Mercenaries 2 Hype Thread. August 31st 2008!

[Sudo]

I'm going to be renting it, though I'm unsure of which platform it will be for. I never played the first one, but from the videos and previews I've seen, this game looks like it'll be fun. I'm kinda leaning toward the 360 version since it's the only way I can play in HD at the moment (I play my PS3 on a 21 inch SDTV and 360 on a crappy 4:3 monitor via VGA). If the PS3 version runs better I'll most likely go with that version, though.

[PDorr3]

I am more excited for this mainly because I never played the first but heard such good things about it. What sealed the deal for purchasing this game for myself was on G4's live E3 demo of the game where they showed the nuke going off...damn did that look good. An open world game with co-op is a must buy for me. I am also looking forward to Farcry 2.

[Spartacus]

I really enjoyed the first Mercenaries and am looking forward to this as well. I'll settle for the PS2 version for now, as I don't have any of the newer systems yet. Exploring a big ass world with a sniper rifle is always fun!.

[FrakAttack]

The first one is my favorite Xbox game and one of my all time faves, so yeah, I'm really stoked. Hope Han and Indy make a return, too.

For those who haven't played the first one, think GTA in a war zone with weapon/vehicle/supply drops, artillery/air strikes on demand and awesomely destructible environments. The cheat weapons alone are worth the price of admission.

Portable Air Strike FTW!

[Nesmaster]

I actually just picked up the PS2 version of the first game (I had it a couple years back but sold it), to quickly revisit before the sequel comes out. I own the xbox version, and planned to play it on my 360. The problem is that the game freezes WAY too often to be able to enjoy the game, and other weird little glitches arise as well when the game works until the next freeze. BC through emulation for the lose, because it is the better looking version of the two.

Having said that, my headset is working just fine now on my PS3, where I couldn't get it to work for the life of me before. Maybe the newest firmware update fixed some issue there. Nevertheless, PS3 version is a go.

[heybtbm]

I actually just picked up the PS2 version of the first game (I had it a couple years back but sold it), to quickly revisit before the sequel comes out. I own the xbox version, and planned to play it on my 360. The problem is that the game freezes WAY too often to be able to enjoy the game, and other weird little glitches arise as well when the game works until the next freeze. BC through emulation for the lose, because it is the better looking version of the two.

I keep my original Xbox on standby just for this game. It just looks so much better than the PS2 version (I have both)...not to mention I have the cool unlockables in my Xbox save file.

Having said that, my headset is working just fine now on my PS3, where I couldn't get it to work for the life of me before. Maybe the newest firmware update fixed some issue there. Nevertheless, PS3 version is a go.

Really? I guess you really are done with achievements. I'm going to be getting this on the 360. Mainly because I think the 360 controller is better suited for open world style games.

The first one is my favorite Xbox game and one of my all time faves, so yeah, I'm really stoked. Hope Han and Indy make a return, too.

LucasArts isn't publishing this one, so I doubt it. But, yeah, it's my favorite Xbox game too.

[Nesmaster]

Really? I guess you really are done with achievements. I'm going to be getting this on the 360. Mainly because I think the 360 controller is better suited for open world style games.

Yeah, I guess so too. I haven't really cared for them since Bully came out in March. I think GTA broke me out of, what I would call now a bad habit in achievement collecting. After playing such a great game and not caring at all about achievements, that did it for me. It just got too tiresome to increase some stupid number, and totally avoid good games because of hard achievements. Keep in mind that a year ago I would have called a post like this crazy myself, but interests change. Achievements were costing me my health and I never want to be down that road again. Plus, I game to have fun, and the achievement collecting teet ran dry (of fun).

As for the controller, 360 will always be my favorite controller, but I do like the DS3 A LOT more than I did a few months ago. Probably from increased use. I just can't buy Mercenaries 2 on the 360 after what I mentioned in the OP, although I guarantee I will buy that version down the road anyways, when I can for $20 or so. Til then, I'll have fun with my good buddy and not have to worry about renewing my xbox live.