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Customer Reviews of MechWarrior 2 (Jewel Case)

I must say that it remains one of the most played games I ever owned. If you are new to the Mechwarrior universe, this is a must-have game. But sadly, if you have played MW3 already, it becomes hard to settle for this game again. I still play it sometimes just for the storyline, but the graphics and play control are second-rate compared to it's sequel, MW3.

Classic
Ancient, long-awaited, and familiar nowadays as the game that was bundled with more first-generation 3D cards than any other (even PowerVR!), 'Mechwarrior 2' started off a mini-wave of big robot games but, apart from maybe 'Terra Nova', it was always the best - it's interesting to note that 'Mechwarrior 3' was essentially an inferior remake, but with updated graphics. A neat blend of arcade action, depth, and striking polygonal graphics (with a little, exploratory texture-mapping), it also benefits from an extremely atmospheric musical score and a genuine feeling of being in a giant robot, stomping around, whereas the contemporary 'Earthseige' games gave the impression that you were gliding over the terrain. How it fits in the modern gaming world is another thing, though. If you can see beyond the graphics, which are stylish but functional, it's still quite good fun to play, and cheap too. There are plenty of missions (another thing lacking in 'Mechwarrior 3') divided into two campaigns, and if you buy the Titanium Edition you get the 'Ghost Bear's Legacy' expansion pack. It works well enough on a P200, and it's amusing to note that the 'full installation' option takes up a grand total of 70mb, too.

Superior gameplay compared to modern Mechwarrior games
Mechwarrior 2 is one of the best games, ever. The gameplay and flexability more than makes up for its lack of modern graphics, which in reality aren't that bad.

Weapon setup of your Mech is not limited to certain weapons in certain parts of the mech, and tayloring your joystick setup is the best I've seen in any game. It even allows you to use two joysticks for control, which simplifies ground movement and flight control making you one deadly pilot. There are many more controls compared to Mechwarrior 4, including the ability to jump and fly in all directions. (You can only jump in MW4, which isn't nearly as cool)

There is less time wasted with storyline and more to-the-point gameplay. The single player missions can get pretty intense as you have to take on multiple objective missions against pretty nasty odds, especially in the later missions.

Multiplayer includes some pretty slick missions. There is your usual deathmatch, as well as "capture the information" (capture the flag basically, requires you to raid your opponents base), king of the hill (cool, and very tough!), invasion (take over your enemy's base), and more. Multiplayer also has mission areas not accessable to the single player mode.

This game dispite its age puts Mechwarrior 3 and 4 to shame. What they gain in graphics they lose bigtime in mech setup and game controls. In MW2 you have the freedom to put whatever weapons wherever you want in the mech. Also you can put jumpjets on any mech you want. Other command controls don't require multiple keystrokes, just one key and you've found your enemies, friends, nav points, etc.

I highly recommend MW2 and its expansion pack, Ghost Bear's Legacy. GBL includes more mechs and missions. MW2 Mercenaries is a great game as well with improved graphics, sounds, and weapons. While it doesn't support dual joystick gameplay, it functions very well with a joystick and mouse. (it beats being limited to a keyboard hands down, take that MW3!)

You can get all three with much improved graphics in the Titanium Trilogy.