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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but not very creative., November 22, 2005
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
THis is truly a good game for the PSP. I was amazed at how well I was able to control this game. I could command my teammate almost as easily as I could control myself. Zooming in and out was easy. Aiming was easy. Weapon selection was easy. But here is the problem. The game is easy. The single player game hardley ramps up with any difficulty. Even when you drastically change the dificulty level. The graphics could possibly even be called poor. Finally, there is no major creativity here. Over and over again you do a very similar thing. Go in and take out the bad guys, or go in and save a good guy. Though this is fun, creativity is appreciated. All of that said. This game does have online multiplayer in a big way, and yes it does support voice chat and microphone headset use. Incredible that a PSP game can do this.
Bottom Line: Great game with minor drawbacks.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
PSP: SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo, December 7, 2005
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
Um, how exactly do I begin? How about; OMFG! SOCOM ON THE PSP?! SOCOM on the go?! Have I died and gone to heaven?! Well I doubt I would be in heaven, so I know I'm not dead.
Everyone has said or will say this first; "Socom on PSP? How would that work with only 1 analog stick?" They might even say; "Sony is just trying to cash in on a franchise hit." Well if they are just trying to cash in, what's your address Sony, let me send you some extra money cause you deserve it!
Socom on the PSP is very strange at first, having to adjust to the controls. As I was reading the manual, I thought to myself, omg - I hope I can take this game back. The analog is used to move you forward and back, and turn left and right. Hold down the L button while using the analog and it becomes forward and back and strafe left and right. Hold down the R button to lock onto targets and X to shoot. While locked on targets, press L to switch between other available targets within range. Locked on targets are not sure hits, get down on one knee or go prone to increase your accuracy. If you decide to Run and Gun using the lock-on, then better bring extra ammo. This all seems very complicated at first, but after 20-30 minutes of playing I was able to make the adjustment - I have to say, to my surprise, this control setup actually works and works well!
FTB (Fireteam Bravo) takes place in conjunction with the Socom 3 missions and stories. A pair of seals (Sandman and Lonestar) take side missions to help Specter's squad accomplish their mission objectives. As you complete the campaign mode, you get opportunities to complete cross-talk objectives that you can later synchronize with Socom 3 on your PS2 to unlock weapons, accessories and help with mission objectives! Yes, this works in the reverse as well. Complete some cross-talk objectives on PS2 version and sync with your PSP.
Once the game starts and the main menu comes up, the resemblance of the Socom 3 menus will bring a nice warm familiar feeling to those die hard Socom fans. Aside from personalizing the control setup, you fill find many of the same options you have on the console version. But you will notice something new; Instant Action. As you complete area missions, you unlock maps for Instant Action. A nice way for those who are on the go and have just a few minute to kill. Not enough time to play a full mission? That's fine, start Instant Action and choose from multiple game types, Breach, Extract, Suppression style games. You and your sidekick Lonestart take on Terrorists in a quick 2 vs all battle. They also offer stealth type missions for those who like to stick to shadows for that added challenge.
Getting tired of playing mind-numbing dimwits offline? How about taking FTB online for 4v4 or 8v8 action? When you get to the log in screen, if you already have a Socom 3 account, you can use this same account to log on. When you get online, notice your friends list; it is the same list you have for Socom 3! Unfortunately, you can even communicate with them! While in a game room, you can send a message to your friends using the chat features! You get pretty much all the same community options on the PSP version as you do with the Socom 3 community, friends list, clans, ladder system and message boards. Though clans do not interchange between Socom 3 and FTB like Friends lists do.
The online map setup is just like Socom 3, select the map, then the game type you want. There are 5 different types to choose from:
- Suppression: SEALs vs Terrorists - Team Deathmatch, eliminate all opponents
- Free For All (FFA): Terrorists vs Terrorists - Deathmatch, everyone for themselves.
- Extraction: SEALs vs Terrorists - SEALs eliminate all Terrorists or extract 2 of 3 VIPs to win. Terrorists eliminate all SEALs to win.
- Demolition: SEALs vs Terrorists - Find bomb and destroy enemy base or eliminate all opponents.
- Captive: SEALs vs Terrorists - Like Suppression, eliminate all opponents. But you can revive fallen teammates. Winner is team with most mean left standing when time expires or completely incapacitate other team.
Don't like the idea of playing online and not being able to talk to your teammates? Then drop $20 on this PSP Headset! YES, SOCOM Fireteam Bravo supports the headset for online communication!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Unbelievable, December 27, 2005
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
The SOCOM series came around a few years ago, and was a fairly silent launch title. After being played by thousands of people all over the world, it became pretty popular. A little while later, SOCOM 2 was released, and attracted SOCOM veterans as well as new players. SOCOM 3 was just recently released late this year, and it brought back former players, and yet more new players. However, many people have been dissapointed in SOCOM 3, so a lot went back to SOCOM 2.
Should they have?
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo came out shortly after SOCOM 3 for the Playstation 2, and to me in many ways it is better.
The Good: Nice graphics, Nice level design, Decent selection of guns, UNBELIEVABLE ONLINE PLAY, solid single player, connects to PS2 for SOCOM 3 and Fireteam Bravo unlockables, can hear other players without mic while playing online.
The Bad: Few glitches, repetetive missions at time, not nearly as many guns as SOCOM 2 or 3, Need another mic to talk online, take a lot of bullets to kill someone, lock on feature can make newbies kings, hard to throw grenades unless you're used to its strange style.
SOCOM Fireteam Bravo delivers a lot more than I anticipated. 14 great missions, pretty solid graphics, awesome online play. ( Usually 10-25 thousand people are on all day every day! )
Graphics: 8/10. Many think that the graphics are bland for this game. They are certainly not as good as other PSP titles, but they still are fantastic. The characters don't show much style and texture, but the enviroments sure are great.
Sound: 9/10. Similar to SOCOM 2 and 3 in many ways as far as the sound goes. The guns sound great, the foot steps, grenades, voices, all great. The only downfall is that there is no music during games online. I was suprised at how much this actually brought down my way of "getting into the game." But not so much.
Control: 8/10. The controls at first ( for me ) were almost impossible to control. I couldn't do anything or kill anybody, but for having one analog stick, Zipper makes this game rock. You use the analog nub to move, hold L to strafe, R to lock on, X to shoot, hold triangle to switch from gun to grenades, tap it to stand, crouch or prone, and so on. It's actually pretty easy, even if it will take you about a half hour to get used to them good enough to take the game online and whoop arse.
Fun: 9.5/10. Single player is certainly a blast, even if it doesn't last long, and it is kind of easy, but if you want the full experience of Fireteam bravo, you must play online. Great level design, very little lag for the most part, awesome fun, and the replay value is the best among any PSP title in my opinion. Fireteam bravo offers much more than any other SOCOM game in my opinion, so you must buy this game. ( This game is rated M for violence, but it really should be T. )
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