BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
20 Lethal tons of massive fighting power are primed for battle and your in control. The 31st century is a desperate time. Five Successor States are hopelessly locked in mortal struggle for power. In this era…
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Westwood Associates, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Westwood Associates and released in 1988. It was published by Infocom. It is available on Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
20 Lethal tons of massive fighting power are primed for battle and your in control. The 31st century is a desperate time. Five Successor States are hopelessly locked in mortal struggle for power. In this era of endless war, the powerful, death-dealing BattleMechs are valued higher than human life. You are 18-year-old Jason Youngblood, and fate has given you a terrible gauntlet to run. Abruptly wrenched from the intense drilling of 'Mech warrior training, you are plunged into real battle with deadly Kurita warriors. Savage experience is now your unforgiving teacher, and the very survival of The Lyran Commonwealth demands you learn the ruthless precision of battle strategy quickly. Can you…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the BattleTech series
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is the first of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. The next entry was MechWarrior in 1989.
What it launched against
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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