PS2 version of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames almost unplayable

Silver Mirror | September 06, 2008 | News | PC Playstation 2

Going multiplatform is usually a tempting idea for developers. For just a few weeks porting and changing the game for the system you can often double your profits. If done right more gamers get to experience the game and have it optimised for their system.

Then there are the other cases, were you wonder why the developers even bothered. The port of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is one of these games. It features popping up so bad sometimes a bridge won't appear until your on top of it. Randomly colour changing sky and to top it off glitches galore. Watch the video at the source for just a taste.

How bad are the graphics for Mercenaries 2 for the PlayStation 2? How about bridges that don’t pop in until you’re at the edge of the crevasse? Buildings that suddenly appear out of nowhere? Skies that change color at will?

Sometime, publishers will have to admit that multiplatform doesn’t always mean including an old, woefully dated console.

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BlackLabel | September 06, 2008

Wow i think this isn't a case of an unoptimised port i think this is a case of the developer wanting to give the PS2 gamers a better looking game, the game does look pretty crisp for a PS2 game though it is obvious the PS2 cannot handle it.
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Tank | September 06, 2008

Do you think they even *bleep*ing playtest these games?
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sonyandnintendorule | September 06, 2008

i actually played this game and all the textures are pretty good every thing does have a bit of a fuzzy haze but usually your to immerssed into the game to see plus the graphics during the cutscenes are awesome loking like the cod2 trailer except 4 there apperance at EVERY cutscene and bridges and stuff can usually been seen from about 150meters (or mebe its feet) in the game world
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Duality_18 | September 06, 2008

EA strikes again... This rather poor considering the success of the first one.
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  BlackLabel | September 06, 2008
  
  EA haven't struck again the versions worth anyones time are good it's only the PS2 version that is horrible and anyone still playing that should seriously be upgrading, next gen is no longer expensive.
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Duality_18 | September 06, 2008

Who said the next gen consoles were without bugs? I play the ps3 version and its pretty damn buggy.
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  Red 9 | September 06, 2008
  
  Every version is buggy. It was just a badly-crafted game.
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King Bubsgonzola | September 06, 2008

i don't even know why they still make games for the PS2.
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  tallteen86 | September 06, 2008
  
  I hope you were being rhetorical about that (it is a comment, so one can't call it a 'rhetorical question')....
  
  They do it because there are a LOT more PS2s out there, than PS3s. (More PS2s, than PS3s, 360s, and Wiis combined).....
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    RabidChinaGirl | September 07, 2008
    
    .... and furthermore, Sony continues using the PlayStation 2 as a means of steady revenue to partially compensate for the PS3's rocky journey.
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      Shadow net583x s | September 07, 2008
      
      They'll probably still be selling the PS2 by the time the PS4 comes along.
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    Armed Rebel | September 07, 2008
    
    Do you even know what Rhetoric means?
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      tallteen86 | September 07, 2008
      
      Offhand, I couldn't think of a better word. Maybe joking, meh....
      
      But technically, 'rhetorical' just means that it is being said to make a point, or to persuade. It is usually used to refer to [rhetorical] questions, yes, but doesn't have to be. (And yeah, like I said, since it isn't a question, exactly, it doesn't quite fit. But it could be interpreted as a question, since the person could have put the period in by mistake, instead of a question mark. The line sounds, in my head, like a rhetorical question anyway).
      
      I even looked it up to be sure. Look up 'rhetorical definition' in google if you don't believe me.