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Mercenaries succeeds in creating scenarios that are fictional yet believable. There is a kernel of truth to the stories : the Commies are up to no good. Neither are the Russians. Your paycheck comes as you take them out, one thug lieutenant at a time.
This game doesn't have any weaknesses. The graphics are smooth and the play control is well polished. Its a solid release. But without any true innovation, I can only give it 4 out of 5.
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I have big problem with games that are war-themed and combine gameplay that is essentialling killing and blowing stuff up with shallow patriotism (TOM CLANCY I AM TALKING TO YOU). Even worse when that patriotism is combined with racist stereotypes, like in Medal of Honor -Rising Son.
That said, this game rules. In Mercenaries, you are a morally ambivilant bounty hunter capturing North Korean badguys while you make side deals with various factions fighting for control of North Korea- a well thought out premise that stresses money over nationalism and keeps the noxious "right vs wrong" sentiment out entirely.
Most importantly, this game is a lot of fun. You pick one of three mercenaries, who all play pretty much the same but are of differnent nationalities and have personality traits that you can (but don't have to) follow in the game. You can fight anybody at any time, but must later bribe their gaurds if you you get too hostile to any of the neutral factions. T
There are lots of missions that consist mostly of capturing or killing wanted north korean terrorist but just trekking around the countryside, blowing stuff up is fun too. Most structures will come down with some well placed C4. But you can also call in airstrikes and artillary bombardments if the going gets too tough.
The lack of a 2nd player option would have made this game awsome, but as it is - it is highly reccommended.
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I think this game is great. My friend and I replay it all the time, long after we had bought it. We thought it was pretty naff after playing it after Medal of Honour, but really got into it once we realized it was not a GTA shoot-em-up. I was more of a battle-field game where you can drive around, and THEN shoot people up. The tag-line is "Blow stuff up!", and it works pretty good. After you finish the whole game you can find the cheat wepons like the "air-strike" bazoka (Second to last level before the Ace of Spades. Kill the General and there is a crate off to your side, bash it and hey-presto!). If you go back and re-play the game with these weapons it is SO easy (Almost too easy, but hey, it's a game).
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I like adventure and shooter games this one is awesome if you like to blow stuff up
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Honestly, I've been sitting here for about ten minutes, fingers lingering idly over the keyboard, and have typed half-a-dozen sentences, and deleted every one.
You blow things up.
This is the part where you stare at your computer screen in horror, where you travel quickly down to the "no" button, but hear me out.
You blow things up.
Honestly, this is the main selling point of the game. When a friend asks me "Hey, Mercenaries, what's that all about?" I tell them that "you blow stuff up". And they look at me funny, but then they play it, and next time someone asks, they're ready to back up my answer. Explosions. Guns. Helicopters. C4, Airstrikes, Massive semi-nuclear bombs. Those are the bread and butter of this game.
If you like huge explosions - some of the best ever. Ever - then you will like this game. Some parts of it are a bit faulty, mainly getting from one place to another (the time it takes), the vehicle control (sloppy and unresponsive) but honestly, when you're tossing down carpet bombs and nukes onto a squad of enemy tanks, or landing a helicopter and taking out a heavily gaurded enemy base with your bare hands and a semi-auto rocket launcher, you don't think "If only the vehicle control was better".
No, it's something more like "Wow. That was cool. I wonder if I can launch a guy thirty feet in the air with a - oh, oh, yeah, I guess I can."
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