Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Publisher: Electronic Arts Release date: 05 Sep 2008
When a power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply he sparks an invasion that turns the country into a warzone.
Butfor you, international crisis is all upside: You are a mercenary, andyou profit from chaos. Mercenaries 2™ features a slew of potentialclients, all willing to pay you to do their dirty work. These are worldpowers with deep pockets, deep grudges, and enough arms and ammo tostart World War III. This is your kind of environment.
Mercenaries2 features the latest and most dangerous in civilian and military tech,everything from shiny new sports cars, to the future-techsatellite-guided bunker-busting mini-nuke. Tanks, APCs, boats, luxuryautomobiles – you name it, you can have it delivered to you in realtime. And if you run out of cash you can always 'acquire' the gear youneed in the field.
If you see it, you can buy it, steal it, orblow the living crap out of it. Play your own way, or play with thehelp of a friend in the new co-op multiplayer mode.
You are nota soldier. You don't have to play by anyone's rules. You have your owncode: you will fulfill the terms of the contract, no matter what. Noteveryone in the world of Mercenaries is as honorable. Everyone will tryand screw you, given the chance. They think they can get away with it,but they don't know rule #1 for mercenaries: EVERYBODY PAYS.
•Massive Open World – Play across cities, jungles, lakes, mountains anda range of terrain in between throughout a Venezuela that is largerthan all the Mercenaries maps combined.
• Co-op Multiplayer –Whether split-screen or online you no longer have to go it alone.Invite a friend to jump in and help you fight your way to the top.
•Work for the Highest Bidder – You decide which factions to work for andwhen. From one-off pick-up jobs to complex multi-objective missionsyour choices will decide how the game progresses and which faction winsthe war.
• New Toys – Over 130 vehicles from civilian cars to tanksand choppers plus all the destructive weaponry you can handle frompistols to rocket launchers.
• Next Gen Destruction – Take down anybuilding in the world piece by piece and see them crumble withfantastic effects. Not just cool to look at, destruction can be used totake out enemy forces and change the landscape of the battlefield.
•Build Your Own Private Military Company – Recruit other mercenaries tobuild out your arsenal and options until you have the ultimate array ofoptions to play with.
• Playable Water – Fly over it, swim throughit, race across it in boats. No longer just something to look at, wateris an active part of the game.
• Landing Zones – Don’t have time tomake your way across the country? Go to one of your captured drop zonesand instantly get transported to the next hot spot and right back intothe action.