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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction FAQ's
Submitted by Evan Rowlands
Mar 9, 2006
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Cheats
Mercenaries
Hints and tips (from the Mercenaries team)
* When you see a helicopter starting to take off, try to snipe the pilot. If done early enough or at a lower altitude the Helicopter will land with minimum damage. Now you have a free chopper to rain havoc down on your enemies.
* When driving into a heavily armed area, try planting a C4 charge on top of a Jeep. Equip the detonator then enter the Jeep. Now drive full speed in to the enemy base. Aim for some vehicles or troops then jump out while moving. Just before the Jeep impacts, detonate the C4 charge and enjoy the destruction.
* Use the free air strikes, supply drops, and vehicles provided in some of the missions. They don't cost anything and will make your job that much easier.
* Practice sniping drivers and pilots. It takes skill but worth the practice in later missions.
* If you're short on money, check your Intel email to capture a card. Try to capture him alive to receive the full bounty. If you kill him you'll only receive half.
* If you're still short on money, look for a $ on the map. This indicates the location of a challenge. If completed you will receive some money. These challenges can be done over and over again. Just beat your previous score (hint, hint) and you'll receive some more money.
* If you are ever in a tight situation, don't forget to check the Mafia website for any Air strike, vehicle or supply drop that would be helpful. In the life of a Mercenary, there is no such word as "overkill".
* Walk slowly towards the back of a guard or soldier. When you're quiet enough, you'll be able to take him down with out alerting soldiers nearby. Note: this is much easier playing as Jennifer Mui.
* Be careful around alarm towers. If the enemy activates the alarm, it will alert the rest of the solders in the base. Quickly destroy it before you are surrounded.
* During Ace missions, use the enemies' vehicles against them. If you're lucky you might even be disguised as one of them and safely pass through heavily armed roadblocks.
* Like shopping for those oh-so-destructive toys? Always try to keep the Mafia Faction level high so you don't have to pay such a huge mark-up. On the other hand, REMEMBER: It's your money, so spend it how you like!
* Once you find a Scout helicopter, try to take good care of it. It makes contracts easier and is tons of fun to fly!
* Sniping from out of the line of sight allows you to preserve your faction rating. Same goes with air strikes. Use terrain, buildings, flora, and vehicles to your advantage.
* Taking a bunch of contracts from one faction at a time increases your likelihood of making another one hostile. Spread out your services among the factions, and it'll be easier to keep everyone happy.
* Blueprints and National Treasures are important for unlocking some useful shop items that are otherwise unavailable for purchase. Having access to these items early on will make your job much easier. If you see one, pick it up!
* Aside from offering more money, fulfilling some bonus objectives will unlock unique shop items for purchase. These items can't be unlocked once you've beaten the mission, so get them while the timing is right.
* Number cards out in the world often hide out with cool weapons or vehicles. If you can take out the card without destroying the surroundings, you can usually score something cool.
* A shotgun is great for dealing with those “up close and personal” contracts.
* Low on health? Jump into the nearest vehicle to shield yourself from dying and either drive away for a breather, or run down your enemies for maximum destruction!
* Throw a grenade at a pesky group of enemies to cause them to dive for cover; youÂ’ll get a quick breather as they attempt to recover, which you can use to run away or go in guns blazing!
* Enemies will commandeer any vehicle you leave sitting around. Use up all your vehicle's weapons before exiting... unless you like pain.
* Be mindful of your surroundings as you enter them. For example, there's a canyon on the south part of the south map that you can drive into... but you can only get OUT using a helicopter (or a medivac).
This guide was provided to CheatPlanet by LucasArts and is intended for personal use only. It is not to be redistributed or republished in any format. All rights reserved.
Submitted By: The Mercenaries Dev Team / LucasArts
Hints and tips (from the Mercenaries team)
* When you see a helicopter starting to take off, try to snipe the pilot. If done early enough or at a lower altitude the Helicopter will land with minimum damage. Now you have a free chopper to rain havoc down on your enemies.
