Mercenaries 2 lets you destroy just about anything
by Nick Doerr 
on Jul 9th 2007 1:00PM
We are a gaming news site, after all. Let's move away from all the
juicy new info and give you a preview of a game we're still in the air about. Some may dislike it, but the loyal fanbase of the original
Mercenaries title are ready for more and we've got some hands-on impressions
from IGN to keep you worked up. Let's make a list.
- Everything is destructible, so set those trees on fire and watch the blaze spread. The fire is claimed to be the best-looking thing in the early build of the game. So either it looks really good or the game looks kinda bland.
- Did we mention everything is destructible? Every building, vehicle, other person, whatever -- all can meet their doom thanks to you.
- There are thirty weapons in Mercs 2 and over 200 vehicles. The fun lies in the vehicles, though. You won't necessarily have to pull a Grand Theft Auto and take a 20 minute jog to get the perfect vehicle, though. As you kick ass, you earn cash. This cash can be traded in for special weapons, attacks (air strikes), or vehicles to be delivered on the spot. Want a Wave Runner on that small lake? You got it!
- Stealing a tank from an enemy involves a more God of War inspired button-pressing sequence, whereas other vehicles will only require one press of the action button to oust whoever else happened to be driving it.
There are a lot more impressions about the actual level played in the hands-on treatment, but we'd like to
leave that up to you to read. It's pretty entertaining and we're moderately jealous. The game seems to be shaping up nice, but since we haven't heard how their online service will work, we've got our reservations until we see that in action.
