Heavy Gear
In a distant future on a planet called Terra Nova an epic war is waged between the AST and the ECEF. You are a "gear" pilot for one of these sides as you join the battle for supremacy. You pilot the various…
Heavy Gear is a shooter developed by Activision, released 31 October 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Heavy Gear is
Heavy Gear is a shooter game developed by Activision and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on MechWarrior 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In a distant future on a planet called Terra Nova an epic war is waged between the AST and the ECEF. You are a "gear" pilot for one of these sides as you join the battle for supremacy. You pilot the various Heavy Gears (large Biped fighting robots) in a variety of mission either playing through the storyline for both factions or participating in the endless dynamic war going on between the two. As you get promoted you gain access to better gears and more destructive weaponry to accomplish your goals.
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.
What it launched against
Heavy Gear launched on 31 October 1997, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto, NFL Blitz, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers and Diddy Kong Racing.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto, NFL Blitz, Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, Diddy Kong Racing.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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