Date played: November 2nd
Platform: Vita
Session fun rating: 9/10
When I was a young child, I gazed in amazement at my friends playing Tetris on the original Game Boy in the school yard. Playing a real video game, outside??? It was madness! As I grew, my love for gaming grew with me. I played tons of handheld games over the years, mainly on Game Boy Advance, DS and PSP. If someone had told my 8 year old self that I would someday play a game that looks as good as Killzone Mercenary on a handheld, I wouldn't have believed them.
Today, I received this game as a gift for my birthday (thanks honey!) and was floored at the quality of the game in general. It plays just like a full grown PS3 first person shooter and looks very good. I played through the first mission, as my mercenary and his buddy accept a contract to save an ISA leader who is held by Helghast. I stabbed dudes in the back using the touch screen, shot out security cameras with a silenced pistol, mowed down attackers with turrets, rescued some civilians, shot men in the face and earned cash for every little action.
Money is a central theme in this game, as the title implies. Guns, ammo, grenades, armor and gadgets are all available through little shopping crates littered across levels. There is also a mini map that allows for some stealth gameplay to take place, though I typically got spotted a lot and had to shoot my way through. At the end of the mission, we managed to save the lady and had to escort her out, shooting everyone that stood in our way, including a tank. I've enjoyed Killzone 2 and 3 and expect to enjoy Mercenary just as much.
Platform: Vita
Session fun rating: 9/10
When I was a young child, I gazed in amazement at my friends playing Tetris on the original Game Boy in the school yard. Playing a real video game, outside??? It was madness! As I grew, my love for gaming grew with me. I played tons of handheld games over the years, mainly on Game Boy Advance, DS and PSP. If someone had told my 8 year old self that I would someday play a game that looks as good as Killzone Mercenary on a handheld, I wouldn't have believed them.
Today, I received this game as a gift for my birthday (thanks honey!) and was floored at the quality of the game in general. It plays just like a full grown PS3 first person shooter and looks very good. I played through the first mission, as my mercenary and his buddy accept a contract to save an ISA leader who is held by Helghast. I stabbed dudes in the back using the touch screen, shot out security cameras with a silenced pistol, mowed down attackers with turrets, rescued some civilians, shot men in the face and earned cash for every little action.
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| I think this is the best looking handheld game I've ever played |
