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Dr.Finger
05-31-2007, 06:11 AM
Eurogamer (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=77057) goes one-on-one with Pandemic's Scott Warner and comes away with some pretty sweet tidbits about the upcoming military sandbox title.
Eurogamer: What level of environmental damage are we going to be seeing this time around, and how will impact the gameplay? And will destroyed structures respawn?

Scott Warner: With the exception of terrain and water everything in Mercenaries 2 can be destroyed. Most objects in the game will respawn over time but some key places and things, once destroyed, will remain destroyed throughout the course of the game as a testament to the player's destructive capacity!

Eurogamer: Any particularly tasty new additions to the arsenal that we should know about?

Scott Warner: We've added quite a few new vehicles, weapons and air strikes. The player will be able to pilot boats throughout the water areas of the Mercenaries 2 which is an entirely new class of vehicles added to the Mercenaries franchise. The Daisy Cutter and MOAB air strikes bring a whole new dimension to support options in the game: you'll able to use either of these to clear out large sections of foliage cover! All in all there are hundreds of new vehicles and dozens of new weapons and support items! Mercenaries 2: World in Flames will be released for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and PS2 later this year.

crashedout
05-31-2007, 06:31 AM
Little worried about the hijack-mini games but the permanent damange model could be really cool.

The_Darr
05-31-2007, 06:54 AM
I've never been a fan of button-pressing mini-games to add "depth" to cutscenses--why couldn't they just keep it the badass way they had it in the first one?

I hope the PC controls are decent...

divinechaos
05-31-2007, 07:35 AM
I'm surprised games are still getting released for the PS2. They just won't let that thing die!

easi
05-31-2007, 08:11 AM
This will be man's greatest creation.

Roc Ingersol
05-31-2007, 09:09 AM
destruction is man's greatest creation.

ergo - yeah, you may be right.

Dag-Sabot
05-31-2007, 09:28 AM
Ill be happy if it is as good as the first one.

Tyler Durden84
05-31-2007, 09:36 AM
Mercenaries was awesome. Nothing better than storming a hostile Chinese base as Han Solo or Indy! im too lazy to read that whole article but is Lucasarts gonna be involved in this one?

Dr.Finger
05-31-2007, 09:49 AM
Mercenaries was awesome. Nothing better than storming a hostile Chinese base as Han Solo or Indy! im too lazy to read that whole article but is Lucasarts gonna be involved in this one?Nope, Electronic Arts is publishing this one.

Kamalot
05-31-2007, 10:25 AM
I'm shocked that this is coming for the PS2. I remember reading developer interviews early on where they stated that only the PS3 was powerful enough to bring their vision to life.

Metal Jesus
05-31-2007, 11:00 AM
I absolutely LOVED the first game. This will be a Must-BUY!

Dr.Finger
05-31-2007, 11:14 AM
I'm shocked that this is coming for the PS2. I remember reading developer interviews early on where they stated that only the PS3 was powerful enough to bring their vision to life.Funny how that happens to a lot of developers once they're published by EA or Ubisoft :/