The Greatest Unlockables In Gaming: The Mercenaries | Video ...

The Mercenaries is a minigame from the Resident Evil series, generally unlocked upon completion of the main story. While it has its roots in Resident Evil 3, the mode as we know it made its debut in the fourth title.

Mercenaries takes more of a straight shooter approach. It gives you a choice of locales from the main game, an abundance of enemies to dispatch, and a time limit. Your aim is to build score-boosting combos by quickly racking up kills. You will have a brief period after defeating an opponent to take the next one out, before your combo is lost. Spread thinly throughout the levels are pick ups to extend your remaining time, and score multipliers.

In Resident Evil 4, you were returned to such classic locations as the village and fan favourite Waterworld. As the game rewarded you with The Mercenaries on completion, it saw fit to ramp up the difficulty somewhat. You were faced with tougher opponents that didn?t make it into the story, the fearsome Super Salvador and his twin-bladed chainsaw springs violently to mind. The village, meanwhile, never yielded as many of the terrifying Bella Sisters than it does in The Mercenaries. Unlockable characters and the weaponry they bring to the table allowed experimentation with the mechanics you were familiar with too. Choosing Krauser would equip you with his bow, for example (not to mention that instant death transformo-arm of his).

The fifth game in the franchise expanded on this concept. It increased the visceral nature of the minigame with more emphasis on melee attacks. Each character can now perform a wider range of physical blows, including one for use on floored foes. It was a seemingly subtle change at first glance, but one that alters your playstyle dramatically. Every enemy defeated in this way now grants an additional five seconds to your timer. Remaining time is converted into points, with a potential huge score increase on offer. As such, your task becomes not only to simply kill quickly, but to kill in the correct manner.

In my view, the depth of The Mercenaries makes it a worthy game in its own right. The term ?minigame? seems almost insulting. Indeed, The Mercenaries 3D was released shortly after the 3DS?s introduction. The title was largely derided for its lack of content. I certainly agree that it warranted more effort, but cannot deny that I got my money?s worth from the title. A limited range of missions, absolutely, but those included are possibly enough to outlast any of the machine?s other offerings. It?s a matter of taste, and mine is telling me that The Mercenaries is one of the best unlockables in gaming history.

Source: http://www.gamingsurvival.com/2012/03/25/the-greatest-unlockables-in-gaming-the-mercenaries/

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