I also found the controls took a bit of time getting used to – crouch and sprint are mapped to the circle button which makes things interesting during an intense firefight – but things fell into place soon enough. It’s a game where you shoot people to earn money and complete objectives. Well, Mercenary’s story is nothing we haven’t seen in countless shooters before (filled with betrayal and backstabbing) and you can see what’s coming a mile off but it’s a shooter, after all: It’s not a Shakespearean play filled with enlightened exposition and wonderment. It is jaw-droppingly beautiful and really is the best looking game on the Vita.īut good graphics does not a game make, it needs a solid story to back it up. Is is too much to say this is the best looking game the Vita because I think it is. Looks pretty good, right? It’s like the developer took the PlayStation 3’s Killzone and zapped it with a shrink ray: It really does look that good. The two images with captions are screen captures I did during game play. Let’s get the visuals out of the way first, though: they are stupendous. Danner is a, after all, a mercenary so he goes where the green is. Placing the player in the shoes of soldier-for-hire Arran Danner, Killzone Mercenary is set between the events of Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 and interestingly, in a first for the series, the player will fight alongside both the ISA and Helghan after a twist near the end. I mean, the Vita has two analogue sticks: It’s made for the FPS, right? Why, Sony, why has it taken it has taken so long for a great first-person shooter to appear on the Vita? Not through lack of talent as there are plenty of talented people in your development studios. Killzone Mercenary is the real deal. And if Mercenary had been available earlier, my Vita would have seen more action over the past few months rather than pretty much gathering dust, sitting unused. Pure and simple (I’m looking at you Black Ops: Declassified and Resistance Burning Skies. Oh, sure developers have tried FPS games on the Vita before but let’s face it: They sucked. It’s the shooter that my PS Vita has been crying out for. Mercenary is a shooter that you’ll actually want to play. Killzone: Mercenary, where have you been all my PS Vita’s life? Looking good: a screen grab from Killzone Mercenary taken from my PS Vita.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |