Mercenary is the first in a series of computer games, published on a number of 8-bit and 16-bit platforms from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, by Novagen Software. The second and third games were known as Damocles and Mercenary III: The Dion Crisis respectively.
The games were notable for their smooth vector and polygonal graphics, vast environments, and open-ended gameplay; there were several ways to complete each game. All three titles were f...
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Mercenary is the first in a series of computer games, published on a number of 8-bit and 16-bit platforms from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, by Novagen Software. The second and third games were known as Damocles and Mercenary III: The Dion Crisis respectively.
The games were notable for their smooth vector and polygonal graphics, vast environments, and open-ended gameplay; there were several ways to complete each game. All three titles were favourably reviewed when they were originally released, and the titles have a following in the retrogaming community.
The Mercenary series consists of three main games and a number of add-on datasets. While each game is self-contained, they make occasional references to other games in the series and are connected in terms of their freeform, open-ended gameplay, visual appearance and general ambience.
Within each game the player must explore a world rendered in realtime 3D graphics, completing a number of non-linear tasks in order to achieve a...
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