Standard Edition
Standard- PlayStation 2 game disc and case
PS2
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs is a 2005 tactical third-person shooter developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2.
Third-person shooterTactical shooter
- Online servers running
- No
- Time to beat
- about 8 hours
Overview
SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs is a 2005 tactical third-person shooter developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs.
The single-player campaign has 14 missions across five difficulty levels. Three are open at the start, and finishing the game on Commander unlocks Captain, which in turn unlocks Admiral. Every mission has primary, secondary, bonus and crosstalk objectives, and these work with the PSP game SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo.
The missions take place in North Africa against the North African Patriotic Front, in South Asia against a piracy group called The Fist and Fire, and in Poland against an ultra-nationalist group, the New Slavic Order. The player's fireteam changes in each region, with British Special Boat Service operatives in South Asia and Polish GROM operatives in Poland. The South Asia setting was first Bangladesh but was changed after a complaint from that country's government.
In North America, online play needed players to verify their identity with a credit card, debit card or gift card before they could earn ranks, join friends lists, ranked games or clans. The PAL version did not need this. The first map pack was released on June 27, 2006 for a free two-week trial, and two more packs added maps from the first two SOCOM games. The online servers for this game and the other PlayStation 2 and PSP SOCOM games were shut down on August 31, 2012.
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Third-person shooter, Tactical shooter
- Developer
- Zipper Interactive
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Series
- SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs
- Composers
- James Dooley
- Designers
- Travis Steiner
- Directors
- Hardy F. LeBel Sr.
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 2 | North America | 2005-10-11 |
| PlayStation 2 | Europe | 2006-04-21 |
| PlayStation 2 | Australia | 2006-04-26 |
Editions
DLC
Map packs were offered online through the in-game SOCOM Store. They depended on servers that are now closed.
- Items
Name Date Adds Obtainable today Price Map pack 1 2006-06-27 Extra multiplayer maps, free for a two-week trial and then sold through the SOCOM Store no Later map pack (shared with Combined Assault) 2008-03-31 Extra multiplayer maps, released for free no free
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Online
Online servers runningNo
The online servers for this game and the other PlayStation 2 and PSP SOCOM games were shut down on August 31, 2012.
- Services
Service Status Shutdown date SOCOM 3 online multiplayer closed 2012-08-31
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale Reviews Metacritic PlayStation 2 82 100 59
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Director Hardy F. LeBel Sr. Designer Travis Steiner Composer James Dooley Artist Russell Phillips Artist Dan Henley
Notes for collectors
- North American online play needed card verification. The PAL version did not.
- The South Asia setting was changed from Bangladesh after a complaint from that country's government.
- Mission objectives carry over to the PSP game SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo through crosstalk objectives.
- The game was followed by SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault in 2006.
Credits
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Developer
- Zipper Interactive
- Director
- Hardy F. LeBel Sr.
- Released
- 2005-10-11
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 8 hours
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