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MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf continues the destruction, intense combat, and online play introduced by the first MechAssault game. Set in the 31st century, the game lets you encounter new experiences in the…

74 28 December 2004

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf is a shooter developed by Day 1 Studios, released 28 December 2004 on Xbox.

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What MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf is

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf is a shooter game developed by Day 1 Studios and released in 2004. It was published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is available on Xbox only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After many searches, Major Natalia "Nat" Kerensky decides to base their testing operations in Dante City on the Planet Dante, using the blackmarketeers as a cover. One evening, as Foster and the MechWarrior (player) are returning to their workshop, mysterious craft enter the Dante airspace and a Stiletto BattleMech lands on the ground and starts searching for them. They successfully evade the Stiletto and make it back to the workshop, where Nat instructs the player use a new powered armor suit called the BattleArmor to stop the invaders. After this, hundreds of dropships enter Dante's atmosphere. Mysteriously, one of these dropships is shot down by the others. After fighting to the crash…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 12 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the BattleTech series

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf is the 21st of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. It arrived 2 years after MechAssault. The next entry was MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Limited Edition in 2004. Its critic score of 74 is almost exactly the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is MechAssault at 90.

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How it was received

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What it launched against

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf launched on 28 December 2004, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4 and Cave Story. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4 (2005), Resident Evil 4, Gran Turismo 4, Cave Story.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf — frequently asked questions

When did MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf come out?
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf was released on 28 December 2004 for Xbox.
Does MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf have multiplayer?
Yes. MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 12 players online.

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