Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

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  3. Negative: 17 out of 89
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  1. JoseManuel10_
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an action-adventure video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by EA.
  2. FrankCreeper
    Jul 4, 2023
    8
    A good open world game about mercenaries,heavy destruction and funny gag about the mercenaries in this game...I think Pandemic create a unique game with his massive destruction on game and all the battle with other faction in game...well done!
  3. The_D4RknesS
    Feb 4, 2023
    8
    the ps2 version is a horrible downgrade the pc version is full of bugs and the ps3 version is the ultimate and only one you can have fun
  4. Avid_StoryLover
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Imagine my surprise that this godawful game manages to have some positive reviews. I hated every bit of the three or four hours I played of this game. From the wonky controls, terrible graphics and tired mechanics. Every inch of this game screams mediocre, from its design choices to the elements like collision detection that should have been pretty run of mill. Especially since video gamesImagine my surprise that this godawful game manages to have some positive reviews. I hated every bit of the three or four hours I played of this game. From the wonky controls, terrible graphics and tired mechanics. Every inch of this game screams mediocre, from its design choices to the elements like collision detection that should have been pretty run of mill. Especially since video games have been made for sometime already there's just some mistakes people aren't supposed to make anymore.… Expand
  5. DrantGickso
    Aug 28, 2021
    10
    Great open world game with lots of content. The story is not Oscar winning, but it is still entertaining. Voice acting is incredible.
  6. SaadAnime
    Sep 22, 2020
    8
    Mercenaries 2 world in flames is a fun game to play as it is underatred and didn't get the light it deserve, a fun game with interesting cast of characters and more importantly and really fun gameplay. a must try game for everyone.
  7. storygamer
    Sep 2, 2020
    7
    Mercenaries 2: World In Flames has a huge and beautiful open world, sadly not really filled with much stuff to do. The cinematics are over the top, sadly the story is pretty pointless. As you can see, this game has brilliant, but unpolished ideas. Thank god the action is super intense.
  8. MercenaryofHate
    May 30, 2016
    7
    Mercenaries 2 might be underrated but it did stuff large game releases could not do, and providing more enjoyable destruction and fun! The game may have a poor story and bad physics but it was not intended to be taking seriously. Mercenaries 2 drops you off in a fictional war torn country here you can choose the outcomes of the waring factions and the geography of your surroundings in thisMercenaries 2 might be underrated but it did stuff large game releases could not do, and providing more enjoyable destruction and fun! The game may have a poor story and bad physics but it was not intended to be taking seriously. Mercenaries 2 drops you off in a fictional war torn country here you can choose the outcomes of the waring factions and the geography of your surroundings in this game you can topple buildings and almost anything can be destroyed. The graphics are fairly decent but the shoot mechanic feels odd and poorly executed.… Expand
  9. RoadToZion
    Mar 22, 2016
    10
    Best and most epic game I ever played when I was a kid. I had the demo of this game and I miss this game so much ;_; And also I loved when there is a battle on carcas
  10. Xaviale
    Jun 16, 2014
    7
    I really don't know how I feel about this game.. Originally I bought the game for $5 (just for the **** and giggles) and was semi disappointed.

    Really, all I can say is the vehicles in this game are awesome. I had a blast riding around in the monster truck and plowing over my enemys. What makes it even better are the arcade style driving mechanics that offer a crazy taxi sort of feel.    I really don't know how I feel about this game.. Originally I bought the game for $5 (just for the **** and giggles) and was semi disappointed.

    Really, all I can say is the vehicles in this game are awesome. I had a blast riding around in the monster truck and plowing over my enemys. What makes it even better are the arcade style driving mechanics that offer a crazy taxi sort of feel.

    The only reason this game got bad reviews was the shooting mechanics and boring missions (this is coming from someone who finished 1/3 of the game). Mercs 2 biggest selling point is destruction, so why cant we have more destruction missions? The game offers more hunt the targets or capture the base sort of gameplay which isn't all that bad and not all that good. Also the tedious shooting mechanics make it feel as if your bullets are flying around in the entire circle reticle.

    Personally I didn't get a chance to try the co-op since the game keeps freezing upon launch - due to pandemic studios closure. This was a bit of a downer but for paying $5 it wasn't too much of a problem.

    Overall 7.5/10

    I still don't know if I plan on finishing the game..    … Expand
  11. the_blueprint
    Dec 18, 2013
    4
    What a disappointment, The first game was one of the most entertaining games I've ever played. This one is way to easy, has respawning enemies, adds unnecessary stuff (like collecting fuel), the graphics were actually better on PS2, all the same bugs from the first one remain and more are added! Avoid this one!
  12. dancinhomer
    Aug 29, 2013
    9
    It's one-dimensional, but it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Is it for hardcore gamers? It must not be, because I enjoyed it and I'm a "play it through once and sell it" kind of guy. I don't dispute the criticisms some folks are leveling, but I didn't notice them myself.

