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 Person	First Person	Overhead	Third Person
Engine	CryENGINE 3	Unreal 3		Despair
Players	12			16
Coop	Perhaps	Horde		No
Pace	Slow	Fast	Turn based	Fast
Classes	4; including a Commander	5
Developer's Resume	Duke Nukem Forever-multiplayer	None	No AAA experience	MechAssault
What makes it Standout	MechWarrior Universe	Indie title	Tactical Strategy, not a shooter; MechWarrior Universe;	For the CoD crowd
	Official Link	Official Link	Official Link	Official Link

Mods worthy of mention:

• MechWarrior: Living Legends - Crysis Mod
• Solaris Assault Tech

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