The objectives rarely deviate from find the X amount of coupons that are hidden in the stages or randomly dropped from enemies. Playing solo is dullsville and rarely enjoyable thanks to the uncreative missions. Playing Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition is like karaoke: it's only fun with friends.
The inclusion of the active reload system from Gears of War is a good idea in theory, but in practice it proves to be a liability in single-player when doing later missions, since there are just too many threats to negotiate. It is not game-breaking, but it is noticeable enough that it does feel off. This leads to many missed jumps, which is extra insulting since every mission is timed. For some reason, jumping is very sticky and unresponsive. Basic movement and controls are rudimentary and actually not as polished or tight as something like Metal Slug, the game that Mercenary Kings is influenced by the most. As magnificent as the pixel art is, sadly the core design falls short and is just passable. The thing with Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition is that the extra features and content do not address the existing shortcomings of the vanilla version. Robertson's talents truly elevate what would otherwise be an average game. Female characters, especially, have an extra bit of cute flair to them and keen eyes might catch a bit of fun fan-service. Characters have real bounce and force to them and neat little expressive qualities that make them so endearing. The World: The Game and it is still impressive here. Still, the art direction and work that Paul Robertson is known for is here in full force: it was amazing in Scott Pilgrim vs. Mercenary Kings' background art and level design are more obviously assembled with an editor system and standard tiles as opposed to unique backdrops and level design.
There is a staggering amount of detail to the characters and animation that is almost on par with the majestic work seen in SNK's Metal Slug games. Character design and animation was handled by none other than the indelible Paul Robertson, pixel artist extraordinaire.
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition makes an amazing first impression thanks to its impeccable art and music.
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