MECHWARRIOR 2 Lives Again! ...mostly

[@myne00]

Cheers for the credit. Hope the installer works for everyone :)

[@thereviewden]

You made some real magic happen, thanks so much!!

[@myne00]

@@thereviewden Beennath did all the hard work. I just made his process easy.

[@priorwitness]

Seriously, when I see the acronym "mw2" I still think Mechwarrior 2. One of my favorite games of all time. The Titanium Edition was dope.

[@captainfiercebeard]

I am 41 now. Mechwarrior 2 was my 13th birthday present back in 1996. I still have my complete box copy! It's the "Pentium Processor Edition", It was really just the windows 95 version I believe. I even bought the strategy guide from Comp USA (remember that store?!). I still listen to the sound track every now and then. Ahhh memories.

[@ppmguire]

Honestly I find the Pentium Edition better than the Titanium Edition with regards to the changes made. Side note, I have a sealed copy of Descent 2 from Comp USA.

[@thereviewden]

That's awesome!

[@failingup4907]

The sound track was absolutely perfect and it sounded so clean, never heard anything like it back then. Why they don't do that for the new Mechwarrior games, I don't understand it.

[@ppmguire]

@@failingup4907 Because for over a decade audio has taken a back seat to graphics and microtransactions.

[@BrettDalton]

I got this free with my Voodoo 1. I was so addicted to it for years. Still playing MWO regularly

[@thereviewden]

Same! Diamond Monster 3D.

[@kimnice]

Orchid Righteous 3D! It had this game + 3D accelerated versions of Descent 2, Terminal Velocity, Fatal Racing and Microsoft Monster Truck + demo cd. Decent combo and decent introduction to 3D acceleration..

[@MostlyPennyCat]

ATi Rage 128. It was the perfect graphics card for MAME too as it was back when you could reprogram the scan output and run arcade games in their real slow scan rate glory

[@dhoffnun]

The MW2 games have such good soundtracks.

[@Mezcon2]

This game needs to come on to Steam. My cousin played this when I was growing up. Would love to relive those days.

[@scimbrelo]

good memories. Reminds me of when every game felt like an unlimited new adventure

[@richwillis8]

used to play this online all the time back in the 90s. useda service called MPlayer. was in a clan and loved playing it with my mates. even the art of Lag shooting was fun. i miss those days

[@guinaevere]

Any review that begins with Ed209, ends with The Old Man, and is filled with big mechs in between, is awesome!!

[@thereviewden]

Just waiting on that RoboCop/Mechwarrior crossover😁

[@LionFace]

I have recently played through both Mech2 campaigns and working through Ghost Bears Legacy via dosbox. Had them as a kid and played them to death. Even got some netmech matches running with my friends via 56k dial up. The gameplay still very much holds up! Thanks for the video!

[@thereviewden]

That must've been awesome! I remember when 28.8 was the standard, then 56 was like WHOA!

[@LionFace]

@@thereviewden It was! I never had 28.8, was straight into 56k, I was living the dream back then :D

[@MrDstructO]

as a kid i was blown away by the details in the chunky manuals for MW2 & mercs, dont recall ghost bear legacy getting the same love tho. Saved my money to buy a sidewinder force feedback joystick, with the pack in mw3.

[@michaelathens953]

I remember playing TONS of this game on my cousin's PC back in the day, and even more of MW3 once I had my own gaming PC. My favorite build was loads of pulse lasers which I'd focus on the enemy's legs ensuring i got max salvage off them.

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

Yeap,the "pirate configuration".

[@StephenStrangways]

Dang it... I watched this video just because it was MW2, and could have been okay with it and moved right on if it was mediocre, but it was so good I have now piled up many of your videos, going back several years, in my neverending Watch Later playlist. Kudos to you especially if you recorded all the in-game footage yourself, because i dont think any other YT video has such a wide breadth of such high-quality MW2 in-game footage in it.

[@thereviewden]

All my own footage, sir! And thank you.

[@tumate45]

Wow, this was a so well tought out review. You mentioned every version of the game and not just said "well, I played the game only on pc and I only managed to install the dos version now" In such a short time so many fun facts. Didnt look down on the console versions either. Here is a like and sub for you my man.

