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A Great Mech Title For The XBOX |  Arend D. Hart from Michigan says (6/Jan/2003): | _
MechAssault
(XBOX)
Reviewed By StationPlay Staff Editor Arend D. Hart
OK. I finally caved in and got an XBOX. Actually, my wife bought it for me as my Christmas present. This is a big step for me. Sure, I had played Halo on a friend’s XBOX many months ago and loved it, but really, I didn’t see any reason other than Halo’s exclusivity to the XBOX to make me want to get the extremely heavy console (has anyone noticed how heavy this thing is!). I mean, I’ve been a serious SONY supporter (not fanboy, mind you) for many years. But, now that the XBOX is finally starting to show it’s muscle, and since they recently came out with the much improved Controller S, and since it is an American company behind it all, I really couldn’t help but feel like a giddy twelve year old kid when I ripped the wrapping paper off my new toy.
Honestly, at this point, I still like the familiar cobalt blue glow of my PS2 better than the lime green neon glare of my XBOX. However with titles like Halo and MechAssault at my disposal, that XBOX is really putting my PS2 through some serious detachment disorder.
MechAssault is an incredible experience, period. Whether we discuss visuals, action, control or concept, MechAssault stands at the head of its class. What was really intended to be Microsoft’s XBOX Live launch multiplayer shoot’em up, the 20 single player missions kick enough ass on their own to justify dropping $50 on this gem. To tell you the truth…I’m not even all that interested in multiplayer myself…I would have liked this game equally if it hadn’t even had multiplayer, much less online multiplayer (as broadband is both scarce and expensive in my neighborhood).
Graphically, few console titles come close to the detail in MechAssault. Like Halo, and many PC games out there, it may appear on first glance that the worlds are barren and lack texture. But as you approach objects, and you see the textures and details that are there, it’ll blow your mind. Remember the first time you played Halo and you actually stopped for a second and looked at the ground? Remember the awe when you saw individual blades of grass fluttering in the wind? MechAssault is a lot like that. Simply amazing. Trees have leaves that rustle and blow as you pass through the arbors (although the trees often are strangely unaffected by direct contact), buildings have cement and frames and insulation, and even the windows have glass that shatters and falls to the ground…MechAssault is a treat for the eyes, especially the explosions which are second to none.
You couldn’t as for a better controlling Mech title than MechAssault. None of this weird trigger combos to move a’la R.A.D.. MechAssault assumes a scheme much akin to Max Payne’s dual analog “FPS-in 3rd person view,” where the left stick moves your mech geographically, while the right stick controls your weapons aiming. One trigger changes weaponry, the other trigger fires the selected weapon. Fairly simple yet totally effective. Listen Steel Battalion fans…one simple Controller S is all you need to blow stuff up. Sure, it’s no 42 button dual joystick, eject button toting, $150 controller, but if you’re that much of a mech that having a button solely to wash your windshield is cool, you need serious help…
As for the gameplay, MechAssault is one bad ass game. And for a mech game to win me over, it has to be good. See, to tell you the truth, I’ve never really been much of a mech fan myself. I was in my uncomfortable 15 year old stage when Transformers and Voltron and stuff were on TV and I always associated mech stuff with, uh…nerds. I didn’t want to be a nerd. But now that I have finally come to grips with my own true nerddom (I am a Metallurgical Engineer by trade, thank you), I guess I’m a bit more open to the concept of 20ft. tall robots wrestling it out in the hearts of our cities and I’m beginning to really dig these titles. Zone of the Enders was a great diversion for the PS2, but kinda had that Japancheesy feel to it. Robotech: Battlecry was a quality game, but it did get awfully disorienting at times. MechAssault just does the right job of making you feel like you are actually saving the world – a real world – and you are in control.
