Whats a "Bargain Bin Review? I will be reviewing older nex-gen games, on a Goozex scale. The score is reflected by the game and by its value. Score are based on 1 to 5 Goozeggs and a recommendation. So a game that may have been not so good at its full ratail value may receive a better score based on its overall value/points, and vice versa. Enjoy.
Socom: Confrontation (PS3) 200 Points Release Oct 14 2008 (Also available with Blue Tooth headset as bundle)
To be fair, once the game was patched I really quite enjoyed it. In case you didn't know there is no single player game in this installment, instead its multiplayer only. That being said the multiplayer options are very deep and the game modes are abundant.
When the game launched there were many hurdles to be had just to play with friends in the game, they have since added a kind of party mode found in most online multiplayer games, thankfully (that is if you actually have any friends playing this game). Playing online with random people can be rather annoying, It really doesn't have one of the friendliest communities out there. Not unlike the Halo community.
Graphically its hit or miss. Sometimes the environments can look really nice, other times they look downright PS2. Its basically the 3rd person shooter (can be played FPS) and the graphics and animations of the characters are pretty good (the return of the dance and taunt animations are nice). However this time the vehicles have ben removed from the game, which I actually welcome.
There is some significant graphical glitches in the game, screen tearing being the biggest of them, as seen below.
The game actually sounds really nice. If your familiar with the series, the dramatic scores are what your used to and the guns all sound pretty good. On the other hand the explosions are a bit weak.
In closing, if you can get by the games short comings and annoying community, there is some fun to be had with this game. Not to mention there is still a large active community and a large DLC patch on the way that brings a winter wonderland feel to the game. Hopefully it will include some more fixes. For 200 Goozex points you cant really miss out.
Goozex Rating:
Trophy Factor: Forget it! Unless you plan on devoting a lot of time to this and tolerating an overly aggressive community, dont bother.
*The opinion of this review reflect that of only PSWii60 Elite and not that of Goozex or anyone in the Goozex Team.
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nice! I can't wait for the next installment.
criminolelawyer: nice! I can't wait for the next installment.
lol, they can't all be good reviews
or if you mean reviews, there are others, I used to do them all the time, just search "Elite's Bargain Bin Review"
The best part about this game was the headset. I made the mistake of buying this game instead of the headset by itself, thinking "hey it's only an extra $10." Oh well. The headset is awesome though. If you have one and the other person has one too, the HQ mode is really clear.
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Yeah with the headset the game was basically $10, but I cant stand blue tooth, picks up too much back ground noise. Unless everyone is using USB, chatting on the PS3 sucks.