* When driving into a heavily armed area, try planting a C4 charge on top of a Jeep. Equip the detonator then enter the Jeep. Now drive full speed in to the enemy base. Aim for some vehicles or troops then jump out while moving. Just before the Jeep impacts, detonate the C4 charge and enjoy the destruction.
* Use the free air strikes, supply drops, and vehicles provided in some of the missions. They don't cost anything and will make your job that much easier.
* Practice sniping drivers and pilots. It takes skill but worth the practice in later missions.
* If you're short on money, check your Intel email to capture a card. Try to capture him alive to receive the full bounty. If you kill him you'll only receive half.
* If you're still short on money, look for a $ on the map. This indicates the location of a challenge. If completed you will receive some money. These challenges can be done over and over again. Just beat your previous score (hint, hint) and you'll receive some more money.
* If you are ever in a tight situation, don't forget to check the Mafia website for any Air strike, vehicle or supply drop that would be helpful. In the life of a Mercenary, there is no such word as "overkill".
* Walk slowly towards the back of a guard or soldier. When you're quiet enough, you'll be able to take him down with out alerting soldiers nearby. Note: this is much easier playing as Jennifer Mui.
* Be careful around alarm towers. If the enemy activates the alarm, it will alert the rest of the solders in the base. Quickly destroy it before you are surrounded.
* During Ace missions, use the enemies' vehicles against them. If you're lucky you might even be disguised as one of them and safely pass through heavily armed roadblocks.
* Like shopping for those oh-so-destructive toys? Always try to keep the Mafia Faction level high so you don't have to pay such a huge mark-up. On the other hand, REMEMBER: It's your money, so spend it how you like!
* Once you find a Scout helicopter, try to take good care of it. It makes contracts easier and is tons of fun to fly!
* Sniping from out of the line of sight allows you to preserve your faction rating. Same goes with air strikes. Use terrain, buildings, flora, and vehicles to your advantage.
* Taking a bunch of contracts from one faction at a time increases your likelihood of making another one hostile. Spread out your services among the factions, and it'll be easier to keep everyone happy.
* Blueprints and National Treasures are important for unlocking some useful shop items that are otherwise unavailable for purchase. Having access to these items early on will make your job much easier. If you see one, pick it up!
* Aside from offering more money, fulfilling some bonus objectives will unlock unique shop items for purchase. These items can't be unlocked once you've beaten the mission, so get them while the timing is right.
* Number cards out in the world often hide out with cool weapons or vehicles. If you can take out the card without destroying the surroundings, you can usually score something cool.
* A shotgun is great for dealing with those “up close and personal” contracts.
* Low on health? Jump into the nearest vehicle to shield yourself from dying and either drive away for a breather, or run down your enemies for maximum destruction!
* Throw a grenade at a pesky group of enemies to cause them to dive for cover; youÂ’ll get a quick breather as they attempt to recover, which you can use to run away or go in guns blazing!
* Enemies will commandeer any vehicle you leave sitting around. Use up all your vehicle's weapons before exiting... unless you like pain.
* Be mindful of your surroundings as you enter them. For example, there's a canyon on the south part of the south map that you can drive into... but you can only get OUT using a helicopter (or a medivac).
This guide was provided to CheatPlanet by LucasArts and is intended for personal use only. It is not to be redistributed or republished in any format. All rights reserved.
Submitted By: The Mercenaries Dev Team / LucasArts
All cheats must be input in "FACTION" mode of PDA. Press Select to bring up the PDA and then press R1 to tab over to the Factions mode. Enter the desired cheat code below using the directional pad. Then press Select to return back to the game.
Cheat: God mode. The hero will take no damage.
Code: up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right
Cheat: Infinite ammo. Weapons will have an infinite amount of ammunition.
Code: right, left, right, right, left, right, left, left
Cheat: Add money. A million dollars will be added to the players bank account.
Code: right, down, left, up, up, left, down, right
Cheat: Unlock all shop items. All of the unlockable shop items will now be available in the PDA. Keep in mind that you still need to have the money to purchase them.
