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MechCommander 2

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7.8 User Score:

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Based on 18 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Microsoft

Developer: FASA Interactive

Genre(s): Real-Time Strategy

Players: 8

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: July 19, 2001

Summary

Take control of an entire company of the most fearsome military machines in history: BattleMechs! As a MechCommander, you command a unit of mercenary MechWarriors in a real-time strategy game of power, combat, and treachery set in the BattleTech® Universe. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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GameZone

Easy to pick up, fun to play, and highly addictive anyway you cut, slice and dice it.

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Armchair Empire

Looks great, tactics work, easy interface and camera, and the ability to easily customize your ‘Mech load-out all add up to a solid game.

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Gamers' Temple

An excellent and enjoyable tactical combat game for those who don't enjoy base building or resource gathering.

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GameSpy

Universally better than the original game while adding enough stuff to keep it from being just an interface upgrade.

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Gamezilla!

Anyone who has an interest in Military strategy with a whole lot of sci-fi thrown in should definitely go buy a copy of MechCommander 2, you’ll get your money's worth from the amount of playing time you’ll invest.

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Voodoo Extreme

A polished product that improves, in almost every respect, on its predecessor.

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Game Revolution

A very solid game. What it isn't is a very innovative game. It does everything it has to and does it well, but it doesn't do anything new.

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Gamer's Pulse

The graphics may be a bit lacking, and it may run a bit slow (I'd really hate to imagine a machine near the system reqs), but it's a blast.

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IGN

The game is buggy as all hell... (but) I had a blast playing it and it's one of the few games I've played recently that I genuinely want to go back and finish.

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GamePen

A fun game that has no serious flaws except for horrendously long loading times.

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Next Generation Magazine

The eye-catching graphics, solid sound effects, easy interface, and some nice multiplayer options more than make up for missing skirmishes. [Nov 2002, p.113]

Adrenaline Vault

Its graphics, sound, and interface are excellent, but sadly deficiencies still exist in its artificial intelligence and its linear gameplay which is devoid of a skirmish mode or of a precise system of attack control.

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GamePro

Handsome and smoothly executed.

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GameSpot

Those simply looking for a visually impressive, enjoyable real-time strategy game set in the BattleTech universe should find that MC 2 fits that description well.

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Electric Playground

While some details such as heat management and precise targeting have been glossed over a mite heavily for BattleTech fans' tastes, overall Mech Commander 2 bestows a new lease on life upon the esteemed franchise.

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ActionTrip

A technically polished title which made amends for all of the flaws the original game had, yet which is still far from appealing or capable of holding gamers' attention, and I'm speaking even of the hard-core BattleTech fans.

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Yahoo! Games

It may seem like a minor gripe, but I still would have liked to see a skirmish mode.

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Computer Games Magazine

Good, and worth the time of BattleTech fans, but unless Microsoft fixes the performance issues it will never be a great game.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Alex gave it a10:
MechCommander 2 is just another example of what makes the BattleTech series so great. takes all the great parts of MechWarrior and throws them into a StarCraft-esque game that has explosions, death, and more. it more than deserves a place in your game library.

Jonathan S. gave it a 9:
Great game, this is exaclty what I wanted to first game to be. Sharp, 3d graphics, great and easy to understand mech customization. Only thing I would add is a skermish mode, wich would make it very nearly 10.

S. C. gave it an 8:
Support!!! Dohhh! grafix cardz!!!Dohhh! mmmmm...explosions...

Ed A. gave it a 9:
Actually I'd give it an 8.5. Good graphics...but it got kind of confusing with the mouse and all and the changing POV's. But still it was a very good game. Addicting, too.

Chris S. gave it an 8:
Huge fan of the original/gold version. MC2 was a serious let down, the computers AI has serious flaws FIX this, and the game gets a 9.5.

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