CGPsaint Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I am trying to wrap up the racing missions and I can't seem to bring myself to keep trying to do these piss poor races. I swear that the vehicles handle similar to humping a doorknob. I mean seriously, what is the point of adding racing to this game??? I have looked everywhere and can't find a brightness setting because trying to race at night is a lost cause. Trying to drive around or through all of the traffic is a lost cause. Maybe this game should be called "Lost Cause!" Anyways, if you have any tips that will help me get through these, please post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smutzig Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Try using the Gyro copter.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGPsaint Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 While I'm ranting, I would also like to ask this question. I am trying to knock out the 50 Side Missions so I am doing as the guide said and I am taking Side Missions from the Defense Headquarters. Why is it that if they send you out to do a mission that they shoot at you when you return???? WTF sense does that make??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGPsaint Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Try using the Gyro copter.. I tried that a few times, but rumor has it that you die when you crash into trees! Just out of curiosity, did you know that your Profile name is a bastardization of the German word for "dirty?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smutzig Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 lol, yes it is, but i'm dutch.. It's a word we don't use often and you spell it like this: Schmutzig. You can probably translate it to 'crusty' best. But, back to your questions; I am currently completing the races and the only one that frustrates me is #7. I want to use the gyro copter thing but the race countdown won't trigger.. I did most of the others with the gyro and it works. Just fly over the trees and stuff to the next checkpoint, go down in the red markers, otherwise you'll miss them. Just about the height where the white arrow is in the markers. This way, it's very easy.. I still have to do the side missions, but i will follow the method used in the guide for it. Why they shoot you? Who shoots at you? Check the bars at the left side on the screen, do you have a wanted level i some way? I'm stuck on a few liberation missions. Edit: I just finished race #7. Yesterday i attempted to start it for about 20 times, with no result. Today it worked on the first attempt. Maybe you have to save your game near #7, load it again and go straight to the start line.. Maybe it will work after resetting your XBox..? Weird.. Race #1 can't be done with the gyro.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGPsaint Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 I'm doing race #5 and I missed a jump and ended up landing below the ramp area where I am now stuck. Seeing as how I cannot get out of the area I have to reload my game and lose any progress since getting stuck. This game is a piece of sh*t. I really liked the first Mercenaries game which is why I picked this game up, but for the record, this is a very poor imitation of Merc 1 or 2. As soon as I am finished the game is going in the trade pile with the quickness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGPsaint Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Can you continue to play this game after you have finished the story? I am really frustrated with the races and if possible I will just complete the game and then come back to these races when my give-a-sh*t factor is a little higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGPsaint Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Thanks for the previous replies. I just finished this game, and I must say that I wish I hadn't played it. It just isn't up to par with what I expect from an Xbox 360 game. Maybe an Xbox game, but certainly not an Xbox 360 game. This game has some of the worst cutscenes of any game that I can recall playing in recent memory. I mean seriously, the final cutscene... WTF was that all about ???? Anyways, this will be traded towards a real game. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smutzig Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Sorry, but you finished it? Or did you finish the storyline? I agree with you that this game really sucks.. The final cut scene surprised me, 'cause i didn't follow it at all and suddenly i freefall from a plane stickin' an explosive to a guy. I remembered thinking, 'this can't be the last mission, it's too freaking easy!' But it was.. Conclusion: Storyline; entertaining but easy. Races; bunch off bullcrap. Liberations; 34 is quite a few, but most of them are easy. I am stuck on the last 4 or 5, which are all army bases or 'cities'. Liberations Rioja (Yellow ones); 45 are quite a few, but these are too easy when you use a helicopter with rocketlaunchers. Sidemissions; Pointless, useless, could be much better.. Please make Just Cause 2 a lot better then this one! Maybe i'll try merc 2 out sometime soon, is it fun if your into sandbox games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy510 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Maybe i'll try merc 2 out sometime soon, is it fun if your into sandbox games? I haven't played it, but as I understand it, Mercenaries 2 is only fun if you're into games that are utterly broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enosh Kasra Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks for the previous replies. I just finished this game, and I must say that I wish I hadn't played it. It just isn't up to par with what I expect from an Xbox 360 game. Maybe an Xbox game, but certainly not an Xbox 360 game. This game has some of the worst cutscenes of any game that I can recall playing in recent memory. I mean seriously, the final cutscene... WTF was that all about ???? Anyways, this will be traded towards a real game. Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2! Keep in mind that was a first generation game you just finished. And yes, Mercenaries 2 is broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENAz666 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 LOL dude this is a game ported from the original xbox, of course its not going to be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaptheChaos Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 After reading this thread I was dreading the race missions. I put them off until just before the final mission of the game. I have to say, some of you guys need learn to be patient. With the exception of race #7 I did them all within 2 or 3 tries. Some of them on the first attempt. They are incredibly easy! As for race #7, either use a heavy duty vehicle of use the gyrocopter, its no problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenominality Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Why would a game be off the hook if it was originally an xbox game? I seem to remember a bunch of amazing games from the previous generation...Halo: Combat Evolved, Thief: Deadly Shadows, KOTOR; just to name a few (I believe Eidos was responsible for Thief as well). This game is a piece of fecal matter, regardless of the system it's for, since a game is judged by and compared to the titles of its time. If Just Cause was the best they had to offer in 2006 or earlier, video games would be on the decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 LOL dude this is a game ported from the original xbox, of course its not going to be awesome No, this wasn't ported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTKWxCanadaEhx Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 No, this wasn't ported. Wrong Thorpe. This was ported from PS2 and XBOX to the XBOX 360. Do some research once in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) You're making it sound like an exact copy, though. Have you even tried the PS2 version? It's far worse to play than the Xbox 360 version. Graphically it sucked for a PS2 game too. They made many changes to the PC and Xbox 360 version to address things, which made me really like this version (I hated it when I got on PS2). Edited March 28, 2010 by Thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonisco0l Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 i fucking hate the airplane mission, the one where you have to go through the smoke stacks then dive down near water...wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakethemuss Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 After reading this thread I was dreading the race missions. I put them off until just before the final mission of the game. I have to say, some of you guys need learn to be patient. With the exception of race #7 I did them all within 2 or 3 tries. Some of them on the first attempt. They are incredibly easy! As for race #7, either use a heavy duty vehicle of use the gyrocopter, its no problem at all. Is race 7 the one which runs alongside the mountside on that narrow dirt path? I've been trying that race for over 4 HOURS! Not solidly, but screwing up the race then having to try and loose my wanted level or reload a save and drive back there. I swear, everything that they could throw at you they do Overly agressive Police ramming you off the road, easy to miss rocks on the roadside, winding path with multiple blind spots, cars driving into you. I've tried with atleast 5 different vehicles of different sizes INCLUDING the heavy army truck, but each and everytime I either run out of time, fall off the path or my vehicle gets destroyed. I don't even know how close I am to the end of the race (furthest I've got is that tightish bend as you turn right) I've turned on the PC purely to write this rant, sooooo mad right now. Its 2.30am. Phuckin' race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dz06lt Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 id say its because the vehicle handling sucks balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elzueco Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Getting the #7 Race is best done with the Gyrocopter(i tried pretty much most vehicles). Just make sure to use the savepoint just above the gas station to avoid any useless running around. Should you fail/die just load it up again and try again, once you past the first 2 o 3 checkpoints you should be golden =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafSunchaser Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 god damn awfull game but i WILL get it done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceAndy7 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Have not played this in so long, but I remember absolutely hating the hell out of race 7. Never did try it with the gyro though, maybe I will go back and try that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenominality Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Everything in this game is F'ing bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scotty Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 this racing is a FUCKING joke. i cant believe how bad this racing or even this whole game is. theres no way im gonna get the second one now, even if its better, i cant stand when developers put racing in a non racing game, wtf is the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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