Code: down, down, down, down, up, left, right, right
Cheat: Reset all faction moods to "NEUTRAL"
Code: up, up, up, up, down, down, right, left
Cheat: Unlock all "unlockables" cheats. This cheat code unlocks all the following cheats that would normally only be available if you collected a certain amount of blueprints, national treasures, etc.
Code: Right, right, left, left, up, up, down, down, up, right, left, down, down, left, right, up, down, down, up, up, left, left, right, right
Cheat: play as Mafia Heavy (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, down, up
Cheat: play as NK Elite (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, down, up
Cheat: play as SK Elite (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, up, down
Cheat: play as Ace of Diamonds (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, up, up
Cheat: play as Doctor (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, down, down
Cheat: play as Prisoner (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, down, down
Cheat: play as Deck of 52 member (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, up, down
Cheat: Play as Indiana Jones (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, up, down, down
Cheat: play as Hearts card (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, up
Cheat: play as Allied Pilot (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down
Cheat: play as Garret (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, right
Cheat: play as Peng (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, left
Cheat: play as Buford (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, down
Cheat: play as Josef (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, up, up
Cheat: play as Han Solo (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code:left, left, right, right, up, down, up, up
Cheat: God mode. The hero will take no damage.
Code: up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right
Cheat: Infinite ammo. Weapons will have an infinite amount of ammunition.
Code: right, left, right, right, left, right, left, left
Cheat: Add money. A million dollars will be added to the players bank account.
Code: right, down, left, up, up, left, down, right
Cheat: Unlock all shop items. All of the unlockable shop items will now be available in the PDA. Keep in mind that you still need to have the money to purchase them.
Code: down, down, down, down, up, left, right, right
Cheat: Reset all faction moods to "NEUTRAL"
Code: up, up, up, up, down, down, right, left
Cheat: Unlock all "unlockables" cheats. This cheat code unlocks all the following cheats that would normally only be available if you collected a certain amount of blueprints, national treasures, etc.
Code: Right, right, left, left, up, up, down, down, up, right, left, down, down, left, right, up, down, down, up, up, left, left, right, right
Cheat: play as Mafia Heavy (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, down, up
Cheat: play as NK Elite (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, down, up
Cheat: play as SK Elite (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, up, down
Cheat: play as Ace of Diamonds (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, up, up
Cheat: play as Doctor (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, down, down
Cheat: play as Prisoner (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, down, down, down
Cheat: play as Deck of 52 member (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, up, down
Cheat: Play as Indiana Jones (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, up, down, down
Cheat: play as Hearts card (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, up
Cheat: play as Allied Pilot (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down
Cheat: play as Garret (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, right
Cheat: play as Peng (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, left
Cheat: play as Buford (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, up, down, down, down
Cheat: play as Josef (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code: left, left, right, right, down, up, up, up
Cheat: play as Han Solo (Only works after entering "unlock all collectibles cheat" above.)
Code:left, left, right, right, up, down, up, up
When you have a damaged vehicle go to the base where you get the job. Next talk to the man and say yes and then after that go to the retry screen and hit no. Then go to your vehicle and it will have full health and repairs.
