Video game review – Mercenaries 2: World in Flames


Posted September 26, 2008 by Matthew Price Comment on this article Leave a comment
Video game cover for Xbox 360
Video game cover for Xbox 360

From Friday’s The Oklahoman

By Matthew Price

THE NEXT LEVEL

Pick up an assault rifle and pad out your bank account as a dangerous individual working for the highest bidder in “Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.”

In “Mercenaries 2,” the gamer takes his choice from a group of shifty-looking mercenaries, and takes on assignments based not on altruism, patriotism or political beliefs, but cold, hard cash. The gamer can choose from Mattias Nilsson, Jennifer Mui, or Chris Jacobs; which mercenary the gamer chooses has a slight affect on the game, but it isn’t a huge difference either in gameplay or storyline.

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Features Editor Matthew Price has worked for The Oklahoman since 2000. He’s a University of Oklahoma graduate who has also worked at the...


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