SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2002
Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. Games Radar
    70
    SOCOM: US Navy SEALs isn't quite PS2's online killer app, but it's a worthy beginning.
  2. GameShark
    70
    The clan managing system for contact between you and your friends is a new and very innovative feature that I can see a lot of online team based games incorporating in the future.
  3. Cheat Code Central
    70
    Despite a good selection of campaigns, the single-player mode feels like a prelude to the real thing. It's like having to sit in the lounge of a popular club and have a drink while waiting to gain admission to the main room.
    All this publication's reviews
  5. Play Magazine
    70
    A more serious issue is the amount of times I was disconnected or suffering through some lag. [Nov 2002, p.86]
    All this publication's reviews
  6. GameCritics
    70
    Technically the game gets many things right, besides the faulty AI. The graphics overall may be subpar, but the animations are done well.
  7. GameSpy
    70
    An adequate introduction to online gaming for console players, but it’s definitely not the killer app Sony wanted the world to believe it was; it’s just a slightly above-average first/third-person shooter with an online component.
  8. Gamestyle
    70
    A game that manages to deliver an online experience which completely overwhelms the single-player mode.
  9. PSX Nation
    70
    I can’t emphasize enough how imperative it is for this game to be played with fellow human beings, since the boring layout of its virtual land and questionable (i.e. retarded at times) artificial intelligence work against the replayability of its single-player modes.
  10. Gaming Age
    67
    The animations are disappointing. Shooting someone should offer some satisfaction, but in SOCOM the dead man just slumps over.
  11. Eurogamer
    60
    If you're adept with the Medal of Honor/Halo style control scheme then by all means prove us wrong and shake your weary fists at us in combat, but if you're uncertain then we recommend you try it out before committing, or simply wait for SOCOM 2.
  12. G4 TV
    60
    The frustration factor, however, runs needlessly high in SOCOM as a one-player adventure.

Awards & Rankings

38
#38 Best PS2 Game of 2002
7
#7 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002
30
#30 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2002

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 97 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 97
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 97
  3. Negative: 13 out of 97
  1. Zarathesus
    May 2, 2011
    10
    Without a shred of doubt, the greatest game I have ever played. There's never been anything that can compare. I'll never forget how much funWithout a shred of doubt, the greatest game I have ever played. There's never been anything that can compare. I'll never forget how much fun I've had with this game, just as much as I'll never forget how much it socially crippled me. This game became a drug. Therein, deemed as Socrack.… Full Review »
  2. Djwoods23
    May 6, 2018
    10
    The whole reason I got in to gaming, THIS GAME! Socom is simply the best game of all time. Campaign gave you reasons to play it, to unlockThe whole reason I got in to gaming, THIS GAME! Socom is simply the best game of all time. Campaign gave you reasons to play it, to unlock things for multiplayer. Multiplayer was amazing for their maps and having to be tactical. No of this run and gun bull crap you see now a days. You actually had to work as a team to draft the other team. After each round, you switched sides and each side had their own unique set of guns and character skins. Desert glory, frost fire ruins... iconic iconic iconic maps. If this game were remastered for PS4, I'd never play another game after. Simply the greatest of all time.… Full Review »
  3. PersistantPwner
    Apr 18, 2013
    10
    Excuse me Are you serious?! People here need to give inteligable, honest reviews and if they dont like the game, tell specifically why! ImExcuse me Are you serious?! People here need to give inteligable, honest reviews and if they dont like the game, tell specifically why! Im speaking of course to the user who put nothing but IT SUCKS on the review. GROW UP!… Full Review »
See all user reviews »