MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Publisher: Activision (US/EU), Bandai Visual/Activision (JP)

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (9 tracks)

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-09-25	¥5,8005,800	T-23406G
US	1997-04-01		T-13004H
EU	1997-05^[1]		T-13004H-50
BR	199x		191226

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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.

Magazine articles

Main article: MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #89: "December 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Ultra Game Players (US) #93: "January 1997" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #91: "February 1997" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #92: "March 1997" (1997-0x-xx)

Print advert in GameFan (US) #0504: "Volume 5, Issue 4: April 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-30: "1997-30 (1997-09-05)" (1997-08-22)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1997-31: "1997-31 (1997-09-12)" (1997-08-29)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #20: "June 1997" (1997-05-14)

Print advert in Player One (FR) #75: "Mai 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Print advert in neXt Level (DE) #1997-05: "Mai 1997" (1997-04-18)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

80

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[7]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[8]

Mega Console (IT)

NTSC-U

76

^[9]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

78

^[10]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[11]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[12]

Saturn Power (UK)

PAL

79

^[4]

Sega Magazin (DE)

PAL

59

^[13]

Sega Power (GR)

79

^[14]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[2]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[5]

	70
Based on 12 reviews

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual Quick Reference Card

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

References

↑ File:SaturnPower UK 01.pdf, page 29
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:SSM UK 20.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 20.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:CDConsoles FR 27.pdf, page 62
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:SSM JP 19971003 1997-34.pdf, page 247 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM JP 19971003 1997-34.pdf_p247" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 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
↑ Sega Magazin, "September 1997" (DE; 1997-08-13), page 32
↑ Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 47

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_01.pdf_p29-1] File:SaturnPower UK 01.pdf, page 29

[:File:SSM_UK_20.pdf_p68-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:SSM UK 20.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM UK 20.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_27.pdf_p62-3] File:CDConsoles FR 27.pdf, page 62

[:File:SaturnPower_UK_02.pdf_p64-4] 4.0 ^4.1 File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SaturnPower UK 02.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_JP_19971003_1997-34.pdf_p247-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:SSM JP 19971003 1997-34.pdf, page 247 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SSM JP 19971003 1997-34.pdf_p247" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_27.pdf_p90-6] CD Consoles, "Avril 1997" (FR; 1997-xx-xx), page 90

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

[:File:GamePro_US_106.pdf_p94-8] GamePro, "July 1997" (US; 1997-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:MegaConsole_IT_38.pdf_p76-9] Mega Console, "Giugno 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 76

[:File:MegaForce_FR_59.pdf_p47-10] Mega Force, "Septembre/Octobre 1997" (FR; 1997-0x-xx), page 47

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-18_19970926.pdf_p185-11] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 18" (JP; 1997-09-12), page 185

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1997-21_19971114.pdf_p124-12] Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 21" (JP; 1997-10-31), page 124

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

[:File:SEGA_Power.28GR.29_2_Oct-Nov1997.pdf_p47-14] Sega Power, "Októmvrios-Noemvrios 1997" (GR; 1997-xx-xx), page 47

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MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

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Contents

Gameplay

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References