Playing SOCOM II Online In 2024!

[@watusay33]

This is the game that started my online gaming addiction.

[@A_Lazy_Bori]

You and many more of us 😩😩😂😂

[@eazydabarber8212]

This game was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@deaddropsd1972]

Same

[@A_Lazy_Bori]

@@deaddropsd1972 I even had my dad upgrade the internet to cable lol

[@watusay33]

I had couple different gamer tags Masterpiece and numbers i cant member Disasterpiece and numbers My fav tag was STDs4Evry1

[@splin_bzin]

I'm 35 now, and I remember being 13 with the first SOCOM and buying a network adapter off my neighbor. Figuring I how to install it, and figuring out what an ethernet cord was, and how pissed my family got when that was before we had a router and unplugging everyone's internet to selfishly play SOCOM online. I would stay up to ungodly hours when no one needed the internet just to binge this game. There was nothing like figuring out internet-based gaming for the first time making a successful connection.

[@cycomiko73]

This was the first game I played online with my ps2 and that adapter my friend gave me bc I had an old ps2 and I was so glitched on it, playing for hours on end. I played so long and so late into the early morning that I was dozing off and kinda sleeping with the controller in my hands, sometimes waking up dead. Lol I can't stand online games anymore. I don't want to have to count on other people who I don't know to try and have a good time playing a game that coasts me $70 a pop!! I'm all about single player non online story driven, giant set pieces type games 👍 so much better by yourself!! Imo I'm 50 now but to be fair I never really enjoyed "multi-player online games" after a few years of trying it. Plus running around shooting other players for more than an hour gets so dumb and boring to me. 👍 but I'll always remember Socom2

[@splin_bzin]

@@cycomiko73 Online gaming is not the same anymore. It never will be. Its toxic in a different way now, and no its not because of racial slurs or shit talking.

[@A_Lazy_Bori]

I even forced my parents to update the internet.. I NEEDED that cable internet speed 😢

[@deaddropsd1972]

April 2024 I am 51. I was around 31 in 2003. Active duty US Army at Fort Bliss Texas. El Paso, Texas. Trying to explain to the phone company what I needed for my Internet connection lol. The technician who came out to my apartment was also surprised that video game consoles could play online.

[@deaddropsd1972]

@@splin_bzin we used to talk shit back but I understand your opinion. I think the lobbies were fun to chat with, and connect with people and argue.

[@brokenscalez3446]

Who remember hearing “green up” or seeing “g^” and also being called a “butter bar” 😭 man I miss these days

[@bennyjones3336]

Butter bar 😂😂. That took me back

[@rnrtruestories]

Yup

[@DrCrunkMusic]

Green up, foxhunt UK server. Such a great game and well ahead of it's time. Towards the end the UK and Dutch lads were elite 💪

[@purasfallaswey9694]

Hell if you where a butter bar might as well start a new account or your stuck there lol. Or join a extraction server to rank up 🤣

[@rogerrabbit8304]

What about clan tryouts?

[@allanpicc3798]

This is by far the greatest online game ever made. They need to remaster it. Played for DAYS straight. Long live Desert Glory

[@egg64]

I lowkey NEVER turned my PS2 off. Whether it was me jumping online after work and after school, I COULD NOT wait.

[@stlshowoff]

Desert Glory no grenades was so fun

[@DrCrunkMusic]

Foxhunt was defo my favourite but agreed excellent game.

[@animaladam5]

@@egg64bro same here the little slim ps2 for some reason barely froze.. I used to have it on 24/7

[@animaladam5]

@@stlshowoffyeah I used to hate the beginning when I would try to rush other side and get grenaded.. but if you made it could catch a few people slipping

[@BriBryBriBry]

Best online game ever IMO.. im 34 and remember playing with my friends non stop all those years ago.. played way way too much actually lol. Agree with everything you said!

[@watusay33]

Same

[@stanleyspencer3382]

Same

[@thegoober8797]

Dude, I'm 33 and remember being top 100 in NA. I was Drunken.Pirate [SOTG]

[@animaladam5]

@@thegoober8797nice.. I was FrankCostello.. those were some good days man…

[@ultimatelandscaping5080]

Same

[@brianbutler4521]

Bro, 2 minutes into the video and I want to shed a tear... 😢 best game ever man. So many hours, and missed 1st periods from my senior year from over sleeping. I made it to the top 10 in the world for about a week... such a grind haha

[@aveirenses]

This was THE online game of all online games. I would spend all night playing it. I remember doing shotgun/sniper/pistol battles where you'd jump twice to indicate go lol Man this game truly was the greatest, especially the speaker system, like you had to hold down square to speak and you actually had team-work. God I miss this game.

