#Ps1 naval games license
#Ps1 naval games series

The original game came at a perfect time and provided many console players with a brand-new online multiplayer experience. SOCOM delivered fans not only a tense and challenging campaign but a unique tactical multiplayer experience as well.

RELATED: Ubisoft is Twitter's Most Hated Gaming Company A new game could provide a viable option for those fans who feel forgotten about and simultaneously give Sony a multiplayer shooter that stands out from the competition by delivering a realistic experience. Ubisoft's continued direction away from what many fans want from a tactical shooter gives Sony a valuable avenue to pursue a new iteration of the SOCOM series.

#Ps1 naval games series

Even Rainbow Six, the series that arguably started the tactical shooter genre, has become almost unrecognizable in its current Rainbow Six: Siege incarnation.

#Ps1 naval games license

This frustration felt by fans of the genreР’В was most evident in the recent debacle where license holder Ubisoft celebrated Ghost Recon's 20th anniversary by announcing Ghost Recon Frontline, an Escape from Tarkov-style multiplayer first-person shooter, to much derision from fans. While Ghost Recon still delivers a third-person shooter experience, it as a series has come under intense scrutiny from fans for its continued focus on more spectacle than grounded realism and has subsequently suffered as a brand. SOCOM games in the past featured action based on real weapons and tactics and grounded its experience in real-world locales focusing on immersion and teamwork. The series has always delivered a tight, cooperative-focused third-person shooter experience, and this kind of gameplay is nowhere to be found in the current big-budget shooter landscape.

One of the main reasons that SOCOM needs to make a comeback is that it is a series that delivers a unique perspective on the genre, quite literally. RELATED: Disappointed in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint? Play These Games Instead With the continued rise in popularity of tactical shooters and the continued disappointment by fans at the state of established heavyweights of the genre, the time is right for a SOCOM revival. However, the fact remains that the PlayStation 5 doesn't currently have an exclusive multiplayer shooter as it has in past console generations, with the Killzone and Resistance series currently on hiatus. Sony has received massive praise for its continued focus on fantastic first-party game entries in the past two console generations. However, despite several sequels, the series eventually fizzled out with 2011's SOCOM 4 and hasn't been heard from since. SOCOM also benefitted from the nascent development of the console's online multiplayer and utilized the PlayStation 2's Network Adapter, quickly making it one of the most popular shooters on the console. Developer Zipper Interactive brilliantly capitalized on the at the time popular tactical shooter genre popularized by Tom Clancy games like Rainbox Six and Ghost Recon and delivered a grounded third-person shooter that wowed fans and critics alike. In the era of the PlayStation 2, few shooters occupied players' time more than SOCOM: U.S.