Demo: Mercenaries 2

re: Demo: Mercenaries 2

Simon — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:17:39 GMT

The demo in fact *is* on the German marketplace.

re: Demo: Mercenaries 2

PoppinSmoke19 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:38:58 GMT

Ok, i never played Mercs 1, and im usually addicted to Call of Duty, but honestly i love this game. The game is definately (sp?) better in Co Op. Im not terribly far, i think my completion % is like 45. Oh well. Well my parents dont usually let me buy M games (COD4 the only exception) so i think Mercs is a good game being Teen, and its a lot like GTA 3, so since iwasnt alowed to buy it, this game is just as good.

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lolanon — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:05:58 GMT

It would seem that people are expect Halo every time a game comes out, Mercs 1 and 2 were never made to be deep, never made to be engaging, they were made with the sole intent of blowing stuff up, which it excels at, it's also really fun in CO-OP.

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CrypticM — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:47:17 GMT

I got this and the Fracture demo at the same time...the Fracture demo rocks. This demo sucks...which doesn't bode well for the game. I have to press a button to pick up ammo? I can use my regular weapons to destroy...crates? The look acceleration is horribly implemented and I can't turn it off or tweak it? Is this a PSOne game? WTF.

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tacubano — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:23:25 GMT

This is not the mercs i remember from back in 05....this is garbage...back in the xbox 1 era it was the demo on the oxm magazine that got me hooked on mercs..maybe its the whole venezuela atmosphere...but i don't like this new mercs games...plus the demo is timed and doesn't let u do any exploring...1.22 gigs for what!?!?

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JustinJDW — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:49:08 GMT

Eh, I might download this, just to check it out. I doubt I will buy it or even rent it. I just want to see a little explosions and stuff like that.

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khgyhgvj — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:54:37 GMT

This demo sucks.

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IrN ChRiZ — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:43:48 GMT

This is a perfect ezample of why you dont want to buy a game if its built on a PS2 (yep thats right 2) game engine. Terrible graphics, weak gameplay but even the nice explosions don't save this one.

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asdasd — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:20:45 GMT

Anon 23

I cant support the xbox original because the hard drive prices to high! No free space, no new buys.

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muahah — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:19:02 GMT

The demo is available in germany, but i can also download the demo from the us marktplace^^

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Parassassin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:14:43 GMT

Downloaded, played, played again and again and again and again......

Ive not wanted to buy this game until I had played the demo and my mind is made up, I WANT IT. I played the game in full HDMI and thought it looked great. If you are a huge fps fan then this game probably won't appeal to you, but if you are like me and know that the only way to play fps is with a keyboard and mouse then this is a great addition to your games list.

re: Demo: Mercenaries 2

StanleyPain — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:27:58 GMT

The thing about Mercs 2 is it really doesn't kick in until you've gotten at least three factions under your belt and access to things like tanks and combat copters. After that, it gets pretty intense and very insane. It has the same difficulty issues as Mercs 1 (namely opponents that have 100% perfect aim with any weapon), but at least it still has the death buffer so instant deaths are pretty rare. It's a fun game with enough improvements over the first that I would recommend it to people who loved the first one.

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Anon 999 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:32:42 GMT

Nice, love it

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KRENZFAM — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:43:37 GMT

Hahaha I warned you all that it sucked. Hahaha Is worth a rental (or even download) if only to say ya played it (I prefer a rental so you can grab a couple quick achievments) but that is about it....

They should have 1 achievement (a 10 pointer or something) on every demo... it will help them reach a broader audience since people will download everything to get the achievement and will try games they normally wouldn't try. Just beat the demo and, BLOOP, 10 points. Just a thought there... anyone agree ?

Also, it keeps it fair since EVERYONE can download the demos and get the achievments.. well, with a gold account anyways. For the rest, it would be a reason to buy a gold.

re: Demo: Mercenaries 2

Anon289 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:12:31 GMT

@Anon 22

The "winding down" comment was made before Xbox Originals launched. Given that Xbox Originals depends on BC working (all Xbox Originals is is the BC update and the install-game-on-hdd feature that is coming in the Fall update packaged together), they will continue to work on it as long as it adds value (monetary or perceived) to the bottom line. So if you want to see more BC updates, support Xbox Originals and let MS know on the BC feedback page that you use it and want to see future support.

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Ye Olde Pimp — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:10:26 GMT

"@Big Guino,

Are you SURE that they officially announced that? If so, then they should state that on the BC website. Any official comments on this Major?"

There wasn't an official press release or anything, but it was certainly implied strongly:

kotaku.com/.../xbox-360-backward-compatibility-updates-winding-down