Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. A power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply, sparking an invasion that turns the country into a war zone.

But for you, international crisis is all upside: You are a mercenary, and you profit from chaos. Mercenaries 2 features a slew of potential clients, all willing to pay you to do their dirty work. Dirty deeds, done for exorbitant fees. These are world powers with deep pockets, deep grudges and enough arms and ammo to start World War III. This is your kind of environment.

Mercenaries 2 features the latest and most dangerous in civilian and military technology — everything from shiny new sports cars to the future-tech satellite-guided bunker-busting mini-nuke. Tanks, APCs, boats, luxury automobiles — you name it, you can have it delivered to you in real time. And if you run out of cash you can always 'acquire' the gear you need in the field.

If you see it, you can buy it, steal it or blow the living crap out of it. Play your own way, or play with the help of a friend in the new cooperative multiplayer mode.

You are not a soldier. You don't have to play by anyone's rules. You have your own code: fulfill the terms of the contract, no matter what. Not everyone in the world of Mercenaries is as honorable — everyone will try and screw you, given the chance. They think they can get away with it, because they don't know rule #1: EVERYBODY PAYS.

Key features:

• Play the main Mercenaries 2 campaign with the help of your friends.
• Ground breaking, general purpose fire technology lets you set fire to buildings, vehicles and people. Shoot holes in the sides of fuel trucks, watch the oil spill under the feet of unsuspecting enemies and light it on fire with a match!
• Don't worry about drowning ever again: use watercraft or swim to traverse the oceans, rivers and lakes of Mercenaries 2.
• Increase and customize your support options by recruiting other mercenaries you meet in the game!
• The world of Mercenaries 2 is larger than all of the maps of the first game combined and is jam-packed full of colorful characters and environments. And this time, every action you make has ramifications throughout the entire country.
• Dozens of weapons, vehicles and support options are available for to use to blow the crap out of everything! Use the new grappling hook to latch on to flying vehicles and commandeer them in the sky!
• Clients will offer you money, information and other resources in exchange for your services ... provided you haven't done anything to piss them off!

There are 40 Achievements for a total of 1000 GamerPoints:

1. Tattooed Millionaire - Earn $1 million (25).
2. Partners in Crime - Play co-op with a friend (50).
3. Pipeline - Capture all outposts for a single faction (20).
4. Eat the Heat - Try accelerating and braking at the same time (10).
5. Armaggedon It - Destroy 20 buildings (20).
6. Shoot to Thrill - Get 25 headshots (20).
7. Damage, Inc. - Use 20 airstrikes in co-op (50).
8. Hail and Kill - Destroy 50 objects using melee (20).
9. Holy Smoke - Destroy 50 objects with a grenade (20).
10. Little Savage - Destroy 50 objects with an RPG launcher (20).
11. Balls to the Wall - Beat the Winching Challenge three times (20).
12. Gone Shootin' - Complete one of Fiona's challenges (20).
13. Heavy Metal Thunder - Successfully complete 10 action hijacks (10).
14. Be Quick or Be Dead - Snipe 50 enemy vehicle drivers (10).
15. No More Mr. Nice Guy - Make all factions HOSTILE (10).
16. ...And Justice For All - Verify all high value targets (50).
17. Digital Man - Unlock all shop items (20).
18. We'll Burn the Sky - Unlock all landing zones (50).
19. Highway to Hell - Complete three different races (10).
20. Wheels of Steel - Come in first during a co-op race (50).
21. Nothin' But a Good Time - Destroy 200 objects from the gunner seat in co-op (50).
22. Everybody Wants Some!! - Play with a Mercenaries 2 developer or a player who already has this Achievement (50).
23. Billion Dollar Babies - Earn $1 billion (25).
24. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
25. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
26. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (50).
27. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
28. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (10).
29. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
30. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
31. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
32. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
33. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (20).
34. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (50).
35. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (10).
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37. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (10).
38. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (10).
39. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (10).
40. Secret Achievement - Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement (50).

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, will ship simultaneously for Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 and PC on August 31, 2008