One thing that really shocked me with MechAssault was how realistic the fighting seems to be. I mean, I’ve never taken part in, nor have I ever been witness to an actual real-life mech battle, but I do assume that it would take a ton of weaponry to blow up a heavily armored assault robot. And MechAssault does a fine job of conveying the strength and resilience of these massively armed, massively durable vehicles. Every battle is a war in itself. You’ll be strafing, jump-jetting, shooting, hiding, dodging, running…MechAssault is not an easy game to beat by any means. It may take a couple dozen hits to destroy an opponent. Actually, it seems as though the programmers have coded it so that the opponents take roughly the same damage as you do from each of the various weapons, which is not really the industry standard (where it is common for enemies to take maybe only three hits to kill while your character takes a dozen or more). This means that you had better really think about what you’re doing and how you propose to protect yourself, because you can just as easily become the victim in an all-out mech battle.
So does MechAssault have any areas it could improve on? Sure it does.
First, it would be nice if MechAssault included a quicksave or checkpoint feature within the missions. Much like Medal Of Honor: Frontline, MechAssault’s missions are incredibly long, meticulous, dangerous affairs. One wrong move and you can easily be in a world of hurt, requiring restart from the beginning of the mission and upwards of 20 minutes of retracing your steps only to get killed again. I know that blatant quicksaves like Max Payne or Red Faction tend to make games easier than they should be and diminish a necessary sense of urgency, but replaying the same fight over and over only to die at the very end of a mission gets a bit tedious.
Second, I really wish the multiplayer option included more of the standard multiplayer fare, in particular Capture the Flag. Some surmise that this will be part of the online downloads, but for those of us without the access or cash to get broadband at home, we’re SOL. Also with regard to the multiplayer options, the whole menu system is a bit confusing when setting up multiplayer games.
Finally, although I touted above about the number of hits it requires to polish off an enemy, it may have gone a bit too far. Some fights go on for entirely too long. For someone like me, who has an extensive collection of games and little or no time to play, this could mean trouble – for the average gamer, it’s replay value, right? Right.
All in all, MechAssault is an incredible title for the XBOX. You really won’t find a better (affordable) mech title for any console right now. I highly recommend this experience to all XBOX owners out there.
| A great looking game; that's where it ends. | | Damien from Denver, USA says (25/Feb/2003): | Mech assault, looks great and controls are intuitive, makes a great initial impression but that's where it ends. Unfortunately a waste of time for a sophisticated player; other, much better Mech games exist. This game has low depth and replay value, the problems are: linear missions and storylines, weapon controls and abstraction, the complete absence of mech designs and 1st person shooter style power ups. Linear missions, just one route to go, no other options, completely nullifies replay value! Also destroys one's morale and desire to fight hard. The missions and their conclusions are the same regardless of how well you do or how thorough you are while executing them. Linear storyline, regardless of mission performance, difficulty or player intent the story is always exactly the same. No mech design or modification whatsoever, infinite ammunition, poor mech selections, less than 10? Many missions do not even allow a choice of mech at all. Remarkably disapointing for the Mechwarrior universe. There is only 1 trigger key! Great mech controls but awful weapons use, you can only shoot one 'group' at a time, they must be toggled with a shift like trigger key before they can be fired with the other trigger. Remarkably infuriating considering the number of unused buttons on the controller and past mechwarrior examples! Missles, mgs or laser(ppcs too) are the three groups and are always seperate. Traditionally mechs have been able to attack with defineable weapons combinations or even fire all of them at once, which is completely absent in this game. Even though mechs look visual different, all mech's weapons play exactly the same, there is no difference in mechs weapon groups because they all have the same 3 groups and since only 1 can be used at a time there's little point to that. A player ends up utilizing 1 group, almost all the time. With infinite ammo, there is no need to switch. All the weapons have the exact same locking mechanism (with exception of the powerless mg), so missles and balistic weapons and lasers really all do about the same thing. The slightly harder hitting