Features

One of the main new features of this game is the ability to play the new story mode online with friends, replacing your SEAL team with real people (Although single player mode still exists). This will most likely be a huge benefit over playing the game offline as many SOCOM players complain about the A.I. of your SEAL team. Your SEAL team would quite often ignore commands, do the opposites of your commands, get stuck, and basically misbehave. The game's name is derived from this feature as you are making a "combined assault" with your online friends.

A big bonus to SOCOM 3 players is that the online play section will include all the SOCOM 3 multiplayer maps as well as some new multiplayer maps. The SOCOM 3 maps can be played with players using a SOCOM 3 disc, however SOCOM 3 disc users would not be able to play any of the new maps though without downloading new map packs.

In addition to the new features of this game, many of the features introduced in SOCOM 3 will be carried over to Combined Assault.

    * Accessories, including scopes, grenade launchers and rifle lasers, can be added to weapons.
    * Players can swim and operate vehicles; including trucks, M1025s (as suggested on SOCOM 3's cover art), dune buggies, technicals, Bradley armored personnel-carriers and tanks.
    * It is confirmed on the official SOCOM blog that there will not be night and day settings for the new maps on Combined Assault but the day and night settings will still be available for the SOCOM 3 maps included on Combined Assault.

Zipper said, "...This was done in order to make the best looking and best playing missions possible by designing them with a specific time of day in mind..."
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New to Combined Assault

    * New Vehicles, along with New Vehicle Classes (Scout, Recon and Heavy).
    * New Weapons, including several Non Lethal weapons such as tear gas.
    * Combine with friends and take on the entire single player campaign in the all new four player online coop mode.
    * New Character Skins.

Here is a list of weapons from Socom 3 which will be available. Combined Assault will also feature new weapons which will be announced at a later time.

SEALS:

    * M14
    * M16
    * M4A1
    * M8
    * IW-80-A2
    * Mk.48
    * HK5
    * HK36
    * M60E3
    * M40A1
    * M87ELR
    * L96AW
    * SR-25
    * 12 Gauge Pump
    * M4-90
    * 226
    * 9mm
    * Mark 23
    * AT4
    * Claymore
    * GL36
    * M203
    * ZX25 Airburst

Specter with snow camoflauge, equipped with an M4A1 with thermal scope and an M203 grenade launcher
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Specter with snow camoflauge, equipped with an M4A1 with thermal scope and an M203 grenade launcher

TERRORISTS:

    * 552
    * RA-14
    * STG.77
    * AG-94
    * AK-47
    * M16A2
    * M60E3
    * RPK-74
    * 9mm sub
    * F90
    * TA 12 Gauge
    * 12 Gauge Pump
    * SASR
    * M82A1A
    * DE.50
    * F57
    * Model 18
    * GL36
    * M203
    * PMN Mine
    * RPG-7