MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
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System(s): Sega Saturn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Activision (US, Europe), Emotion Digital Software (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Quantum Factory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Tec Toy (BR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: FASA Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (9 tracks) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Mission Stick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: 3D Shooting+Simulation[1], Shooting[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (メックウォリア2) is a first person shooter developed by Quantum Factory and published by Activision for a variety of platforms including the Sega Saturn.
It is part of the Mechwarrior/Battletech universe, a series that has seen most of its success on DOS and Windows computers. The only other game in the series to be released on a Sega platform is BattleTech: A Game of Armored Combat for the Sega Mega Drive.
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Gameplay
The game has the player pilot a walking mech, destroying targets on a 3D playfield.
Despite its name, the Saturn (and PlayStation) versions of MechWarrior 2 are in fact stripped-down versions of the PC version of the game (of which there are several flavours, beginning with a 1995 DOS release). The controls have been simplified, the maps are smaller, and the gameplay has a more "arcade-like" quality to it. Visuals are similar to the PC 3D accelerated versions of the game, however the game runs at a lower resolution and has different (and often higher quality) textures.
Interestingly the Saturn version also sports more detailed textures and skybox than the PlayStation release, though lacks alpha transparency effects. Maps also vary slightly between the two versions. Music from the 1996 DOS/Windows re-release, MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is used, rather than the soundtrack bundled with the 1995 version.
History
Release
Included in the game's European release is a separately-printed addendum card, warning users that they will need 17 blocks of free memory to play MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat.[8] Despite this warning, the game will start and play as normal, regardless of free memory, and even includes a password system for players without enough memory.[9]
Magazine articles
- Main article: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat/Technical information.
External links
- Sega of America webpage: Saturn
References
- ↑ File:MechWarrior2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 99
- ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-05-10)
- ↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 68
- ↑ File:MechWarrior2 SAT US addendum.png
- ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211%2Fpage-159#post-1078056 (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-24 01:03)
- ↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 90
- ↑ Famitsu, "1997-10-03" (JP; 1997-09-19), page 1
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mega Console, "Giugno 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 47
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 18" (JP; 1997-09-12), page 185
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 21" (JP; 1997-10-31), page 124
- ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 64
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 32
- ↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 47
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-34 (1997-10-03,10)" (JP; 1997-09-19), page 247
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Prototypes: 1996-10-07
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Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat (1994) | Battletech: Gray Death Legion (unreleased) | MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1997) |
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