[@thereviewden]

Thank you! They all have their good points!

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

Thanks for the overview! You asked for our favorite mech games. I have to mention MechForce for the Amiga. It was an unlicensed (very naughty) adaptation of the BattleTech board game which used the computer to handle automating all of the complicated rules making it really easy to play but still having all the strategy of the original board game. I didn't own an Amiga, but one of my roommates in college had one and a copy of this game and three of us got in the habit of playing this game and loving the heck out of it.

[@combativeThinker]

Nice recommendation. Gotta take a look at this one. Maybe see how it compares to MegaMek.

[@thereviewden]

I'll have to check that out, sounds awesome!

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Had this on PC back then and the feel of it was fantastic. The way the mech moved and how the controls were set up was awesome. Sure the landscapes were barren and the polygons didn't have texture mapping but it worked and it gave it a simplicity that made it easy to digest from a visual standpoint.

[@spacedock873]

Back in the day I bought a Matrox GPU card because it had dual monitor outputs and my early Linux PC rig could support this. The one I bought came with MW2 which, at the time, I knew nothing about. I installed it on the MS side of the dual boot and was hooked! Not being a tabletop gamer I knew nothing of Battletech but I loved this game and over time played all the subsequent games including the expansions and MechCommander. I still have MW5 and Battletech installed on my current games rig 😁

[@ANelsonViolin]

Speaking of other mech games, I fondly remember EarthSiege 2. I remember kinda thing of it as the “Mechwarrior we have at home” version, but I enjoyed the combat, weapon management, and the more grim atmosphere of ES2 quite a bit.

[@thereviewden]

EarthSiege 2 was great! The hanger management was deep, the ELF beams rocked AND it had goofy FMV!

[@Malamockq]

This was my favorite game as a kid. Such an amazing game, the entire MechWarrior series is a gem. Playing through Mech 4 Mercs now.

[@Robert-G]

nice in-depth video! Man! I loved this game so much when it came out. I also listened to its music a lot as a kid

[@FandangoJon]

Of the hundreds and hundreds of old games I played over the 90s and early 2000's, the Mechwarrior series is one of the few that I've actually kept every disk, box, and manual. I adored these games when I was a kid and I was so stoked when I saw that the franchise was starting to release stuff again. The modern games have been a mixed bag... but damn those old games were good. I remember firing this thing up on my Voodoo 3 3500 + Intel Celeron 333mhz PC and thinking "What could possibly top this game?!" When I was 16 I visited a friend in Georgia and went to a Dave & Busters for the first time... and I stumbled on the Mechwarrior Pods. To this day, that pod with all it's working physical buttons and sub-screens is still THE most amazing gaming experience I've ever had! Better and more immersive than even VR! I still have my print-outs that they would give you at the end of the match. It would not only give you your score, but would recount the entire battle pointing out all the big moments from the match (almost like Duncan Fisher!) Good times. Breaks my heart that the genre is hanging on by a thread. I wish slow, tactical mech sims would come back in fashion. A Mechwarrior game designed FOR VR (not just playable in VR) would be a dream come true.

[@admgloval]

Those D&B Mechwarrior pods were the best man! We had them here in San Antonio and I would go there almost every weekend to play, I even still have some of the printouts they would give you at the end of a round that had the battle stats on them! I was really sad when they disappeared from D&B :(

[@FandangoJon]

@admgloval Over the years I've managed to collect every one of the mech patches that they sold. So many good times.

[@CasepbX]

I remember playing the Win 95 version of MW2 back when I was a wee lad. Man it was amazing.

[@DenverStarkey]

i played the win95 version in highschool along side MW 2 mercs. had teh DOS version of MW2 first though

[@shaunybonny688]

oh man, the machine gun build. I remember doing that back in the 90's. Shit was OP. Had a lot of fun playing this game with my dad.

[@nymalous3428]

Mechwarrior 2 was my favorite too. I even played the soundtrack as background noise to fall asleep.

[@LucianTheWorldGamer]

OMG this is so nostalgic for me, I played this in 1999 and still felt like something from the future for my small pentium 2. Thanks for trip down the memory lane you are awesome

[@thereviewden]

Thanks, Lucian! Dude, look at those graphics, they're THREE DIMENSIONAL!!!

