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|caption = | |caption = | ||
|developer = Pandemic Studios | |developer = Pandemic Studios | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = [[LucasArts]] (US, EU, AU), [[Electronic Arts]] (JP) | ||
|genre = Action, Adventure | |genre = Action, Adventure | ||
|wikipedia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenaries:_Playground_of_Destruction Link] | |wikipedia = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenaries:_Playground_of_Destruction Link] | ||
| | |gameinfo = Inspired by real-world events, Mercenaries begins the search for the leader of a North Korean military coup who threatens the world with nuclear war. As one of the top operatives for a private mercenaries company, you have been called in to execute the general and his top military and scientific advisors. Hunt down all 52 targets--depicted on a deck of playing cards--with a variety of military weapons and vehicles. Earn cash from different missions to buy better weapons and vehicles, or sell your vehicles and weapons on the black market.<br /> | ||
A "sandbox" war action game with open-ended gameplay in a gigantic world. Set against the outbreak of warfare spurred on a Korean dictator coup, players have free reign of a massive landscape to take bounties on the "Deck of 52" evil warlords and minions as you work towards taking down the general who started the onslaught. | |||
|cpu-intensive = 1 | |cpu-intensive = 1 | ||
|sw-rendering-only = 1 | |sw-rendering-only = 1 | ||
|gamefaqslink = [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/920077-mercenaries-playground-of-destruction Link] | |gamefaqslink = [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/920077-mercenaries-playground-of-destruction Link] | ||
|reviewlinks = {{ReviewLink|[http://www.ign.com/games/mercenaries/ps2-666235 IGN]|9.1/10}}, {{ReviewLink|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/mercenaries Metacritic]|84/100}} | |||
|eu_rating = 16+ | |||
|na_rating_text = Mild Language, Violence | |||
|na_rating = T | |||
|italian = SLES-53008 | |italian = SLES-53008 | ||
|spanish = SLES-53008 | |spanish = SLES-53008 | ||
|french = SLES-52589 | |french = SLES-52589 | ||
|german = SLES-52590 | |german = SLES-52590 | ||
|japanese = SLPM-66465 | |japanese = SLPM-66465 & SLPM-65942 | ||
|english = SLES-52588 & SLUS-20932 | |english = SLES-52588 & SLUS-20932 & SLUS-29137 & SLUS-20932GH | ||
|widescreenpatch = 1 | |||
<!-- NTSC-U props --> | <!-- NTSC-U props --> | ||
|NTSCU = 1 | |NTSCU = 1 | ||
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|PAL = 1 | |PAL = 1 | ||
|serialsPAL = SLES-52588<br />SLES-52590<br />SLES-53008<br />SLES-52589 | |serialsPAL = SLES-52588<br />SLES-52590<br />SLES-53008<br />SLES-52589<br />SLED-52979 <small>(Demo)</small> | ||
|CRCsPAL = 85931FDF | |CRCsPAL = 85931FDF | ||
|releasedatePAL = February 18, 2005<br />2006 | |releasedatePAL = February 18, 2005<br />2006 <small>(Australia)</small> | ||
|statusPAL = 2 | |statusPAL = 2 | ||
|linuxstatusPAL = | |linuxstatusPAL = | ||
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|Comments=Game works alright (a bit slow) in Gsdx Software mode., Menus are absent in Gsdx HW mode. Also once ingame HW mode seems to be suffering from massive memory leak and almost hangs my pc. Use Gsdx software mode as most of the textures are missing with HW mode anyway. | |Comments=Game works alright (a bit slow) in Gsdx Software mode., Menus are absent in Gsdx HW mode. Also once ingame HW mode seems to be suffering from massive memory leak and almost hangs my pc. Use Gsdx software mode as most of the textures are missing with HW mode anyway. | ||
|Tester={{ForumUser|prafull}} | |Tester={{ForumUser|prafull}} | ||
}} | |||
{{TestingEntry | |||
|Status=2 | |||
|Region=NTSC-U | |||
|OS=Windows | |||
|CPU=I5 3570k | |||
|GPU=R9 290 | |||
|Revision=1.5.gefc1274b2 | |||
|Graphics=GSdx SSE 4.1 | |||
|Sound= | |||
*SPU2-X 2.0.0 | |||
*? | |||
|Comments= | |||
* Requires a cheat to remove banding issue without resorting to skipdraw: "23510F99.pnach / gametitle=<<your gametitle>> / patch=1,EE,204F318C,extended,00000000" (don't forget to enable cheats) (credits to Souzooka). | |||
* OpenGL gave the best results after some tweaks. | |||
* Use Auto Flush to fix car light bug. | |||
* Audio Synchronization: either Timesync or nothing, to prevent skipping audio lines. | |||
* Turn widescreen patches off for proper proportions. | |||
* MTVU gives fps boost without side effects. | |||
* Mipmapping should be off (forgot reason). | |||
* Blending Unit Accuracy on High (forgot reason). | |||
* Couldn't get 60FPS cheat to work, shows 60FPS but runs at 30FPS. | |||
|Tester=Tobie-08 | |||
}} | |||
{{TestingEntry | |||
|Status=2 | |||
|Region=NTSC-U | |||
|OS=Windows | |||
|CPU=Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66 Ghz | |||
|GPU=Nvidia GTX 260 896MB | |||
|Revision=1.1.0 r5754 | |||
|Graphics=GSdx r5752 SSSE3 | |||
|Sound= | |||
*SPU2-X 2.0.0 r5733 | |||
*LilyPad 0.11.0 r5403 | |||
