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Producer wants to go underwater for Mercenaries 3 News

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News by Tom Bramwell

25 July, 2007

Mercenaries 2 producer Jonathan Zamkoff reckons that going underwater is the next step for Pandemic's playground of destruction.

So there's going to be a third game, then? "If I have anything to do with it, there will be," Zamkoff told us.

A third Mercenaries game is hardly a certainty, of course, but what with the first game's chart-topping exploits and the second's high profile - and EA as publisher - we get the impression it'll probably happen.

"We probably would be looking at underwater gameplay - submarines, scuba tanks and underwater action," Zamkoff said, when asked where the series might go next.

"I think it would be really cool in Mercs to do some more submersible stuff - take an underwater vehicle and plant some C4 at the base of an oilrig."

Other ideas include expanding co-operative multiplayer to allow for four, eight or even sixteen players.

Whatever happens though, Zamkoff thinks it's important to preserve "the minute-to-minute" of Mercenaries, having felt the first game was only lacking in a few areas - like storyline.

In the meantime, what of plans for a Mercs 2 demo on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live? "It's to be decided right now," says Zamkoff. "We certainly have ambitions to do so, but we've got a pretty tight window."

Not hard to appreciate, with the game due out on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and PS2 in just a few months.

You can read more about the progress Pandemic's made with this one in our preview/interview.

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bdc
25/07/07 @ 15:24
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Focus on Mercs 2 first dude.
Hughes.
25/07/07 @ 15:29
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nah, cancel mercs 2, I want underwater stuf ASAP!
Emilia'sHorse
25/07/07 @ 15:51
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"We certainly have ambitions to do so, but we've got a pretty tight window."

Put it out the door, it's much larger and should be easier.
Steroyd
25/07/07 @ 15:52
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couldn't they just patch the underwater with these new fangled hard drive methingies.
Razz
25/07/07 @ 15:53
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Wow! Sounds cool.
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lambtron
25/07/07 @ 15:55
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Moving painfully slowly with high inertia = no fun.
Steroyd
25/07/07 @ 15:56
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Wait...since when was mercenaries 2 for PC and PS2, gimped "next gen" versions confirmed!
JediMasterMalik
25/07/07 @ 17:55
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@Razz - Are you lost?
laur
25/07/07 @ 18:09
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Water based vehicles are usually boring in games, because there's not a lot you can put on large spaces of water-a few boats, maybe an oil rig.
Hopefully it will be limited to small lakes/rivers.
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25/07/07 @ 20:47
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And how about a PC demo too? Or did you forget that possibility?

Underwater bits can be great. The scuba level from the first NOLF was probably the best implementation I can remember playing. Harpoon guns are so much fun.
agparrot
25/07/07 @ 21:47
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Those sure are a lot of versions of '2 to review.
Dr.Mott
26/07/07 @ 05:49
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Nah, they'll just review the PS3/360 version.

By the way, since this was originally a PS3 exclusive, there is no excuse for a crappy port.
Scimarad
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They don't normally bother with excuses - They just release a crappy port and then ignore the crappyness!

Hopefully it won't be crap if they started on the PS3...
Xerx3s
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With EA as pub? There will be a 3...4...5...6...7...etc. Not even mentioning the street, undergound and 'keep'ng it real yo!' editions.

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