[@RagedChris]

SOCOM I and II reboot would be awesome! So many late nights playing online back then.

[@ChronicSlap]

i ran the clan bbk top 10 good times

[@Dirtboxhor]

Will never hear the word GRENADA!!!! without thinking of Socom

[@jacksonbauer5199]

As an individual who spent more than 10,000 hours playing the SOCOM franchise and was in the top 5-7 thousand non-cheating players consistently throughout the life of SOCOM II, I want to give you some advice. This game is one of the most realistic depictions of shooting in a game of its era and if you keep that in mind, you’ll double or triple your K/D. Minimizing movement while shooting is crucial! Tap firing is a must too. Ideally you should lean out from cover while crouched, fire single shots aimed at center mass and then reposition to a spot with a field of fire on your previous position. Tactical acumen is crucial to consistent success in SOCOM. People forget that this game was literally made by JSOC/SOCOM operators’ input. You don’t sprint around the IRL battlefield spraying 100 rounds in the general direction of the enemy, you use every potential advantage to constrict the enemy’s avenues of action, while working closely with your fireteam to create overlapping fields of fire. Employ classic fire and maneuver tactics, bounding from one piece of cover to the next in coordination with your squad, not running into a meat grinder one at a time while assaulting a fortified elevated position. Success in this game is directly proportional to your IQ and the level of cohesion existing within your unit. If anyone wishes to check my bona fides, I was a colonel in KBN and my callsign was SeedlesS. Prior to the first reset of SOCOM II stats, I had 32,000 kills & 10,000 deaths. After the wipe, I was able to pile up almost another 30,000 kills with roughly 8,500 deaths. Our game battles record throughout SOCOM II’s lifespan was 478-43 as a clan. I was also affiliated with DA clan and invested around 500 hours as an instructor for them, covering doctrine, strategy, tactics, etc. I can guarantee that if you take the couple suggestions I made seriously and properly apply them to SOCOM, you’ll be soloing entire ochos in no time. If I had a dollar for every time I calmly and precisely double tapped an enemy that was jumping around like a meth head, firing full auto and failing to land a single round on me before being laid low, I’d have a vacation home and/or a 48 foot catamaran lol. I know the game is 20 years old and that many people don’t take “tactical shooters” as seriously as I and my friends do, but I have a tremendous love for this game and there’s an overwhelming amount of nostalgia for the time period in my soul. This game was one of my first “online” games and no bullshit, I am still close friends with many of my clan mates to this day. We still exchange Christmas cards/gifts even though it’s been 20 years since we met online every evening. I made friends from around the globe and I owe that to SOCOM! It was never just a game, it was a community and I’ll be damned if it wasn’t one of the greatest to ever exist… Thanks for entertaining my lunacy, I apologize for the long ass rambling comment. I hope that, if you keep playing SOCOM, you’ll incorporate some of my advice. If anyone has questions or wants to discuss in greater detail, hit me up and I’ll devote however long you want.

[@xixParanoidxix]

Back then, the frame rate didn’t matter. Graphics didn’t matter. This game brought equal parts joy and frustration. It’s one of those things where you just had to be there.

[@Smooth_Bandit0]

Whoa that menu screen music unlocked a memory

[@muzegames]

No seriously. I used to live on this game.

[@rnrtruestories]

Dude this was my childhood right here

[@sand-barry]

My favorite thing about this game was the music. After the beginning-of-the-round music dies down and then there's some quiet time, you'll hear these cinematic/orchestral sounds throughout the round. They built suspense SO well

[@trueflamexp7297]

For a game that came out at the start of the high speed era, it ran smooth af even tho we were all going through siblings unplugging our routers and modems to piss us off. Back then it was a PC and maybe a ps2 Xbox that was online only. Siblings like my sisters didn’t give two shits about unplugging the modem because their phones weren’t even online yet.

[@schwinn04]

I've let this game fade into the past, had multiple PS2s during the rank-up lobby era & even made it too #3 silentXplosion. I play PUBG now as it fills the void. It needs a complete overhaul to be remastered, but I'd love to see it.

[@Nixeen]

There was a PC fan remake made with the source game "Insurgency" called "SOCOM: Source", but I think it shut down like 7 years ago. It worked really well though, very nostalgic.

[@Nixeen]

Update: Looks like there's still some servers for something called SOCOM: Revolution or SOCOM: Insurgency? I'll have to redownload it and check it out.