[@LucianTheWorldGamer]

@@thereviewden exactly! Even though I think MW3 was already out in 1999. I got MW2 through the Matrox bundle, what a time to be alive...

[@thereviewden]

@@LucianTheWorldGamer Nice! The first gen 3D accelerators were SO exciting!

[@richardhockey8442]

Netmech running over the trialware versions of Kali and Kahn modem-to-LAN layers with their 20 minute timeouts

[@pennysantana247]

Your reviews are awesome, man. Super underrated

[@thereviewden]

Thank you so much!

[@ObsidianDragon7030]

Maaaan I remember being SO Stoked when I picked Mech2 up at a PC Flea Market with my dad back in the 90's. Pretty much bought every subsequent Mechwarrior game that came out after that. Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries might be my favorite of the second Gen Games, But Mech 2 has a nice special place in my heart as being the first Battletech Game I ever played.

[@DenverStarkey]

same MW2M was i fav , but MW2:31CC holds that heart warming place. it was so magical litterally the first 3d game i ever saw. i bought a Voodoo card and this game at teh same time then about 1 year later PS1and N64 came out with consoles version of 3d ... i wasn't really imressed with console's 3d until i was Zelda 64. i think until Z64 came out the higher res of MW2 had wowed me more than n64's textures did until Z64. . also i got resident evil 2 on PC before i got my hands on an N64 .. and lets face it by that point PC 3d was making consoles look weak all around , better textures much higher resolutions and PC monitors were jsut more refined than CRT TVs were. god damn member berries ... making me feel old now. i miss my 19" NEC monitor i got in 2002 ,. and i miss the 36 inch Sanyo CRT we ahd back then ... i don't care that the thing weighted as much the entire living room of my house ... damn thsoe were teh times ... PC games on a 19 inch crt and console games on a 36" set.

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

Got the demo, probably of some gaming magazine,and could play it to no end. The TimberWolf& the Summoner were my favourite mechs. Long story short,i've played 'em all. And read a lot of books, even now sometimes i return to reading the books.

[@weissblitz100]

I absolutely enjoyed all things Mechwarrior back in the day. In Particular I enjoyed the Mercenaries games and the Strategy games

[@Razumen]

I'm glad I played the original, it was such a blast all around. I remember salivating over the versions with the improved textures, but for whatever reasons I never got around to trying them. From this, it looks like I didn't really miss all that much. Might try that installer tho!

[@richardhockey8442]

MechWarrior 2 in MS-DOS, Windows 95, Pentium and Voodoo 3D versions and the multiplayer addon NetMech

[@tkrys]

Right in the nostalgia, friend. I’m a multi-year veteran of Grand Council and TKZ leagues on Kali from the late 90s and the only game in the franchise that really hits as hard was MechWarrior 3. MechWarrior 4 onwards, with their hard point system (which isn’t tabletop accurate at all) just don’t bring the same fun factor as MW2 and MW3 did. Especially as flight stick support went out the window after MW4. Don’t get me wrong, MW4, MW5, and MWO are still appealing (although the latter’s model is frustrating as you either have to grind the hell out of events or spend cash to get the good stuff) but they just don’t have the same fun factor as their late 90s/early 2000s brethren with the exception of MW4 Mercenaries, because who doesn’t love Duncan Fisher?

[@Mak10z]

MechWarrior for SNES was my first experience with the battletech universe. MW2 was a day 1 purchase when I got my new 486 back in 96. I had an S3 verge in that puppy.. the FIRST 3d Decelerator. hooboy i saved up 200$ from not eating school lunch to get a monster3d to fix that issue. was like night and day. I love Mw2. really MW2 mercs was a good upgrade, plus fighting in the inner sphere just feels better. Like you said though MW2 really ticked all the right boxes

[@VanBurenPhilips]

Love the MG boats! Once I realised how effective they were, I used to load up on MGs and small lasers, and saw legs off 😄

[@thereviewden]

1MG, barely a scratch. 8+ MGs, INSTANT DOOM! 😆

[@atomicskull6405]

Oh man yes the machine gun build, so OP.

[@michaeldougherty6036]

I wish someone would bring back Starseige, too. Such a great game. We're on our third rebirth of Tribes, but somehow nobody ever thinks to revisit the mech game that gave birth to Tribes to begin with.

