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EA plans to reinforce Mercenaries 2 with free downloadable content this month (pinch, punch, etc.) and a bigger update in November.
The first round of content is called "Total Payback" and includes a cheat that unlocks all the weapons, vehicles and airstrikes, and another one for infinite health and ammo.
The Total Payback pack also includes cross-region co-op, allowing you to play the game with people from all over the world, and six new playable characters. There's one called Blanco, and one called Fiona, and Ewan and Eva. The other two names are secret, for some reason. Perhaps they're rude.
Anyway, Total Payback can be yours for free from 13th October on Xbox Live and 20th October on PlayStation Network, with no mention of the PC.
Once all that's out of the way, Mercs 2 fans will be able to prepare for November's added content. EA's press release describes this as "the first Mercenaries 2: World in Flames downloadable content", which to us suggests that this free Total Payback thing is seen as more of a patch.
EA's description may also mean that the November update will cost you money, but to be fair the wording doesn't specify - it just tells you to keep an eye on www.mercs2.com.
In the meantime, you can always read our Mercenaries 2: World in Flames review to see why we felt Pandemic's latest fell a bit short of the mark, and if you're still up for it and need help deciding between the PS3 and 360 versions, why not check out our Mercenaries 2 face-off video?
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the_dudefather
01/10/08 @ 08:30
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i will consider downloading this as I find the game to be enjoyable but with some issues
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Region free co-op would have made a difference but its a bit too late for stuff like that now.
I got fed up and traded it for Force Unleashed..... whch is not quite as shite. They should have done the region free co-op on Army of Two also.... cos locking that up clearly killed the game faster than neccesary. Stupid EA... when will they learn. |
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This is a ridiculously fun game, all tounge in cheek dialouge and huge explosions, its the Arnold-action movie of gaming: big, dumb and fun.
Nice to see DLC coming out quickly, high hopes for new maps in the paid DLC (in the multiplayer search screen, the "map" selector is grayed out, possibility for more) plus new vehicles and weapons/ airstrikes. |
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groovychainsaw
01/10/08 @ 09:06
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This is obviously EA's strategy they are moving towards - release free, continuous updates every 2-3 months for big titles, thereby preventing people trading it in and making more money on 1st time sales. Not a bad strategy to be honest. Everybody wins (apart from the retailers...)
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asphaltcowboy
01/10/08 @ 09:11
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Good to hear - is there a bugfix list that goes into this update as well? Loving the game, despite its horrifically shonky nature. Still unsure of how the hell you're meant to earn $1billion without doing the winch challenge 200 times...
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OmagnusPrime
01/10/08 @ 11:06
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@buggrit: Save yourself the pain and the money, don't bother, it's nowhere near close to being as good as Crackdown. There is some fun to be had, but it's few and far between the multitude of bugs this game is riddled with.
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It's got some truly shite missions currently. One where you deliver some rum for some pirates can actually be failed before you even get into the truck. It's parked on a lot where the guards consider anyone who enters an enemy regardless of your faction standing. If they shoot the truck with machine guns or a rocket detonates near the truck, the cargo falls out the back and you fail the mission. If you manage to get out with the truck, outposts with rocket launching goons syuddenly spring up and if any one of them hits you or spins the truck, you loose the cargo and fail the mission.
Even god mode isn't going to save a game with shite like that in it. |
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crashVoodoo
01/10/08 @ 16:26
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It's got some truly shite missions currently. One where you deliver some rum for some pirates can actually be failed before you even get into the truck. It's parked on a lot where the guards consider anyone who enters an enemy regardless of your faction standing. If they shoot the truck with machine guns or a rocket detonates near the truck, the cargo falls out the back and you fail the mission. If you manage to get out with the truck, outposts with rocket launching goons syuddenly spring up and if any one of them hits you or spins the truck, you loose the cargo and fail the mission.
Even god mode isn't going to save a game with shite like that in it. Alternatively, get the anaconda attack chopper. murder everyone in sight so they can't call for help and winch that truck right out of there. i did this and plonked it right whre i needed to go, got in and drove it 2 feet. job done. /the end |
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GamerAddict
02/10/08 @ 20:21
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Screw the DLC, get the FRIGGIN online co-op working and remove this region lockout bullsh*t that the vast majority of people seem to be experiencing!!!!!!!!!
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