[@Reggie757]

SOCOM: Revolution is a mod for a game called "Insurgency".

[@davidespejo7255]

Yes ppl still play it ​@Nixeen

[@CLxwnShoes999]

I started playing Socom 2 when I was 15. I accidentally picked it up at Blockbuster when it was still around and I seen it had a mic on it when I brought her home so I had to go get a mic for it. That changed everything for me I was always bullied in school so it was an escape for me. Plus I miss the days coming home hearing frag out from the basement when my dad is playing while I was at school. I played sick days just to play the game. I miss those days I'm definitely buying another PlayStation two and the game.

[@anrom23]

Socom 2,3 and combined assault where a big part of my childhood didnt get to play online untill i switched to a ps2 slim but these games are amazing

[@LowKeyDee1620]

I failed out of college because I was hooked to this game 😂. I would play all night long until 4am and couldn’t concentrate

[@humblenessisacurse9335]

Hope you good now. I did the same working 2 jobs. I eventually got fired from 1 😂😂

[@SOCOMJOHN]

G^ Long Live SOCOM!

[@DanielHernandez-tp2tm]

I had my wings! That was a big deal. Lol

[@julionb87]

One of my favorite games of all time. I remember having a LAN party with one of my best friends and we connected our PS2s to my DSL connection. We had two 13" Color TV/VCR combos and played next to each other and it was so damn fun.

[@BaM_F22]

Dude do you not know about the quick switch button for the grenades? You have to set it at the beginning. And then you can switch to ur grenades with one button I think it was L2

[@Kyle5K]

I think your take on why Sony won't bring this back is extremely accurate. I never thought about it that way. That to keep both new and original players would be incredibly difficult.

[@jazzyjetfuel2112]

I miss this game so much. I agree the maps are so memorable. I loved hostages extraction and bomb planting game modes. I def support a revamp of this game.

[@SupermanMan1116]

Imagine my surprise seeing the Rational National come up when looking for SOCOM remake news lol

[@TrailerParkSupervisorLahey]

So many great memories. Clan battles, IGN boards, 1v1 M16 offs on Crossroads, voting off teammates hiding in glitches, spamming circle to get the mic. Thanks for the vid, going to dust off the ps2 and try it out. Hopefully code9 died off 20 years ago, haha.

[@zee4265]

Bro! This is the game that made me a gamer

[@oakcrest00]

This game had me like a crack addict!! My screen name was PROTECT_YANECK (M3) clan we played as terrorist! They couldn’t stand we used M3 shotguns, Model 18’s and newbie cannons although I preferred the M16 for no recoil. I also remember feeling like the man getting those wings 😂 but these were the days 💯

[@locksmithmuggle]

I remember the jungle map where if you spawned in the right spot and shot at a specific leaf you'd get a kill across the map

[@crod279]

Agreed, this game came with a cheap headset that changed everything for me. Today I am 44 and still play this type of game. lol Now I play Dayz on PC. Dayz is actually similar in style which is probably why I play it. Socom is still alive in both Arma and Dayz games!! GGs!!

[@RGR_Gaming10X]

I remember being able to play this online blew my mind - if I recall we even had a microphone too. How and who is running these servers? Is it all P2P?

[@dansw58]

I was playing the LAN version online probably about 5 years ago and sadly I saw signs of people still coding with things like extra armor or enemy tags.

[@deaddropsd1972]

April 24, 2024 God Bless You guys for keeping this world alive!! Still miss this game so much. Been on PS5 Ghost Recon Breakpoint but meh.

[@Spek4life]

Ye i did try it also, but it is not coming close even :( G^

[@DrCrunkMusic]

Literally started shooter gaming life for me and still has the best memories compared to any other game. Hold tight TBP Peanut Jack Bauer Sapper fish Wizard Knored Blue and red endorphin Good time 🙏

[@Passionfullofart]

I still have this series for my PS2

[@joshshipp2979]

I love the socom games I love socom 1 and 2 better too I've played all 24 single player missions socom 1's 12 missions and socom 2's 12 missions as well those missions can be pretty challenging especially the later missions

[@ramsraym1]

Clan wars, pure strategy, having a game plan

[@PrimeA169]

You didn’t have to scroll through the menu to select your grenade. You could set it to a hot button that just auto selected it. One of the L or R buttons would do it if you held it down and selected it as a hot button.

[@ls6097]

This game was so good. Shame Sony killed it. The best part was being able to dance on dead enemies.

