Mercenaries 2: World In Flames

This game is amazing everyone should own this game

Although one bad thing (not with the game).. I did not recive my pe-order play costume unlock codes that you were meant to get ...play you let me down :(

EA pushed the release of this game far too early, it's laden with bugs and glitches stretching from insignificant graphical anomalies to gameplay breaking issues.

The gunplay is utterly dire, bullets spread ridiculously with weapons that should be fairly accurate, deploying air strikes and other 'specials' causes your character to stand still which can be horribly frustrating if you're being shot at by a tank.

For those of you with friends on XBOX Live from America or countries outside your own, don't expect to be able to play with them, as EA hosts the online CO-OP servers and they are region locked.

The missions are horribly repetetive, and the sandbox mayhem becomes stale very quickly.

If money is no object to you, it's probably a better than average game, the developers had good intentions but I'm going to assume the blame for the features removed (jet planes, etc) and the multitude of bugs and unpolished missions are EA's fault for pushing an early release date on Pandemic.

If you're on a budget, steer clear of this game, save your cash for Fallout 3 or Fable 2, or even Star Wars: TFU.

Omg: Come on people. Stop comparing it to gta. Gta is all about realism and mercenaries is just about entertainment. People are so picky these days that they want the most amazing graphics ever, gameplay that lasts for weeks and perfect aiming. But guess what it aint gonna happen. Just enjoy the game for what it is. And it does what it is meant to do extremely well. Nothing wrong with the graphics and if graphics determine your games then you have no idea. Gameplay is brilliant and addictive, i have had no aiming issues and suprise,suprise the people who complained about the aiming had gta. They are just to used to being pampered with auto aim. Mercs is addictive and there is always something to do. A huge array of explosive goodies. And a very well designed map and travel system. Missions are entertaining and capturing high value targets never gets old. Co-op is brill and acheivements draw you in then say "okay you have gotta few, work for the rest". Helicopters are a welcome addition and the huge array of them is great. Lots or replay value.
So dont be a fool. Do wht i did which was have huge expectations for gta, buy it and then think,"how can u go so badly wrong" and trade in gta after a hour of play because of the boring realism. And then purchase mercs and think. Yep this is a more entertaining game. So people stop sucking up to rockstar. And give a decent game a chance. Instead of just stickin to what everyone else plays.

I think I am not as critical of this game as some of the other reviews as I never played the original. For me this is a brand new game...... and what a good one! The closest game to this is GTA, however it is also totally different. You can free roam, have missions to complete, but that's where the similarity ends. A seemingly endless selection of weapons and vehicles which you can use to kill, destroy and generally cause as much havoc with as you can possibly imagine! (MOAB's are great fun!) The vehicles and weapons are pretty easy to use and with lots of side contracts, you can just veer away from the main storyline and just keep blowing things up as much as you like. Had it less than a week, and completed it last night, this game has caused many a late night! My only criticisms are that I have found a few annoying bugs where a HVT 'disappears', buildings blow up and you cant get out and buildings that are totalled still show as not destroyed, and the last 2 missions are maybe a bit too easy, especially compared to some of the ones in the middle of the game, but these are not nearly enough of an issue to move it away from 5 stars! (and I haven't even played online yet!)

This game is awesome, it graphics are unbelievable!! The co-op play is the best makes the game easier to work through working as a team (unless your partner blows your truck up and kills who your trying to save with a grenade - like mine did!!) weapons are really cool could be more choice though but there's some strange costumes!! Couple of glitches but does not take away from the game at all....this game is unbelievably good and if your thinking about buying it....i say but it now!! Best game ever!!