main guns (ppc or gauss) will never run out anyway. Most mechs have mgs on a fire group which are completely worthless, short range and could easily have been left out. The inclusion of infantry in the game is abysmal. They are easier to step on than fight. They are nearly incapable of hurting a mech even on the most difficult setting and in the largest of numbers, once a player tires of stepping on them they are simply ignored. Difficulty settings add no depth to the game, on easy the missions are so trivial one can walk strait through them with impunity. On the hardest setting, elite, the only differences are the targets do about tripple damage and the health power ups in the levels are worth about a third as much mech health. Quality difficulty improvements are completely absent, the AI does not improve, the missions do not change, the enemies are not different or more numerous. Poor Missions, the same result occurs no matter how you play, can not "save the rebels" in the save the rebels mission etc. Awful limitations on the 3d environments: sloping mountains mechs are forced to "slide off", small map sizes, single forced attack routes, redundant enemy bases all look the same with identical base defences. A player can see to what appear as traversible locations but can not traverse them outside of the "virtual map" world. Map layout and virtual world limitations force the players attack route to be directly at the fortified positions in all the missions, there is no infiltrating or outflanking whatsoever. Most missions could be easily represnted in a 2d styke linear game type path. An infantile power up system exists leaving temporary mech augmentations in the field sitting around or generates them after the destruction of suspiciously similar looking structures in all the maps and enemy mechs and supply vehicles. Players will look for the red green blue or yellow boxes in a very basic power up system. This system is much more akin to a first person shooter than a pilot type game, players with this forte would be better served by 1st person shooter type games. Sophisticated pilot type players will find it out of character for the genre. In summary, a great looking game with intuitive control hurt by lack of depth from linear missions and storylines, and design elements foreign to the mechwarrior world including poor weapon controls and abstraction, the complete absence of mech design(s) and 1st person shooter style power ups. This is really counter balanced only by the candylike parts of the game including smooth visuals, excelent looking explosions and remarkable environment damge (buildings and cars really) all things that pale quickly and are nearly identical in all the levels. 3/10
| Arcade style Mechwarrior with fast combat. | | A gamer from Miami FL USA says (23/Nov/2002): | If you compare this game by itself it is a good title and solid gameplay. Compared to previous Mechwarrior games especially if you have played the PC games you will find the gameplay leans heavily on arcade fast and furious combat with power ups. Not being able to load out your Mech can be frustrating as well. If you are seeking in depth game play with strategy or tactical depth then you should rent this one first before purchasing to see if you like this gameplay format.
Graphically few Xbox titles can compare to the quality and detail displayed by Mechassault. Buildings crash to the ground, windows get knocked out, smoke and fog effects, etc. Seeing your Mech stomp around just like Godzilla in a monster movie makes it a lot of fun as well.
Sound quality for effects like explosions are pretty dead on but the music track is really lacking and you get a lot of repeating music loop tracks. Fortunately it does not detract too much from gameplay.
The Single player side of the game is linear and only offers one or two solutions to solving missions. Multiplayer is where this game shines though and that is why its a premier Xbox Live title. With its fast combat and less detailed choices will appeal to a broader audience and add more fans to the Mechwarrior series - its a smart move for broader mass multiplayer appeal. With a wider appeal more players will be available and add to the replayability of Mechassult.
Minor bug: one of the things I noticed early in the game was in a mission where you had to protect some civilians, after destroying the enemies in the area I noticed something odd. The vehicles passing into the tunnel could not actually enter the tunnel. Since the game did not actually make the tunnel complete the cars where colliding into a wall and causing them to build up into a pile. Fortunately the cars, trucks, etc did not explode on each other, which could possible lead to a mission failure. Again this was a minor bug and did not affect gameplay but was a disappointing detail that could have easily be solved with more QA. Also being able to punt vehicles is great fun but why can’t you do the same with small enemy tanks?
Overall this game is fast clean fun and a great xbox lan party title –but- if you are looking for a good single player experience and don’t plan on taking advantage of the multiplayer experience then rent before you buy is best policy for this game.
| this game is gay | | brad from mel,vic,aus says (2/Jun/2003): | This is one of the best games this year. This game was one of the best games we have ever bought, although it was a bit lame on the levels it was good. I would like a part two to the game. This Game has been added to the collection of the best gThis game is a awesome game when it comes to graphics and explosions. I have mastered the game and can find any and all "secret" salvage. I love the sound effects in the game especially with sorround sound. The game has pretty nice weapons but the limit to one gun,energy and missle just sucks. The missions are nice and alot of fun. When I first played the game I got destroyed on the first mission by the po If you want to play the first game to blow up buildings pl):
The first thing i noticed when i started to play Mech Assault was the controls. Just like an FPS!! It made it very easy to play. After playing so much Halo and Red Faction 2, it was an easy transition and that warmed me to the game right off. Then the graphics, streaming purple lasers lancing into windows......sweeeeeeet. I did miss the configuration abilities from pervious MechWarrior games but the easy controls and fast-paced gameplay made up for it. Great game.
ay this. Everyone of my friends that has played this game love it and u will too. The only downfall on it is that u can't really customize your mech as much as the wer armors. Then i realized how powerful themech can truly be when I played grinder in multi player mode. The thing I hate is that the big mechs are good but the atlas sucks. The promethues and Ragnarok are the best. the Ymir heats up to quick when you rampage and the atlas can't get the job done quickly. For a none stop assault play grinder with BowMan.The Bowman and prometheus are the best due to there awesome misslesthe intensity you will definetly forget to click the right thumbstick a couple of times and get destryoed quicker. Basiclly great games but to be the best of the best in grinder or against a group the list narrows down to two. Oh yeah in the mission of Thor on rocks don't runaway. Stay at the generator and hide behind it. When the small mechs come first
| If You Like Doom, Quake, its a Frag Game | | Shawn J. Cottles from Ohio, USA says (17/Dec/2002): | First Let Me Say Its a Really Cool Game...The Graphix are great, little if any slowdown and you can destroy almost anything you see..... but it seems more to me a mech version of quake or doom
I own Mech Assault & have Live and its a blast to be talking stuff and trying to back it up in the arena (which btw are great)
But I'm more of a Elite or Mech Vet...I've Played the real Battletech for over 10 years...Played Battletech The Cresent Hawk Inception and Revenge, Activision's Mechwarrior and Mechwarrior online (back in the 286 days), Mechwarrior for the Sega & SNES, Mechwarrior 2 (P 75 days) and Mech 3 and 4 (MS is nice but their not activision)
I've Destroyed Army upon army of mechs in Mechcommander 1 and 2
And I Have Been To The Chicago Battletech Center 9 Times (btw a must for any Mech Elite) so i have a little Knowledge about the Battletech universe (and all FASA universes for that matter)
The Varients IE Madcat / Timber Wolf are incorrect most the mechs in the game are Clan Omni-mechs which are reconfig'ed to 5 or so diffrent designs where MS decided to use the Inner Sphere Name (Mad Cat) and the Clan Name Timberwolf and 2 diffrent versions...(it goes on for the other clan mechs this way) picking a diffrent ver of a mech is the closest you can come to mod'ing your mech the Misslesystems suck IE most madcats have 2 LRM 20's That means 20missles launch per LRM20 and the LRM range is almost that of a Gauss rifle or PPC...not so in this game
If Your Looking to pretend to be a real mechwarrior in this game...forget it...if you want to go online and talk some trash and blow stuff up its right up your ally....