Submitted By: Ryan
Submitted By: Ryan
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Unlockables
Unlockables
BLUEPRINTS 1
All C4 crate
BLUEPRINTS 5
Sniper Rifle (only)
BLUEPRINTS 10
Stinger (only)
BLUEPRINTS 15
AT Rocket (only)
BLUEPRINTS 20
Cheat: play as Mafia Heavy
BLUEPRINTS 30
Cheat: play as NK Elite
BLUEPRINTS 40
MG36 Prototype Rifle
BLUEPRINTS 50
Cheat: Play as Alternative Ace of Diamonds
BLUEPRINTS 60
Cash: $100,000
BLUEPRINTS 70
Cash: $100,000
BLUEPRINTS 80
Cash: $250,000
BLUEPRINTS 90
Cash: $250,000
BLUEPRINTS 100
Cash: $500,000
BLUEPRINTS 110
Cheat: play as Han (PS2), play as Indy (Xbox)
NATIONAL TREASURES 1
deliverStolenChinaJeep
NATIONAL TREASURES 5
deliverH3
NATIONAL TREASURES 10
Chinese Fuel Truck
NATIONAL TREASURES 15
Cash: $50,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 20
Cheat: Play as Indy (PS2), play as Han (Xbox)
NATIONAL TREASURES 30
Cheat: play as Doctor
NATIONAL TREASURES 40
Cheat: play as Prisoner
NATIONAL TREASURES 50
Cheat: play as NK Spade N Card
NATIONAL TREASURES 60
Cash: $100,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 70
Cash: $100,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 80
Cash: $250,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 90
Cash: $250,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 100
Cash: $500,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 110
Cheat: play as SK Elite
MONUMENTS 10
deliverStolenZSU
MONUMENTS 20
Cash: $250,000
LISTENING POSTS 10
All Health crate (cheap)
LISTENING POSTS 20
deliver Stolen Baggage Car
LISTENING POSTS 30
Deliver Littlebird (Mafia)
LISTENING POSTS 40
Cheat: play as Hearts card
LISTENING POSTS 50
Cheat: play as Allied Pilot
LISTENING POSTS 55
Cash: $250,000
START CHAPTER 3
Alternate Hero Outfit
ALL CARDS VERIFIED
Cheat Gun
All C4 crate
BLUEPRINTS 5
Sniper Rifle (only)
BLUEPRINTS 10
Stinger (only)
BLUEPRINTS 15
AT Rocket (only)
BLUEPRINTS 20
Cheat: play as Mafia Heavy
BLUEPRINTS 30
Cheat: play as NK Elite
BLUEPRINTS 40
MG36 Prototype Rifle
BLUEPRINTS 50
Cheat: Play as Alternative Ace of Diamonds
BLUEPRINTS 60
Cash: $100,000
BLUEPRINTS 70
Cash: $100,000
BLUEPRINTS 80
Cash: $250,000
BLUEPRINTS 90
Cash: $250,000
BLUEPRINTS 100
Cash: $500,000
BLUEPRINTS 110
Cheat: play as Han (PS2), play as Indy (Xbox)
NATIONAL TREASURES 1
deliverStolenChinaJeep
NATIONAL TREASURES 5
deliverH3
NATIONAL TREASURES 10
Chinese Fuel Truck
NATIONAL TREASURES 15
Cash: $50,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 20
Cheat: Play as Indy (PS2), play as Han (Xbox)
NATIONAL TREASURES 30
Cheat: play as Doctor
NATIONAL TREASURES 40
Cheat: play as Prisoner
NATIONAL TREASURES 50
Cheat: play as NK Spade N Card
NATIONAL TREASURES 60
Cash: $100,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 70
Cash: $100,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 80
Cash: $250,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 90
Cash: $250,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 100
Cash: $500,000
NATIONAL TREASURES 110
Cheat: play as SK Elite
MONUMENTS 10
deliverStolenZSU
MONUMENTS 20
Cash: $250,000
LISTENING POSTS 10
All Health crate (cheap)
LISTENING POSTS 20
deliver Stolen Baggage Car
LISTENING POSTS 30
Deliver Littlebird (Mafia)
LISTENING POSTS 40
Cheat: play as Hearts card
LISTENING POSTS 50
Cheat: play as Allied Pilot
LISTENING POSTS 55
Cash: $250,000
START CHAPTER 3
Alternate Hero Outfit
ALL CARDS VERIFIED
Cheat Gun
Unlock Han Solo
Collect 110 of the National Treasure bounties to unlock him!
Cheat Crate
Verify all Cards (Number Cards, Face Cards, and Aces) in the Deck of 52 to unlock a Cheat Crate which contains three different super-powered weapons and the Portable Air Strike.
Submitted By: Wurd
Submitted By: Wurd
Unlock Indiana Jones
Collect 20 of the National Treasure bounties to unlock him!
