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New SOCOM: Confrontation details: bigger maps, increased cover options, more

Posted Apr 4, 2008 at 6:09AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: EGM, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Slant Six, Socom, Sony

The latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) has revealed a load of new details regarding Slant Six Games' SOCOM: Confrontation. This title is the latest entry in the third-person tactical shooter franchise and will be available for the Sony PlayStation 3.

First off, the maps are bigger in SOCOM: Confrontation. These big maps will be sectioned off to allow for additional smaller close combat maps, however. Rooftops have also become more accessible.

Cover is also a big thing in this new title. There's no snap-to cover, but players will instead be able to tilt their controllers forward in order to lean against a wall. There's also a new sprint option that will let players run for an infinite amount of time. While this may sound unbalanced, players will not be able to shoot while sprinting. It will also take players a moment to pull their guns back up and fire accurately.

Due to the sprinting option, there will be no vehicles in SOCOM: Confrontation. Fog has also been removed, but snipers won't be overpowered thanks to the sheer number of cover options in the game. Physics-based grenades are also in the game, so players can now choose to either throw a grenade or just roll it towards an enemy.

Clan customization options have also been beefed up with special camo patterns and insignias. Clan management through socom.com has also been simplified. Matches between clans are now done automatically to minimize the chances of one clan customizing the game to their advantage. Custom clan matches are still available, but clan rank won't rise as fast.

Well, there you have it. Sounds like SOCOM: Confrontation will be one hell of a treat for tactical shooter fans. The game is currently slated for a September 16 release, to watch out for it.

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i used to like the game but see no real purpose for it to be turned into a shoot and run game like cod4.

it should stay tactical ie make a kidnap game where one team has kidnapped a member and the other has to retrieve him

i dont like the camera or controls physics so i wont be buying it, but ill rent it and see if its worth it

but i do like the devs ideas about using the six-axis, very clever

as well as the grenade. but you should be able to shoot while you wrong but have it very inaccurate (people do shoot while they run, dont they? of course only as a last resort)

like the sixaxis and i like the grenades but it stops there for me

AND SOCOM IS NOT THE BEST SHOOTER BUT BEST TECHNICAL SHOOTER

COD4 BEATS ALL ALTHOUGH I HATE THE RUN AND SHOOT.

# No vehicles — a500n54 2008-04-04 11:00

Why the hell would they do that? That one of my favorite things to do. Me and my clan all hop into a vehicle doing some good old fashion drivebys.

# nah — McAwesome 2008-04-04 14:13

Socom is the best shooter hands down.

# Your some of the few — RavenSPe 2008-04-04 16:30

One of the biggest complaints in the S3 and CA were the vehicles and the over sized maps with large open areas that had to be made to support them.

# :) — Tapp 2008-04-04 23:06

They've solved two of the big problems of Socom on the PS2 but what about the verbal abuse?

"Oi you ******* **** what did you do that for you ****** i'll kill ya in the next round you ****, **** off and play some where ealse ya ****"

This quote was taken from a 13 year old who's parents should have known better.

# ... — Meseria 2008-04-05 03:51

What can they do about that? That is more of a problem for the players and to fix it they need to boot/ban abusers from their servers like they would a cheater.

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