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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames FAQ
Submitted by GloriousLeader
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Cheats
All Cheats
Entry Location:
In your PDA.
Hit Back to bring up your PDA. Type in: LB RB RB LB RB LB LB RB RB RB LB and hit the back button again. Then, hit back to access your PDA again, and without moving the cursor off the PMC enter one of the following.
Code - Effect
Up Up Up Down Down Down - Fill Fuel (Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Right Left Down Up Right Left Down Up - Give All Airstrikes (except nuke) (Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Left Right Right Left Up Up Left Up - Give All Supplies (Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Up Down Left Right Right Left - Give All Vehicles(25 each) (Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right - Give Nuke (25)Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right (Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Up Down Left Right Left Left - Infinite Ammo(Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Up Down Left Down Right Right - Invincibility activates for both players. If a client joins a game with an invincible host the client is made invincible as well)
Up Right Down Left Up - Unlock All Costumes(Executable by either player, only affects the player who executed it)
Up Left Down Right Up - Unlock Grapping Hook (When executed by either player, activates for both players. If a client joins a game, they have access as well)
Submitted By: leither92
Cheat Mode
Entry Location:
PDA Map Screen
Note: Codes are only available after the October 31, 2008 online update is applied to your game and will prevent any achievements from being unlocked. Press Back to activate your PDA during game play. Press LB, RB(2), LB, RB, LB(2), RB(3), LB to enable cheat mode. Press Back. A message will confirm correct code entry. Then, enter one of the following codes at the PDA screen while the PMC on the map is highlighted to activate the corresponding cheat function.
Submitted By: TwentyGaugeHigh
Nuclear Bunker Buster
Entry Location:
PDA Map Screen
Press Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Left, Right at the PDA screen during game play.
Submitted By: TwentyGaugeHigh
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Unlockables
Achievements
Entry Location:
...And Justice For All (50) - Verify all high value targets.
Armageddon It (20) - Destroy 20 buildings.
Balls to the Wall (20) - Beat the Winching Challenge three times.
Be Quick or Be Dead (10) - Snipe 50 enemy vehicle drivers.
Billion Dollar Babies (25) - Earn $1 billion.
Damage, Inc. (50) - Use 20 airstrikes in co-op.
Digital Man (20) - Unlock all shop items.
Dirty Deeds (10) - You achieved maximum Universal Petroleum mood.
Eat the Heat (10) - Try accelerating and braking at the same time.
Everybody Wants Some!! (50) - Play with a Mercenaries 2 developer or a player who already has this Achievement.
Forever Free (10) - You achieved maximum P.L.A.V. mood.
Gone Shootin' (20) - Complete one of Fiona's challenges.
Hail and Kill (20) - Destroy 50 objects using melee.
Heavy Metal Thunder (10) - Successfully complete 10 action hijacks.
Hello, Hooray (50) - You acquired the PMC.
Highway to Hell (10) - Complete three different races.
Holy Smoke (20) - Destroy 50 objects with a grenade.
Island of Domination (10) - You achieved maximum Pirate mood.
Little Savage (20) - Destroy 50 objects with an RPG launcher.
No More Mr. Nice Guy (10) - Make all factions HOSTILE.
Nothin' But a Good Time (50) - Destroy 200 objects from the gunner seat in co-op.
Oil and Gasoline (20) - You recruited Eva.
Partners in Crime (50) - Play co-op with a friend.
Pipeline (20) - Capture all outposts for a single faction.
Ride the Dragon (10) - You hijacked the tank in the villa.
School's Out (20) - You completed the tutorial.
Shoot to Thrill (20) - Get 25 headshots.
Tattooed Millionaire (25) - Earn $1 million.
The Analog Kid (20) - You recruited Misha.
The Rage (20) - You completed "Rescue Carmona."
We'll Burn the Sky (50) - Unlock all landing zones.
Wheels of Steel (50) - Come in first during a co-op race.
Wild One (20 points) - You recruited Ewan.
Unlockable Costumes
Entry Location:
To unlock Costumes you must complete level 3 of a weapon challenge, this can be done by talking to Fiona at your PMC, Each time you complete a level 3 weapon challenge you will receive one of three costumes.
