| MechWarrior | |
|---|---|
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| Genre(s) | Vehicle simulation Vehicular combat |
| Developer(s) | Dynamix Activision Zipper Interactive FASA Interactive Tsunami Visual Technologies Wandering Samurai Studios Personae Studios Piranha Games |
| Publisher(s) | Activision Hasbro Interactive Microsoft Personae Studios Infinite Game Publishing Piranha Games |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Sharp X68000, PC-98, Super NES, Sega Genesis, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Arcade, iOS |
| First release | MechWarrior 1989 |
| Latest release | MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries December 10, 2019 |
MechWarrior is a series of video games set in the fictional universe of BattleTech.
Games
Within the MechWarrior games, players take control of a single BattleMech and combat other BattleMechs, tanks, infantry, and more, from within the cockpit of their machine. A third-person alternate view is available in MechWarrior 2, 3, 4, Online, and 5. Both MechWarrior 2 and MechWarrior 3 were Origins Award winners, taking Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game 1995 and Best Action Computer Game 1999 respectively. MechWarrior: Living Legends was the recipient of the ModDB 2009 Mod of the Year[1] and - due to rules preventing one mod from winning the same award twice[2] - an Honorable Mention in 2010. MechWarrior: Living Legends is not an actual MechWarrior mod, but rather a complete conversion of a completely unrelated game, Crysis Warhead.[3]
In-universe timeline
- MechWarrior takes place at the end of the Third Succession War.
- MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, Ghost Bear's Legacy, Mercenaries, and MechWarrior Online deal with the events soon before, during, and soon after the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere.
- MechWarrior 3 and MechCommander are concerned with different parts of "Operation Serpent" and "Operation Bulldog", the combined Inner Sphere counterattack against the Clans, targeted at the Smoke Jaguars.
- MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, its expansions, and MechCommander 2 deal with the Federated Commonwealth Civil War.
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries takes place during the Third Succession War.[4]
Live-action film
Electric Entertainment, a Hollywood production company founded by Dean Devlin, currently holds the option to produce a feature film based on the MechWarrior universe.[5] In 2003, Devlin approached Paramount to pitch the project but failed to receive funding. The project is currently in development limbo.
References
- ^ "ModDB.com 2009 Mod of the Year winners". webcitation.org: ModDB.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "ModDB 2010 Mod of the Year awards and rules". WebCite: ModDB.com, DesuraNET. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "ModDB.com 2010 Players Choice Award". webcitation.org: ModDB.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
- ^ Linder, Brian (2003-02-27). "Coming Soon: MechWarrior Movie". IGN. Retrieved 2009-07-11.