    It's a brainless run-and-gun. You get a mission, you go shoot guys and blow stuff up. That's exactly what I    It's one-dimensional, but it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Is it for hardcore gamers? It must not be, because I enjoyed it and I'm a "play it through once and sell it" kind of guy. I don't dispute the criticisms some folks are leveling, but I didn't notice them myself.

    It's a brainless run-and-gun. You get a mission, you go shoot guys and blow stuff up. That's exactly what I expected. It's kind of the antithesis of GTA IV, which IMHO suffered from being TOO lifelike. This is just "pop it in the machine and wreak havoc" kind of game, and sometimes that's a good thing.

    I also noticed that even 5 years after release, it's still easy to find a partner online... at least it is at 6 a.m. when I've been playing it :-)

    So, while your jaw won't drop at how innovative it is, it's still good, brainless fun.    … Expand
  13. Playstationguy
    Apr 12, 2013
    8
    8.5-Presentation: The setup is interesting. And the plot is well written and paced. Featuring well flesshed out characters with hilarious and interesting dialogue. The menu's are well laid out.
    8.5-Graphics: Beautiful art style, realistic shadowing, excellent explosions, and great textures. The animations are weak though.
    7.5-Sound: Voice acting is hit or miss, but the music is excellent    8.5-Presentation: The setup is interesting. And the plot is well written and paced. Featuring well flesshed out characters with hilarious and interesting dialogue. The menu's are well laid out.
    8.5-Graphics: Beautiful art style, realistic shadowing, excellent explosions, and great textures. The animations are weak though.
    7.5-Sound: Voice acting is hit or miss, but the music is excellent and the sound effects are good.
    7.5-Gameplay: The actual map design is amazing. But the missions are mediocre. However, the controls are great, and the mechanics are solid. The AI is rather dumb. Luckily an inovative co-o mode comes to save the day.
    8.5-Lasting appeal: There's plenty to do and tons to blow up. There's a lot of toys to play with, and co op adds value to the package.
    Overall-8/10    … Expand
  14. Sinan45
    Jan 30, 2012
    10
    Maybe they closed the studio, but this game really deserved more. Maybe it wasn't the best game ever made, but if they could just make a better shooting system, then the gameplay would be on the top quality. That's what ruined this game in my opinion, because it affected every single second of the gameplay. But it was actually good. So many hours of gameplay, so MANY unclockable cars andMaybe they closed the studio, but this game really deserved more. Maybe it wasn't the best game ever made, but if they could just make a better shooting system, then the gameplay would be on the top quality. That's what ruined this game in my opinion, because it affected every single second of the gameplay. But it was actually good. So many hours of gameplay, so MANY unclockable cars and other vehicles, SO MANY NUKE BOMBS and so much entertaining. Don't say you didn't like it if you played it for 20 - 30 hours. It is addicting and bunch of fun. There are always something to do and the map is SO BIG. You have to try this game out before you die one day.… Expand
  15. cyberdejin
    Oct 22, 2011
    3
    One of the worst game I have ever played on PS3. Awkward enviromental design. Terrible AI. Lack of joy, entertainment, anxiety. Irritating controls. Simple IQ Story telling....

