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Mercenaries 2 Still Pretty
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 8:40 AM on January 29, 2008
The wait for Mercenaries 2: World In Flames may have gotten even longer recently, but that doesn't detract from the fact that the Pandemic Studios game is still easy on the eyes. Look at those tattoo textures! Positively dreamy! Seven new screens of the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 explosion simulator are in the gallery below. Next stop, August!








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brianewing
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
The screens look great, but the problem with this game has been the framerate. I hope it isn't still a slideshow when it comes out.
brianewing
giantenemycrab
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
I was really excited for this game, but the delay has really taken the wind out of my sails :(
giantenemycrab
DUFFKING
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@Atilla_the_Nun: If no platform games are released for at least a year, then I might get excited about the next FPS.
If no racing games are released for at least a year, then I might get excited about the next racing game.
;)
It's not an FPS anyway is it?
DUFFKING
Atilla_the_Nun
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
If no FPS is released for at least a year, then I might get excited about the next FPS.
Atilla_the_Nun
Scazza
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Wish it wasn't delayed, game looks like its going to be a complete blast, and it looks gorgeous to top it off.
Scazza
Stormrider (XBL: Lilarcor)
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@greeble: It wouldn't take much. That's the primary reason I don't like GTA: because the two activities you spend the most time doing in GTA are driving and shooting, but neither of them are very much fun.
Stormrider (XBL: Lilarcor)
Loveable-villain
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Pretty? Oh please! It looks like it was designed by a shoal of autistic catfish. And how many palm trees must die in the name of gaming before someone takes a stand?
Loveable-villain
greeble
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@Stormrider (XBL: Lilarcor): Supposedly they greatly improved the shooting for GTA4... but we shall see. (I'd love for some Uncharted type shooting)
greeble
4dSwissCheese
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Seriously, August? I was really hoping that this would be the game I'd be playing over the next few months. Now I might have to get Burnout...or Mass Effect...
4dSwissCheese
Stormrider (XBL: Lilarcor)
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
I think I've mentioned this before, but I'm way more excited for Mercs 2 than GTA4. Maybe it's because in Mercenaries the shooting is actually fun.
Stormrider (XBL: Lilarcor)
Bakeroo
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Can't wait. This might be the first 360 game I get on Launch Day.
Bakeroo
slomo788
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@slomo788: Yeah they get rebuilt.
"If taking down defenseless trees doesn't cut it for you, how about laying waste to any number of defenseless buildings? Every building in Merc 2's wide-open Venezuelan-inspired country can be demolished. You can methodically wipe out an entire town. Should any game-crucial building be destroyed in your fury, it will be quickly rebuilt when needed. But for any non-essential structure, once you put it to rubble, it will stay rubble."
Source: [ps3.ign.com]
slomo788
Erwin211
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@njhardcoreguy: Mercenaries 1 did have secret characters...
Erwin211
WoodyNvincible
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
I'm not really a graphics whore, but these images make me feel uncomfortable. It's like plastic dolls came to life along with their plastic army vehicles.
WoodyNvincible
icepick314
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
also i think i'll wait till after the release to decide which version to get...PS3, 360, or PC....
icepick314
madhotch
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
yeah it has online co-op. This game may just be the only thing to replace my GTAIV disc (if only occasionally)
madhotch
slomo788
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@JetPogi: I think it's supposed to be better. In B:BC you can't take a house or a bridge down completely. You just destroy the walls but the structure stays. Same thing for Killzone apparently. In Merc 2 you take buildings down and I don't remember how they respawn (do they rebuild them or something?). I want to see how Far Cry 2 works.
slomo788
icepick314
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@ninjapirate2000:
Merc 2 DOES have online co-op...
from the official site...
"Will the game feature Online Co-op? (hide)
Yes indeed! On the next generation versions of Mercenaries you'll be able to join in to your friend's game at any time and double the amount of explosive firepower on screen at one time!"
icepick314
Dp. (PSN: Fallible)
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
@njhardcoreguy: You win.
Dp. (PSN: Fallible)
JetPogi
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Does it have Battlefield Bad Company type of destruction. I'm just asking as this game hasn't really been on my to buy list yet.
JetPogi
hun_nomin
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
hmm leaves...
hun_nomin
gray665
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
This game is exactly my cup of tea. Sanboxy destructive goodness. MMMMMMMMMM.
gray665
UncleScrotar
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
I'd say the jungle screens look mighty nice, other than that i'm not sold... see a lot of flat looking textures, but then again there's a reason it was delayed for the 100th time... here's to hoping the lock it down
UncleScrotar
ninjapirate2000
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
needs online co-op!!
ninjapirate2000
slomo788
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Very, very decided. Day ONE purchase. And if it's not good, return the same day...
slomo788
njhardcoreguy
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Second picture... any resemblance?
[my.break.com]
njhardcoreguy
Witzbold
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Mr. McWhertor you torment me with these pictures! D:
I want the game asap. D:::
Witzbold
Fluffy22
Posted 9:55 AM 29/1/08
Still undecided about this game
Fluffy22
ftgf
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
@Anaxymander:
What's with people and the FPS thing? Pretty much all games that come out are from an established genre so unless every game is completley original then it is a stupid statement. And like ICARUSPRIME said it's a 3rd person shooter.
ftgf
ftgf
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
@UncleScrotar:
So you are only sold if the graphics are good?
ftgf
lostalaska
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
I played the original on the xbox and it was a fun distraction that I didn't expect too much out of. As for the sequel I'll probably pick it up.
