Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Mech Games of 2012

A comparison of the various Mech games returning to the PC in 2012 (MechWarrior:Online vs Hawken vs MechWarriorTactics vs Reign of Thunder) . So we havn't had any significant Mech games in years, and now we're about to get a whole bunch. Much of the delay was in-part due to legal licensing arguments.  Here's an attempt to keep them all organized:


MechWarrior:
Online
Hawken MechWarrior
Tactics
Reign of
 Thunder

Developer Piranha Adhesive A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Day 1 Studios
Publisher Infinite Meteor Infinite Game Day 1 Studios





Distribution Free 2 Play Free 2 Play Free 2 Play Free 2 Play
View First PersonFirst Person Overhead Third Person
EngineCryENGINE 3 Unreal 3
Despair 
Players 12

16
CoopPerhaps Horde
No
Pace Slow Fast Turn based Fast
Classes4; including a Commander5

Developer's ResumeDuke Nukem Forever-multiplayerNoneNo AAA experienceMechAssault
What makes it StandoutMechWarrior UniverseIndie titleTactical Strategy, not a shooter; MechWarrior Universe;For the CoD crowd

Official LinkOfficial LinkOfficial LinkOfficial Link

Mods worthy of mention:
One can assume all games will have customization, weight balancing, weapon/armor ratios, etc; which make the Mech genera unique.  Since all are F2P, expect all to have micro-trasaction/in-game stores and ZERO LAN support.  The faster paced mech games run the risk of being too generic "shooter like" for most mech fans.

Videos:

MechWarrior:Online


Hawken


MechWarrior Tactics


Reign of Thunder

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