(On a Side note...The Weapons systems in the madcat are just a example...its true with all the mechs in this game...And While in my days I've Taken out a 100 ton Atlas with a 20 Stinger just to prove it can be done...this game tends to favor the light to med weight classes)
Thats it from your old Friend the Phoenixhawk
| Great game..:)......short gameplay...:( | | Emanuel Ramos from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania and U.S.A says (10/May/2003): | This game is a awesome game when it comes to graphics and explosions. I have mastered the game and can find any and all "secret" salvage. I love the sound effects in the game especially with sorround sound. The game has pretty nice weapons but the limit to one gun,energy and missle just sucks. The missions are nice and alot of fun. When I first played the game I got destroyed on the first mission by the power armors. Then i realized how powerful themech can truly be when I played grinder in multi player mode. The thing I hate is that the big mechs are good but the atlas sucks. The promethues and Ragnarok are the best. the Ymir heats up to quick when you rampage and the atlas can't get the job done quickly. For a none stop assault play grinder with BowMan.The Bowman and prometheus are the best due to there awesome missles the hammer. Although dumbfire at level 3 missle they can kill even a Uziel with one shot. the ragnarok sheild is amazing but in all the intensity you will definetly forget to click the right thumbstick a couple of times and get destryoed quicker. Basiclly great games but to be the best of the best in grinder or against a group the list narrows down to two. Oh yeah in the mission of Thor on rocks don't runaway. Stay at the generator and hide behind it. When the small mechs come first shoot them with bullets. You will be amazed at the awesome killing capabilities. also if you rush the "graphic" scene where the two atlases go through the door you will only have to fight one but it will only happen if you rush it quickly. Well that's my opinion with a few tips Mechs have evolved....man hasn't.....
| Mech Assault is the next to Halo on Xbox. | | Nightal from Broomfield, USA says (17/Nov/2002): | Mech Assault is the next to Halo on Xbox. The graphics on the buildings, Mechs, Tanks, and other structures are great. When the buildings collapse its a little rough but its O.K. The arsenal is a little limited and you can't customize your Mech like in the other Mech Warriors but they came up with some pretty good combinations. As for fighting in the game it can be very easy or very hard; depending on our approach and the Mech you are taking. And after a Mech is destroyed the explosion is great. The sound is great on everything from, the weapons being fired to the infantry being crushed and the buildings collapsing. In the game there are four levels of difficulty; from easy to impossible. The battles are very fun. Especially when you are out numbered 3 to 1. Your armor varies from the different Mechs because you can be a heavy, but slow, Mech with lots of firepower and armor, or be a light Mech and be very fast and usually have a cloaking device and jump jets. Just look at the Puma (which you get on the second level). It is pretty fun when you can sneak up on an enemy and kill him before he turns around. The game follows the usual track of Mech Warrior; you basically try to cripple the WOB or Word of Blake, but the missions vary from recon to destroying bases to infiltrating bases with stolen Mechs. So if you liked the old ones this should be to your liking. The multiplayer games are very fun. Even if you are alone you can play grinder which is pretty much survivor. I have got to try Xbox live yet though. Mostly because my Internet connection is so slow. All in all, it is a very good game.
| Better than the PC | | CrazyHorse from Welland, Ontario, Canada says (29/May/2003): | I started off this game as a Mechwarrior veteran. On Mechwarrior 4 Mercs, I am the leader of a very powerful Clan. When I heard that there was not going to be a Mechlab and that you couldn't use a Fafnir, I was dissapointed to say the least. That was, until I played the first level. The graphics are what really grabbed me. The flat textures and ugly weather effects are all gone. They have been incredibly enhanced. The streaming lazers, lighting up the ground as it travels and deep vivid explosions are never boring. I just love watching buildings implode onto themselves and hearing the glass smashing and the steel bending all the way down. The snow in arctic levels actually piles up on your mech and gets into the vents. The contol is different but much easier. Of course, I have always been a fan of mouse aiming, you get used to the analog stick very very quickly. Because I am used to human challenge in a mech, the game was easy all the way through. That was on the normal level though. I am finding it harder on Elite. Especially the end where you have to fight all those damn mechs.
