#Mercenaries 2 pc version Pc#
You have to hear it to believe it, but I nearly turned the PC off right there. Unfortunately at this point my ears were forever destroyed by the worst use of an Australian accent in the history of gaming. A brief cinematic sets up the story – total B-grade here – and away you go. I chose the fast healing James Hetfield clone simply because he looked like the Metallica singer, and bogans and explosions are always a good mix.
One character heals faster, one moves faster, and one can carry more ammo.
#Mercenaries 2 pc version Patch#
Not the best way to begin really.įortunately EA has pushed out a patch to resolve the majority of the launch-day issues faced by a multitude of gamers (referenced in many online forums) although surely it would have been preferable to delay the game by a couple of weeks and avoid irritating their customer base? Certainly other players have fared better than I, but the general consensus seems to be that the PC version is not a top notch title, but rather a poor console port.Īfter managing to get the game playable, you initially choose a mercenary character from three options. This time, it installed, but then crashed whenever I clicked on anything in the game menu, including ‘new game’.Įventually I got the game working by putting the DVD in my laptop, whilst in 32bit Vista Home, and sharing the DVD-ROM across the network to my gaming machine and installing it in Windows XP. Not easily beaten, I rebooted into Vista 64bit. The installer crashed out of Windows XP giving DVD read errors, no matter what I did. Knowing nothing about the sequel, nor the terrors I would face trying to run it, I popped the DVD into my gaming rig and sat down to check it out - only it wouldn’t install. I was a Mercenaries virgin, having only ever watched a mate play the original Xbox title for a few minutes.
I had the PC version arrive on my doorstep for review, looking innocent and promising wondrous gaming moments to be had. My first experience with Mercenaries 2 was an absolute shocker. Maybe I just don’t know anything about the place, and I’m not sure this game will give me an unbiased view of the country.
It is a bit odd to think of the Venezuelans as baddies, being so used to playing against Nazis, Russians, Koreans, and aliens. I guess global warming just doesn’t cut it as a plot device. However, that other political hot topic cliché, oil, is in its place. It’s refreshing to see a South American setting in a game that doesn’t focus solely on drugs as the reason your guy is killing their guys. The story is centred around a political oil plot and an unpaid mercenary who wants their money. What we have here is an open world third-person shooter set in Venezuela.
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