When comparing Killzone Mercenary vs Tearaway, the Slant community recommends Killzone Mercenary for most people. In the question“What are the best PS Vita games?” Killzone Mercenary is ranked 2nd while Tearaway is ranked 11th.
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Pros
Pro Online multiplayer
Pro Prequel to other Killzone titles
For those interested in the story of Killzone, Mercenary is a prequel to all the previous released titles on PS3, which fleshes out some of what happened before those games took place.
Pro Was not phoned in
Unlike Resistance or Call of Duty Killzone was not a quick cash in for the Vita. Mercenary plays as much like it's console brother and looks fantastic while doing it.
Pro It displays the Vita's features well
Tearaway uses a lot of the Vita's features, from the camera to the rear touch pad to get you through the story, but it's not so much that it gets tedious.
Pro Art design are phenomenal
The games graphical look is quite unique in that is resembles paper craft. The whole theme of the game is to create a world for the player to play in that looks as though it was created out of construction paper.
Cons
Con Single player campaign is too short
Coming in at only 9 missions that may last around 5 hours, the single player story mode is pretty short. While there is a lot to do in the multiplayer gameplay, those looking for a single player shooter that will last them a good while may be disappointed.
Con Combat is not that refined
The combat in the game could be tighter and the mechanics used in order to defeat enemies is often a bit too convoluted. At certain points enemies need to be picked up and then thrown at other ones, this is an issue as the timing can often not feel that precise, which leads to mistakes being made too easily.