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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Activision (US, Europe), Bandai Visual (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

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-09-25^[2]	¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e^[3]	T-23406G
US	1997-04-01^[4]		T-13004H
EU	1997-05		T-13004H-50
DE	1997-05		T-13004H-50
PT	1997		STJAT0621
UK	1997-05-09^[5]^[6]	£44.9944.99^[7]	T-13004H-50
PL	1997
BR	199x		191226

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

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]

	70
Based on 12 reviews

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual Quick Reference Card Addendum

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT

Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Technical information

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

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

442,679,328

CD-ROM (EU)

T-13004H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

438,191,712

1997-07-25

CD-ROM (JP)

T-23406G V1.002

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

442,658,160

CD-ROM (US)

T-13004H V1.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1996-10-07

CD-R

Page

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File	Type	Size	description
MECH_ABS.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	211	About this game.
MECH_BIB.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	59	About original game
MECH_CPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	29	Copyright

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

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material \| Technical information Prototypes: 1996-10-07

MechWarrior games for Sega systems
Battletech: A Game of Armored Combat (1994) \| Battletech: Gray Death Legion (unreleased) \| MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1997)

[:File:MechWarrior2_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:MechWarrior2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200320230533.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee3.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee3.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)

[:File:SSM_JP_19970905_1997-30.pdf_p99-3] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (JP; 1997-08-22), page 99

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19990221172240.2Fhttp:.2F.2Friehlspot.simplenet.com.2Fvgame.2Fnew.2Fsaturn.html-4] ttp://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/saturn.html (Wayback Machine: 1999-02-21 17:22)

[digitiser1997-05-10x72-5] Digitiser (UK) (1997-05-10)

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p29-6] Saturn Power, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-xx-xx), page 29

[:File:SSM_UK_20.pdf_p68-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1997" (UK; 1997-05-14), page 68

[:File:MechWarrior2_SAT_US_addendum.png_p-8] File:MechWarrior2 SAT US addendum.png

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20240824010301.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fforums.sonicretro.org.2Findex.php.3Fthreads.252Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211.252Fpage-159.23post-1078056-9] ttps://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211%2Fpage-159#post-1078056 (Wayback Machine: 2024-08-24 01:03)

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_27.pdf_p90-10] CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 90

[11] Famitsu, "1997-10-03" (JP; 1997-09-19), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_106.pdf_p94-12] GamePro, "July 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_38.pdf_p76-13] Mega Console, "Giugno 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaForce_FR_59.pdf_p47-14] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 47

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-18_19970926.pdf_p185-15] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 18" (JP; 1997-09-12), page 185

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-21_19971114.pdf_p124-16] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 21" (JP; 1997-10-31), page 124

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_02.pdf_p64-17] Saturn Power, "July 1997" (UK; 1997-05-28), page 64

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_46.pdf_p32-18] Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 32

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_2_Oct-Nov1997.pdf_p47-19] Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 47

[:File:SSM_JP_19971003_1997-34.pdf_p247-20] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-34 (1997-10-03,10)" (JP; 1997-09-19), page 247

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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]].
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+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (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, destoying targets on a 3D playfield.
+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.
+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 ''{{PAGENAME}}''.{{fileref|MechWarrior2 SAT US addendum.png}} 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.{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824010301/https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads%2Fgeneral-questions-and-information-thread.26211%2Fpage-159#post-1078056}}
 ==Magazine articles==
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+| disc=MechWarrior2 Saturn JP Disc.jpg
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+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=442,679,328|date= |source=CD-ROM (EU)|comments=T-13004H-50 V1.000|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=438,191,712|date=1997-07-25|source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=T-23406G V1.002|quality=good|prototype=}}
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+===Extra content===
+{{ExtraTable|console=SAT|region=JP|
+{{ExtraTableRow|MECH_ABS.TXT|TXT (Abstract)|211|About this game.}}
+{{ExtraTableRow|MECH_BIB.TXT|TXT (Bibliographiced)|59|About original game}}
+{{ExtraTableRow|MECH_CPY.TXT|TXT (Copyright)|29|Copyright}}
+}}
+==External links==
+* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19980629063309/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/01532.html Saturn]
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{MechWarrior2Omni}}
+{{MechWarrior}}

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Release

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

Extra content

External links

References