SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALS, is a
third person tactical shooter video game for
PlayStation 2 and the sequel to
U.S. Navy SEALs. The game was developed by
Zipper Interactive in collaboration with the
Naval Special Warfare Command and published by
Sony Computer Entertainment.
SOCOM 3 was released on October 11, 2005, and was added to the
list of Sony Greatest Hits games on August 4, 2006.
The South Asia area of operation was originally specified as
Bangladesh, but was changed after a complaint from the Bangladeshi government.Gamespot Staff. "."
Gamespot. April 22, 2005. Accessed August 8, 2006.
Gameplay
SOCOM 3 is a
third-person tactical shooter. There are 14 different single-player missions.
Plot
In the North
Africa campaign, the player's (Specter) fireteam consists "Jester" as well as SEALS "Killjoy" and "Simple". Specter's
SEAL team battles the North African Patriotic Front (NAPF), the renamed Algerian Patriotic Front from SOCOM II, led by the megalomaniac General Heydar Mahmood and Colonel Sarwat, his second-in-command. The NAPF has just launched an offensive into an unnamed country, while the SEAL team is enlisted to support local forces trying to repel the NAPF. Upon arriving, Specter rendezvous with local forces, and proceeds to ambush an NAPF convoy, secure a NAPF sanctuary, and demolishes a communications tower. After meeting up with the local fighter leader, the "Sand Lion", Specter's team...
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