[@jimmer411]

Man this and Earthsiege was my childhood

[@bretts1646]

MW4 Mercs was always my favorite. That campaign is an all-timer.

[@HansCast]

This. Easily the best of the franchise.

[@thereviewden]

I've gotta try 4. I loved 3, then skipped ahead (didn't have the rig for it) to MechAssault.

[@alphawolf2993]

@@thereviewden MW4 mercs is easily the best game in the series, you gotta play it.

[@Suralin0]

Don't forget the Mektek addons :)

[@shuboy05]

@@alphawolf2993 And that game gave us Duncan Fisher, who is presently the only recurring character in the entire franchise.

[@DarkElfDiva]

"There's always...THE MACHINE GUN BUILD!" Yeah, Mech 3 had that too. Take a Puma, strip everything off it, max out engine size, then put as many mguns as you can on it. Fill out the rest with armor. Then stay at top speed at all times and aim for the legs. You can outrun LRMs.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Mech2 was my favourite out of the battletech games, everything after it never quite lived up to that original release.

[@raybelcher5200]

Still have my original DOS Mechwarrior 2 CD for the music! Same for Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries. Remember waiting forever for Netmech to come out and downloading it with a 56K modem.

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

MechWarrior Living Legends is my favorite game in the series and just like in this game playing as a tank or battlemech with 6 machine guns will shred anything so long as you don't overheat the guns in that game "The guns themselves have to cool down like IRL for balance" Machine guns in that also have infinite ammo and reach out to 1600m though the damage falloff after 450m makes the damage pretty much null even if your walking around in battlearmor.

[@Fury9er]

1997 and the Matrox Mistique version was my entry into the universe. I had another DOS/win95 version I got on budget re-pack for £5. The music was and still it something I listen to a lot, and because my first edition was a bundled one with missing tracks I am still finding ones I never heard. If you go into the mechlab in MW2 and name yourself Freebirth Toad it unlocks the Tarantula and Elemental for you to pilot. It also unlocks the battlemaster but there is a typo in its file that makes it crash, there wasa patch to fix that.

[@LethinGabbins]

I aas an earthsiege boy. I didnt find mw2 till later, lost my mind! It was so good. Tho id argue mw3 was the best of them all. I still try to run it annually. :P Thanks for the nostalgia trip ♡

[@Dan-xo9ly]

Best Mechwarrior Game Ever.

[@StephenStrangways]

More than 35 pressings? Way more. I'm aware of 57, and that doesn't include GBL or Mercs!

[@thereviewden]

Crazy stuff, does that include other languages?

[@StephenStrangways]

@@thereviewden yes, that does include other languages. Sometimes there are multiple pressings in other languages, like so far I've found three Japanese pressings. There are also things like two different pressings for the English versions that were included with Sidewinder 3D joysticks, so yeah... LOTS of pressings! If MW2 doesn't hold the record for most pressings, it sure must be very darn close!

[@Dr.MSC.W.Krueger]

Still a fun game to play once in a while. A few friends/colleagues at Digital Domain did the prerendered cinematics. Funny how the software renderer from the DOS release has stylistically aged more gracefully than those later 3D accelerated releases. I remember hearing the development was somewhat lengthy and troubled, with a late rewrite of the engine. Can't confirm if that is true.

[@GmanTheTank]

I remember playing the crap out of the PS1 version as a kid, not really knowing what I was doing lmao.

[@redslate]

_Titanium_ _Edition_ also haphazardly changed many of the environments/settings for no reason, for example: 'ice planet' becomes 'scorching desert planet.'

[@thereviewden]

The environments were a bit odd

[@kempet]

I still play it regularly - the DOS version through dosbox is still the best iteration!

