<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
3	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zipper	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	O
Portable	O
SOCOM	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
3	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
3	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
is	O
playable	O
on	O
five	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
mission	O
has	O
primary	O
,	O
secondary	O
,	O
bonus	O
,	O
and	O
crosstalk	O
objectives	O
-	O
which	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Sony	O
PSP	O
game	O
SOCOM	B-Device
U.S.	I-Device
Navy	I-Device
SEALs	I-Device
:	I-Device
Fireteam	I-Device
Bravo	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
North	O
African	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
(	O
Specter	O
)	O
fireteam	O
consists	O
"	O
Jester	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
SEALs	B-Algorithm
"	O
Killjoy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Simple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specter	O
's	O
SEAL	B-Algorithm
team	O
battles	O
the	O
North	O
African	O
Patriotic	O
Front	O
(	O
NAPF	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
renamed	O
Algerian	O
Patriotic	O
Front	O
from	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
megalomaniac	O
General	O
Heydar	O
Mahmood	O
and	O
Colonel	O
Sarwat	O
,	O
his	O
second-in-command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mahmood	O
had	O
gained	O
control	O
of	O
Algeria	O
via	O
a	O
coup	O
d'etat	O
during	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
the	O
NAPF	O
has	O
just	O
launched	O
an	O
offensive	O
into	O
a	O
neighboring	O
unnamed	O
country	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
SEAL	B-Algorithm
team	O
is	O
enlisted	O
to	O
support	O
local	O
forces	O
trying	O
to	O
repel	O
the	O
NAPF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
missions	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
Poland	O
where	O
the	O
SEALs	B-Algorithm
battle	O
a	O
well	O
funded	O
,	O
ultra-nationalist	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
called	O
the	O
New	O
Slavic	O
Order	O
(	O
NSO	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zipper	O
Interactive	O
decided	O
to	O
require	O
SOCOM	B-Application
3	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
players	O
to	O
verify	O
their	O
identities	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
credit	O
card	O
,	O
debit	O
cards	O
,	O
or	O
VISA	O
gift	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
SOCOM	B-Application
3	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
did	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
verified	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SOCOM	B-Application
blog	O
,	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
Sony	O
PlayStation	O
team	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
keep	O
SOCOM	B-Application
cheaters	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
two-week	O
trial	O
,	O
players	O
had	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
map	O
pack	O
through	O
the	O
SOCOM	B-Application
Store	O
in	O
the	O
SOCOM	B-Application
community	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
map	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
containing	O
maps	O
from	O
SOCOM	B-Application
and	O
SOCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
3	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
