solo thing at all, unlike cod4 where eavesdrop perk is useless, you can be stealthy and here enemies chatter if theyre nearby, its super cool if you hear somebody. the sound design even surprises me sometimes, in a wide open area like out on the mountain side, the guns sounds loud and dissipate.but in big enclosed area like a parking garage they have that sort of echo sound to them like they would in real life. sometimes its crazy you'll even hear echoes of explosions in the distance and think for a second its coming from behind you.
but anyways, the community is fantastic too. no cod4 whiners and s*** talker types here. everyone is cool to eachother and wants to help each other out. when you are playing everyone is constantly looking out for eacthother. and you can only talk to enemy players between games, not rounds, so no bad mouthing during games, just strategizings and chit chatting. one thing i noticed a lot was everyone likes the game, and its a true testament to the game that so many are willing to put up with these problems. everyone is very positive, they just say hey its okay it will be fixed soon it was always this way with socom.
the head set rocks too, very nice quality and comes with a nice charger stand.
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