MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries was released in September 1996 and is a stand-alone sequel to MechWarrior 2 and the last Activision BattleTech game. In this game, the player takes control of an Inner Sphere…
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a shooter developed by Activision, released 30 September 1996 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a shooter game developed by Activision and released in 1996. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mercenaries covers the years of 3044 to 3052, ending with the Battle of Luthien. As such, it is a prequel to the other MechWarrior 2 games and includes missions pertaining to the Clan invasion. The player can take contracts from one of four factions, the Draconis Combine (DC), the Federated Commonwealth (FC), ComStar (CS), or the Free Rasalhague Republic (FRR). Generally, the background plot is of the Draconis Combine and Federated Commonwealth making initial moves towards yet another war between the two great powers, with the FRR and CS trying to play both off against the middle. The backdrop for this is the aftermath of the War of 3039 between the two great powers (which was effectively a…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, sandbox, 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
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is the seventh of 29 entries we hold in the BattleTech series. It arrived 11 months after MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy. The next entry was MechWarrior 2: Arcade Combat Edition in 1997.
What it launched against
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries launched on 30 September 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, Circle of Blood, Wipeout XL, Mortal Kombat Trilogy.
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