<s>
SOCOM	B-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>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
12	O
offline	O
single	O
player	O
missions	O
,	O
SOCOM	B-Application
also	O
featured	O
online	O
play	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
USB	O
headset	O
for	O
its	O
speech	O
recognition	O
commands	O
offline	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
voice	O
chat	O
with	O
teammates	O
when	O
playing	O
online	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
use	O
the	O
headset	O
.	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>
In	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
missions	O
,	O
commands	O
can	O
be	O
spoken	O
using	O
the	O
included	O
USB	O
headset	O
or	O
via	O
an	O
onscreen	O
menu	O
if	O
the	O
optional	O
SOCOM	B-Application
headset	O
was	O
not	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
missions	O
consist	O
of	O
killing	O
terrorists	B-Device
,	O
rescuing	O
hostages	O
,	O
retrieving	O
intelligence	O
,	O
or	O
destroying	O
terrorist	B-Device
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
players	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
sides	O
:	O
SEALs	O
or	O
terrorists	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-Application
,	O
SOCOM	B-Device
U.S.	I-Device
Navy	I-Device
SEALs	I-Device
:	I-Device
Confrontation	I-Device
and	O
SOCOM	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
are	O
the	O
only	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
(	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Navy	O
SEAL	O
fireteam	O
consisting	O
of	O
Kahuna	O
,	O
Boomer	O
,	O
Spectre	O
,	O
and	O
Jester	O
is	O
sent	O
in	O
to	O
neutralize	O
an	O
emerging	O
terrorist	B-Device
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
are	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
terrorists	B-Device
,	O
gather	O
intel	O
,	O
and	O
scuttle	O
the	O
freighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
intel	O
that	O
the	O
SEALs	O
gathered	O
,	O
SOCOM	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
's	O
headquarters	O
,	O
a	O
ghost	B-Application
town	I-Application
in	O
Alaska	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
securing	O
the	O
compound	O
,	O
destroying	O
any	O
weapon	O
caches	O
that	O
are	O
present	O
,	O
and	O
detaining	O
a	O
terrorist	B-Device
named	O
Kola	O
Petrenko	O
,	O
codename	O
Pincushion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
oil	O
workers	O
had	O
been	O
killed	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
are	O
being	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
the	O
terrorists	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
successful	O
in	O
taking	O
down	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
terrorists	B-Device
and	O
defusing	O
all	O
bombs	O
on	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrorists	B-Device
murder	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
,	O
then	O
offload	O
the	O
data	O
and	O
move	O
it	O
deep	O
into	O
the	O
jungles	O
of	O
Thailand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrorists	B-Device
demand	O
ransom	O
money	O
and	O
threaten	O
to	O
execute	O
the	O
two	O
if	O
their	O
demands	O
are	O
not	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Turkmenistan	O
,	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
terrorist	B-Device
group	O
,	O
the	O
Allah	O
Sadikahu	B-Application
,	O
have	O
attained	O
several	O
portable	O
nuclear	O
devices	O
from	O
various	O
black	O
market	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sadikahu	B-Application
have	O
concealed	O
the	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
desert	O
cave	O
network	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
Afghan	O
border	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sadikahu	B-Application
's	O
ruthless	O
leader	O
Mullah	O
Bahir	O
Al-Qadi	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
caves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SEALs	O
fight	O
against	O
countless	O
terrorist	B-Device
defenders	O
and	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
clock	O
as	O
Mullah	O
and	O
Imad	O
Al-Qadi	O
,	O
codename	O
Fat	O
Cat	O
and	O
Kitten	O
,	O
call	O
for	O
helicopters	O
to	O
come	O
and	O
extract	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SOCOM	B-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>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Online	O
Game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Sound	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
SOCOM	B-Application
U.S.	I-Application
Navy	I-Application
SEALs	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1.4	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$82	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
34th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
SOCOM	B-Application
releases	O
reached	O
3.9	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
