Cert: 16+
Platform: PS3
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
Socom Special Forces offers what every other Socom game did before it: a solid, squad based third person shooter, that's good in places but never really surpasses itself, and as a result never really feels like more than an average effort.
As you lead a five person squad team through Southeast Asia, the story to Socom could be taken from any other war torn game or film from years gone by, and this is why it should try and wrap the narrative with something original and the genre has never seen before. But it doesn't. Sure, the move controller is supported, but this has a tendency to frustrate and the majority of players will most likely return to the standard controller. To its credit, there is a solid game here - the single-player campaign is enjoyable and immersive - even if it's a little short and the graphics feel two or three years out of date - but multiplayer is where most of the time will be spent in Socom. After all, squad based shooters is what multiplayer gaming was made for.
Nothing new and nothing revolutionary. Die-hards will have a blast, though.
Rent or Buy: Buy
Graphics: 2/5
Gameplay: 3/5
Replay Value: 3/5
Overall: 3/5
Reviewed By: Simon Rubbathan