IGN is reporting today that the new date is August 31. It seams odd considering that it is a Sunday, but for now this is the offical release date barring any future delays.
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"The extra development time has served Mercs 2 well. The framerate, which was a serious concern a year ago, is fairly smooth at this point and the visuals have been given an extra kick. The only issue that has me worried is the AI. It's not on par with the rest of the package. Fortunately, Mercenaries 2 still has a couple of months of development time. Right now, Mercs 2 is looking like a strong successor to one of the better games from the last generation."
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"We explore the first few missions of this oft-delayed but still explosive sequel. With a career that involves negotiating with warlords and avoiding a near-constant hailstorm of bullets, mercenaries live by a simple but reassuring motto: "Everybody pays." But occasionally, a client will fail to abide by this creed. That's when things turn sour and business partners become enemies. So begins Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, the sequel to a game that earned critical acclaim for..."
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It would appear that the wait for Mercenaries 2: World In Flames may have gotten a little bit longer, as multiple retailers are listing a late August 2008 release date for the Pandemic Studios shooter.
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Given its troubled, delayed development, hope remained that Mercenaries 2 would deliver on the series' promise. Instead, the usually reliable Pandemic has produced a game that not only fails to compete with any current-generation openworld, but somehow takes a backward step from the original. With uninspiring combat contributing to a succession of desperately poor missions, the only remaining question is whether the developer will get a third chance to rectify matters.
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