MechCommander 2
MechCommander Gold is the 1999 update to FASA Interactive's MechCommander, which contains both the original title's campaign and an entirely new 12-mission scenario called Desperate Measures, which…
MechCommander 2 is a real time strategy (rts) developed by FASA Studio, released 17 July 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What MechCommander 2 is
MechCommander 2 is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by FASA Studio and released in 2001. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
MechCommander Gold is the 1999 update to FASA Interactive's MechCommander, which contains both the original title's campaign and an entirely new 12-mission scenario called Desperate Measures, which incorporates several new 'Mech, weapons, and vehicles.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 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
MechCommander 2 is the 16th of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. It arrived 8 months after MechWarrior 4: Vengeance. The next entry was MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere 'Mech Pak in 2002. Its critic score of 70 is 5 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is MechAssault at 90.
How it was received
MechCommander 2 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What it launched against
MechCommander 2 launched on 17 July 2001, within three weeks of Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy X, Max Payne, Golden Sun, Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
MechCommander 2 — frequently asked questions
When did MechCommander 2 come out?
If you like this
