I love my sandbox games and after having a blast with Crackdown (I'm officially a free runner now) I went back to finish Mercenaries 2 only to realize this game is buggy as hell. During my playtime I encountered over a dozen enemies that got stuck in rocks, debris and houses. Containers were floating in the air like somebody was using medicloriens and npc committed suicide by walking off of houses and cliffs. The last mission had to be restarted three times. Twice because my pilot didn't drop the nuclear bomb properly and the third time the camera got stuck in the choppers and didn't go out anymore. Last but not least 2 Achievements weren't unlocked. I verified 55/55 HVTs and reached max mood with the Allies but did I get the achievements? No. I can imagine that sandbox games are hard to develop but GTA, Crackdown and Saints Row 2 show that it is possible to get rid of most glitches and flaws, not to mention game breaking bugs. I really hope Pandemic create a smaller world next time and take more time to polish Mercenaries 3 (if it ever comes out).
Next time I tell you why...running gags have to be interupted from time to time. See you soon.