MechCommander 2 (Game)

MechCommander 2

GAME » on July 17, 2001

A real-time strategy game set in the BattleTech universe developed by FASA Interactive.

Overview

MechCommander 2 was the second game in the short-lived MechCommander series developed by FASA Interactive and published by Microsoft for the Windows PC Platform in 2001. Commonly heralded as a real-time tactics game, it featured player control of BattleMechs from FASA's BattleTech (Franchise) universe in a third-person isometric view. The title featured both a single player campaign and light multiplayer elements.

Plot Summary

MechCommander 2 put the player in the shoes of a mercenary commander able to communicate with his BattleMech pilots and give them orders. The mercenaries were hired to work for House Steiner on the planet Carver V initially, but as the story progresses the mercenary unit works with all of the major BattleTech houses.

Source Code Release

On August 18th, 2006 Microsoft released the source code of MechCommander 2 as a demonstration of the Microsoft XNA MSBuild tool. The full game and the original Mech Commander can be legally downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11457 Also available are campaigns, maps and additional mechs made by the games community.

Mechs Included in Mech Commander 2

The Anubis
The Atlas
The Blood Asp
The Bushwacker
The Catapult
The Cougar
The Cyclps
The Enfield
The Fire Ant
The Highlander
The Hollander
The Hunchback
The JagerMech
The Lao Hu
The Mad Cat
The Men Shen
The Raven
The Razorback
The Ryoken
The Sha Yu
The Shadow Cat
The Shootist
The Starslayer
The Thor
The Uller
The UrbanMech
The Vulture
The Wolfhound
The Zeus

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