Mech Warrior 4: Mercenaries
by Microsoft
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Video Game Reviews of Mech Warrior 4: Mercenaries
Customer Review: Great game, [bad] support
Summary: 4 Stars
I had previously purchased the Mech4, Mech4 Black Knight, and MechcommanderII pack only to find out that Mech4 didn't work on XP. So I returned those and bought Mercenaries.I really like the game, don't get me wrong. But, the support that accompanies the software doesn't tell you anything about the weapons you use, how to operate the game, etc. As a stand-alone game, microsoft needed to do more. I don't think it would have killed them to put in a few extra pages containing this info.
Final word: If you already know what you are doing or if it is not important to know what you are doing, this is a great game.
Customer Review: Mechwarrior 4 freelance
Summary: 3 Stars
I was stoked to get this game when I heaard about it. I loved that MW:Vengance limited what type of weapons you could mount in the mech chassis. That said, Mercenaries is a vast improvement with the ability to move to different planets and carry out missions for different factions. It says that it's fully compatible with the two offical mech packs so I purchased them as well. This was less then true as none of the new mech designes were avaialable for purchase or salvage in the single player story, but the new weapons and electronics are available. The mech pack designs do show up in the solaris arenas as oppoents but I have yet to receive one as salvage or on the free market.Customer Review: dated, but it's still mercenaries...
Summary: 5 Stars
Mercenaries is, in some ways, all that Black Knight should have been. Both of the prior MW4 installments have very linear mission progress and very little opportunity to effect the game's outcome. One of the things I like about Mercenaries is that it allows you to choose sides in the FedCom civil war, which effectively determines how the last set of missions play out. (Although, having played both the Davion and Steiner tracks, the missions are fairly similar.) Black Knight was a good expansion, but while it placed you in the role of a mercenary, it seemed artifical. Part of the appeal to the Mercenaries concept is playing the bad guy, and the game lets you do this better than the original (MW2) mercenaries. Some missions give you the chance to be treacherous, which is a lot of fun. I only wish you could continue to play with your mercenary company after the end of the scripted misions, like in the titanium edition of the the first Mercenaries.
The game engien is dated, but is still playable. The missions are fine: well written, paced and well scripted, but not spectacular. The Solaris tournoments inflate the mission count, but they're a lot of fun. The teaser at the end of the game alludes to the story line for Mechwarrior Dark Age, which is cool.
For it's minor faults, this is a fun game that's worth playing. The basic concept of the game is sound and surpasses it's limitations. It's still good to be bad.
Customer Review: It Still is strong
Summary: 5 Stars
Mechwarrior 4: Merenaries is a great game. It gives you new mechs, new weapons, and new maps. What more could you ask. It seems it is toaltally redone. Aside from the old mechs and gameplay it still is great. But it would have been better if they put in the mechs from the mech paks instead of people who didn't buy it have to buy it if they want it on MW4:M. But overall it still is great with new blood and that old school goodness.Customer Review: I preformed plastic surgery on this game
Summary: 4 Stars
Just a few words. This game could hve been remarkable, but as it stand now, it needs a little work. Thank you. I tweaked a few things on my computer, now the game runs smooth. To get the best results out of this game, simply run a mission for about a minute, or two, and the game will smoothen itself out.The Mek Paks, was the cause of most of the problems, and shared files,can offset the game somewhat,sometimes.