Tom's Games: "The original Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction was truly one of the most unique and fun open-ended games that hit the Xbox and PlayStation 2 consoles. It featured a "what you see is what you can blow up" kind of gameplay style. For the first time in action game history, players could pull together some of man's most devastating weapons for a virtual orchestra of pure destruction, all while seeking out a variety of targets in a mini-mission format. Mercenaries certainly left an impact in the minds of almost all who played it, and it received strong reviews by many critics. Of course, with such unique characteristics and relatively good sales, Mercenaries was due to receive a sequel at some point.
Without a doubt, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames offers fans and newcomers an evolution in terms of virtually unlimited large scale raw destruction in high frequency. Growing up, when I'd see huge buildings explode in an eruption of fire and smoke in movies, it'd usually be part of a finale, or perhaps the opening of a movie. These kinds of pyrotechnics and special effects were usually the budget killers, and thus they were limited due to the high financial cost. In Mercenaries 2, these kinds of epic, movie-like explosions occur constantly. If you're not the one setting them off, your enemy is. Not only are the explosions everywhere in Mercenaries 2, but they're also exciting right up to the very end of the game."
Bad ports don't necessarily mean bad games, but they're inexcusable nonetheless. From the lazy to the straight-up weird, poor ports can cost companies a Bad ports don't necessarily mean bad games, but they're inexcusable nonetheless. From the lazy to the straight-up weird, poor ports are inexcusable.
There are oh, so many sequels in video games these days. We've got eight games that we wish would get a follow up.
I cant agree with a lot of games on this list. Far, far more deserving entries - which I wont go into now. All I will say is Blast Corps U...I can dream, cant I?
The Darkness games are among my favorite games of last gen. Both were very unique in their own ways. I'd love to see a third iteration though I doubt it'll happen.
Folklore 2 would be nice as well.
Folklore was great! Great mechanics and atmosphere. Shame it never got too much notice
Yeah. If I hadn't played the demo I would've probably missed out on it as well.
Well apart from Jak and Daxter the rest are total crap and I for 1 are glad there was no more of that crap, now if you want to talk about Heavenly sword and Medievil now thats 2 that should have another go at this gen
All publicity is good, right? Well, not always. Here's a look at a few of the best (and worst) publicity stunts for games.
