'Mech games

[Harabec]

I played the first one. Quite fun, the Gears move like transformers (as they should, they're basically gigantic battle suits).
Activision did a nice job with the old MW2:Mercs engine.

 

[HydroSqueegee]

Theres a special place in my heart for Battletech. Friends dad was huge into it when i was in 3rd grade back in '88. I still remember using the Hunchback as my first unit.
Ah the hours upon hours of making custom mechs. I even have Heavy Metal Pro so dont have to do them by hand.

MegaMek.net is great for fans of the original pen and paper game with the minies.
http://www.mekwars.org/
Excellent ongoing campaign pitting all the houses and mercs against each other for control of the inner sphere. Havent played in a couple years because of lack of time having a 3 and 1 year old.

What i really want is a tactical game of Battleforce for the PC. I would be all over that. Make the entire army the focus with a sprinkling of mechs, just like it should be since they're rare and all.

 

[vexingv]

wow this thread brings up some nostalgia; my brother (he played the pen/paper as well) and i grew up playing mechwarrior and battletech on an ibm 286. mechwarrior 3 was also amazing and one of my first pc games when my family got a modern computer (P3 450mhz in 1999). i tried mechwarrior 4 but that felt more like an FPS than a simulator.

 

[LegendKiller]

I still play on Megamek, some great servers out there.