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IGDB / 13091

MechWarrior

1989 75 / 100 Shooter Simulator
MechWarrior is the first video game released in the BattleTech game series. MechWarrior was the first video game to offer the player a chance to pilot a BattleMech from the view of a pilot (a MechWarrior). With this game the player has a great deal of freedom when compared to many of the follow-up MechWarrior games, which include choosing missions, buying & selling 'Mechs and parts, hiring lance-mates, and traveling Show full summary

MechWarrior is the first video game released in the BattleTech game series. MechWarrior was the first video game to offer the player a chance to pilot a BattleMech from the view of a pilot (a MechWarrior). With this game the player has a great deal of freedom when compared to many of the follow-up MechWarrior games, which include choosing missions, buying & selling 'Mechs and parts, hiring lance-mates, and traveling throughout the Inner Sphere. Underneath the major game mechanics, the player had the option of following a role playing style story arc that would unfold over a five-year (game time) period.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused

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Story & context

The story follows a mechwarrior by the name of Gideon Braver Vandenburg. His family has been murdered and the chalice that proves he is heir to the throne of his planet, Ander's Moon, has been stolen. Without the chalice he is exiled. Gideon must develop a force of mechwarriors and battlemechs, find those who committed the acts against his family, and take his revenge within five years or all is lost. The story ends with the defeat of the Dark Wing Mercenaries.

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MechWarrior: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Dynamix
Publisher
Activision, Cross Media Soft
Franchise
BattleTech
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • DOS 1989
  • Sharp X68000 Jul 10, 1992

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