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Title: Socom: How is it? Post by: 0 Kilz:M: on September 14, 2002, 04:15:43 pm I have read and seen alot on SOCOM, I was just curious as to how it plays against RS. Is it better, same, or worse? Also, if anyone is playing online, how are the games? Are there enough ppl to play against, and do you meet at a centralized server such as GR, or do you use IP?s to join games? So basically what Im sayin is: Is this worth buying for online play? Or will I get bored with it right away? And is there a story line for it, or is it just a shootem up game.
Kilz Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: WeaSelFlinK on September 14, 2002, 07:25:33 pm I've never heard of it. What is it anyway? ???
Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: Bondo on September 14, 2002, 07:36:16 pm SOCOM is a tactical squadron based Third Person Shooter for the PS2. Sadly it isn't the type of shooter that is made for a console but rather it is a PC style (meaning you have manual aiming). This means it is inferior to a PC shooter no matter what.
The only FPS/TPS worth playing on consoles are those that are specially adapted to the console's strenghts and don't just use a PC formula despite the console's flaws. One example of how a FPS can be adapted to a console is Metroid Prime, it uses a lock on system rather than aiming, thus it isn't hurt by the lack of mouse-look and can actually avoid being the bitch of a PC. Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: WeaSelFlinK on September 14, 2002, 10:57:12 pm Sounds dandy. What else?
Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: *DAMN Silent Killer on September 15, 2002, 01:48:13 am well to play the game you need to buy a network adapter and that or elce the games comes with a hedset so u can talk to the people as you play them over the internet threw your PS2
-SK Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: Casper on September 15, 2002, 02:00:39 am ummm SK you do not have to have a Network Adapter It can be played single player to. I Have a Network adapter ment for computers that hooks up to computers Usb ports can I still connect throught that?
Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: Bondo on September 15, 2002, 02:02:05 am Well, actually SOCOM functions as a single player game and does make use of the headset in single player in commanding the computer around. It just happens that the online componet is why everyone is overrating the game...its as if they've never seen an online console game before.
Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: Supernatural Pie on September 15, 2002, 05:20:54 am Actually, this is the first online console game i've ever seen. I never really paid that much attention to things like that. 8)
Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: 0 Kilz:M: on September 15, 2002, 02:22:44 pm Well thats great everyone, now can someone please tell me if ITS ANY GOOD< OR WORTH BUYING?
Thanks.. Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: [d]-[p a t] on September 15, 2002, 04:53:40 pm lol kilzo, yea can some1 tell me if the game is worth my money or not?!?! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~damnr6/yabbse/YaBBImages/banana.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~damnr6/yabbse/YaBBImages/banana.gif)
Title: Re:Socom: How is it? Post by: Bondo on September 15, 2002, 05:19:24 pm Well, I thought what I said was a good enough message of don't buy it but apparently not.
So here we go... Don't buy SOCOM, if you are going to bother owning a console then get console games like Mario Sunshine, Klonoa 2, Kingdom Hearts, etc. Games in the Platformer, Adventure, RPG, Racing, and Puzzle genres. Avoid FPS/TPS, RTS, and Fighting (which is an Arcade genre and doesn't really belong on consoles either). |