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Hints
Quadruple Car Bomb
Entry Location:
Anywhere You Want
You need 4 charges of C4 and 4 Sungri Scouts(NK's main vehicle) for this trick. First, plant 1 charge of C4 on each of the cars' hoods without detonating any charges. Then, park the cars to where they look like a plus sign, with the corners of the hoods touching each other. Then, get far away enough to where you don't get blown up, but close enough to where you can still see the cars. Finally, activate the detonator and watch the flaming cars go sky high, then come back down as a metal fireball. Those cars will Rest In Peace >:)
Submitted By: The Undertaker
Anywhere You Want
You need 4 charges of C4 and 4 Sungri Scouts(NK's main vehicle) for this trick. First, plant 1 charge of C4 on each of the cars' hoods without detonating any charges. Then, park the cars to where they look like a plus sign, with the corners of the hoods touching each other. Then, get far away enough to where you don't get blown up, but close enough to where you can still see the cars. Finally, activate the detonator and watch the flaming cars go sky high, then come back down as a metal fireball. Those cars will Rest In Peace >:)
Submitted By: The Undertaker
Chopper Locations
South Province
:UH60 Transport-The $ Challange southwest of the DMZ (the AN HQ is in the DMZ area on the map)
:LHX Chopper- Ichon.This chopper becomes available after the South Korean mission involving the missile trucks at Ichon is resolved successfully.
:WZ-9 Chopper-Pyongyang Airport. This chopper is avaliable after the Chinese mission involving Nampo is resolved successfully.
Submitted By: Dan O'Sullivan
:UH60 Transport-The $ Challange southwest of the DMZ (the AN HQ is in the DMZ area on the map)
:LHX Chopper- Ichon.This chopper becomes available after the South Korean mission involving the missile trucks at Ichon is resolved successfully.
:WZ-9 Chopper-Pyongyang Airport. This chopper is avaliable after the Chinese mission involving Nampo is resolved successfully.
Submitted By: Dan O'Sullivan
Capture 10 of Clubs
Ok. What you do is:
1. Go to the allied HQ.
2. Look at Fiona's directions and go there.
3. By the time you get there, you should be close to a restricted area.
4. You will see a blown up bridge, with a marker that says: Ten Of Clubs.
Submitted By: Trecool
1. Go to the allied HQ.
2. Look at Fiona's directions and go there.
3. By the time you get there, you should be close to a restricted area.
4. You will see a blown up bridge, with a marker that says: Ten Of Clubs.
Submitted By: Trecool
How to Throw a Car
If you're just flyin around in a helpcopter havin fun then here's some more fun. You need a "UH-60 Transport" helicopter.Now go pick up any small car such as the BJ2020 (chinese people's main car) then go kinda high in the air, like 120m then go fast and let pull back really fast and press up on the control pad and let go of it and the car and it will go flying like 60m and fall to the ground and explode.
Submitted By: Yomamma
Submitted By: Yomamma
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Easter Eggs
Hidden Jokes in Credits
When you complete the game, take the time to read the credits! There are a couple of funny things... Like for "Special Thanks" one of the entries is: Weekends :-]
Submitted By: Mercenaries Team
Submitted By: Mercenaries Team
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Glitches
Resurrection of Deck of 52 Members
I discovered this by accident (after having an anxiety attack from screwing up). There are few solutions if you happen to kill a Deck of 52 member unintentionally.
1) Leave the region your target died in, eventually he/she will wake up from "a coma."
2) Go to a nearby HQ of any faction and accept a job. You have a choice to quit the job ASAP or "relieve some stress" and go back to hunting the target again.
3) Save the game. Quit the game. Reset your game console if you think you should. Load the game and continue your man hunt.
Trust me, these options really work (although option 1 is most likely not to work).
Submitted By: Mr. Know-it-all
1) Leave the region your target died in, eventually he/she will wake up from "a coma."
2) Go to a nearby HQ of any faction and accept a job. You have a choice to quit the job ASAP or "relieve some stress" and go back to hunting the target again.
3) Save the game. Quit the game. Reset your game console if you think you should. Load the game and continue your man hunt.
Trust me, these options really work (although option 1 is most likely not to work).
Submitted By: Mr. Know-it-all
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