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SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals
- PlayStation 2
- Price: $49.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Thrilling military action for mature gamers.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a violent action game with a lot of shooting and destruction; when characters are shot, blood sprays from the impact and spreads on clothes and the ground. Cut scenes show beating and death by poison gas, as well as cigarette smoking. The game has a vibrant online community; Common Sense Media does not recommend online play for anyone under age 12. The game also includes a recruitment video for the Navy featuring footage of SEALs in action.
What's it about?
In SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALs off-line missions, players lead a squad of four Navy SEALs as they take on terrorists and renegade militias in three settings around the globe: North Africa, Southeast Asia, and Poland. Over the course of more than a dozen missions, the team rescues hostages, snatches dictatorial leaders out of desert spider holes, and completes a variety of other war-on-terror-era military adventures.
The game's action ranges from run-and-gun shooting to stealthy sneaking. Players choose from a wealth of realistic military gear and weapons to outfit their squad. Players also blow up buildings and vehicles with explosives and heavy weapons.
Is it any good?
SOCOM 3 provides thrilling firefights in one of the best online games on the PlayStation 2. It improves on its predecessors by including drivable vehicles like boats and humvees, and allows easier, one-button commands for the squad. The artificial intelligence is only so-so; players may find it easiest to proceed Rambo-style, taking down hundreds of enemies single-handedly. While the gear looks real, the military action is over the top: When characters are shot, blood sprays onto their clothes and the ground.
Players with high-speed Internet access can compete with up to 31 others in a range of missions, from death matches to cooperative challenges. Parents should know the popular SOCOM community has a lot of trash-talkers and havoc-wreaking pranksters. To deal with this, players can form clans among their friends and block obnoxious players, but to participate in online rankings or join a clan, players must enter a credit card number (although there is no charge).
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the Navy recruitment video. What do you think of the military using video games as a marketing tool? Are players who enjoy military games more likely to want to be soldiers? Do you see anything dangerous about conflating video game violence with real-life violence?
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AGE
great game to play
it is a real life game as if you were in a war
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Kid, 12 years old
August 3, 2011
AGE
Perfectly safe if your kids can play COD.
I got this game when I was 10, I begged my parents for it, because at the time I wasn't allowed M. Well, when I first played it, they saw nothing inappropriate, and nethier did I. This game is For 9 year olds and older, and is no worse then COD 1,2 or 3. No language or sex, and violence is going overboard.
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April 9, 2008
AGE
good but not great
an okay game thats pretty voielnt and realistic blood isnt a major issue but the fact that you are serving the country can get creepy sometimes considering the amout of people you shot, and knife and actualy blow away.
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a good game
its a good game it was the first rated M game i got and i got to say the blood is no a big issue because there is not a lot of it compaired to games like CS:S DoD:s and others. I realy liked it its a good game if you want to join the military when you get older etc.
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AGE
One of the Best Military Games ever made
I am a Marine and I am telling you that this game is as real as it gets. The weapons are accurate and detailed very well. The gameplay is exciting, fun and addictive. I took two semesters off from college to play this game. This is one of the best games ever personally. You make friends online with ease and create clans that become hangout buddies. The only problem with this game is the cheating online. You have alot of gamers out there that mess up clean cut play and glitch their way to the top because they cannot win fair and square. However, game is top notch.
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AGE
Great game
This game is a great game for any military lovers like me, or for any one looking for a great action adventure game that combines stealth from games like Splinter Cell, and running in guns blazing like a modern day Rambo. Sure you can knock people around or slit their throats, but people, these are terrorists or drug dealers funding terrorism, they want to destroy our culture and way of life, this game teaches kids that, so they won't be swayed by those saying the terrorists will leave us aalone if we leave them alone, I think every person thirteen and up should play this game.
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AGE
Should be rated Tenn
Great game but there is language in the storyline. Blood and gore maybe a factor for some people. Not recommended for kids under 13 years.
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AGE
i think it's ok for all ages but to play it safe 7+ this just what i think you think what you want.
the game is fine people always say army games are too bloody or too much of this and too much of that. you might find that kids see watch and play things 10 times worse than this game you just can't keep your kids away from all bad things. but back to the game (there is blood!!!) there is (guns knives ect.) there is smoking. but this is stuff they will see if or if you not let them play the game. by the way the game is great!!!!
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| Platforms: | PlayStation 2 |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Release date: | November 21, 2005 |
| Price: | $49.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M |
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