Comments on: Mercenaries 2 Gubbins

By: grandstone

grandstone — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:35:07 +0000

Scandalon, the first one is good, but it’s console-only. It’s probably pretty cheap by now, though, and it’s fun.

By: Scandalon

Scandalon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:46:20 +0000

Okay, right, so now after actually watching the video…

Looks like it could be fun: over-the-top, slightly cartoonish destruction. Should I check out the first one? Demo?

By: Scandalon

Scandalon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:33:53 +0000

Great, so games finally start including co-op from the get-go, after my wild LAN gaming days are gone…When are games going to start including the friend that has 1. the same game 2. on the same hardware 3. the same schedule as you (the buyer) so you can actually enjoy said co-op?

By: EyeMessiah

EyeMessiah — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:22:05 +0000

You had me at coop.

By: Tak

Tak — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:14:52 +0000

‘Generic’ is fine as long as there is a high degree of polish to go with it. The problem is so many places(publishers, that is, most teams don’t want to push their product till it’s done) seem to be happy with ‘generic’ and ‘average’.

I for one am really excited that this is online, and for the PC. Because it’s for the PC (and online) it has a lot to compete with (on the PC), so it’s probably nothing compared to Starcraft II (also online, and for the PC) or Diablo III(online, for the PC, and pastel!). But still, because of it’s lineage (not online, and against the PC), this could be a solid chance to introduce the series to a new generation on the PC, and online.

By: Schmung

Schmung — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:42:24 +0000

I’m umming and ahhing about this one. The footage looks fairly entertaining, albeit somewhat generic, but he didn’t half sell it well. Will await the demo I suppose.

By: John Walker

John Walker — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:20:02 +0000

Rich, I think you’ve confused competitive sport with international terrorism. It’s a mistake we all make at some point.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:47:34 +0000

Wow in the space of 2 videos I go from having no interest in this game to being really excited about it. Co-op makes me happy.

Between this and Far Cry 2, I think I’ll need to quit my job.

By: pauleyc

pauleyc — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:29:33 +0000

“Blow shit up!” worked for Fatboy Slim, it’ll work for Mercenaries 2.

By: MeestaNob!

MeestaNob! — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:49 +0000

Hey RPS – No ‘blow shit up!’ tag? For shame.

By: BJ Blazkowicz

BJ Blazkowicz — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:26:47 +0000

Scarewed yeu ovah.

By: El Stevo

El Stevo — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:30:12 +0000

I like the look of this. He sold it well.