I was introduced to this game in elementary school by a friend and played it extensively on my 386 PC whenever I could. The combination of turn-based 4X-style gameplay and real-time topdown mech combat is an excellent combination. I remember many a hard victory during city fighting using the buildings to flank and attack from the rear with light mechs, or sending barrages of LRMs through streets and alleyways, carefully guiding them past buildings and walls. It has a lot of replayablility with different strategies and tactics to use, as well as multiplayer via hotseat.