

MechCommander 1998
Developed by FASA Interactive
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Science fiction
MechCommander is the second real-time tactics (RTT) video game based on FASA's BattleTech/MechWarrior franchise (though often being called a real-time strategy game), developed by FASA Interactive and distributed by MicroProse. MechCommander was released in 1998. It had an expansion which was later combined with the original title and released as MechCommander Gold. A sequel also exists (distributed by Microsoft)—MechCommander 2. MicroProse also used many of the ideas in their 2000 Starship Troopers game.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyTacticalScience fictionmechvehicle customizationcatapultupgradeable vehiclesPC (Microsoft Windows)
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, grave and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- FASA Interactive
- Publisher
- MicroProse Software, Inc.
- Released
- June 24, 1998
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 6 ratings.
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