A lazy, buggy console port that's fundamentally still a fun game – but far too broken to win NowGamer kudos.

So you're a mercenary, and some guy hires you to help him gain control of the Venezuelan military. You take the job, you complete it, and when it comes time to collect, what do you get? Stiffed, that's what!

Whenever you go buy yourself a Devil May Cry game, you know that there is a certain number of things guaranteed upon your purchase: grey haired human/demon interbreeds with badass attitudes, fiercely challenging enemies and frighteningly more challenging boss fights.

As my GTA comparisons come to a close, in no way is Mercenaries 2 a bad game. While in no way does it offer the same amount of replay value, comparable graphics, or variety throughout the map, the fully destructible environments are definitely its biggest saving grace.

What ultimately bothers me about Mercs 2 is how much it looked like a beefed-up PS2 game based on the video trailer available on XBL, and I'm assuming PSN as well. The media has said the visuals are pretty good, but what do they mean by that? Have they seen the same video I did?

We love hate to say it, but we were right : Mercenaries 2 is a rental (not even a "must rent" at that), not a game for buying. While this isn't an official review of it, we will hit the highlights for anyone interested right now: The Bad The Good Overall this game is about a 6-6.5 out of 10, it's...

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Platforms: PC , Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Publisher: EA UK Price (as reviewed): £26.99 (free delivery) US Price (as reviewed): $49.99 (free delivery) Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is a game that presents itself as being built on two simple concepts: Go anywhere, destroy...

Mercs 2 is nothing short of a monumental disappointment. We thought it could be the best of the rest as far as open world gaming is concerned, but it's turned out to be little more than its last gen predecessor. Even the graphics aren't much improved.

certainly didn't lack for publicity. Having struck sparks with the government of Venezuela over its jingoistic depiction of the latter, the publisher went one further on Friday by transforming a north London petrol station into a military bunker, complete with jingling dog tags, sandbags, rusting...

'Boom' just doesn't quite cut it...