Mercs is an arcade, released 31 December 1990 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System/Mark III and Amiga.
What Mercs is
Mercs was released in 1990. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System/Mark III, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The players are members of a covert counter-terrorist team of mercenaries known as the "Wolf Force". The aim of the game was to rescue the former President from rebels in the fictional African country of Zutula, which bears resemblance to the apartheid regime in South Africa. The game has six main levels, plus the final level where your mission is to rescue the former U.S. president from the Hercules Transport. The game's arsenal include real-world machine guns, shot guns, flame throwers, and grenade launchers. Several missions even have pilotable vehicles available.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Mercs launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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