[@truthwatchsociety]

I forgot all about that, i just laughed my ass off. I was 7 when i started on SOCOM 3.😂

[@JayLee-od8ob]

First game to promote teabags 😂🤣 what beauty game.

[@And1one757]

The greatest part of this game was no auto aim... pure skill with the shot...

[@JayLee-od8ob]

@@And1one757 every 3rd or 4th shot was a tracer round and wouldn't deal damage on automatic. People figured out how to tap to avoid it in gunfights. It was a little dirty at times

[@SoulDriven28]

I haven’t had a PlayStation since PS2. If they bring a remastered socom, I’ll buy one instantly.

[@JayLee-od8ob]

Same. I would return to Sony instantly

[@victoranguiano7401]

The only reason I stopped playing because they said the servers were being shut down years ago

[@jamieleel1983]

I'm 41....I need to do this! I was Sapphire...probably played you at some point lol m14 was my weapon of choice. I was in the a4m clan

[@astraldrag8562]

I still have my PS2 slim and memory card. Just looking for the game. Can't wait to play this game one day.

[@abirakhand]

You can set nades as a Quick 2 so you don’t have to keep going back to the menu to access them

[@The_Deceived]

Tbh, if you play this game trough emulator on PC you don't have any framerate issues at all. You can put your nades on quick 2 so if you press L2 you switch to your nades. Also, some adjustments have been made on emulator to make the game look a bit better. Just check out the vids I made on my channel. It's day and night

[@daviddoel]

Nice! Just checked out one of your videos, looks clean as hell. If I decide to get a Windows PC I'll definitely try it out.

[@The_Deceived]

@@daviddoel you definitely should. The updated texture packs and adjustable video settings really give you an edge when playing these days. I guess around 98% of people playing are actually on emulator

[@BraveW0rld]

Hit L2 on the nades you wanna use to set em as your quick select. That way you can just hit L2/L1 to swap between nades and primary instead of using the menu.

[@CurbAppealLLC]

This and rainbow six 3 on OG xbox was my intro to consoles gaming online. Before that it was only pc online...

[@MisterHerbal]

socom ftb2 on psp was my first online game ever and then i got ps3 and socom confrontation came out andd i was completely addicted and had no way to stop playing lol the game was just perfect even though everybody says confrontation was the beginning of the end of socom. the game was wayy too good. the whole theme behind the game only giving you ONE LIFE in every game mode madde everybody try hardd. it was just too much fun and adrenaline rushing because of these things

[@dustincalabro]

I don't understand how to set this up. The instructions confuse me cause I'm not tech savvy but I just got a ps2 and socom 2

[@Youtubehasineptemployeez]

TPP is the objectively superior perspective for shooter games and offers a much high skill ceiling. Especially if the TPP shooter game in question offers a first person ADS.

[@deaddropsd1972]

Help us out. What is TPP ?…. Third person perspective? Damn I thought you were talking about a video game

[@deaddropsd1972]

Aim, downs sights ? OK I think I know what you’re talking about

[@zachlyle]

This video doesn't really do justice, PC emulator is a lot more ironed out and plays smoothly. There are several discord servers and developers that help set it up properly. I've been playing for over a year and have a lot of fun, especially with a clan full of good people!

[@Bi6chris]

Holy shit that is awesome

[@xRECONCILEDX]

I never had a ps2 but I did play all the socoms on PSP and confrontation on ps3. I miss it

[@ELiTE_KiLLeR]

if you play on pcsx 1.7 the game can run more than 30fps and looks better graphically. You can also play socom confrontation on ps3 or pc emulator as well as all the other socoms besides socom 4.

[@jakepalm9814]

I play every day! If you are emulator there is multiple things you can do to clean up frame rate and rendering etc… still best game ever made, no game comes close when it comes to getting fulfillment from using actual skill to win rounds. Nowadays it’s all aim assist and jumping all over the place.. socom has the best boots on the ground feel of any game I’ve played in the past 20 years and it’s not even close.

[@koolkat8639]

Id recommend looking into this game a bit more so you can have a better experience. fps will improve with "Map render fix" turned on , within game settings. Also, adjusting your sensitivity settings so your aim is a bit more calm. Keep in mind, that guy going 17-2 on fish hook plays almost everyday, so its expected. Lastly! be aware of common grenade hot spots at the beginning of the round. It's very frustrating dying at the start of every round and having to wait a full round to play again.