    Check the price of this junk. 5,50 usd ! :)))
    Stay away from that game for your own good. Waste of time and HD space on your hardware.
  16. Vormund_Bolt
    Sep 27, 2010
    4
    Mercs 2 sucks. The AI is terrible, the map seems extremely familiar, everything I have seen on the game is sooo generic. The jokes suck, the missions seems repetitive, the side missions are stupid, and there's not a very good plot line.
  17. JamesD.
    Jan 26, 2010
    8
    If you can ignore some of the laughably stupid design decisions Pandemic have included, then this is one action adventure which deserves its attention. Blowing stuff up is the name f the game and although the game seems really dated, that is the AI is crap and the graphics are putrid Mercs two is still some highly explosive fun. I think mercs 2 has such an enthusiasm for air strikes that If you can ignore some of the laughably stupid design decisions Pandemic have included, then this is one action adventure which deserves its attention. Blowing stuff up is the name f the game and although the game seems really dated, that is the AI is crap and the graphics are putrid Mercs two is still some highly explosive fun. I think mercs 2 has such an enthusiasm for air strikes that Mattias should be seen riding one, becaus he does surely think he's the hardest merc of the lot although he sounds like the bastard child of Al Pacino and Ray Liotta.… Expand
  18. JustinS
    Jan 16, 2010
    8
    Mercenaries 2 is a sandbox game from Pandemic Studios set in Venezuela. And it is, in a word, awesome. Sure, it''s not particularly deep or pretty and it is a little glitchy. But It is so satisfying to pump rocket after rocket into a building, and watch it explode in a cathartic furor of shrapnel and explosives. Like I said, awesome.
  19. NightKeeper
    Oct 19, 2009
    4
    Oh yes, this game sucks. Mercs 1 was good. It was original, interesting and held my attention. However, Mercs 2 really does nothing to advance the story or the franchise. This game should have been named Mercenaries 2: Franchise in Flames. The only good thing that came out of this was a catchy ad jingle. First, the vehicle physics suck. If I hit a stop sign in an AN Humvee, I flip the Oh yes, this game sucks. Mercs 1 was good. It was original, interesting and held my attention. However, Mercs 2 really does nothing to advance the story or the franchise. This game should have been named Mercenaries 2: Franchise in Flames. The only good thing that came out of this was a catchy ad jingle. First, the vehicle physics suck. If I hit a stop sign in an AN Humvee, I flip the vehicle and the stop sign stays intact. So there goes the whole "everything is destructible in Mercs 2" thing that they were totting so highly. The AI is worse than it was in the first one. They basically just stand there and wait for you to kill them. However, this is nice, because it takes that long to be able to aim at them with the crappy and deceptive reticule. Deceptive? Oh yes, if I'm aiming in the direction of an enemy in a tree line, the reticule turns red. To me this says "you're aiming at your enemy, open fire." However, I find that he was no where near the place I was aiming and I just wasted ammo on a tree. To restate, you cannot blow up "everything" like they said you could. In fact there are quite a few things that you cannot blow up, or even harm. Pedestrians are one of those things. You are taxed for "collateral damage" but don't even get the satisfaction of killing them. Yet, the way that everyone seems to just get up and brush off being smoked in the forehead with an M-16, in this game, it is only natural that the civilians are indestructible. Helicopters are clunky and slow in this one as well. In Mercs 1, the slow helis were the AN large troop ships, but the smaller ones could zip here and there and were a prized vehicle. In Mercs 2, they are all slow, clunky, hard to aim and seriously fragile...that is unless an enemy has one, then it's impossible to harm them. The weapons don't have the power that they did in the first game, the RPGs AA Launchers and Anti-Tank Launchers are damn near impossible to aim. The inclusion of the need for pilots and contracts that are basically "go fetch" missions are boring and repetitive. What is the use of making money? So, I can buy limited crap items from contacts? I'd rather the old system of buying my stuff out-right instead of having to go do some snore fest in order to get my hands on a weapon that isn't completely full of suck. Lets not even get started on the fact that the guns simply don't harm the enemy. I found this out after tagging an enemy at close range in his head and watching him re-aim and continue to fire, I positive that all the weapons are full of suck. This game SUCKS. It was poorly thought out and way over-hyped.… Expand
  20. SebastienM.
    Apr 5, 2009
    8
    I never played Mercs 1 but I'm having a blast with this one. The environments are huge, lots of stuff to do, things to collect and weapons to unlock. You can achieve you goals in multiple ways, with finesse or just by crushing your foes with airstrikes. It's up to you! The graphics are okay, but could use a bit of improvement, but overall they work fine with this kind of I never played Mercs 1 but I'm having a blast with this one. The environments are huge, lots of stuff to do, things to collect and weapons to unlock. You can achieve you goals in multiple ways, with finesse or just by crushing your foes with airstrikes. It's up to you! The graphics are okay, but could use a bit of improvement, but overall they work fine with this kind of "sandbox" type of game. This one deserve top marks for the fun factor, but loses some points for average graphics and a few glitches (I had to restart some missions because of bugs). Get it now, it should be really cheap!!… Expand
  21. RB
    Mar 19, 2009
    8
    Very long game, lots of side missions, and its fun. Many glitches, though most of the time they don't interfere with gameplay.
  22. AJK
    Dec 28, 2008
    10
    Extremely underrated! I have played with the latest version and the dlc and not experienced any bugs. Seems to be even more enjoyable than the first game. I like how the story has a more cinematic feel, but still gives you free will. I loved the first game and I love the sequel even more. A great buy at gamestop for around $30 after discounts and tax.
  23. AndyP.
    Oct 28, 2008
    7
