SOCOM4 is for hardcore

Why?


enemy indicator
no such thing in the minimap. the most enemy indication you will see is when he fires an unsilenced weapon right in your character's view sight, represented by a red diamond.

recoil
it's as realistic as it can get. at scope in ADS, the reticle really jumps everywhere. and there's idle sway.

aiming
coupled with high recoil is the aiming. not saying it's heavy and clumsy. it's just difficult to aim. even more difficult than KZ3 in fact. many of my games i hear yankees grumbling "I can't kill nobody". LOL.

weapon progression
the weapons unlocked are few and far between. attachments for those weapons require you to constantly use that weapon. I've played with M4 for about 10 matches (each match ~15 kills) and I still haven't unlocked anything =_="

no abilities / perks

yeap, this is not COD, not brink, not homefront, not kz3. it's just you and your weapon.

I cannot say it's a poor game. In fact, it's a great game, because of

connection

All my games so far I get connect to US. With zero or undetectable lag. GG!

controls

the controls are smooth and responsive

presentation

one of the prettiest so far. even in mp the graphis is damn legit. clean and neat.

maps
big and usually with many approaches. typically fast to reach firezones. good cover placements.

So at the end of the day, there's no score for this. either you love it or hate it (cos u're looking for other stuff). Unfortunately, I'm looking into something more, so I can't exactly say i'm loving Soc4 to death. It's a great game and should be recommended.