MechAssault puts you in charge of a 40-foot walking tank -- you'll pilot it through a futuristic war zone and fight to survive! Download free Mechs and new maps through your Xbox Live connection Fully compatible with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound

Choose from a dozen different BattleMechs and configure them to make crushing your opponents easy

Every structure in the battle zone is fully destructible -- blow up every structure, bridge, tower, or bus that you need to

Fight and destroy your way through 20 different missions as you shoot off missiles, fire cannon rounds and navigate your BattleMech through deadly combat zones

Go online for insane multiplayer action -- or enjoy split-screen action as you battle a friend

Jaw-dropping graphics will amaze and thrill you as you play through an exciting mission-based storyline

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The game basically has you controlling a variety of mechanical robots with armor and weapons on a planetary assault mission. You land and start fighting off infantry, tanks, other mechs, and more.

There are a bunch of single player missions that you go through on your quest to rid the planet of the enemy. The graphics are quite nice, with rolling fields, rocky mountains, bases full of bridges and vehicles. You can blow up boats, take out bridges, demolish large buildings. You can stomp on infantry and shoot down helicopters. It's very destructive, but all in the name of saving the planet.

The mech takes a little getting used to, because of the combinations of flying, twisting torso, movement, and weapon selections you have. But really, for any gamer that's played games for more than a year, this shouldn't be a problem. The controls are rather intuitive and we were up and running with the mech in no time flat. Your ability to pretty much go anywhere and demolish anything means that you can take a number of different approaches to any problem. Add in the fact that you can often choose from a variety of mechs to take on the mission, each with its own configuration, and you can really get involved.

Still, the missions are single player and your multiplayer gameplay on your own system is two player only. The single player missions can probably be won in a weekend if you go for the easy settings. But all of these things are merely TRAINING for the true on line experience, with XBox Live!!

No AI is ever going to match the true cunning of a human (at least not any time soon) and when you play on XBox Live, you get to play against entire teams of mechs! You can play Capture the Flag, deathmatch, team deathmatch, and MANY other types of games. It is amazingly fun! And you really do need that single player or two-player local mode to practice in, so you can hold your own against the Mech players from around the world.

Highly, highly recommended if you have XBox Live. It's a blast! If you don't have XBox live yet, it's a great game to play for a while, if you keep increasing the difficulty level to keep you challenged.

14 of 15 found the following review helpful:

Good blasting fun even for the single playerDec 13, 2002
By Gadgester "No Time, No Money"
I'll be the first to admit that I don't like multiplayer games. I'm more of a solitary gamer. I don't buy into Xbox Live or any online play services. That said, I have been enjoying Mech Assault tremendously. My time with the series goes back to the very first installment of Mech Warrior; oh, that was how many years ago? 8, 9? Can't remember. But Mech Assault is the best of the series, by far, and also the best of mech games I've laid my hands on. The environment is vast, the gameplay tight and FUN, and the framerate excellent. This latter point is important because it makes the game enjoyable, compared to old versions where the mech would move painfully slowly. This time around they fly and leap, and truly come to life. The graphics is first-rate. The controls are easy and Halo-like. And everyone just loves the sight and feel of megaton explosions.

Like I said, I don't play multiplayer, but every review raves about the online play. So the final verdict is, 5 stars for a single-player gaming experience, and more (you name it) for added online features.

In short, this is one game I'll play again and again, if for nothing else besides running my favorite tech around and just blasting away at everything in sight. (Disclaimer: this reviewer is a totally peace-loving American and only blasts away bad guys and bad buildings worthy of getting blasted.)

19 of 22 found the following review helpful:

A solid game, BUT missing some features of the MW4 PC gameDec 06, 2002

First off, let me say I'm having a blast playing this game! I sure love blowing buildings up, and it's satisfying to toast your enemy 'mechs and watch them fry when their fusion reactors blow up. I haven't tried the Live version yet, but I'm sure it'll be more fun playing against humans. AI can be a bit dumb sometimes.

OK. The bad parts? The 3rd person view can be a bit annoying when your mech is up against trees or cliffs - it goes bananas - I get disoriented. I wish they would allow us to switch between different views like in MW4; you have a cockpit view, and several different 3rd person views, which even allows you to see yourself from the front, from the left, from the right, from above, etc.. Also, targeting in MW4 allows a ZOOM, which is really neat when you try to hit far-away targets that you can't see on screen.

The next thing is that unlike MW4, there aren't any critical hit areas where you can shoot off a 'mech's leg, arm, or a weapon pod, instead of just shooting at the torso. The other thing, is there's no more "Death from Above" move, where your mech with Jumpjets (like cougar and Uziel, for example) jumps off and lands on top of another mech to damage it. It's one of the Mech Warrior 4 highlights. It's one of those hard core Mech Warrior moves that I love to try.

Another thing: you can't customize your 'mech in Mech Assault (so far - maybe in live, but I don't know). This is another MW4 highlight that I love. There are many camo and marks you can put to make your mech *distinctively your own* in MW4. I really miss that feature.

I understand that this is a console game, but there's no reason why you can't have some depth to the game such as custom skin, critical movements and critical damage abilities. I think it would have made me give this game 5 out of 5 stars.

- Mech Warrior Max "Snake" Lee

8 of 8 found the following review helpful:

Those not on X-Box Live just don't get it...Dec 02, 2002
By Russell Christopher
I've read several mediocre reviews of Mech Assault which all seem to revolve around complaints associated with single or 2 player modes -- These complaints are for the most part valid, but miss the point of the game: One should not purchase this game if your plan is to play it by your lonesome, period. This is not your father's Mech Warrior...

Mech Assault is at it's best when played live over XBL. While I'm not an aficionado of the Mech Warrior franchise, I have purchased a few of their titles (Fasa - Pre Microsoft) in the past and have to say that I've found this to be the most enjoyable one so far: I can't begin to explain how much fun it is to play over XBL - playing the PC-versioned Mech Warrior titles online can't hold a candle to XBL experience: I've yet to hit a laggy game, and the voice component can really be a blast.

My one complaint about this game (and it's really more of a criticism of XBL in general) is the difficulty of putting an obnoxious player on your "ignore/mute list". There is no way to do this easily while "in game" in order to immediately silence someone who is annoying to you - You have to wait till after your current game is over, then go back to a menu and pull the trigger on them. I want the ability to do this immediately rather than having to suffer through a complete session of hearing some ... babble away. (At times I just turn down the volume all the way, but then I can't hear the "good guys" either).

Anyway, this is a fantastic game if you're an XBL owner. Don't hesitate to pick it up.

11 of 12 found the following review helpful:

Dumbed-down but a blastNov 14, 2002
By J. M. Lavender "mitchlav"
This is a simplified version of the PC game, MechWarrior 4. For example, you have to use stock mechs for example... no customizing. You pick up the scrap of dead mechs and use it immediately. There are only a few different multiplayer games, but lots of maps. More mechs and maps are promised to be downloadable from Live.

That aside, the game plays very well. The graphics and framerate are good even in multiplayer. I haven't played online in LIVE yet, but I can't wait! The game is fun and addictive. Best Xbox game I've bought since Halo.

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