InterningIsiah
09-03-2008, 10:23 AM
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Features of Mercenaries 2 include an online co-operative mode[3], a fire effects engine that allows the player to ignite material such as foliage and trees, and the ability to swim. Although a player can set fire to foliage, it has been said by developers that one can not spread a fire across the entire map. Pandemic recently upgraded to the Havok 5.5 physics engine[4]. To complement the new swimming mechanic, new vehicles such as boats have been added.[5] Hijacking still plays a large role in gameplay, but instead of being a fixed cinematic, now consists of a small minigame with difficulty relative to the worth of the vehicle being hijacked. A grappling hook has been added to allow the player to hijack helicopters. Another new feature is the ability to switch from driver to gunner at will. Players have the ability to build a Private Military Company and recruit mercenaries with it. There are three mercenary NPCs that may be recruited: Eva Navarro (a mechanic); Ewan, a helicopter pilot who has the ability to pick up valuable objects you may encounter and also extract you to various unlockable locations if necessary; and Mischa, a bomber pilot, who can be hired as your source for airstrikes.[6]
New to the game will be a variety of air support and airstrikes, such as the use of tactical nukes. The Nuclear Bunker Buster airstrike and the M.O.A.B were demonstrated at E3 2008.
The game will include numerous side missions that can be completed to increase the players reputation with a faction and earn him or her extra cash. Similarly, some missions will harm the player's reputation with a faction. This mechanic will limit the pool of missions available to the player.
Instead of a structured bounty system, such as the Deck of 52 from the last game, Pandemic has instead opted for a smaller roster of bounties in a simple high-value target system.
The game also features a new co-op mode that allows two players to play through the game together online,as well as Local. Co-op is seamless "drop-in, drop-out". When a player joins anothers player's game, the player is able to choose which mercenary to play as. The player will join the host no matter what they are doing in their game. Every single mission and activity in the game can be completed in co-op. Consequently, there are no co-op or single player exclusive missions. A half kilometer tether has been added to keep the players from straying too far away from one another.
The arsenal of weapons and airstrikes is larger and more diverse than the one in the previous game. The total number of vehicle types, for example, has been increased to approximately 170. Vehicles can be transported anywhere in the game area. In an E3 2007 stage demo, it was shown that if the player did not clear an area of enemies before calling in a vehicle, the helicopter dropped the vehicle when fired upon, regardless of how close it was to the designated drop zone.
So does anybody have this game yet? Is it worth a buy for someone looking for good online and split screen co-op and skirmishes? I need a game where me and a couple of my buddies can get drunk and play.
Features of Mercenaries 2 include an online co-operative mode[3], a fire effects engine that allows the player to ignite material such as foliage and trees, and the ability to swim. Although a player can set fire to foliage, it has been said by developers that one can not spread a fire across the entire map. Pandemic recently upgraded to the Havok 5.5 physics engine[4]. To complement the new swimming mechanic, new vehicles such as boats have been added.[5] Hijacking still plays a large role in gameplay, but instead of being a fixed cinematic, now consists of a small minigame with difficulty relative to the worth of the vehicle being hijacked. A grappling hook has been added to allow the player to hijack helicopters. Another new feature is the ability to switch from driver to gunner at will. Players have the ability to build a Private Military Company and recruit mercenaries with it. There are three mercenary NPCs that may be recruited: Eva Navarro (a mechanic); Ewan, a helicopter pilot who has the ability to pick up valuable objects you may encounter and also extract you to various unlockable locations if necessary; and Mischa, a bomber pilot, who can be hired as your source for airstrikes.[6]
New to the game will be a variety of air support and airstrikes, such as the use of tactical nukes. The Nuclear Bunker Buster airstrike and the M.O.A.B were demonstrated at E3 2008.
The game will include numerous side missions that can be completed to increase the players reputation with a faction and earn him or her extra cash. Similarly, some missions will harm the player's reputation with a faction. This mechanic will limit the pool of missions available to the player.
Instead of a structured bounty system, such as the Deck of 52 from the last game, Pandemic has instead opted for a smaller roster of bounties in a simple high-value target system.
The game also features a new co-op mode that allows two players to play through the game together online,as well as Local. Co-op is seamless "drop-in, drop-out". When a player joins anothers player's game, the player is able to choose which mercenary to play as. The player will join the host no matter what they are doing in their game. Every single mission and activity in the game can be completed in co-op. Consequently, there are no co-op or single player exclusive missions. A half kilometer tether has been added to keep the players from straying too far away from one another.
The arsenal of weapons and airstrikes is larger and more diverse than the one in the previous game. The total number of vehicle types, for example, has been increased to approximately 170. Vehicles can be transported anywhere in the game area. In an E3 2007 stage demo, it was shown that if the player did not clear an area of enemies before calling in a vehicle, the helicopter dropped the vehicle when fired upon, regardless of how close it was to the designated drop zone.
So does anybody have this game yet? Is it worth a buy for someone looking for good online and split screen co-op and skirmishes? I need a game where me and a couple of my buddies can get drunk and play.