Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005)

North Korea seems to be opening up to the outside world under the rule of Choi Kim. However, his son, Choi Song, a top commander of the North Korean army, leads a coup that has the leaders ... See full summary »

Director:

Cameron Brown

Writers:

Matthew Colville, Tim Davis

Stars:

Peter Stormare, Jennifer Hale, Phil LaMarr

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Stormare	...	Mattias Nilsson (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Jennifer Mui / News Correspondent 1 / Pundit 1 (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Christopher Jacobs / News Correspondent 2 (voice)
Amy Lee	...	Fiona Taylor (voice)
Carl Weathers	...	Colonel Samuel Garrett (voice)
Bruce McGill	...	Agent Mitchell Buford (voice)
Chris Cox	...	Sergei Voronov / Allied Soldier / Allied Pilot 1 / Allied Pilot 2 (voice)
James Hong	...	Colonel Zhou Peng (voice)
George Cheung	...	Captain Kai Leu / China Soldier (voice)
Moira Quirk	...	Adriana Livingston (voice)
Charles Dennis	...	Josef Yurinov (voice)
David Robb	...	Journalist / News Correspondent 3 (voice)
David W. Collins	...	ExOps Executive (voice)
Alex Fridman	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Alix Fridman)
Arthur Eng	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

North Korea seems to be opening up to the outside world under the rule of Choi Kim. However, his son, Choi Song, a top commander of the North Korean army, leads a coup that has the leaders of North and South Korea killed. North Korea descends into isolation, and it is revealed that it has exported nuclear material to outside terrorist groups. In retaliation, North Korea is overrun by outside forces and Song goes into hiding. But the threat is not yet over; Song has access to nuclear missiles and threatens to use them on the outside world. Each faction in the country has its own agenda: China seeks to annex North Korea, and South Korea has the same goal in mind. The Allied Nations (a parody of the United Nations) seeks to restore peace, while the Russian Mafia seeks to profit from the instability. All four factions are fighting the North Korean military. The player must work with each faction in order to find Song.

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Plot Keywords:

north korea | mercenary | russian mafia | nuclear missile | commando raid | 

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Taglines:

Anything goes in this Playground of Destruction.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

T

Details

Official Sites:

LucasArts

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pandemic Production

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Xbox version) Dolby (Playstation 2 version)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Han Solo and Indiana Jones are in the game as hidden characters. Although early rumors suggested that only one of them appears in each version, they have been confirmed for both versions.

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Quotes

Fiona Taylor: Jegal has a reputation for being an especially cruel leader. He'd torture his own men if they were less than perfect.
Christopher Jacobs: I had a high school teacher like that once...

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #33.12 (2005)

User Reviews

Insane!

Mercenaries is the best game I've played in ages. It borrows various elements from other games and brings them together into one great package. In the game, you play as a mercenary in North Korea. Here, you see the insanity of war. As you drive along the roads, you see the various factions fighting each other. The relations between the factions are perfect. The Russian Mafia is enemies with everyone, the South Koreans and Chinese are enemies, and the Allies are friends with everyone. As you play the game, searching for the "deck of 52", you must juggle your relationships with the various factions for maximum cash. Don't miss this game. Go. Get. It. Now!