My only real criticism of this game is the lack of Offline play. After you finish the game, you might as well put it away if you dont have Live. There isn't even a Tournament mode you could play and you can't even use the Ragnarock or Ymir through the easy levels just for fun. Because of this,I gave it a 9. Awsome mech game with superior graphics, deep sound and easy control.
| Guns,Tons, and Glory. | | Friendly Foe from California,USA says (30/Dec/2002): | I have to make a quick note before the review- Mech Assault does seem to have an off story-line and mech descritpions.Whether or not it has flaws in the story compared to the previous games in the series does not matter. It is obvious the series decided to take a new turn and little flaws such as weight or weapon mix-ups should have no effect what so ever. Now, with no further ado,the review. Mechassault is a MUST HAVE for any action gamer.I would like to exclude all pussies who only like FPS's. Mech Assault has great graphics, a nice little story line (which you hardly notice) and excellent gameplay. Your mech is equipped with two or more weapons(depending on which one)to cause mayhem and destruction with.The Mech battles are excellent, but if that's not your bag there's more. You can destroy puny (and annoying) little tanks with your superior arsenal while at the same time squashing the pathetic little infantry squads that do little more than a pixel of damage with your mech. Battle too intense? Ram and damage a few buildings with your mech. Too serious? Spin the mechs torso around on the legs.Pros- Mech Assault gets a 9 of 10 for its heated action and brilliant gameplay.Not only that but the vast selection of mechs at your command. Cons-Multiplayer bots only in one mode and you can't pick the type or number you want.Somewhat easy to beat, and not faithful to previous games (for veterans).
| Mechassault, lag, and ISP's...things you should know. | | anonymous...but famous from Columbus, Ohio says (1/Jul/2003): | Mechassault is a terrific game. If you're new though, you should stick with other new guys for a while. The more experienced players have analyzed the maps, practiced, and become pretty professional about killing. One major problem I noticed was not so much lag in movement, but lag in damage. If your upload speed is less than about 180kbps, then if you pilot a Ragnarock you may experience lava lag. My buddies and I took two rags and put them about ten paces apart. My upload speed was only at about 150-160kbps, and even though my TV screen showed the lava hitting him directly in the face...it actually missed him. What he saw on his screen was the lava passing right by him. If I aimed a little to either side...depending on our speeds at the time....I could score a direct hit. On my screen it would show it passing by or glancing off his shoulder....but on his it was a direct hit. I honestly believe that if you have a slower ISP, you should upgrade. This will make you more successful. There are also seveal glitches...one being a major one. If you step on a health pack and you get hit at the EXACT same time....you not only don't get the health but more than likely you are reduced to almost zero health if you had any left. Just FYI for all you guys....
| All i have to say... | | Mike Parsley from Norfolk, VA, USA says (17/Nov/2002): | is if you like mech games, you'll love mech assault. it combines the attributes of previous mechwarrior games (for the PC) with fast paced melee. and what makes this mech truly better than it's predecessors, is that it a helluva lot faster. the controls take a little getting used to, but once you've gotten it down you'll be able to out manuver most opponents. the A.I. is very good, even on the easier levels of difficulties. i have yet to get xbox live, but i can't wait to play some other gamers online. the voice acting is top notch, and it'll keep you interested. i just got it a couple of days ago, and i've only completed the first level of difficulty, but i can guarantee that the higher difficulty levels will take alot longer than two days to beat. that and the levels are enormous. the versus mode has alot of flavor, ranging from complete frag fest, to using eight players against up to four or more bot mechs controlled by the computer. the demolition effects are great, trees ignite, and buildings crumble with great precision. almost anything is demolishable.! the only reason i don't give it a 10, is because, well...it's not HALO. but if a sequel should come out for this game, it wouldn't surprise me in the least...and i surely hope for one.
| A must have game... | | Alec from Atlanta,Georgia says (3/Mar/2004): | This game, simply put, is awesome. Im not much of a mech fan and I loved it. The graphics and the sound in this game are awesome, especially the mech explosions $-). This game is very long and very fun. If you are not good at video games then you might want to stay away from this game.
Game play is awesome and it gets better with Xbox live. This game follows along the lines of most other mech games like mechwarrior but all together it is an original game. The only part of this game that needed to be improved was the fact that there are too many glitches that people can use to their advantage.
