Mercs

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Mercs
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Capcom Sega ??? Tiertex
Sound driver: SMPS Z80
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1
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Mercs, called Senjou no Ookami II (戦場の狼II) in Japan, is a top-down arcade shoot-'em-up developed by Capcom, which was ported to a variety of home consoles and computers including the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Master System. It is a sequel to the arcade game Commando (Senjou no Ookami in Japan) and was followed by Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 in 2008.

The Mega Drive version of the game was released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service, with the official title of Wolf of the Battlefield: MERCS to properly tie in with Commando 3.

Gameplay

and shoot. fires a bomb (which is available in a limited supply).

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Planner: Kyamura
Designers: L C, Rew, Majikko, Majimaji
Programmers: Mt Book, Proto 2, Markun
Sound Arranger: Milpo
Producer: Ossie
Special Thanks: Marusan, Mu, Taka Oh, Ax, Sunset, Otaku, Tsuch, Tomo
Presented by: Sega

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source ACE (UK) 40 №52 Consoles + (FR) 93 №3 Computer & Video Games (UK) 92 №121 Computer + Video Giochi (IT) 80 Game Informer (US) 88 Games-X (UK) 90 №28 Hobby Consolas (ES) 90 Joypad (FR) 90 Joystick (FR) 90 №21, p142 MegaTech (UK) 90 №1 Player One (FR) 80 Power Play (DE) 70 Sega Pro (UK) 74 №2, p36/37 Sega Pro (UK) 75 №18, p66

	82
Based on 14 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 40 ACE (UK) 25 Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J 73 Consoles + (FR) 93 Console XS (UK) PAL 75 Cool Gamer (RU) 70 Computer & Video Games (UK) 92 Computer + Video Giochi (IT) 90 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) 88 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 60 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 88 Games-X (UK) 90 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 85 Game Zone (UK) PAL 78 Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J 40 Hobby Consolas (ES) 90 Joypad (FR) NTSC-J 90 Joystick (FR) NTSC-J 90 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL 13 Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J 72 Mega (UK) PAL 72 Mega Force (FR) PAL 80 MegaTech (UK) PAL 90 MegaTech (UK) PAL 90 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 67 Mean Machines (UK) 88 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 88 Player One (FR) 80 Play Time (DE) 57 Power Play (DE) 70 Score (CZ) 45 Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J 45 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 74 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 75 Sega Force (UK) PAL 89 Sega Mega Drive Review (RU) 80 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 80 Top Secret (PL) 100 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 68 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U 70 Video Games (DE) 70

	74
Based on 41 reviews

Mercs

Mega Drive, US
Cover

Mega Drive, EU
Cover

Mega Drive, JP
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Games-X (UK) 50 №32 Hobby Consolas (ES) 90 Joypad (FR) 74 Joystick (FR) 85 №23, p154 Mean Machines (UK) 81 Micromanía (ES) 67 №2/46 Player One (FR) 70 Sega Pro (UK) 68 №3, p58

	73
Based on 8 reviews

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Console XS (UK) PAL 73 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK) PAL 81 Games-X (UK) PAL 90 Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL 90 Joypad (FR) 74 Joystick (FR) PAL 85 Mega Force (FR) PAL 80 Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) 67 Mean Machines (UK) PAL 81 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 81 Player One (FR) PAL 70 Sega Power (UK) PAL 70 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 68 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 73

	77
Based on 14 reviews

Mercs

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover

External Links

• Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)

1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 128

ACE, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-08), page 104

Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 35

Consoles +, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-07), page 56

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 132

Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 31

Computer & Video Games, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-15), page 18

Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1992" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 82

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 69

Famitsu, "1991-10-04" (JP; 1991-09-20), page 39

GamePro, "November 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 54

Games-X, "31st October-6th November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-31), page 32

Game Informer, "November/December 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 33

Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 35

Hippon Super, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-04), page 90

Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 48

Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 54

Joystick, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 142

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 93

Mega Drive Fan, "December 1991" (JP; 1991-11-08), page 91

Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 88

MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 40

MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 92

Micromanía (segunda época), "Febrero 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 26

Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 78

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 139

Player One, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 87

Play Time, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-08), page 94

Power Play, "1/92" (DE; 1991-12-11), page 175

Score, "Květen 1994" (CZ; 1994-05-01), page 56

Sega Power, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-05), page 39

Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 38

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

Sega Force, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 76

Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 94

Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

Top Secret, "Luty 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 57

Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 113

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "December 1991" (US; 1991-1x-xx), page 75

Video Games, "4/91" (DE; 1991-12-06), page 25

Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 144

Games-X, "28th November-4th December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 28

Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 58

Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 154

Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 89

Micromanía (segunda época), "Marzo 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 36

Mean Machines, "January 1992" (UK; 1991-12-27), page 64

Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135

Player One, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 91

Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 45

Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 58

Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71