In a distant future on a planet called Terra Nova an epic war is waged between the AST and the ECEF. You are a "gear" pilot for one of these sides as you join the battle for supremacy. You pilot the various Heavy Gears (large Biped fighting robots) in a variety of mission either playing through the storyline for both factions or participating in the endless dynamic war going on between the two. As you get promoted you gain acces to better gears and more destructive weaponry to acomplish your goals.

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The unsuccessful successor to Mechwarrior2.	blefuscu (424)
Flawed attempt to shove Mechwarrior down your throat once again	Zovni (9429)

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The Press Says

Electric Playground	Jan 15, 1998	9 out of 10	90
PC Jeux	Dec, 1997	89 out of 100	89
PC Action	Dec 17, 1997	86 out of 100	86
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1997	83 out of 100	83
GameStar (Germany)	Dec, 1997	83 out of 100	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Mar, 1998	81 out of 100	81
GameSpot	Dec 18, 1997	7.3 out of 10	73
Mega Score	Feb, 1998	70 out of 100	70
Gamesmania	1997	65 out of 100	65
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Mar, 1998		50

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Trivia

This was the first "mecha" type game Activision produced after they lost the Mechwarrior license. Based upon another traditonal pen and paper game created by the company "Dream Pod 9"

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Zhentarim7 (182) on May 29, 2000.