This time, it installed, but then crashed whenever I clicked on anything in the game menu, including ‘new game’.Įventually I got the game working by putting the DVD in my laptop, whilst in 32bit Vista Home, and sharing the DVD-ROM across the network to my gaming machine and installing it in Windows XP. Not easily beaten, I rebooted into Vista 64bit. The installer crashed out of Windows XP giving DVD read errors, no matter what I did. Knowing nothing about the sequel, nor the terrors I would face trying to run it, I popped the DVD into my gaming rig and sat down to check it out - only it wouldn’t install.

I was a Mercenaries virgin, having only ever watched a mate play the original Xbox title for a few minutes. I had the PC version arrive on my doorstep for review, looking innocent and promising wondrous gaming moments to be had.

My first experience with Mercenaries 2 was an absolute shocker. Maybe I just don’t know anything about the place, and I’m not sure this game will give me an unbiased view of the country. It is a bit odd to think of the Venezuelans as baddies, being so used to playing against Nazis, Russians, Koreans, and aliens. I guess global warming just doesn’t cut it as a plot device. However, that other political hot topic cliché, oil, is in its place. It’s refreshing to see a South American setting in a game that doesn’t focus solely on drugs as the reason your guy is killing their guys. The story is centred around a political oil plot and an unpaid mercenary who wants their money. What we have here is an open world third-person shooter set in Venezuela.

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