    Good, but just not what you were expecting. After the hype this was meant to be better. It is still enjoyable and has moments what will have you in awe of the destruction possible. Graphically its pretty, but third gen (?) not really. The mini games needed to jack any vehicle will also start to grate long before the end. Oh and AI
  24. MarkW.
    Oct 17, 2008
    8
    I started playing this and thought "I'm sure I've played this before", which was impossible of course seeing as it's only just out. Then I realized I was thinking of Just Cause on the Xbox 360. They feel almost identical, only bizarrely Just Cause is prettier. Mercs 2 though is, IMHO, well worth buying. It's so much fun running around blowing stuff up. And the freedom I started playing this and thought "I'm sure I've played this before", which was impossible of course seeing as it's only just out. Then I realized I was thinking of Just Cause on the Xbox 360. They feel almost identical, only bizarrely Just Cause is prettier. Mercs 2 though is, IMHO, well worth buying. It's so much fun running around blowing stuff up. And the freedom the game seems to give allows for some fantastic unscripted moments, like hurtling up a hill in a jeep, taking off, over a compound wall, ejecting from the vehicle before it hits, coming down running and taking out a couple of enemy soldier with a few rounds to the head. Awesome.… Expand
  25. flargman4a.
    Oct 7, 2008
    10
    I love the ability to blow up everything my favorite vehicle has to be the sports bike i just love doing tricks. in the first one you would try to do a back flip and would be forced to jump off your bike.
  26. DanielP.
    Oct 5, 2008
    10
    With its huge world, Mercs 2 is one of the best games you can get if you don't want to play the storyline all day long.
  27. Kyrandos
    Sep 12, 2008
    8
    This game obviously didn't spend enough money on improving its rating with the various reviewers. The fact of the matter is, it is tremendously fun, especially if you enjoyed the first game. The destructible environments put Bad Company to shame, the gameplay itself is quite fun as well. There's a lot of replayability to be had in this game, and even though its made under the This game obviously didn't spend enough money on improving its rating with the various reviewers. The fact of the matter is, it is tremendously fun, especially if you enjoyed the first game. The destructible environments put Bad Company to shame, the gameplay itself is quite fun as well. There's a lot of replayability to be had in this game, and even though its made under the worst producer in human history (EA) I would have to recommend this game.… Expand
  28. RustyS.
    Sep 11, 2008
    9
    Mainly it is just like the first one, only *more*. And that is a good thing. The vehicles are more realistic, but not so realisitc as to spoil the fun as often happens in GTA IV. the story is thin, but still better. The AI is dumb, but a little smarter than last time. Nilson is downright funny as a character. For instance, one line he uses alot when jacking a car is "this is an Mainly it is just like the first one, only *more*. And that is a good thing. The vehicles are more realistic, but not so realisitc as to spoil the fun as often happens in GTA IV. the story is thin, but still better. The AI is dumb, but a little smarter than last time. Nilson is downright funny as a character. For instance, one line he uses alot when jacking a car is "this is an emergency.... a *viking* emergency." He's not quite as weird as he was in the first one, but oh well. But he still has some hilariously weird moments. Take when he picks up a gun and says, "I will call you Louisa. We are going to kill a *whole lot of people,* Louisa." I am smiling just writing that. Is it reallistic? Heck no. But it is fun. Sheer blowupy goodness. And frankly when I am done i want to start over all over again. Although one nit. Mui's face just doesn't have a very good model on it. And in general you wish there were less glitches like floating boxes and the like. it takes you out of it. But I am the kind of guy who never gets sick of blowing up stuff. So yeah, this is a definite buy.… Expand
  29. codyd
    Sep 8, 2008
    8
    If you do not raise a smile after throwing your C4 laden vehicle into a bunch of enemies before detonating it, then you are in the minority of people who will not find fun with mercenaries 2. It's a game that never takes itself seriously, and as such you shouldn't either, it demands no respect, it just hands you an open world of toys to kick some ass with, many weapons, tons of If you do not raise a smile after throwing your C4 laden vehicle into a bunch of enemies before detonating it, then you are in the minority of people who will not find fun with mercenaries 2. It's a game that never takes itself seriously, and as such you shouldn't either, it demands no respect, it just hands you an open world of toys to kick some ass with, many weapons, tons of vehicles, and of course, a whole lotta bombs.… Expand
  30. JustinW.
    Sep 7, 2008
    6
    flawed flawed flawed, from the vz patrol boats that can't be exited to the bomber pilot who routinely misses ruining the mission, this game has myriad glaring flaws. inaccurate weapons, laughable a.i., stumble damage, object tearing, i have no idea what they spent the delay time doing. sure as hell wasn't fixing this game.
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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 43
  3. Negative: 1 out of 43
  1. Gamer 2.0
    77
    The game is worth a rental and a purchase if you want to keep your destruction going. So if you’re looking for a fun game, check out Mercs 2.
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  2. IGN
    79
    For every time I cursed the stupid AI, I cheered at the demolition of another building. For every bug that got me stuck in some bushes, there was an attack chopper waiting to be jacked. If Mercenaries 2 had more polish, it would have been a great game. As is, it’s still worth playing – and enjoyable – but falls far short of its promise.
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  3. 1UP
    83
    It won't light the world on fire, but this next-gen playground of destruction offers you tons to do (well, tons to explode), it's always enjoyable, and I dove right back in after the credits rolled.
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