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Shooter, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
OpenCritic72IGDB75
In this frantic 2D action game, you are part of the Mercenary Kings, the most skilled team of warriors-for-hire on Earth, but when your comrades have fallen and the fearsome forces of CLAW have seized an island-wide top secret Laboratory Base, you must do what it takes to stop them.
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Unpretentious, clear, relentless and nostalgic.
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PlayStation UniverseGarri BagdasarovApr 20148.5/10Despite the repetition, Mercenary Kings offers an addictive customization system and a good all-round shoot 'em up experience.
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Game InformerMatt MillerApr 20148/10An enormously entertaining shooter that starts to wear out its welcome after multiple repeats of the same stage maps
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God is a GeekMick FraserApr 20148/10Like any good game in the Metal Slug-style, Mercenary Kings is by turns maddeningly frustrating and wonderfully cathartic. A special brand of distilled mayhem keeps the pace fast and the payback high as Kings rewards you for every foray into its deadly world. But its unwillingness to fully explain its crafting element, the inconsistent mission design and the odd teeny-tiny bug hold it back from perfection. Still, the leaderboard system and simple, gung-ho mechanics ensure that it remains good fun until the over-long campaign eventually out-stays its welcome.
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GameSpotJason VenterApr 20146/10Mercenary Kings heads down several familiar paths at once, to mixed results.
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Metro GameCentralRoger HargreavesApr 20146/10Less than the sum of its many and varied parts, Mercenary Kings never gets the mix of modern and retro influences right – apart from with the amazing visuals.
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IGDB rating 7.2/10 from 25 ratings.
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