<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
is	O
a	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
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
31	O
August	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
II	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>
The	O
online	O
and	O
lan	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
requires	O
a	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
connection	O
for	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
room	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
given	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
user	O
,	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
rounds	O
,	O
round	O
type	O
,	O
round	O
time	O
,	O
weapon	O
restrictions	O
,	O
and	O
friendly	O
fire	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
adjusted	O
to	O
the	O
creator	O
's	O
liking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
supports	O
chat	O
and	O
prohibits	O
in-game	O
loitering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
with	O
locating	O
acquaintances	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
SOCOM	B-Application
online	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
both	O
a	O
Friend	O
List	O
and	O
a	O
Clan	O
Roster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
twelve	O
new	O
online	O
maps	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
ten	O
maps	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
SOCOM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maps	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
SOCOM	B-Application
have	O
undergone	O
minor	O
changes	O
such	O
as	O
turrets	O
and	O
breaches	O
being	O
added	O
,	O
daytime	O
maps	O
being	O
switched	O
to	O
night	O
and	O
some	O
paths	O
being	O
blocked	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
have	O
been	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
would	O
then	O
install	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
CD	O
onto	O
their	O
PS2	B-Device
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
first	O
begins	O
when	O
the	O
SEAL	O
team	O
members	O
Specter	O
(	O
Paul	O
Mercier	O
)	O
,	O
Jester	O
(	O
Jason	O
Spisak	O
)	O
,	O
Wardog	O
(	O
Michael	O
Clarke	O
Duncan	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Vandal	O
(	O
Larry	O
Cedar	O
)	O
are	O
alerted	O
by	O
an	O
informant	O
codenamed	O
MALLARD	O
of	O
a	O
black	O
market	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
Sesseri	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Cassrioti	O
Sesseri	O
(	O
Kast	O
Hasa	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
trafficking	O
and	O
selling	O
weapons	O
and	O
plutonium	O
from	O
their	O
bases	O
in	O
Albania	O
and	O
sending	O
them	O
to	O
cities	O
from	O
London	O
to	O
Cairo	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
vast	O
amount	O
of	O
enriched	O
uranium	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
dirty	B-Application
bomb	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
used	O
SOCOM	B-Application
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
Sesseri	O
Syndicate	O
,	O
thus	O
tying	O
up	O
a	O
loose	O
end	O
,	O
as	O
Force	O
Majeure	O
had	O
bought	O
plutonium	O
from	O
the	O
Syndicate	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
II	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>
