SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALS Fireteam Bravo 2
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[edit] About the Game
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 is a video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld and the sequel to SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo. The game was released in North America on November 7, 2006. Fireteam Bravo 2 features an entirely new campaign, multiplayer maps, and new features such as Command Equity (CE) and Local Influence (LI). Fireteam Bravo 2's campaign mode offers 14 story missions, a variety of partners including LONESTAR, and two partners named BRONCO and WRAITH from SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Mobile Recon which was only available for cell phones, and an innumerable number of dynamically generated instant action missions. Rather than spanning multiple countries like past games in the series, the game takes place solely in the fictional country of Adjikistan. The country is supposedly situated somewhere in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region of Central Asia and features a number of environment and climate zones, allowing for the game to feature a wide variety of landscapes and settings while working within one large, connected story. The main adversaries throughout the game are mercenaries, often abbreviated as "mercs". This game is also able to sync with the PlayStation 2 game SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault in order to unlock bonus features.
[edit] Basic things you need to know
Command Equity system (often referenced to as "CE") provides rewards for how well core aspects of a mission are completed, while Local Influence rewards those who help local causes and limit civilian casualties. Use them to gain access to new weapons, equipment, intel, air-strikes and local support. It is also earned in online games. Battle through eight new multiplayer maps, as well as four of the original Fireteam Bravo maps, and three new game types (Tug of War, Capture the Flag, Target) playable in Infrastructure Mode and Ad Hoc modes. Enhanced Crosstalk with SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault for the PS2, including a single story arc, and all new action events and unlockables. Association with Naval Special ensures realistic SEAL team tactics, missions, and character movements. Asymmetrical mission structure allows players to play missions in any order they want. Completed mission areas can open new missions and objectives for the player to complete.
[edit] Story Plot
As previously described, this story is set in Adjikistan, a fictional country that is experiencing civil unrest. At first, it appears that the Adjiki rebel factions are simply terrorists, but as the story progresses it is revealed that the president of Adjikistan, Ismail Karim, is in fact corrupt and is using his influence and hired mercenaries to crush all who oppose him. The story starts with the drug cartel, who's presence has forced Fireteam Bravo to locate Hakan Kashka, a druglord responsible for the local cartel. The drug cartel was stopped in its tracks when Fireteam Bravo intercepted an airport being used to ship drugs out of the country, encountering Kashka himself, surrounded by several mercenaries. Towards the middle, Fireteam Bravo becomes involved with more pressing matters; the paramilitary, government forces that are attempting to stop the rebels. A uranium enrichment facility revealed just how dangerous the Adjikistan government was. In an attempt to completely destroy rebel moral and defense, President Ismail Karim orders the destruction and gassing of the rebel city of Bohrek, by sending numerous SHADOW ELEMENT mercenaries into the city. This brings the attention to the mercenaries. Fireteam Bravo afterward, begins an assault on several SHADOW ELEMENT bases before locating the HQ, an abandoned Soviet Destroyer in a dry riverbed. O' Rourke, the mercenary leader, was finally captured in the Shadow Element HQ, dealing a final, lethal blow to the mercenaries. There is tense moment in the mercenary HQ as Sandman, the comander of Fireteam Bravo, is told that there are "unidentified forces in the area" until it is informed that the forces are of Clawhammer Industries, who are there for the cleanup operation. Later, the people of Adjikistan are shown tearing down a statue of their former president, the scene reminiscent of Iraq and the toppling of statues of Saddam Hussein. (Actually, the president bears a resemblance to Hussein.) Several subplots are also present, the most prominent involving Aiken O'Rourke, As previously described, the fictional leader of SHADOW ELEMENT mercenaries (who primarily wield state of the art weaponry like the SR-22 and F90). In one of the first cinematics, O' Rourke is shown taking over a Clawhammer Defense Industries compound, a fictional private military contracter, presumably to steal something or just destroy it. His original intent is never fully revealed, but in another cinematic, another character implies that he is running arms to an Adjiki government-controlled terrorist group. In the same cinematic, it is revealed through a flashback after a terrorist he threatened said that O'Rourke did not understand what it was to be fighting for your country, that O'Rourke was a former special forces soldier, possibly SSE, and was captured or possibly just injured and left to die during a botched mission in the NAPF stronghold (a mission in SOCOM FTB 1). As he walks away, he touches his scar, which was shown to be caused by a rifle butt to the face in the cinematic. This is believed to be the source of his anger and vengeance seeking. Kill any survivors, and burn it to the ground, O' Rourke says before sending his mercenaries into the Bohrek.
[edit] Game Patches
On June 5, Zipper released a long awaited patch. The patch updates Socom Fireteam Bravo to version 1.50 and addresses the following issues: Augmented the Cheat Detection system. Resolved an issue where the player was strafing inappropriately near solid objects. Resolved an issue that prevented the player from defusing a bomb. Resolved an issue with voice chat related to dead players. Resolved an issue with voice chat in the game lobby before gameplay. Resolved an issue where the white dots on the radar, indicating a downed teammates, were not displaying correctly. Resolved an issue related to rank restrictions on multiplayer games. Resolved an issue that caused some single player missions to load incorrectly after attempting to load them multiple times in a row. Resolved an issue in the Control Points game which showed a late joining player the incorrect status of the individual control points. Resolved an issue which caused the player to be booted from the game when grenades where thrown at the end of a round.
[edit] Game Reviews
Fireteam Bravo 2 has received generally positive reviews, although not as positive as its predecessor. Graphics have received an upgrade, but everything else is generally the same. It has been praised for its graphics, sound, online play, and crosstalk with Combined Assault. It has been critized for its aiming system, and the single player is not as long as its predecessor. IGN- 8.0 Gamespot- 8.3 Gamepro- 4/5 Gamerankings- 79.8% Metacritic- 81
[edit] Online Gaming
With SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 2 you can play other people online. You can do this by clicking on the Infrastructure button on the main menu.
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