1. Those screen shots make me cry. What have they done?! they’re so crap, i guess they didnt bother stretching the PS2 as no one is going to buy this game on the console.

   
   Comment by E-ROLE — Aug 7, 2008 @ 4:00 pm

2. Never played the original…besides, for tactical Nuke goodness you have good ol’ fashioned command and conquer - can’t get much better than that.

   Unless of course your playing Postal 2 with the Nuke Mod…

   
   Comment by JohnSketch — Aug 7, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

3. WHAT THE HELL?

   Mercenaries: PoD was an awesome looking game, still loads of fun to play, this.. these screen shots are nothing short of a travesty!!!

   *goes to sob to self*

   
   Comment by mobiletone — Aug 7, 2008 @ 5:07 pm

4. HEY!!! this is just the PS2 version of mercs 2. the Ps2 version was not made by Pandemic (they created the console and PC versions) Pi Studios made this version and for the PS2 it doesn’t look bad at all

   
   Comment by darklion — Aug 7, 2008 @ 7:29 pm

5. aaaah remember a time when people would be going “no way! that looks aaaaweeesommmee”… no? guess i was looking at those Heavy Rain screens for too long.

   
   Comment by Liquidcalm — Aug 8, 2008 @ 9:54 am

6. …shold be interesting for the readers of twospeech.com I suppose…

   
   Comment by BlueGene — Aug 8, 2008 @ 2:25 pm

7. theyre not horrible. look a little better than the first. its still tons of fun to play.

   
   Comment by kyle — Aug 12, 2008 @ 6:44 am

8. It’s not about the graphics its the gameplay sure the graphics are garbage but still its all whats inside.

   
   Comment by Ethan — Aug 29, 2008 @ 10:17 pm

9. From The Times Online…
   [ timesonline.typepad.com/technology/2008/09/free-petrol-fro.html ]
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   September 04, 2008
   Free petrol from Electronic Arts. We’re not sure why either

   Do you have a car? Want a free tank of petrol? Well, Electronic Arts are happy to oblige.

   OK, so as publicity stunts go, this one doesn’t make that much sense.

   Here’s the skinny. EA are releasing a new game, “Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.” To get you to notice this fact, they’re going to “hijack” a “small, independently owned petrol station in North London near Finsbury Park” (as mercenaries are liable to do, geddit?).

   For tomorrow only [i.e. TODAY - Friday 5 September 2008], each lucky customer will have their vehicle tank filled up to the value of £40, with either petrol or diesel. You’ve just got to find the place first. So if you happen to be in the area, have an eye out.

   Posted by Murad Ahmed on September 04, 2008 at 07:29 AM
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   BFN,

   fp.

   
   Comment by fanpages — Sep 5, 2008 @ 4:48 am

10. @9 [me!]:

    EA gives away £20k FREE petrol at Last Stop Ltd, 73, Stapleton Hall Rd, London, N4 3QF

    “The entire forecourt of Last Stop Ltd near Finsbury Park, North London will be completely transformed into that of a military style bunker, with jeeps, oil barrels, sandbag walls, and fully costumed actors on hand to pump the petrol for the customers.”

    [ http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=196577 ]

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Sep 5, 2008 @ 10:56 am

11. FYI:

    [ http://www.ea.com/read/20080930-Mercs.xml ]
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    Total Payback … Mercs style!

    09.30.08

    Pandemic Studios will release the “Total Payback” update for Mercenaries 2: World in Flames on October 13th for Xbox Live and on October 20th for the PlayStation Network. This update will allow players to create even more chaos in the streets and hills of Venezuela, offering:

    · Cheats - Unlock the total-payback power of all weapons, vehicles and airstrikes in Mercenaries 2, as well as everyone’s favorite: Infinite Ammo and Infinite Health

    · SIX New playable characters - From Blanco to Fiona, Ewan, Eva and more

    · Cross-region Co-Op multiplayer SUPPORT - Tear through Venezuela with friends from around the world

    In addition to the “Total Payback” update, Pandemic will release the first Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Downloadable Content (DLC) in November. Stay tuned for more details!

    For more on Mercenaries 2: World in Flames please visit: www{dot}Mercs2{dot}com.

    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is available now for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PC.
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    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Oct 2, 2008 @ 8:15 am

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