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Great game, download patch for xp

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is possibly the most fun game of all time. Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that the design is great. Sure the graphics are not the best, but they are good enogh to keep me interested. All of these people whining about it not running on their computers need to shut up. You just need to download the v1.1 patch and install it, and then the windows xp patch, and run in w95 compatibility mode. my favorite game of all time get it and have fun

VERY BAD BUSINESS!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I ordered MW2 for Windows , it is VERY clearly stated on my order confirmation/receipt. They sent me the Mac one. When I contacted them about the mix-up, they abruptly informed me that was not their problem, it is against their policy to refund or exchange ...even though it was entirely their fault!!!

A True Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was in gradeschool when this game was bought for me. I'm 23 now, and have probably not enjoyed another game as much since.

Don't expect flashy graphics, or 7.1 surround sound, but this game was a marvel in its time, and opened up a whole new genre to video gamers everywhere.

This game requires a level of skill that is generally left out of games these days, and also requires you to think about designing your 'mech' before going into battle, with a level of detail that I haven't seen since. But don't worry, micromanagement is not a bore, and you can hop on the battle field right away and get to blowing things up.

This is, without a doubt, on my top 5 games of all time. It is just a shame that Activision has not kept up with it.

The First PC Game That Hooked Me

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The first time I saw the opening cinematic on this game (in which one Mech is going to the aid of a partner in a pitched battle) I got shivers. I haven't seen anything like that cinematic since. Sure, graphics have improved, but that was the first time a PC game hooked me, bad.

I had an old DOS version of this game back in '95. I was amazed at the AI in the gameplay. Each run through the level would play out differently. The series of "training programs" that you needed to run through before becoming competent as a Novice to do battle was excellent. You start out weaponless, just learning to navigate, taking crap from your drill instructor when you screw up. You "graduate" when, in your final lesson, you go one on one against another armed mech in a little arena with cover.

From there, you join one of two clans (you can do both and switch back and forth) and work your way through progressively difficult missions. I really enjoyed the ability to lead a team and give instructions to other mechs. When I was too busy to give them orders, their AI did a great job of getting them through most scrapes.

This game is worth getting even if you have to get an old standalone DOS or Win95 box. As another reviewer noted, the music itself is worth getting the CD. My old DOS version plays in a standard music CD player. I played it on a 90 Mhz Win95 machine back in '95, and it got a little choppy during battle in town with multiple units. Something like 200 Mhz or better would work great.

Now my kids are teens, we have a home network with four computers and two Xboxes. We play Halflife 2 and Halo 2, networked. The world has moved on. But there will always be a place in my heart for Mechwarrior 2. You always remember the first loves.

One of My All-Time Favorite Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was simply amazing. What sets it apart from other games of the genre is that it is so extremely immersive. While by today's standards the graphics are not great, back in the day they were state of the art, the best I had ever seen (I had a special edition that came with my computer). Each level, though only 5-10 minutes long, was able to hold your attention for every second of it. Even when you were waiting for something to happen, you were entirely engaged.

A good deal of this comes from the soundtrack - I have read that Activision recieved many emails declaring that the writers would have bought the game just for the music. It fits so well into the game structure, and, even though it is looped, it never seems out of place.

The other aspect that made Mechwarrior so great to me was the tremendous backstory that is provided by the Battletech universe. http://www.kerensky.tierranet.com/btech/btech.shtml is an excellent site to become acquainted with the main points, but the archive within the game itself is extremely detailed and informative. This wasn't just another shooter - you could easily imagine yourself in the cockpit fighting a war that had been determined by a long line of events.

Even with a set number of pre-defined missions, the ability to customize your 'mech can make one level into many. And the combat simulator - which allows you to lead a star of three 'mechs against five successive enemy stars - allows for endless variations on the main theme.

One note: This does NOT work on Windows XP. Don't even try. I, for one, have bought an old 200mhz desktop and installed Windows 95 on it to run the game!

Good game, worth to play.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is cool but the 3-D accelarated versions are picky on video cards, when i was little and we baught this game, the graphics looked like the 3DFX voodoo graphics edition, the only thing i don't like about this game is the Braindead AI, you can give them long range weapons [large lasers, PPCs] but not missiles or ballistic weapons!!! [because 1. they might waste the ammo on somthing that is not a target. and 2. friend and foe with LRM's or Streak SRM's, will always dead fire missiles]. so in summary i reccomend this game

Sail On Software - Dishonest Company

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 17
Date: March 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

We ordered a new DVD through Amazon via Sail On. They sent us a used DVD (no packaging), which did not work. After stringing us along, we returned the DVD and were promised a replacement or refund. Needless to say, they have avoided our e-mails since. I would recommend NOT dealing with Sail On Software.

This Game Is CLASSIC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

How could somebody not enjoy this game?! I know it works with Windows 98, but I haven't tried it with XP yet. I doubt that anybody plays online anymore, but it's still cool. The graphics were far ahead of their time, back in the day, but now they are extremely obsolete. I'd pay $5 just to see one of the first games to utilize 3d graphics.

It may be old, but it is still fun to play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: August 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It is for games like these that I keep an older system in working order, just in case I feel the urge to play the games I've truly enjoyed over the years. I've owned this one for many years and have enjoyed the gameplay, controls and even the music with this one. The Mech games that followed did not have the same impact or make the same impression on me as this one did. Sure the graphics improved, but something seemed lost along the way. As perfect example, the latest in the Mech series (MechWarrior 4 from (gag!) Micro$oft) does not have the external views, no screenshot or movie capture features, the HUD is disrespectfully different than in Mech 2, etc., and there's just too much dialog in Mech 4 - I mean, who the heck cares? Just shutup get me into the gameplay. Mech 2 definitely started it all and my only disappointment was that Activision did not have a hand in the Mech games that followed. I felt they did a superb job with Mech 2.
I've read reviews from people who give this game a bad rap just because they are not smart enough to make it work on their XP machines. I bought this one 8 years ago, and mine was for MS DOS - before the Win95 version even came out. But I still feel it is worth while to keep an older computer running just to play some of these classics. I still enjoy the game today...

Appreciate a Classic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well though it's not wise to read a review based on an uninformed idiot who can't see a classic when he sees one...of course the graphics are not gonna be up to par with todays games. Hence the word CLASSIC. For the Avid Btech fan and for anyone into Mecha this is possibly one of the greatest games of all time and just go online and read any review you will see very few negative comments if any. The Sound the Music the Story all of it...it's great. Top notch graphics for it's time but if you want something more up to date play Mechwarrior 4. You can even listen to the soundtrack on your cd player...it's great stuff and a must buy...

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