MechCommander 2
MechCommander Gold is the 1999 update to FASA Interactive's MechCommander, which contains both the original title's campaign and an entirely new 12-mission scenario called Desperate Measures, which…
MechCommander 2 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by FASA Studio, released 17 July 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What MechCommander 2 is
MechCommander 2 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by FASA Studio and released in 2001. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
MechCommander Gold is the 1999 update to FASA Interactive's MechCommander, which contains both the original title's campaign and an entirely new 12-mission scenario called Desperate Measures, which incorporates several new 'Mech, weapons, and vehicles.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the BattleTech series
MechCommander 2 is the 16th of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. It arrived 8 months after MechWarrior 4: Vengeance. The next entry was MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere 'Mech Pak in 2002. Its critic score of 70 is 5 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is MechAssault at 90.
How it was received
MechCommander 2 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What it launched against
MechCommander 2 launched on 17 July 2001, within three weeks of Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun, Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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