SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs

SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs
The logo of SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs, the first game in the series. Subsequent titles use a similar logo.
Genre(s)third-person Tactical shooter
Developer(s)Zipper Interactive (2002–2012)
Slant Six Games (2007–2010)
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
First releaseSOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs
August 27, 2002
Latest releaseSOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs
April 19, 2011

SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs is a series of third-person tactical shooter video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable created by Zipper Interactive and released between 2002 and 2011. The title for the series comes from the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) which is a Unified Combatant Command. The games focus on various teams of United States Navy SEALs (an operating component under SOCOM) completing missions with occasional help from other special operations forces from around the world such as the SAS, SBS and GROM.