<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2005	O
's	O
Mercenaries	B-Language
:	I-Language
Playground	I-Language
of	I-Language
Destruction	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Second	B-Language
Korean	I-Language
War	I-Language
,	O
the	O
Mercenary	O
and	O
their	O
technical	O
support	O
advisor	O
Fiona	O
Taylor	O
leave	O
Executive	O
Operations	O
to	O
work	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
began	O
developing	O
early	O
ideas	O
of	O
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2005	O
;	O
an	O
early	O
pitched	O
concept	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
home	O
country	O
of	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
robotic	O
soldiers	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
boss	O
that	O
was	O
secretly	O
a	O
cyborg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
idea	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
shelved	O
Mercenaries	B-Language
3	O
:	O
No	O
Limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
playable	O
mercenaries	B-Language
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
mercenary	O
character	O
were	O
also	O
considered	O
;	O
one	O
planned	O
mercenary	O
included	O
Fiona	O
Taylor	O
,	O
a	O
prominent	O
character	O
who	O
appears	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
non-playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
notorious	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
its	O
constantly	O
changing	O
release	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
opened	O
a	O
commercial	O
campaign	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
scenes	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
stylized	O
world	O
,	O
featuring	O
background	O
music	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
hip-hop	O
musical	O
"	O
singing	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
protagonists	O
are	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
for	O
being	O
double	O
crossed	O
and	O
getting	O
no	O
pay	O
to	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
October	O
31	O
for	O
360	B-Operating_System
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
DLC	O
content	O
pack	O
"	O
Blow	O
It	O
Up	O
Again	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
December	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
DLC	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
come	O
soon	O
after	O
Sony	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
DLC	O
had	O
relatively	O
little	O
advertising	O
and	O
failed	O
to	O
even	O
have	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
from	O
Pandemic	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
simple	O
trailer	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	I-Application
Flames	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
except	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
remains	O
an	O
absolute	O
blast	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
sevens	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
;	O
and	O
one	O
six	O
,	O
one	O
seven	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
fives	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenaries	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Dubious	O
Honors	O
:	O
Worst	O
Game	O
Everyone	O
Played	O
"	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
category	O
for	O
games	O
with	O
large	O
sales	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
panned	O
by	O
the	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pandemic	O
Studios	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
training	B-Application
aids	I-Application
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