[@tylersherratt4466]

PSP so underrated unlike the switch it had hundreds of games to play

[@davidhernandez1986]

How do you use ps5 controller on ps2

[@DJTyme209]

i played this when it came out and played till sony turned the servers off 😔 man i miss them days

[@Colby-e6w]

I've some kick ass ideas for the franchise. I don't think it's actually up to "Sony" as much as "Zipper Interactive" the production company for Socom 2, Socom 3 & last but not least Combined Assault. With my ideas I want maps from all three games on one CD (compact disk), including the DLC maps. The games with my particular alterations I'm going to want the game prices "CD" at least $139.89 USD. Now before you all lose your bearings. They're going to have to reopen the production labs & studios and rehire employees. Finally I'm going to see if Slant Six wants to sell their maps to Zipper. "Bloodlake/FroggyStyle over and out."

[@tommykun1990]

this was PEAK online game play on PlayStation

[@MarcusHarris-nj4sx]

I remember playing socom 2 since I was 9 years old

[@bennyjones3336]

Demolition was by far the best to me. We use to go at it.

[@snax84]

They're throwing any old PS2 game on the PS store, I wouldn't be surprised if they added this

[@Daso1n]

I heard there's a new remake getting ready on kickstarter

[@HaiLHaiLHaiLo]

SOCOM 2 is GOATED

[@matthix7403]

It would probably feel so choppy today. Move around like a strobe light. Maybe if you fixed the framerate. I was bad at this game. My aim was blindfold. My friends would kick my ass. It was fun back in the day

[@Markus-GuerillaGames]

I was so addicted that i wanted to become admiral 😂. Played for german clan the eVolution. Pegasus was not a name id choose this time anymore😅. The IW was soon banned i remember.. and yes this map was nearly unplayable

[@stevengreen11]

BRO WTF? I JUST discovered you have this channel? You and I are the same fuckin person and would be such good friends in real life. I was telling my wife this the other day. And here you are... playing fuckin SOCOM II. My PSN was and still is AGRILLEDCHEESE. Do you play Helldivers? We should be friends, man. Honestly.

[@momorgan9793]

Damnnnn I went out and bought a PS2 NIC card to play this and hated the day it died with all the bullshit other versions.

[@obibyn]

I lived on U.S. East Vigilance

[@deaddropsd1972]

US WEST 4

[@Lstead15]

i JUST looked for this in the playstation plus library!

[@maddnotez]

You know you can program a quick select for grenades.

[@shaunpacada]

I learned what "tea bagging" was from playing this game lol

[@_dIIJAY]

Back in the days, there was PlayStation league. And I was part of it ( proudness intensifies)

[@davidespejo7255]

Just finished playing a few maches! Yes ppl still play Socom! Socom 2 is the most popular.

[@monsterhunterledge2299]

This game stayed in my ps2. My all time favorite game. Wish sony would remaster it. There is no aim assist. They dumbed down games after this game.

[@firstimeshooter6590]

That’s the first online game I ever played on console.

[@potters6192]

Our clan was CFH from San Diego 👊👊👊🤙🏻

[@goldencuda1050]

There's a kickstarter up for socom elites. Lets go support show your serious.

[@SMASHTIME]

Confrontation still is online also

[@UncleBuZ]

Damn! I was [JTF2] CrackedHalo among other clans.

[@striver1987]

What about SOCOM 1 online in 2024?

[@IriaChannel]

The controls sound exactly like MGO2 (metal gear online 2) lol

[@PengwinTamer]

They would have to add or tweak very little for this game to perform well.

[@highcloudsurfer]

Such a great game!

[@LopoBeater]

My favorite all time

[@halfadozen6]

Sony WE NEED THIS

[@thewillis12x]

Frostfire was the shit!

[@ViperXSS2]

MAG was fantastic!

[@daviddoel]

I thought it was terrible. Ambitious, but terrible. But admittedly part of my hate for it was driven by my desire to see Zipper Int. work on a SOCOM game instead.

[@Cokemanjr]

Lots of people use emulators to player older ps2 games like monster hunter 1 and resident evil outbreak online.

[@MikeJohnson-oc4mu]

You can set your grenades to r2......if you didn't know

[@bravenewdan2961]

I was in a pokemon clan with some canadian fellows

[@201im]

I was a god on their played on a top 2 gb team for about 3 years. Also i have a clip 17yo old from a gb game clutching a 1v5 its called Murder2o1-2

[@jaynizz582]

We've literally been asking for a remake since the game got hacked originally... Because Sony

[@LetsShave61]

is this for real? i can hook up my ps2 and play this?????

[@JimmyFord-iw5my]

I still play confrantation too on my ps3

[@Gonthor1000]

My classmates and I would play this AdHoc on PSP