Those plastic looking leaves sure are purdy!
lostalaska
red
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
launch day purchase on 360 here.
red
icarusprime
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
@Anaxymander:
Well then this is the game for you! Because, Mercenaries is a third-person shooter. D'OH! LOL!
icarusprime
snugglecakes
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
I'm undecided.
I was really pumped for the first game, and got it for the PS2. I was extremely underwhelmed. While it was fun for a bit, nothing was interesting enough for me to keep playing.
This one is a hell of a lot prettier, but I'm definitely gonna have to try it before I run out and buy it.
snugglecakes
DugDawg
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
Wasn't this game supposed to come out last October? Did someone in the development team download a virus from streaming too much porn and erase the game code? I mean, WTF? Anyway, I was a huge fan of the original game, so the wait for this one is painful.
DugDawg
smeee
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
yay to gaphics whores who haven't played the game yet.
smeee
smeee
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
Mercs 1 probably had one of the best introduction fight scenes ive ever seen. As long as they keep what was good about the first and add more destructive goodness it will be badass.
smeee
jingoistic
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
I agree with Kirby's comment, all the characters kind of look like they're made of playdough.
Is 'sandbox' code for bland & directionless?
jingoistic
NoBullet
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
My tattoo design could of been in that game :(
NoBullet
munchausen
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
Why does the A-10 have its landing gear down in all shots, when it looks like it's on an attack approach? While the graphics look nice, such blatant apparent mistakes make the game look sloppy.
munchausen
Mavwick
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
@DUFFKING: Comment of the week nominee!
Mavwick
DUFFKING
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
Just curious by the way, when do we get to start calling this gen... 'this gen'?
DUFFKING
LongDarkBlues
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
But it's not a FPS
LongDarkBlues
KirbyMorph
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
What's so great looking about these? They look alright, but nothing overly stunning. A generic next gen HD game. Needs a little more brown before retail though. And bloom.
KirbyMorph
Anaxymander
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
Am I the only person in the world not looking forward to another FPS?
Anaxymander
sensuitomo
Posted 11:53 AM 29/1/08
this game does look good and from what i have heard there will be a co-op mode ... just hope that it is really good when it comes out but i wonder what system i will buy it for.
sensuitomo
Skitzoap
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
That guy looks like Techno Viking!
Skitzoap
icarusprime
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
@Atilla_the_Nun:
@Anaxymander:
@htd:
and everyone else who wants to comment before reading other posts or to those who like to assume and or think they know what they are bitching about:
Mercenaries 2, like its predecessor is a "third-person shooter" not, I repeat not a First-Person Shooter. >_<
icarusprime
Maiken
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
are the graphics meant to be a little cartoony looking?
Maiken
pancho_villasan
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
@htd:
Actually you have not, because this is a free-roaming third-person shooter. I cannot wait for this game, I think Mercenaries: World in Flames, came into the wrong generation, it was too ambitious for its time, hopefully Mercenaries 2 just blows expectations out of the water
pancho_villasan
htd
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
I think I've seen too many FPS games that look better than this one.
htd
Shaoko
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
What? Color? On the 360? This game looks nice, but is it just another 1st person shooter? Hard to tell with those screens... If it's just another 1st person shooter, then Microsoft will never be able to get a cent out of me. =P
Speaking of which, is the 360 still having RROD left and right or are they actually going to fix it? That's a major turn off for me when it comes to wanting a 360 is the hardware reliability. If you ask me, if it's flawed and you know it, why are you going to release it any... oh wait this is the same company responsible for Windows M.E. I don't need to ponder such questions.
Shaoko
deviation59
Posted 1:52 PM 29/1/08
The first game was all kinds of fun so I'm all over this game. I'll have to wait until a demo or a comparison before I decide which version to buy though.
deviation59
Skitzoap
Posted 3:52 PM 29/1/08
@Tetelestia: Haha dude looked so pissed off in that video...I honestly kept waiting for him to randomly eat a small child.
Skitzoap
Tetelestia
Posted 3:52 PM 29/1/08
Definitely techno viking.
*points*....*furiously*
Tetelestia
SenorKaffee
Posted 5:53 PM 29/1/08
The plastic jungle reminds me of Donkey Kong Country. :D
SenorKaffee
hkhunk
Posted 5:53 PM 29/1/08
That dude is supposed to look badass?
He just looks ridiculously.
hkhunk
Dragzonox
Posted 7:53 PM 29/1/08
Try to look at picture nr. 5... His AK is really big, were at picture nr. 2 it's notmal..
These screenshots are really old...
Dragzonox
Pinhead
Posted 10:52 PM 29/1/08
That guy looks like the guy in Mythbusters.
Pinhead
Chimhog
Posted 10:52 PM 29/1/08
Its a 3rd person shooter
Chimhog
gray665
Posted 9:01 AM 30/1/08
Ugh, what is it with everyone hating shooting things now-a-days? I don't remember everyone bitching about being tired of jumping on stuff back when 15 platformers were released every month in the genesis/snes days. FPS and 3PS lend themselves well to 3-d, graphically intensive gameplay. Crackdown is a 3PS but its fun and not all that gory or violent for the sake of being violent. Chill out people. Shit even Dead Rising could be considered a 3PS. Everyone is so quick to jump on the FPS hate train and Mercenaries isnt even an FPS!
gray665
Atilla_the_Nun
Posted 9:01 AM 30/1/08
fps, 3ps, 2ps, 4ps whatevah, I'm tired of shooting in whatever perspective...
Atilla_the_Nun
mx5
Posted 5:52 PM 30/1/08
@sensuitomo: Get it on X360. That's what it is developed on. The PS3 and PC are ports.
mx5