Well, if you got the Xbox you got the better deal. With Halo and MechAssault exclusivly out for it then you cant lose. As I was saying, younger kids might want to stay away from this game as it is extremely hard even on the lowest setting. There are about 30 to 40 different campaign levels and about 20 different mechs including the xbox live downloadable mechs.
Well like I said this is a must have game foe Xbox owners. If you are having trouble beating this game, email me at BOB4BOB88< remove me > at aol.com and I will try to help you the best I can. Peace out y'all! $-)
| Superb game that really shines on XBox Live | | Scouseknight from Bootle, England says (23/Nov/2002): | I bought this for XBox Live but I have to say the Campaigns are very good also and I find myself splitting my gaming time up between doing the single-player campaign and playing it on-line.
But it is the on-line play where this really comes to life - it is simply a great game to play against other human opponents.
It's daunting at first on-line though - you get annihilated and seem to always have the wrong mech or get caught in the middle of firefights but this is all part of learning the ropes - I am yet to kill more than I get killed in a game but it doesn't put me off trying more - I look forward to the day all my friends are on XBox Live and we can have a right old blast on this.
The only downside with the Live implementation compared to, for example, MotoGP, is there is no way of knowing who is talking - this is annoying when some jerk is giving out foul mouthed abuse - you don't know who it is.
Difficult to find fault with the game itself however - it's fast, smooth, noisy and above all, very playable. I prefer this over Mechwarrior 4 on the PC anyday - the controls are well thought out and this makes it a pleasure to play.
| Wow | | Some guy from surrey, Canada says (27/Dec/2002): | To all the "Battletech" fans who wrote critical reviews, no offense, but... GET A LIFE! My goodness, this game was excellent! Awesome graphics, sweet weapons and gameplay, and multiplayer. Who cares if the game is "politically incorrect" in the battletech universe. It's still awesome! I did think it was kind of stupid in some multiplayer games when you have to walk around as a tiny little man, and I thought it was kinda dumb that you couldn't change the thumbstick controls, but still once you get used to them it's super awesome. I also thought it was cool that they included infantry, tanks, and aircraft, and that they did the third person view. The sound was right on and the people who help you throughout the game were immensely... helpful. In most other shooters, in the campaign mode the "bad guys" get killed way easier than in this game. I liked that because you actually have to move around and do something to win instead of just standing and shooting. Although this game was part of a large series of COMPUTER mech games, I think this game was for A VIDEO GAME CONSOLE and therefore should not be rated so harshly.
| Mech assault roks | | Collin Martin from Speedway,IN USA says (29/Jan/2004): | Mech assault roks. one awesome game. game of year in my opinion. the graphics are great and the controls are fairly easy to get once u get to kno the game. sounds r awesome along with the gameplay. i would value this game as totally awesome. i got this game the month after it came out and i loved it. at first some missions were hard but after getting used to it u kno wat to do. i did nt get the online player mode (Xbox live0 until about a year later. over all thisw game is the best .it is diffinetealy one of the best games of the year. u should rent the game before buyin it to make sure u like it. in comparision to some of the other mechassault games it was better. one thing u need to get when u buy it is too is get xbox live. without it is kinda boring. if u r a mech warrior fan u will luv this game. if this game doesnt get up there with halo then no game should. one great mode of th eonline game is the ctf mode. the only bad thing is when plp drop out and when other plp turn off their xboxes. but everyone should like mechassault for the xbox. P.S. this game roks.mech assault roks.
| new guy | | Josh from oklahoma says (11/Mar/2003): | Hello every one. Ive heard mixed stories and so on from all types of people, the game rocked , the game stunk. Im not sure of eather because i just went out an bought it ( cheaper than the retail price so im not waisting any money any way i got it with trader credit so yeah ). But any way who cares if it doesnt go alon with the mech stuff. Its like this game desiners make games to be enjoyed not read into buy people who think they know every thing about the saga. Only the game desiners can know every thing about it because they make it. I hear weapons are good game play is great and so on. so if your so hoplessly dependent apon a game then have a nice life of sitting in a dark room staring at a screen and having people look at you like your nuts. mow dont get me wrong i like things to and i even like to learn about them, but dont let things rule you. items that rule you own you. so thank you for your time and if you have any problems with what i said e mail me at Nimesis< remove me > at swbell.net and voice them. the best things about people are what they think.
