MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition
MechWarrior 2 gives you the chance to strap yourself into a 40-ton hunk of metal armed with a full arsenal of weapons and wreak havoc on a futuristic band of enemies. The game features eight brand new missions…
MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition is a shooter developed by Quantum Factory, released 1 March 1997 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition is
MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition is a shooter game developed by Quantum Factory and released in 1997. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
MechWarrior 2 gives you the chance to strap yourself into a 40-ton hunk of metal armed with a full arsenal of weapons and wreak havoc on a futuristic band of enemies. The game features eight brand new missions and 32 reworked versions of popular PC campaigns. At the outset of the game you can choose between the Wolf Clan and Jade Falcon squads, or opt for the "instant action" feature to jump right into the fray. No matter which route you take, be ready for some explosive action, as every mission calls for you to destroy something. The emphasis in the PlayStation version is shoot-em-up action, but fans of the PC version will still be able to trick out their mechanical monster to their…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox, 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
MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition is the ninth of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. The next entry was MechWarrior 2: The Titanium Trilogy in 1998. Its critic score of 80 is 5 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is MechAssault at 90.
How it was received
MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1997 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average.
What it launched against
MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition launched on 1 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and NBA ShootOut '97. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, NBA ShootOut '97.
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