Hooyah!
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Socom's gameplay is pretty solid, it puts you in the 3rd person perspective with 1st person controls so its pretty easy to get used to if you've been playing FPS's for a while. the only thing i found annoying about socoms controls is where the reload button is located..its actually R3 (the right analog stick) if you click it in then you reload. the only problem is when your in a frantic fire fight online or offline it can get pretty annoying when you accidentally click in the analog stick and reload while trying to shoot at someone. ive done this many times online and got wasted because of it.It would have been cool if the developers would let you map the controls the way you wanted or just relocated the reload button somwehere else.
Graphics
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The graphics for socom are pretty impressive for the ps2..this game was made in 2002 and i play it today and still think they look pretty good. i think character detail could have used some attention and some of the enviorments can get a little bland in big open areas with no trees or buldings but other than that i have no other compaints, just know you arent going to be blown away or anything but you can expect some pretty standard ps2 graphics.
Sound
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well in my opinion im the least impressed with the sound. its definately not going to win any awards or anything but its decent enough. i think the developers could have worked on the gun sounds a little more..to me they are just kind of boring. one cool effect though is when someone is shooting at you from a distance and when the bullets hit near you, you can her the little "zing" and "plop" sounds as the bullets zip by you.
Overall
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you want a cheap fun multiplayer game online? and a decent single player campaign..this is your game. its a great little deal you can pick up in your gamestores bargain bin, so by all means i would check it out.