Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon

by Hasbro

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001OWYL
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: December 4, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,321 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

If you've crushed the Smoke Jaguars in MechWarrior 3 and still want more, your wish has been granted. The MechWarrior 3: Pirate's Moon expansion pack kicks the original game up a few notches by adding new BattleMechs, enhanced special effects, and a completely new campaign.

The 20 new missions (including night operations) included with the add-on are split into two minicampaigns of 10 missions each. Players first fight a wily band of Mech pirates, then get to switch sides to play the game from the pirates' perspective. Battles are more difficult than in the original MechWarrior 3, a result of enhanced enemy artificial intelligence and the sheer tonnage of enemy equipment thrown at you each mission. Thankfully, the artificial intelligence works both ways, as your computer-controlled "wingmen" (called lancemates) do a fairly good job of helping out during the more grueling battles.

The challenging missions are Pirate's Moon's greatest asset if you are an experienced player or its greatest liability if you just squeaked by in the original game. The new goodies should be enough to make this an add-on any MechWarrior 3 fan will appreciate. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Enhances the original game's special effects
• Challenging new missions
• New Mechs and weapons to play with

Cons:

• A bit unfair in terms of difficulty
• Night missions leave a lot to be desired

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A huge improvement!, December 29, 1999

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John Cross (Germantown, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon (CD-ROM)

MechWarrior 3 Expansion improved on the original in lots of ways.The enemy mechs now try to circle fight you which makes them harder to kill. The new weapons are awsome!There are six new mechs-3 of which are extremely destructive...

There are lots of little improvements such as after you land from doing a jump jet, your throttle doesn't go to 0.

The new levels in the game are very cool, especially at night.Your lancemates are also a lot smarter.

I have a celeron 466, 128MB RAM, and a voodoo3 3000 video card and the game performs flawlessly with every single graphics option turned on so I know it will work good on slower systems.In conclusion if the original MW3 left you wanting more, get this game and you will be satisfied

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Pirates Moon MW3 Expansion Pack, December 10, 1999

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Cobalt_Sarkane (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon (CD-ROM)

The game is a valuable addition to the original MechWarrior3 release. The colors are great; the tribal theme music sets the perfect mood, and the additional features and fixes are welcomed. In addition, the large maps are filled with details and good hiding spots. The non-elemental enemies will now actually use their Jump Jets. A couple of nifty multi-player scenarios have been added (like protecting and destroying team bases), giving online folks more options to consider that the usual "Who can circle around the enemy and avoid being hit the longest" shtick. Players will find that they will really want to take the new Mech's available in this game back to Tranquil, but will be frustrated that they cannot do so. On the downside, the Mech's torso-twist has a softer, less tactile feel. The UAC20's weapon range has been reduced to 260 meters, which is a bummer for those who play online. It seems that the armor and heat management rules have been slightly tweaked. Watch out when you lose a right or left torso; when this happens now, the weapons are gone in those areas as well; an oversight in the original game that has been addressed here. The new weapons are valuable, but only effective in those scenarios where employing them makes sense. There is no introductory cinema, and instead of receiving your mission objectives from the MFB's, you are instead forced to accept the role of an existing pilot whose voice is apparently your own. I found this to be unnatural, but of course it does not hinder game play. Salvage allocation management is still tedious, and I always feel like I'm at work doing an actual job at this point. The story line is interesting and has a political twist. But overall, this is the game to own if first person shooter games and immersion in the futuristic BattleTech universe is your niche. One last thought: some of the campaign missions are much more challenging than those in the original game, and will require some real skill to complete. Those who'll want to get to the end of it quickly will likely need to do so on the easy setting. One can always increase the difficulty level later once the scenarios are better understood.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bushmaster is Crazy! THis game is very good., December 4, 1999

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Ryan Nash - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechwarrior 3: Pirate's Moon (CD-ROM)

I think Bushmaster the other reviewer is crazy. Mechwarrior is a great game. It has good graphics, superb level design, and lots of weapons, levels, and enemies. And Mechwarrior 3:Expansion definetely lives up to Mechwarrior 3's great gaming prowess.