Have any of you ever played Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction?
It's my all-time favorite video game and
no one ever seems to know about it. It came out in 2005, is a
much larger world than GTA ta the time. It takes place in North Korea, and is open world. You are a mercenary and can sign contracts with South Korea, Allies, Russia, and China. You're not always against North Korea - sometimes you will end up fighting another of the factions, only then to be hired by them. The world is huge, realistic, and you can blow entire skyscrapers to the ground. Gameplay is difficult and long. The object is to capture General Song and his commanders (the guys threatening nuclear warfare).