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10.12.2006

Lately, we've been reading and hearing about the need for more "casual games" for the Sony PSP. A casual game can be played during those random free moments that we might get from time to time during our busy day, like waiting at your doctor's office. Sadly, there is a shortage of such games for the PSP. The majority of PSP games tend to have very steep learning curves, require a lot of involvement, and are not suitable for starting or stopping at any given moment. Can you imagine the doctor's nurse calling your name, while you're in the middle of playing Metal Gear Solid! "Hey wait a minute please, I'm in the middle of a game here". Well, you get the idea, I think.There is a time and a place for casual games.On the other hand, you want the game to be captivating and interesting. So you have to find a balance between having the game be easy to learn, but at the same time, give you enough gameplay to make it interesting. I have spent many months looking and waiting for such games for the PSP. And this just might be the perfect one.Archer McLean's Mercury has a very simple concept: use gravity to move a ball of mercury through increasingly difficult obstacles in order to activate a switch at the end. Basically, using the analog stick on the PSP, you tilt the platform to make the mercury move. Some levels might also require you to split the ball, color the ball, or combine the balls. At the start of each level, you will be given the conditions for success. Those conditions will be different for each level. You have to complete several of these obstacles for each level. What makes this game ideal for casual gaming is that there is a time limit to complete each obstacle. These time limits are short and you are allowed to save at the end of each obstacle, whether you are successful or not. At the early stages, you might have sixty seconds to take your mercury to the end. Basically, you can start and stop just about anywhere in the game without losing your progress. And the game is interesting and captivating enough that you would rather play instead of surfing the internet during your lunch break.Because Mercury is in 3D, success in the game will require the use of your problem-solving skills and your imagination. You will not see all of the obstacles simultaneously. So you will have to use your memory and your abstract thinking skills to guide the ball through partly-concealed hurdles.I looked at the newer version of the game, Mercury Meltdown, prior to buying this one. I bought this one because I have seen very little information on the new game. However, this version has always had good reviews since ever since it came out. After playing the game, I can see why.
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24.3.2007

When I first heard about Mercury back before the PSP came out, I thought it sounded boring. However, I am a huge fan of Super Monkey Ball on the Gamecube and many of my friends told me that they thought I'd like Mercury because it has that same element of highly refined skill that Super Monkey Ball has. So I picked Mercury up cheap and was indeed pleasantly surprised by the depth and elegance of the title.Each level is a maze with a blob of mercury in it which you move by effectively "tilting" the maze with the analogue nub. The other buttons provide detailed camera control so that you can position the view to show exactly where the mercury is going. Some levels involve pressing switches,some guiding the mercury through a tricky maze in as short a time as possible, and some demand that you lose as little mercury as possible (it is easy to split the mercury so some falls off the maze). A lot of the later and secret bonus levels are a combination of these objectives.What I like so much about Mercury is the way that the levels require you to work out a strategy (it is not usually obvious exactly how best to get through a level) and then develop the skills, over many attempts, to carry out that strategy. In the same way that Monkey Ball was challenging and offered extra specially difficult levels for those willing to put the time in to master it, so too does Mercury offer steep challenge in the form of competitive in-game score boards which encourage players to work out the best possible way through a level. By getting to number 1 in the rankings, extra levels are unlocked with more exciting gimmicks and more elaborate designs.Mercury belongs to that school of video games like Marble Madness and Super Monkey Ball and board games such as Labyrinth and Screwball Scramble: it's a test of strategy and skill that is immensely satisfying to master.If you like games of high skill then you'll love it. If not, then try first and see if the Mercury buzz hooks you.Some have criticised the game for being too short, but I don't agree with this criticism because there are lots of levels to be unlocked, they just require mastery of the basic set - Mercury isn't about rushing through doing the levels to a mediocre standard, it's about putting in the time to be perfect. In this way, the game offers great value for money.
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30.4.2006

I bought Mercury as soon as it was released. Its an excellent game. Its based on the old marbles game but instead you are a ball of mercury which you need to guide around various platforms and complete certain tasks. There are 72 levels and each level is unique and different. The graphics are superb. Each level has its own unique style of music and there are also bonus levels to complete for highs scorers. Some of the later levels do get particularly tough and this is one game you wont complete in a couple of hours, which adds to its appeal. If you're a serious puzzle fan, I'd definately recommend this game.

5.10.2005

Short and sweet review: Buy it!I've just spent what could have been the most boring night shift ever, saved by Mercury. Excellent graphics that make WipEout seem ordinary, good music, and psychosis-inducing gameplay! Move a blob of (physically very realistic)liquid metal from start to finish; sounds simple? It is. Or it would be if you didn't have to worry about colour changes, bits of your blob falling off the sides, ramps, conveyor belts and other weirdnesses!This game is so good one of my colleagues (who has no interest in video gaming)is buying a PSP just to get it.

9.10.2008

I purchased my first Archer Maclean game around the mid-80s, Dropzone for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was an arcade quality video game on a home computer.Well here is another Maclean classic over 20 years later. It is original, highly addictive and makes excellent use of the PSPs capabilities. I would happily pay £35 for this game.

6.10.2005

This is one of the few launch titles worth owning. Remember the old mercury maze puzzles? This is the PSP equivellent. Doesn't sound much, but there are many twists in the gameplay. Some of the levels are very enjoyable, some frustrating.A near perfect game, my only complaint is that sometimes load times can be a tad annoying...

25.9.2017

After getting a psp I wanted to get the first lunch game for it and luckily these had it to day, bin playing on it for a few days and nothing has gone wrong,.

1.6.2017

enjoyable game ,very hard but entertaining....great game..

20.9.2014

fun but not exactly mind bending

21.4.2016

Great game and a good supplier

14.1.2021

All good and thank you

27.7.2016

Great game.

23.1.2016

Good

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