Mercenaries 2

**Brand X** · 26 Jul 2007, 05:48 PM

You make a good point. So don't have it destroyed forever, just for a longer period of time and come back. Forever seems kind of overkill imo.

**dakidski** · 01 Aug 2007, 03:01 PM

Heeey, it's coming out for ps2 as a budget release.

**Rumpy** · 01 Aug 2007, 03:05 PM

That's putting it lightly.

**Detour** · 01 Aug 2007, 06:32 PM

This won GameSpot's best Action Adventure game of E3, and runner up best 360 game (losing to Rock Band).

There's a nice stage demo in the above link, shows about 15 minutes of gameplay.

**Error** · 02 Aug 2007, 12:20 AM

Oh god. It's like sex. Throwable sticky C4, fuel air bombs look sick now, god damn. This game can't come soon enough.

**Detour** · 20 Aug 2007, 05:59 AM

interview with lead designer Scott Warner - and lots of new gameplay footage.

**Error** · 04 Sep 2007, 11:23 PM

http://kotaku.com/gaming/long-fuse/m...ear-296391.php

Most unimpressed. Delayed into next year. Probably a smart move and all on their part, but now I have to wait an extra few months. No likey. And of course, now they run smack into GTA mania again, after being spared it.

**Melf** · 24 Sep 2007, 08:48 PM

Here's the official story on the delay:

Originally Posted by from Gamespot

Days after Ubisoft announced that Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway has taken a detour to 2008, another major game's delay is now official. Pandemic reps have confirmed to GameSpot that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is cooling its jets until the first quarter of next year. The confirmation comes three weeks after the delay was first rumored.

"Well, now I have some time to get these tattoo sleeves touched up...."
"We're not adding new features or content at this point," said the Pandemic official. "We are using the extra time to make sure that the game is 100 percent polished and truly shines as the best next-gen, open-world experience on any gaming system to date."

In development for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and PC, Mercenaries 2 is a follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed Xbox and PS2 shooter Mercenaries. Like its forebear, the game will feature an open-world war zone where players may roam freely, sowing destruction as a paramilitary gun-for-hire. Set in a fictional near-future Venezuelan civil war, the game drew critical raves when it was shown at E3, as can been seen in GameSpot's most recent preview.

Source.

I'm ok with this. The first game was amazing, and the extra polish time should make this one an incredible title.

Geez, this and GTA 4 will make Q1 the official sandbox season of 2008.