[@fallingwater]

MW2 was my first great love and also my first "real" game after graduating from an old 8086 to my first Pentium. I played it through and through and for a year or two it was actually a sizable part of my childhood fantasy - probably because I lived in a podunk town with nothing to do. In fact, I often imagined driving mechs around said town and stomping stuff I didn't like, which was most stuff :D I eventually discovered the retextured versions for accelerators and expected them to be so much better, even got a Matrox Mystique specifically for that. They ended up being the first of MANY disappointments I'd have in the years with remastered versions. We didn't have Nightdive back then *sigh* Anyway, if I can suggest another video, perhaps Shattered Steel? It's a smaller game but quite fun - the best choice at the time if you wanted faster gameplay. There was also G-Nome which had interesting mech-stealing mechanics, but the 3D environment wasn't well used - everything was very flat. Oh, and of course Heavy Gear - which actually ran on a refined MW2 engine but was not quite as enticing.

[@thereviewden]

All good choices. Shattered Steel rocked when it worked, awesome soundtrack too!

[@Jerad2142]

Mercs 2 was def my favorite in the series, I'd like to say 4 after that but I find that way harder to get back into compared to 5.

[@erikalvarez4516]

MechWarrior 3 for sure

[@Fuuntag]

Let’s not forget the SNES version, ugh. Also how many kids do you think bought this just because of that Intro 🤤

[@thereviewden]

Good call, and yes! The consoles got their own spinoffs for 1+2.

[@CptJistuce]

I rented Super Nintendo Mechwarrior a couple of times. It was pretty cool. I've never played the "real" version of Mechwarrior 1.

[@Fuuntag]

@@CptJistuce as a child I didn’t give it much of a chance during my rental, I wanted what was on the box of course. Kids being mislead by box art etc, the thing that just about all cover art took advantage of back then!

[@CptJistuce]

@@Fuuntag I was fascinated by all things giant robot, and was lucky enough to have gotten the manual with my rental.

[@julianbailey2749]

Don't forget to add a single LRM5 onto you MG build for taking out light/small opponents at long range.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

First a friend's dad got a PC. Then they got a demo disk with the mechwarrior demo. Then, er, time gets fuzzy. Now we're arranging mech minis on a table and rolling dice a LOT

[@MostlyPennyCat]

In 1995 my dad bought his PC, a Cyrix 150 and a Rage 128 and the pack in game was Mech 2 compiled for the Rage chipset, it was gorgeous, they even added the odd cool texture on the mechs.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

In 1995 my dad bought his PC, a Cyrix 150 and a Rage 128 and the pack in game was Mech 2 compiled for the Rage chipset, it was gorgeous, they even added the odd cool texture on the mechs.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

What I loved about Mech 2 was it was a _simulator,_ like you got for aircraft. It wasn't a videogame, you felt like you were training to become a real mech pilot! 🤩

[@ImaginaryTerrie3]

PPCs, everywhere. Make a walking glass cannon.

[@thereviewden]

Good power for their size, but the HEAT

[@mattmaddogwheaton4724]

Armored Core remains my favorite mecha game franchise, especially for the 80s mecha anime influence and feel. That being said, Battletech/Mechwarrior would be a very close 2nd, especially for the big stompy death machine feel (and the obvious 80s mecha anime influence ala Dougram).

[@tierfuehrer2]

MW3 was the best, controls wise. I still Love it for that. Side moving arms, etc.

[@WeOnlyEatSoup]

Awesome video!

[@ribenasquash]

Man can a computer ever dump information and make jokes.

[@keithsimpson2150]

Earthsiege 2 kicked ass too

[@thereviewden]

It sure did!

[@MostlyPennyCat]

Did anybody ever get to play in the full size arcade stimulators? I was never able to afford it, they were at the Trocadero centre in London.

[@Fury9er]

I did in 1999, the graphics were a bit more like MW4. I only had a go on simple mode but if you could play them a lot there was a more detailed mode you could play with power supplies and fire supression to manage.

[@shuboy05]

A remaster shouldn't be too difficult since the Mechwarrior franchise is owned by Microsoft and Mech2 was made by Activision, which is now owned by Microsoft. If Topps (the current owner of the Battletech universe) signed off, I'm sure someone like Nightdive would immediately jump in to remaster Mechwarrior 2. BUT, I suspect we will lose several Mech designs due to the old Unseen legal issues (FASA took art from several anime shows like Macross which includes the Rifleman, Marauder, and Warhammer). Even though the court cases finally ended in 2017, I would not be surprised if company lawyers warned everyone not to touch or even open that can of worms again.

