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MechWarrior is a series of video games set in the fictional universe of BattleTech.
| MechWarrior | |
|---|---|
 MechWarrior logo | |
| Genre(s) | Vehicle simulation Vehicular combat |
| Developer(s) | Dynamix Activision Zipper Interactive FASA Interactive Tsunami Visual Technologies Wandering Samurai Studios Personae Studios Piranha Games |
| Publisher(s) | Activision Hasbro Interactive Microsoft Personae Studios Infinite Game Publishing Piranha Games |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Sharp X68000, PC-98, Super NES, Sega Genesis, Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Arcade, iOS |
| First release | MechWarrior 1989 |
| Latest release | MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries December 10, 2019 |
Games
edit| 1989 | MechWarrior |
|---|---|
| 1990–1992 | |
| 1993 | MechWarrior |
| 1994 | MechWarrior 3050 |
| 1995 | MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat |
| MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy | |
| 1996 | MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries |
| 1997–1998 | |
| 1999 | MechWarrior 3 |
| 2000 | MechWarrior 4: Vengeance |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries |
| 2003–2012 | |
| 2013 | MechWarrior Online |
| MechWarrior: Tactical Command | |
| 2014–2018 | |
| 2019 | MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries |
| 2020–2023 | |
| 2024 | MechWarrior 5: Clans |
Within the MechWarrior games, players take control of a single BattleMech and combat other BattleMechs, tanks, infantry, and more, from within the cockpit of their machine. A third-person alternate view is available in MechWarrior 2, 3, 4, Online, and 5. Both MechWarrior 2 and MechWarrior 3 were Origins Award winners, taking Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game 1995 and Best Action Computer Game 1999 respectively.
In-universe timeline
edit- MechWarrior takes place at the end of the Third Succession War.
- MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy, Mercenaries, and MechWarrior Online deal with the events soon before, during, and soon after the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere.
- MechWarrior 3 and MechCommander are concerned with different parts of "Operation Serpent" and "Operation Bulldog", the combined Inner Sphere counterattack against the Clans, targeted at the Smoke Jaguars.
- MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, its expansions, and MechCommander 2 deal with the Federated Commonwealth Civil War.
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries takes place during the Third Succession War.[1]
- MechWarrior 5: Clans takes place during the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere.[2]
Live-action film
editElectric Entertainment, a Hollywood production company founded by Dean Devlin, currently holds the option to produce a feature film based on the MechWarrior universe.[3] In 2003, Devlin approached Paramount to pitch the project but failed to receive funding. The project is currently in development limbo.
See also
edit- MechWarrior (role-playing game), a 1986 tabletop game
References
edit- ^ MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
- ^ https://mw5clans.com/ [bare URL]
- ^ Linder, Brian (2003-02-27). "Coming Soon: MechWarrior Movie". IGN. Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-11.