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Mercenaries 2: World In Flames on PS2

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Average rating: 65%
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3.5 stars out of 5
from 80 members
 
Certificate: Certificate: 16
Developers: PANDEMIC STUDIOS
Format: PS2
Released: 05/09/2008
Also Available on:  Also Available on: PS3  Also Available on: XBOX 360

Brief synopsis of Mercenaries 2: World In Flames

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. When a power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply he sparks an invasion that turns the country into a warzone. But for you, international crisis is all upside: you are a mercenary, and you profit from chaos. Mercenaries 2 features a slew of potential clients, all willing to pay you to do their dirty work. These are world powers with deep pockets, deep grudges, and enough arms and ammo to start World War III. This is your kind of environment.

Mercenaries 2 features the latest and most dangerous in civilian and military tech, everything from shiny new sports cars, to the future-tech satellite-guided bunker-busting mini-nuke. Tanks, APCs, boats, luxury automobiles - you name it, you can have it delivered to you in real-time. And if you run out of cash you can always 'acquire' the gear you need in the field.

If you see it, you can buy it, steal it, or blow the living hell out of it. Play your own way, or play with the help of a friend in the new co-op multiplayer mode.

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Rated - 5 starsCOOL

cabbage cabbage from UK [Highly rated reviewer] , 15/03/2008

KOOOL GAME and is sure to be a great game

  7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

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Rated - 2 starsAs good, or bad, as the first game

Gwar from South Wales , 06/02/2009

Personally I thought this was wasted potential, but then I suck at games and the AI make this game much more difficult than it ought to be, and I don't mean the people trying to kill you, I mean the people you have to protect who run between you and the people shooting at you, who fly helicopters 30 feet off the ground while flying out of hostile territory, leaving it up to you to kill all the RPGers and machine gun trucks trying (and in my case often succeeding) to shoot you down.

Again the premise that you can blow up buildings is quite awesome, but again, the ultra difficult, not fun, drawn out missions that are necessary to unlock more equipment and get you the money required to buy it, get in the way of what had the potential to be immensely fun.

Two stars out of five for a good idea that fell on its ass shortly after launch.

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