[@combativeThinker]

All they have to do is make sure it comes with robust modding and developer tools out of the box, like an OmniMech; call it "MechWarrior IIC." The fans will take care of the rest.

[@Frigorito3975]

big mechs? STANDBY FOR TITANFALL

[@janneaalto3956]

We remember with the clarity of falcon sight the words of Kerensky. Through the smoke of time he speaks to us, his chosen, and urges us onwards with the promise of Eden. We will retake what is ours by right: that shinning jewel Terra. Not the vastness of space, not the Wolf's obstinate howl will stay us from our righteous goal. We are Crusaders and will trample all who stand in our way.

[@thereviewden]

Based Jade Falcon👍

[@riekopo7638]

Isn't there a MW2 remake as a mod for MW5 on the Steam Workshop?

[@wallacejenkins4747]

What's the music playing in the background from?

[@colt.4598]

Greatest graphics ever!!!! Simple and clean.

[@thereviewden]

Virtua Racing, Virtua Fighter, Mech2!

[@PanzerRatten]

Great review man. Thanks for the rundown, I had no idea Mech2 had so many releases! Could you share the name of the crunchy track you have in the background? It's AWESOME

[@thereviewden]

That's "Superstar Dreams" from the PS2 Test Drive Unlimited soundtrack.

[@Zeithri]

I remember seeing a commercial for MW2 on TV back in the day. It broke my mind because game commercials, especially in Sweden were hype rare. I wanted it so badly but I never got it. My introduction was Mechwarrior 3 on a demo disk and I loved it intensely. Still my favorite MW game. I love everything about that one. I have MW 1-4 installed on my PC along with MechCommander 1. I just really need to get playing them, hah! My favorite mechs; Mad Cat ( Timber Wolf ), Mad Dawg ( Vulture ), Battlemaster, Phoenix Hawk, Catapult, Marauder, Raven and probably Raven Mk. II from Mechassault, at least design wise.

[@thereviewden]

Enjoy them my friend! Vulture Dogs hehe

[@DarkElfDiva]

You don't have Mechwarrior 5? You're doing yourself a disservice. While not the best MW game, it's still very good, and the campaign is extremely long (spanning about 35 in-game years). Mechwarrior 5 Clans is also coming out next month, which many fans are viewing as Mechwarrior 2 2.

[@combativeThinker]

​@@DarkElfDiva This. Check out footage from Teraflame and me if you want proof.

[@drugon]

Nice review indeed. I prefer DOS version because of its clear aesthetic. Will there be reviews for GBL and Mercenaries as well?

[@thereviewden]

They are on their way!

[@Timberjac]

Mechwarrior 2 was great. Mechwarrior 2 mercs a very funny mech. And Mechwarrior 3 maybe the most complete mech game, if you lose a limb you can fight from ground with a hand keeping you in a estable position. Mechwarrior 4 had better graphics, but loose too much. And Mechwarrior 5 mercenaries need some more "spirit" and missions with aftermath for the history.

[@j-frame]

95 tons with 4 er ppc and 30 DHS will be killer in TB game but in game I don't know.

[@MrSickNoodle]

Dang that vogon installer is amazing, but I can't get the music to play, any ideas?

[@myne00]

MUST be the first CD drive. eg if you have d: and e: it wont work on e:

[@MrSickNoodle]

@@myne00 hey thanks I'll try that!

[@Scaevola9449]

mw2 is fantastic but whenever I see people argue it's superior than mw5 i can't see where they're coming from yes, mw5 is superior in terms of lore, but the sheer force of technology completely overpowers it, even moreso with mods to free up the mechlab

[@lordterra1377]

If you like Mechwarrior 2 please try Earthsiege 2. Its actually superior in many respects, since it was made by the original Dev team. Its like a more polished and balanced Mechwarrior.

[@atomicskull6405]

Peak of the series was Mechwarrior 3, Mechwarrior 4 would be fine on it's own but it in no way a worthy successor to Mechwarrior 3. For one thing the Mechs in 3 had weight and when they blew up it looked like what you would expect from 100 ton machine falling over and crashing to the ground. In 4 they just fell over and exploded like they were hollow cardboard and styrofoam props, no weight to the animation and they controlled that way too. I remember reading at the time that the new development team wanted to make it more "arcade like".

