SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs is a series of third-person

Third-person shooter

Third-person shooter is a genre of 3D action games in which the player character is visible on-screen, and the gameplay consists primarily of shooting.-Definition:...

 tactical shooter

Tactical shooter

A tactical shooter is a subgenre of shooter game that includes both first-person shooters and third-person shooters. These games typically simulate realistic combat, thus making tactics and caution more important than quick reflexes in other action games...

/real-time tactics

Real-time tactics

Real-time tactics or RTT is a subgenre of tactical wargames played in real-time simulating the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics...

 video games for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

, PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

, PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

, and one for the Cell Phone created by Zipper Interactive

Zipper Interactive

Zipper Interactive is an American video game developer part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios and is located in Redmond, Washington. It was founded in 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It has created many different games, including the popular SOCOM series of games...

, with the PlayStation 3 game being created by Slant 6. The title for the series comes from the United States Special Operations Command

United States Special Operations Command

The United States Special Operations Command is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Commands of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States Armed Forces. The command is part of the Department of Defense...

 (SOCOM) which is a Unified Combatant Command

Unified Combatant Command

A Unified Combatant Command is a United States Department of Defense command that is composed of forces from at least two Military Departments and has a broad and continuing mission. These commands are established to provide effective command and control of U.S. military forces, regardless of...

. The games focus on various teams of United States Navy SEALs

United States Navy SEALs

The United States Navy's Sea, Air and Land Teams, commonly known as Navy SEALs, are the U.S. Navy's principal special operations force and a part of the Naval Special Warfare Command as well as the maritime component of the United States Special Operations Command.The acronym is derived from their...

 (an operating component under SOCOM) completing missions with occasional help from other special operations forces from around the world such as the SAS

Special Air Service

Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...

, SBS

Special Boat Service

The Special Boat Service is the special forces unit of the British Royal Navy. Together with the Special Air Service, Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group they form the United Kingdom Special Forces and come under joint control of the same Director Special...

 and GROM

GROM

GROM is one of five special forces units of the Polish Armed Forces. It was officially activated on July 8, 1990...

.

PlayStation 2

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is an exclusive title for the PlayStation 2. SOCOM was released on August 27, 2002, and it is one of the earliest online titles available for the...
  
  
• SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
  SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs
  SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs is a third-person tactical shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and a sequel to SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. The game was developed by Zipper Interactive in collaboration with the Naval Special Warfare Command and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
  
  
• SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault

PlayStation 3

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation is a third person tactical shooter video game for the PlayStation 3 developed by Slant Six Games. It was released on October 14, 2008 on the PlayStation Network and Blu-ray Disc in North America and March 2009 in Europe....
  
  
• SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
  SOCOM 4
  SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs , is a 2011 third-person tactical shooter video game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and is a sequel to Zipper's SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 and SOCOM: U.S...
  
  

PlayStation Portable

• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo is the first SOCOM game for the PlayStation Portable. It has both online play and PSP to PSP play . It is similar to the SOCOM games released for the PlayStation 2. This game is a follow up to SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs for the PS2. Zipper Interactive has...
  
  
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 is a video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld and the sequel to SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo. The game was released in North America on November 7, 2006. Fireteam Bravo 2 features an entirely new campaign, multiplayer maps, and new features...
  
  
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike is the third handheld game in the SOCOM series. In Tactical Strike, the player is in command of four combatants. Unlike previous games in the series, Tactical Strike and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation are developed by Slant Six Games instead of Zipper...
  
  
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
  SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 is a video game for the PlayStation Portable handheld and the Slant Six sequel to SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2. The game was released on February 16, 2010. Fireteam Bravo 3 features a new campaign and features like the all new online campaign co-op...
  
  

SEALs

SEAL	Fireteam (Team Element)	Appearances
AZTEC	Charlie (Bravo), Bravo (Bravo)	Combined Assault, Tactical Strike
BOOMER	Alpha (Able), Charlie (Able)	1, Combined Assault
BRONCO	Bravo (Able in Tactical Strike)	Fireteam Bravo 2, Tactical Strike,Mobile Ops
JESTER	Alpha (Able), (Bravo in SOCOM I, then Able)	1,2,3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
KAHUNA	Alpha (Able), Bravo (Bravo)	1, Tactical Strike
KILLJOY	Alpha (Bravo)	3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
LONESTAR	Bravo (Able)	Fireteam Bravo 1,2&3
RAVEN	Bravo (Bravo)	Fireteam Bravo 3
SANDMAN	Bravo (Able)	Fireteam Bravo 1,2&3
SIMPLE	Alpha (Bravo)	3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
SPECTER	Alpha (Bravo in SOCOM I, then Able)	1,2,3,Combined Assault, Fireteam Bravo 2
TORO	Bravo (Able)	Fireteam Bravo 3
VANDAL	Alpha (Bravo), Charlie (Able)	2,Combined Assault
WARDOG	Alpha (Bravo)	2
WINGTIP	Charlie (Bravo)	Combined Assault
WRAITH	Bravo (Able in Tactical Strike)	Fireteam Bravo 2&3, Tactical Strike, Mobile Recon

Australian SASR

• WALLABY (Tactical Strike)
• SPLINTAX (Tactical Strike)
• ROACH (Tactical Strike)
• WILLY (Tactical Strike)

German KSK

Kommando Spezialkräfte

The KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte is an elite military unit composed of Special Operations soldiers from the ranks of Germany’s Bundeswehr and organized as such under the Division Spezielle Operationen . The unit has received many decorations and awards from both NATO and its affiliates...

• CYPHER (Tactical Strike)
• MOOSE (Tactical Strike)
• SCHATTEN (Tactical Strike)
• SPIDER (Tactical Strike)

British SAS

Special Air Service

Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...

• REAVER (SOCOM 2)
• SABRE (SOCOM 2)
• SIERRA (Tactical Strike)
• STREET (Tactical Strike)
• CHARLIE (Tactical Strike)
• ROMEO (Tactical Strike)

French Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale

• VIPER (Tactical Strike)
• RHINO (Tactical Strike)
• MIDNIGHT (Tactical Strike)
• FISH (Tactical Strike)

Spanish UOE

Unidad de Operaciones Especiales

The Unidad de Operaciones Especiales was the elite special operations force of the Spanish Navy and Marines from 1967 to 2009. In June 2009, the unit was absorbed into the newly formed Naval Special Warfare Force...

• ACERO (Tactical Strike)
• TAURUS (Tactical Strike)
• SURF (Tactical Strike)
• VARA (Tactical Strike)

South Korean 707th Special Missions Battalion

• DOLJUMOK (Tactical Strike)
• BAEKDUSAN (Tactical Strike)
• MAENUNKKAL (Tactical Strike)
• KKANGDAGU (Tactical Strike)

Italian 9° Reggimento d' Assalto Incursori Paracadutisti

9th Parachute Assault Regiment

The 9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti ' is the or proudest Special Forces unit of the current Italian Army — in part due to its distinguished history, but also due to the arduous training which members must undertake...

• KINGFISHER (Tactical Strike)
• STONE (Tactical Strike)
• GONZO (Tactical Strike)
• MOON (Tactical Strike)

Dutch Korps Commandotroepen

Korps Commandotroepen

The Korps Commandotroepen are the elite special forces of the Royal Netherlands Army. It is one of the two principal units tasked with special operations in the Netherlands , and it is deployable anywhere in the world under any circumstance, conducting all conceivable missions from...

• DIAMOND (Tactical Strike)
• BEPPO (Tactical Strike)
• SPITFIRE (Tactical Strike)
• GHOST (Tactical Strike)