MechWarrior (1989)
Genres:Shooter, Simulator
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:MechWarrior is the first video game released in the BattleTech game series. MechWarrior was the first video game to offer the player a chance to pilot a BattleMech from the view of a pilot (a MechWarrior). With this game the player has a great deal of freedom when compared to many of the follow-up MechWarrior games, which include choosing missions, buying & selling 'Mechs and parts, hiring lance-mates, and traveling throughout the Inner Sphere. Underneath the major game mechanics, the player had the option of following a role playing style story arc that would unfold over a five-year (game time) period.Show more
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One of the first sandbox type games, you were mostly free to roam the galaxy and do what you wished. Althougt there is a time limit on the game, very Oblivion-like in that you don't even really have to do the story missions if you like. For the time, the depth and graphics were decent.
No, no, no. You don't -understand-. This game introduced me to the Battletech universe. This game owned my life constantly to the utter dismay of my parents. I was absorbed by the combat and the lore and the universe and breathed it. I memorised the access codes. I knew every detail intimately. I breathlessly followed every gaming magazine's updates until Mechwarrior 2 was released and then I played -it- to death too. This game is why I'm obsessed with giant walking war machines. This game is why I became a robotics researcher - I build these now.
Few people cared, but actually this game has a storyline! If you bother to read "emails" that you recieve (in-game), they are from different characters that ask you to fly here (with your mech) and do this-and-that, and in the process your affinity to different factions changes, and you uncover bits and pieces of the story. Too bad that when I first played this game many years ago, all I cared for were giant robot battles and I didn't really care about the storyline...
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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century CombatYou are the genetically engineered Clan Mechwarrior. The Clans are invading the Inner Sphere. Join either the Wolf Clan or the Jade Falcon Clan as they pursue their own agenda against the Inner Sphere and other Clans. Take your advanced Omnimechs into battle against all comers. Win high warrior ratings (by using less mechs or smaller mechs than needed, completing secondary objectives, etc.) and you'll get chance at a promotion trial where you face superior odds in an arena. If you win, you advance in rank. If you are very successfully, you can make it all the way up to Khan, leader of the Clan!
Mechwarrior II was developed in-house by Activision as the successor to their original Mechwarrior. While this time there are no dynamic campaign and mercenary actions, the Clan culture is integrated into the two campaigns. Different clans have different mechs and different rules, even different weapons. You can customize your mechs in order to use less than the "par" force in order to get a higher rating. The full 3D environment wasn't pretty as this was before the 3D accelerators made their debut, but it's still better than anything that came before. Let addition of NetMech allowed users to fight each other online. When 3D cards came along, special versions were created to take advantage of 3D texturing. While not QUITE as replayable as Mechwarrior, it's nonetheless a classic.
If you want them now, get the Titanium Edition, which is 3D accelerated.Action Science fiction