Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

From Electronic Arts

PlayStation 2

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, or luxury automobiles, you can have it delivered to you in real time. If you run out of cash you can always acquire the gear you need in the field. Build Your Own Private Military Company - Recruit other mercenaries to build out your arsenal and options until you have the ultimate array of options to play with Playable Water - Fly over it, swim through it, race across it in boats, water is an active part of the game Landing Zones - Go to one of your captured drop zones and instantly get transported to the next hot spot and right back into the action

I..to put it simply, have been playing Mercenaries 1 non-stop since the day of it's release. So when this one came out I snatched it up...and I beat it already. First off, fans of Mercs waited forever for the release. I mean they kept putting the release date back for almost a year and a half. So I can't say I'm altogether disappointed. The game is similar to the first one in many ways. The Graphics are better. The Map is much larger. In this version you get your own pad.You get to hire the help you need, and Fiona is an actual character instead of just a voice. You collect and stockpile your own weapons and vehicles, instead of ordering them (no cheat weapons though). I did find a prototype weapon like the last game. The tanks aren't as fast or as cool for the most part, but you do get sports cars,boats, helicopters, gunships, and various weapons that are similar that you can own. No Russians...no selling vehicles for money that I found. The only factions are the Venezuelans, Allies,Chinese, and small missions for the Oil conglomerate. Instead of always getting missions from faction leaders, you can also get jobs from lower level members who will sell you gear, air strikes, or medical supplies. You also have Guerrillas and Pirates which you can do jobs for. You have 4 employees including Fiona. Most of the same weapons as the first game..and Nils has a Mohawk and tattoos.

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