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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

You 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…

85 30 June 1995

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is a shooter developed by Activision, released 30 June 1995 on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS and Mac.

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What MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is a shooter game developed by Activision and released in 1995. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is set in 3057, shortly after the Battle of Tukayyid between the Inner Sphere and invading clan armies. The plot revolves around an ideological conflict inside the clans.[6] It focuses on the clans Jade Falcon and Wolf, which represent either Crusaders and Wardens, respectively. The Clans are the descendants of the Star League Defense Force, most of which was led by their commander Aleksandr Kerensky into the unknown regions of space in an attempt to prevent the warring nations of the Inner Sphere from obliterating each other. These forces eventually splintered and formed 20 groups called Clans, creating a society based around warfare and creating warriors…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the BattleTech series

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is the fifth of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. It arrived 2 years after MechWarrior. The next entry was MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy in 1995. Its critic score of 85 is 10 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is MechAssault at 90.

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How it was received

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 19 points above the year average.

What it launched against

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat launched on 30 June 1995, within three weeks of Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, Air Combat and Aquanaut's Holiday. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Tekken 2, The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery, Air Combat, Aquanaut's Holiday.

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When did MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat come out?
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat was released on 30 June 1995 for PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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