|Comments=Game works alright (a bit slow) in Gsdx Software mode., Menus are absent in Gsdx HW mode. Also once ingame HW mode seems to be suffering from massive memory leak and almost hangs my pc. Use Gsdx software mode as most of the textures are missing with HW mode anyway. | |||
|Tester={{ForumUser|prafull}} | |||
}} | |||
{{TestingEntry | |||
|Status=2 | |||
|Region=NTSC-U | |||
|OS=Windows 7 x64 | |||
|CPU=i5 4670k@4Ghz | |||
|GPU=GTX 1060 6g | |||
|Revision=1.5.0-dev-3025 | |||
|Graphics=GSdx AVX2 | |||
<spoiler show=Settings hide="hide"> | |||
*Renderer: OpenGL | |||
*Resolution: 3x | |||
*Texture Filtering: Billinear PS2 | |||
*Interlacing: Automatic | |||
*Anisotropic Filtering: 16x | |||
*Mipmapping: Basic | |||
*CRC Hack LvL: Partial | |||
*Accurate Date: Fast | |||
*Accurate Blending: Basic | |||
*HW Hacks: | |||
**Align Sprites | |||
**Frame Buffer Conversion | |||
**Trilinear Filtering | |||
**Half Pixel Offset: Special Texture | |||
**Round Sprite: HALF | |||
</spoiler> | |||
|Sound= | |||
*SPU2-X 2.0.0 | |||
|Comments=Works with only what i did set up in settings. Maybe it was added in fixes etc for this game in this release. I think with better gpus higher resolution is doable. | |||
|Tester=Everx7 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{TestingFooter}} | {{TestingFooter}} | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Original names: ''' | * Original names: '''マーセナリーズ''' (SLPM-65942) & (SLPM-66465) | ||
* Also known as '''Mercenaries''' | * Also known as '''Mercenaries''' | ||
Revision as of 21:27, 4 April 2019
Developer(s): Pandemic Studios
Publisher(s): LucasArts (US, EU, AU), Electronic Arts (JP)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 9.1/10, Metacritic: 84/100
Game description: Inspired by real-world events, Mercenaries begins the search for the leader of a North Korean military coup who threatens the world with nuclear war. As one of the top operatives for a private mercenaries company, you have been called in to execute the general and his top military and scientific advisors. Hunt down all 52 targets--depicted on a deck of playing cards--with a variety of military weapons and vehicles. Earn cash from different missions to buy better weapons and vehicles, or sell your vehicles and weapons on the black market.
A "sandbox" war action game with open-ended gameplay in a gigantic world. Set against the outbreak of warfare spurred on a Korean dictator coup, players have free reign of a massive landscape to take bounties on the "Deck of 52" evil warlords and minions as you work towards taking down the general who started the onslaught.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
PAL | ? |
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r4600 | GSDX r4643 0.1.16 SSE4.1 |
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BIOS: Europe v2.00, Goes ingame with GSDX11 HW mode, but has very bad visual glitches with the bloom effects and severe slowdowns. Runs fine in GSDX11 Software mode with 4 threads and aa1 enabled. Speedhacks used: INTC Spin detection, Wait Loop Detection, Fast CDVD, mVU flag hack, VU Cycle Stealing:1., Very demanding graphically, Relatively CPU heavy | 178.167.246.121 |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5754 | GSdx r5752 SSSE3 |
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Game works alright (a bit slow) in Gsdx Software mode., Menus are absent in Gsdx HW mode. Also once ingame HW mode seems to be suffering from massive memory leak and almost hangs my pc. Use Gsdx software mode as most of the textures are missing with HW mode anyway. | |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.5.gefc1274b2 | GSdx SSE 4.1 |
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• Requires a cheat to remove banding issue without resorting to skipdraw: "23510F99.pnach / gametitle=<<your gametitle>> / patch=1,EE,204F318C,extended,00000000" (don't forget to enable cheats) (credits to Souzooka).
• OpenGL gave the best results after some tweaks. • Use Auto Flush to fix car light bug. • Audio Synchronization: either Timesync or nothing, to prevent skipping audio lines. • Turn widescreen patches off for proper proportions. • MTVU gives fps boost without side effects. • Mipmapping should be off (forgot reason). • Blending Unit Accuracy on High (forgot reason). • Couldn't get 60FPS cheat to work, shows 60FPS but runs at 30FPS. |
Tobie-08 |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 r5754 | GSdx r5752 SSSE3 |
|
Game works alright (a bit slow) in Gsdx Software mode., Menus are absent in Gsdx HW mode. Also once ingame HW mode seems to be suffering from massive memory leak and almost hangs my pc. Use Gsdx software mode as most of the textures are missing with HW mode anyway. | |
NTSC-U | Windows 7 x64 |
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1.5.0-dev-3025 | GSdx AVX2
<spoiler show=Settings hide="hide">
</spoiler> |
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Works with only what i did set up in settings. Maybe it was added in fixes etc for this game in this release. I think with better gpus higher resolution is doable. | Everx7 |
Trivia
- Original names: マーセナリーズ (SLPM-65942) & (SLPM-66465)
- Also known as Mercenaries
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