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BattleTech Series

MechWarrior

Shooter Simulator Action Science fiction
75
User Score
12 ratings
December 31, 1989
Released 13268 days ago
Sharp X68000 DOS

About

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.

Storyline

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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Release Dates by Platform

DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1989
Sharp X68000 Worldwide
Jul 10, 1992

Game Info

Developer
Dynamix
Publisher
Activision, Cross Media Soft
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Genres
Shooter Simulator
Themes
Action Science fiction

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