MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Activision (US, Europe), Emotion Digital Software (Japan)
Developer:
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
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[3] T-23406G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US 		T-13004H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-13004H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-13004H-50
USK: 12
Sega Saturn
PT 		STJAT0621
Sega Saturn
UK 		£44.9944.99[7] T-13004H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Saturn
BR 		191226
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Non-Sega versions

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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.

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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
80
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[12]
Mega Console (IT) NTSC-U
76
[13]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
78
[14]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[15]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
52
[16]
Saturn Power (UK) PAL
79
[17]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
59
[18]
Sega Power (GR)
79
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[7]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
50
[20]
Sega Saturn
 70
Based on
12 reviews

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Mechwarriorii sat us manual.pdf
Manual
MechWarrior2QRCSaturnUSManual.pdf
Quick Reference Card
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Addendum
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, PT

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Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat/Technical information.

External links

  • Sega of America webpage: Saturn

References

  1. ↑ File:MechWarrior2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
  3. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 99
  4. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)
  5. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1997-05-10)
  6. ↑ Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 29
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 68
  8. ↑ File:MechWarrior2 SAT US addendum.png
  9. ↑ https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211%2Fpage-159#post-1078056 (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-24 01:03)
  10. ↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 90
  11. ↑ Famitsu, "1997-10-03" (JP; 1997-09-19), page 1
  12. ↑ GamePro, "July 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94
  13. ↑ Mega Console, "Giugno 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 76
  14. ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 47
  15. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 18" (JP; 1997-09-12), page 185
  16. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 21" (JP; 1997-10-31), page 124
  17. ↑ Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 64
  18. ↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 32
  19. ↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 47
  20. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-34 (1997-10-03,10)" (JP; 1997-09-19), page 247


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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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