IGN: Mercenaries 2: World in Flames PS2 Review

The original Mercenaries came out three-and-a-half years ago. But instead of giving people a game with more than three years worth of updates, Pi Studios has actually taken three steps backwards. Mercs 2 looks worse, plays worse and is just plain worse than the groundbreaking original. Why this watered-down version was even published is a mystery. Were this game fun, where the missions structured in a way that made them enjoyable, than there'd at least be a reason to rent. But there's nothing here to recommend. Mercenaries 2 on PS2 is a bad game. 'Nuff said.

Presentation - 4.0
Graphics - 5.0
Sound - 5.0
Gameplay - 3.5
Lasting Appeal - 4.0
Overall -

[Rikitatsu]

Pretty bad score, But i don't trust IGN after their GODHAND review

[Grassroots]

God Hand was a great game!

[chaosatom]

release it for the ps2.

[nbsmatambo]

wat r u saying "it doesnt even make sense to release it for PS2"

PS2 still sells well, both software and hardware =p

now compare than to the original xbox =o

[Panthers]

IGN is the only site I trust now.

[SullyDrake]

Straight 10's across the board, just like it deserved, and it's a PS3 exclusive - they're still credible.

[TheColbertinator]

Ouchies!

[I_am_a_gangsta]

PS2 sucks ass just liek PS3rd.

[name]

Ouuuuch

[chasegamez]

lol low score

[Alpha_Gamer]

Ahhh man!
I was gonna get this for ps2.
/sarcasm

[cheese]

Just watch. It will probably sell amazingly well.

[bosels11]

to hell with PS2, this game rocks on PS3 - F the critics' scores! look at the user scores at gamespot - pretty high

[AIi_The_Brit]

Seriously i got to get in here before xbots go wild

ITS-PS2-VERSION

i expected this

the PS3 version will average an 8 like the 360 version, if not higher like most mutli platform games

[PoSTedUP]

im getting this for the ps2 regardless....

[PoSTedUP]

i dont really buy multiplat games on my ps3... well.. at least not until RE5 and Tombraider come out... i am very particular of my games collection.

if the game has alot of bugs then its defiantly not worthy on my ps3 no matter how much i loved the first one a game like that belongs on the ps2 ya know. i dont really care about graphics either so its all good.

if i dont like it i can just give it to my cousin, he doesn't have a ps3.

its just me keeping it real by getting it for the ps2.

[Old Snake]

Their standards are pretty high now for the PS2, I hope they realize this is still a last-gen console. The graphics look as good as mercs 1 okay and the rest of the game is pretty much the same as the next-gen versions without online coop. And they gave that a 7.9 which isn't too bad. IGN is a terrible site to rely on reviews

[Roukuko]

i told people this game sucked donkey balls

[DailyAddict]

Do people even read reviews for PS2 any more or did you just want to show your hate for something?

[Fade_Walker]

I think they were a little hard on the graphics side, the PS2 is almost ten years old after all.

But now it seems like a pointless to put Mercenaries 2 on PS2.