| Impressive, fast paced mech game but unbalanced multiplayer | | Scott Ackerman from Forest Hill, MD, USA says (31/Mar/2003): | Mech Assault was a much better game than I had anticipated. The graphics (especially the shattered glass) are great and the cities give you a good sense of how big your mech really is. The campagin, although short, is very fun to play. Out of all of the xbox live games so far, I beleive that this game has the best online format. The controls are easy to get used to, and if your a Halo fan, then you will master the controls QUICK! Why then, do I give it a 9 instead of a 10? Well, there are tons of mech to choose from, but when your playing online, about 4 or 5 mechs are worth using because they're the big powerful mechs with the better health and weapons. I was hoping that the new downloadable mechs would be big and powerful so there would be another mech worth choosing but they are both small so you can't possibily win in a battle with them. It's a shame, this one problem with the multiplayer damages, but definitley not ruins an other wise phenominal blast to play. If you have xbox live, buy this game.
| A great game for anybody EVEN YOU!!!!!!! | | Joe V. from Antioch, California says (15/Mar/2003): | Here in Antioch California the greatest game is mechassult. Why you may ask, because it is a third person shooting Mech game. RThis is the first mech game I've played and it's the best. The single player took me weeks to beat. It's not short it's long. Every level I sayed to myself please let this be the last level. This in a lot of peoples opinions is an absolute masterpiece. on multiplayer it is awsome you can play for hours on grinder mode. I actually beat it by defeating seven ragnoraks at the same time (of course my friend helped me). This game gets even better with Xbox live where you fight people around the globe man not to mention the updates they may make on the game. Also when you die on grinder mode you become a human and can selfdestruct. It splatters blood everywhere. This is NOT a cheat it is a hint. Let a buddy die, then you go far away from where the mechs drop down. Then your body can walk up to him and you can try to get the first shot on him (he will just sit there). E-mail me!
| online , online , online... | | Pimpy S aka: $ Money from Ohio says (17/Jun/2003): | So... Mech Assault is pretty sweet... that is until you play online with people. For some reason these people always gang up on you with like 6 Ragnaroks/Ymir as soon as you step out just because you are in a Mad Cat with the tag name Pimpy S. Whats up with that? are they so threatened by a Pimp in a Mad Cat that they have to team up on him just to kill him. i mean, i can hold my own and take out 3,4,5 of them (like i said, i'm a pimp) but even the pimpest player cant stand up to that cheap crap. and what's with people complaining about me "stealing" kills? you didn't finish them, i did, so get over it. And then there is capture the flag. what the H*LL? All the people who play are selfish players out for their own gain when , being the pimp at capture the flag that i am, can easily score 20 times per game if i actually had some cover fire, but no. SO... in conclusion, buy Mech Assault, its sweet. Play single, play with a friend, but don't play online without the supervision of Pimpy S.
| unfair reviews | | Darius from Canada says (30/Dec/2002): | why are so many people giving this 10/10? dont post if u are, because u all know its not even near perfect, be realistic. look how short the game is, thats the most obvious one. ive played most of the mechwarrior games and have the mech commander games. to be realistic...this game is really just a dumbed down limited version of mechwarrior 4. there are hardly any mechs, and the ones they have are all wrong (names/weapons/speeds). the gameplay so small, u can beat it in a day or two. and not being able to customize ur mech? why not?. Why can i pick up armour off destroyed mechs? (like earlier said by someone else, it it way too much of an arcade game like quake) and all u who defend it are acting blindly and u would think differently had u played mech warrior 4 and/or the Mech Assault we really wanted to see. Sure its fun...but its also easily boring, so few multiplay maps, so few vehicles, so few weapons, such limited gameplay.
it honestly does not live up to its name, as much as i liked it.
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