It's almost as great as the power of CHEESE!

What am I babbling about this time? Well, I was recently playing Mercenaries and got myself a NK Hind helicopter (actually called a Mi-35 or something like that within the game)...and oh, is it cool.

Why?

1: NK means NK disguise. I can easily sneak into NK territory without any NK forces batting an eye. Great for sneaking up on SAM launchers or gathering collectables stashed in the middle of a lot of tanks and SAMs.
2: Not 2, but *8* anti-tank missiles. Great against tanks and other ground vehicles, and not bad against bunkers or buildings, either.
3: Lots of rockets/dumbfire missiles, *64* to be exact. Great against jeeps (watch them fly!) or infantry. Excellent for certain challenges (take out the drug dealers, snipers, etc.) too. And a vehicle ammo supply drop means another 64 (and 8 more AT missiles).
4: Lots of armor. It can take around 3-5 SAMs before it goes down. Although I usually perfer light and fast vehicles, like the Jajus, jeeps, and scout choppers, it's actually worth the trade-off in speed and maneuverability. And anything less than tank shells, RPGs, and SAMs will just bounce right off.
5. It can hold at least 4 passengers. Great for carting around those fragile WMD inspectors.
Bonus: It makes me think of the Hind that Liquid flies in MGS1. That cool scene where a bunch of rockets hit the sattelite dish... you can do something like that over and over whenever you want to whatever you want. It almost makes some missions too easy.

This chopper is so cool it makes me forget about the NK scout and the other light choppers I used to love.

Shocked and awed,
Z

P.S. I'm sorry that this is not a deep philisophical exploration into art and culture and games, but rather just an excited fanboy rant. But sometimes, you just have to blow stuff up.