Certainly not as bad as most make it out to be, but not that great either.
User Rating: 7.5 | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames PS3
I will start out by saying that this game is certainly not as bad as Gamespot and other sites say it is, but it is not everything I was expecting, though overall it is a fun game that mercenaries fans will enjoy. This game is set in Venezuela in the not too far off future with different factions competing for power. You are a mercenary bent on getting revenge and you will have to work with other factions to get this revenge. It was a somewhat addicting game but it seemed to lack much substance or innovation, and not long into the game the gameplay got very repetitive. My favorite part of this game was the vehicles, particularly the helicopters, and the big explosions. I should clarify, however, that this game is rather realistic in that you can't just suddenly get a helicopter with unlimited ammo and run around blowing up everything. I was misguided about this and ended up being discontented when all I wanted to do was blow up an oil rig but there were other helicopters among AA guns among boats trying to shoot me down, and this ends up making gameplay aggravating most of the time and I found myself dying frequently because you really are outgunned by enemies. There were other annoyances and bugs that definitely put a damper on gameplay and made me walk away dissatisfied. I did complete the game and I enjoyed while playing but as soon as I beat it I traded it in, dissatisfied and wondering why I had spent so much time playing fun but ultimately shallow gameplay.
Graphics: 8.5 The graphics were nothing special but the explosions were flat out amazing.
Gameplay: 7.5 The gameplay was fun and mildly addicting but just felt shallow and repetitive.
Story: 6.0 The storyline was entertaining at times, albeit tacky, and the characters were not that interesting.
Replayability 5.0: The game is fun for a while but after you beat it you will found doing the same things over and over isn't that great.
Overall (Not an average of above scores): 7.5 The game was fun while it lasted, but I ended up being dissatisfied by lack of variety and the sometimes mediocre offerings. Overall good but not great.
