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And oh man, did they get it right.
Starting as a series of non-computerized RPG-like games, the MechWarrior 2 story, set in the 31st century, revolves around warring clans who are duking it out in massive,bipedal war machines known as "Mechs." The Wolf and Jade Falcon Clans are each vying for control of Terra, sending their armies of heavily armed robotic behemoths against each other in a never-ending cycle of violence. As a new pilot for either side, you must bring your clan victories and do so with honor in order to ensure success and rise through the ranks.
Different battles have different goals: sometimes search and destroy, sometimes recon, base strikes, or other missions. As your playing improves, you're put at the head of a squad which you control. In each mission you can outfit yourselfwith a custom Mech, which you can modify down to weapons loadout, heat sinks, engine, and so forth. Over a dozen Mechs are available, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, and picking the right one for the job at hand can becrucial.
The graphics are gorgeous, with display resolution running from 320x200 to 1024x768 HiRes SVGA. At the highest detail levels (which even top-notch Pentiums will have trouble with) you can see right down to the clan insignia on the side of the enemy Mechs. Even in 640x480, the view through the cockpit of your Mech is stunning.
A new version also runs native in Windows 95, and includes the NetMech bundle, allowing for head-to-head games over LAN and direct connection. (NetMech is available separately for DOS gamers.) The Win95 version doesn't seem to run quite as smoothly, and I had a bear of a time getting a stable connection for NetMech. Once up and running, however, you can play with "team" games such as capture the flag, "steal the plans," and scavenger hunt, as well as last-mech-standing duels in cities, canyons and other locations.
This is no cake walk: MechWarrior 2 is a tough, demanding game, with challenging controls and opponents. Maneuvering both the Mech and the turret can be a tricky proposition at times. With controls more like those of a flight sim, and a need for strategy and planning, this is not your average action game. It demands a lot of computer systems and gamers alike, but it delivers like nothing else around.--T. Liam McDonald
--Copyright ©1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of GameSpot is prohibited.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Game! A must play!,
By "jcjarss" (Shelton, Ct. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MechWarrior 2 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)
I originally would have given it four stars, but I got the new enhanced Battlepack version and decided to give it five because it now has better graphics. It's got a great plotline and it is easy to maneuver a mech. People who like this should get the awesome MECHWARRIOR 2: TITANIUM STAND ALONE because its not a cheap remake with better graphics as so many people think because of similar box covers but its not. Its a different game because there's more missions and 40 mechs to choose from.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic,
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This review is from: MechWarrior 2 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)
Ancient, long-awaited, and familiar nowadays as the game that was bundled with more first-generation 3D cards than any other (even PowerVR!), 'Mechwarrior 2' started off a mini-wave of big robot games but, apart from maybe 'Terra Nova', it was always the best - it's interesting to note that 'Mechwarrior 3' was essentially an inferior remake, but with updated graphics. A neat blend of arcade action, depth, and striking polygonal graphics (with a little, exploratory texture-mapping), it also benefits from an extremely atmospheric musical score and a genuine feeling of being in a giant robot, stomping around, whereas the contemporary 'Earthseige' games gave the impression that you were gliding over the terrain. How it fits in the modern gaming world is another thing, though. If you can see beyond the graphics, which are stylish but functional, it's still quite good fun to play, and cheap too. There are plenty of missions (another thing lacking in 'Mechwarrior 3') divided into two campaigns, and if you buy the Titanium Edition you get the 'Ghost Bear's Legacy' expansion pack. It works well enough on a P200, and it's amusing to note that the 'full installation' option takes up a grand total of 70mb, too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best MechWarrior ever,
By "kojimyuu" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: MechWarrior 2 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)
This was THE first game I ever got for my computer. I was only 10 at the time, but it sucked me in and I could not stop playing it. I wish I could play it again, but my new computer won't let me install it for some reason. A classic game, one of the best. The storyline is amazing, even without speech and many videos. The Mechlab was great, it had such a variety of weapons to choose from and all of the classic Mechs. And the graphics were to drool for at the time. They are considered very polygonial now, but at the time they were great.One of my favorite games of all time.
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