Unlock Costumes - Beat a level three of a weapon challenge. Every time you beat one of the challenges you'll unlock one of the three costumes.
Submitted By: Sam Sham
Monster Truck
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When you go to find Eva the mechanic, she will have you test drive the car she has been working on. You'll have to run a check-point race, but after, you'll be able to purchase the car from her.
Submitted By: Tyler
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Hints
Faction Friendly Fuel
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To steal fuel tanks without being caught, pilot a chopper to a friendly camp and winch a fuel tank. The faction won't attack because you are only moving the fuel. Take the fuel to a neutral spot, away from camp. Land and steal the fuel with no penalty.
Submitted By: Andy D.
Car Bomb
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If you want to blow something up from a distance but don't have the fuel or the munitions, just put some C4 on your car. Drive toward your target, get to max speed, jump out and detonate when the car is close enough.
Submitted By: Magic Man
Easy Money
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There is a glitch in the winching challenge wager that causes the game to change depending on how much money you have. If you keep doing the Level 3 winching challenge, and changing the wager to highest, you can get money for virtually no work. You don't even have to make it reach the correct height. Just stack the three crates in a pile with one on top of the other, put the toolbox on top (sorry, not actually a spare parts box - we checked), then wait for a few seconds and you'll get the money.
Submitted By: D. Infernus & General Flame
Where to buy Nuclear Bunker Busters
Entry Location:
Eva's Garage
I bet some of the pros of this game already know this, but just in case, here is a tip: Complete the last contract of the game and kill Salano, after that just continue your game. Go to Eva and she should now sell Nuclear Bunker Busters.
P.S. Watch those nukes, they get very vicious and level a large area as well as obliterate most vehicles. But be warned, they cost 1 mil each.
Submitted By: Bouncebomb
"In To The Green Zone" Tips
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When you are at the mission "in to the green zone" go to the store and buy a helicopter then go out of the store and take the helicopter and fly to the vip and your done!
Submitted By: Kabbe_sniperdude_96
Billboard Fun
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After you have unlocked the P.L.A.V. faction and hopefully a gunship (such as a Castro V Attack chopper or an Anaconda from the pirates) with rockets, I would recommend going to the city of Merida and shooting the billboards. You earn a tiny bit of cash (5k), but if you shoot enough of them you begin to unlock more shop items from the P.L.A.V.
I also noted getting a few things from the U.P mercs in their city. It only takes 1 rocket from a gunship to destroy those pesky billboards. Again, I would highly
recommend an Anaconda from the pirates, they have like 80 rockets, and its easy to unlock from pirates after a few outpost captures and doing those delivery missions.
Submitted By: Bouncebomb
Money
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Basically, Make the UP hostile, and then go to the PMC. Go across the street and look for the Fuel icons on your map. Go there kill every PMC Merc. You get $5000 per kill so let them call in backup and stuff. Note: this only works if they are hostile or Neutral towards you. It may not be much money, but each time you start playing the game do that and then go do whatever else you were going to do.
Also if you are ever doing the HVT missions, if they are UP its the same thing: $5000 per kill.
Submitted By: BCRICH11
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Glitchs
Repair Vehicle Instantly
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If you enter a building and then exit any vehicle you have left outide will be fully repaired.
Submitted By: Sam Sham
Swimming Underwater
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While flying any helicopter you can crash it into the water and exit then grapple on to it. While grappled on to it, you will sink to the bottom and for a short amount of time you will be able to swim underwater.
Submitted By: Slaya52
Scope Cheat for Regular Weapons
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if you use the .50 cal rifle and enter scoped mode then change weapon with the D pad to your alternate gun, you will still use the changed gun with the addition of a scope!
Submitted By: Kamikaze watermelon
Cool Glitch
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This works about 90% of the time. Simply 'tag' an airstrike ready for pick up, but don't call it in. Simply run away from it until it tells you on screen that you have acquired it. Go back and there will be another one spawned already. It's much better if there is another airstrike nearby because you can then run from one to the other and collect a massive amount of stuff.
Submitted By: L666LONNY666
Alternate Swimming Underwater
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Get a Trinton boat and go full speed and then exit and jump in front of the boat and it will suck you under the boat.
Submitted By: codmyster 04