[@dubuyajay9964]

Expect a Trial of Grievance for not starting with the Jade Falcon Campaign.

[@omgitsbees]

I still have my Sega Saturn version. :D

[@doc_sav]

5:08 dude, is this modded? I do not remember LRMs being able to go indirect like that in MW2.

[@dubuyajay9964]

02:00. What about Zombie Mechs?

[@LostImpact1917]

I'm always surprised to hear videos on MechWarrior 2 bring up the bugs they face using MechVM to play the first Mech2 entry on anything after Windows 10. My first playthrough of MechWarrior 2 was on MechVM on Windows 10, and my experience was bug-free. I didn't even have to do any additional tweaking to get it to work. Maybe you accidentally picked some older version?

[@RasereiLasker]

How do we play this on modern though? I'm on Windows 11, and for the LIFE OF ME, cannot figure this out.

[@ppmguire]

What edition were the PC clips taken with?

[@_DarkEmperor]

Are You aware of any source ports of this game? I played a bit Mw2 back in the day, but in MW 4 Mercenaries - thousands hours played.

[@starsiegeplayer]

The OP weapons in Titanium Edition really hurt the gameplay for me.

[@gerarderloper]

I was a huge MW2 fan and when MW3 came out I was very pleased, however it seemed most people liked MW4 more which I just didn't like because it felt too much like a arcade shooter and not a mech sim. Thankfully MW5 did roll back to more of a MW3 gameplay style, however it has a terrible story and some major engine bugs. Lets hope MW5 Clans (upcoming NEW game) offers a better story and patches up those engine problems.

[@IceBear518]

I thought game wise Microsoft is the one sole owner for the IP of MechWarrior?

[@thereviewden]

The problem is if there's ANY overlap with any other rights owners (mech designs, different eras) the lawyers can pounce

[@Adamismmyname007]

can we play netmech????

[@nilzero5686]

I gotta say something, yes it's true MW2 was very popular, but there's actually another reason for so many editions- MW2's development was a disaster, most of the team left during its production and activision over-promised with tons of different 3D hardware versions of the game that they ended up spending a ton of money printing all the different iterations, and because of this they lost the license to make MW3. However since they still had the MW2 licence they pumped out more editions of the game and two expanion packs, which is why Ghost Bear's Legacy is a half-assed buggy mess of leftovers, and why Mercenaries, which while very good, was also extremely buggy and glitchy and made under extreme dev crunch *you can actually read the dev's hidden complaints about the process in Mercenaries' files, check the cutting room floor page for it!

[@thereviewden]

Nice info, I gotta check that out on TCRF

[@nilzero5686]

@@thereviewden kzbin.info/www/bejne/rl7Heat6nZ2Vis0 this guy's videos from 2013 are pretty informative about all the drama

[@aebtdom]

Cute little video. Sadly it is hardly a review, let alone of all the editions. (Only 2 ports out there ps1 and Saturn) It feels rushed and hasted. Half the editions dont get mentioned and there isn't any in depth info on them. Barely globally. Have you even played any of them?

[@SalamiNugget]

mlaser master race

[@thereviewden]

All medium lasers, all the time... unless you need an mg boat.

[@ZNEIC1]

"But didn't need a check list to start the engines..." But that's the best part! Nothing like a game that tells you "tutorial? Read the manual you filthy casual is just 60 pages long and has a chapter on how pilots eat on the mechs" (Yes steel battalion I'm looking at you)

[@thereviewden]

The sad thing is, if I had the money I would totally drop it on a Steel Battalion rig.

[@ScryeTheMindless]

Heavy Gear all that way, Terra Nova for the win!

[@monostripezebras]

yep, it was a good game

[@conflicthorizon]

This is great, but can you please add links to the description or pin in the comments?

[@conflicthorizon]

I also subscribed. :)

[@thereviewden]

Thanks, I'll look into that.

[@lassenlautta]

MW3 is the best one in the series imo

[@iller3]

Mw2: Best possible introduction to the Lore/Franchise. Mercenaries: Imbalanced hot mess but the most addictive for replayability. Mw3: Best Simulation, most satisfying Ballistics, Worst A.I. Mw4: Best looking of that Era, best at holding a mirror up to failings of the Inner Sphere