What Gamespot Users have to say about Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

  • Rating:9.3

    GTA + Ghost Recon + MechAssault = awesome

    Take the free-form sandbox environment of Grand Theft Auto, add the near-future military setting and political intrigue of Ghost Recon 2, and throw in the explosive power of MechAssault and you'll arrive somewhere in the... Read Full Review

    1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Time flies when you are having fun...

    This is one of those games, like the GTA series, where you can explore until your heart is content. You can steal cars, tanks, helicopters, hummers, and more. There is a war going on, and you don't have to take sides..... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.8

    GTA with good graphics and better plot...

    MERCS REVIEW /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I waited a bit to get this game. Ussually I'm a same day guy, which by the way is how I like my women... yeah. um. Mercanaries has been a... Read Full Review

    0 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.2

    Lots of fun

    Mercenaries is a fun, addictive and explosive game. You get to blow sh*t up from the start. The problems I have are really small, nagging issues. The control with the right thumbstick should be quicker like Halo. Is ... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.4

    Is it worth it? I'll tell you the good, bad and the ugly in this playgroud of destruction.

    Mercenaries is a game that you can easily play for hours on end just blowing up everything. It provides a great sense of a war-torn country and provides tremendous freedom in choice of who you side with. It truly does fe... Read Full Review

    3 of 7 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Gotta Play This!

    This is a must play! Its like Grand Theft Auto-----and you get to blow things up!! Controls are tight, the graphics look good, the sonud is tight, and the gameplay is surprisingly good. I was not ready for how addicti... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    Mercenaries is an amazing feat and Pandemic has earned my respect, a smash hit!

    Mercenaries is without a doubt one of the most amazing games I've played in years. It is easily more fun than San Andreas or Halo 2. The fun factor is incredible. It has lots of replay value and the gameplay is unbelieva... Read Full Review

    1 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.2

    DAMN !!! If u like the 3rd person shooter go buy this game!

    OK first of all, this is a typic shooter games with a strong story lines : You play as one of three mercenaries working for a company called Executive Operations, each of whom has a specialty--the lithe British agent pre... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    If you like GTA, explosions, gunfights, and have an outstanding hatered for communists, then this is your game.

    My question to Gamespot is: how did this not get above a nine? This game is absolutly fantastic! Where do I even begin? Oh yeah...the explosions! there are so many explosions it'll give you seizures. First of all... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.6

    Very Big Game!

    THE XBOX VERSION This game is very massive, it's like the BATTLEFIELD Series with a storyline and an RPG feel... Beautiful realistic sound, great graphics, but during a Mission the game blocks you from saving your pr... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful