OK. So Merc. 2 is fun for blowing **** up, but the AI is retarded and the game missions are dressed up a bit but repetitive. The side missions and bonus games are kinda cool, but most of the changes they made kinda took the fun out of the game compared to the original. No deck of cards list of bad guys that you randomly happen upon. It's all mapped out for you so no effort is required for searching for them. Instead of being able to play the opposing sides against each other, they immediatly turn on you and go from "friendly" to "hostile". Plus, instead of unlocking badass weapons and airstrikes, you can only use certain items if you are on friendly terms with certain factions. And you have 1 inept heli pilot that does ALL of your supply drops. So no back to back weapon/vehicle drops when you're getting pounded by enemy fire. I haven't even tried the online play. It's co-op so it's the same thing x 2. Synopsis - it's fun, but the original was waaay better.
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