SOCOM: Tactical Strike (Sony PSP)

it was fun i like these types of games but when you compare it to FTB2 then this game sucks. the online play was the most fun part about it

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Presentation: 7/10

The menus are nothing special but are thankfully are not difficult to navigate through.

Gameplay 8.2/10

The gamesplay is the biggest and most obvious difference from previous Socom games. If you have played Full Spectrum Warrior then you already have a taste of the gameplay. you never directly control your character, you have them move through the use of a "skimmer" and have them them attack. lay suppression fire, etc..., through a square shaped reticule in the middle of the screen.

Also the amount of options availible to your squad of four men are quite vast. You can order them to lay down some suppression fire, fire at a specific target, stealthly kill someone, breach doors three different ways, breach windows, move, move stealthly, move with cover, and thats roughly half. You can een break your team into two groups of two or four individuals.

The worst thing about the game may be the camera. The camera is very cumbersome at times and difficult to manage around things, especially in tight corridor spaces.

Graphics: 9/10

This game has some of the best graphics seen on the PSP system to date. Huge, higly detailed environments and characters combined with interesting lightning features make an amazing looking game. The technical prowness of the game puts way above previous socom games on the PSP and more than half of the PSP library.

Sound: 9.5/10

Sharp, dead-on weapon sound effects make this game as immesive as any before. Since you can play as many different countries, your men speak their native language.

Lasting Appeal: 7.5/10

This game is worth playing again taking into consideratiion of how many different strageties can be put together to complete an objective. The online multiplayer component is and awesome component which adds a little extra life to the game but it's extremely difficult to execute strategies the same way in multiplayer like you would do in campaign mode.

OVERALL: 8.5/10

**note**

If you are still a bit skeptical about this game then download the demo from the online Playstation store at store.playstation.com

Have fun!

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Most negative reviews are coming fron die-hard socom gamers. This game has a main purpose of Strategy. This is not a run and gun game...its about commanding. The graphics for Socom Tactical Strike are by far the best so far or close. The gameplay with commanding is a ton of fun if you take the time to master the commands...the multiplay online is also cool many may think having only four real life players on at a time is ok...but commanding and setting up ambushes changes the total landscape of the game with ranking systems and clans. This all makes online play great! I give them alot of credit for developing something varying very different from the standard socom game, this game packs alot of fun with single player and online play. Just take the time to master the controls and the fun will start filtering in fast...

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