Mech Warrior 4: Vengeance for Windows

Pros: It is a lot of Fun!
Cons: Some of the missions could use a little more action!

This is a nicely done game that is basically a shoot them up game. MechWarrior 4 is a two CD set that also includes DirectX 8.0.

Introduction
The setting is in the future in another galaxy. You are at war with the Empress Katrina...

Pros: Great mech combat.
Cons: Some of the enemies take a bit too much damage, acting is weak.

I've been playing the MechWarrior series of games ever since wayyyy back when I was in HS, and a friend of mine loaned me 2 3 1/2 inch floppy discs with "MechWarrior" printed on them.

It was a simple game, released 2 years earlier than I had...

Pros: Great sound and gameplay
Cons: Some missions are too easy

I have been a longtime fan of the MechWarrior series of games, and this newer one is just as great as its predecessors. What makes the MechWarrior games so good is that they combine all the best elements of a good flight simulator with the best elements...

Pros: Graphics, sound and music!
Cons: A I can be weak

Man, being a fairly simple creature, has three basic needs: food, water and giant destructive robots. MechWarrior 4: Vengeance's two CDs aren’t too tasty, and they aren't full of thirst-quenching electrolyte carbodrygenoids, but as far as a big robot...

Pros: Lovely graphics, great sound, fun gameplay.
Cons: Short campaign structure, system-hog, poor use of weapon groups

This game seems to polarize people, which is surprising. Reviews seem to either love it or hate it, which is always an interesting sign. I, myself, went into this game expecting it to be good. I have been playing the Battletech board game for over ten...

Pros: Great graphics and sound effects, good terrain
Cons: Poor AI, bad interface handling, various bugs, lack of technical support, need for good gaming controllers

Like most people who bought Mechwarrior 4 even though it had Microsoft's name on it, I picked this game up because it was the continuation of a franchise that's kept me entertained for a number of years now. I never played the original, since at the time...

Pros: Good graphics/sound/plot
Cons: Takes a lot of system resources to run

This game is number 4 in the series originally created by Activision.

Gameplay
The basic premise is that you pilot Battle Mechs, giant walking robots equipped with weapons (similar to the "Imperial Walkers" seen in Star Wars: The...

Pros: Excellent graphics, Stays true to the Mechwarrior series, Great singleplayer and multiplayer modes
Cons: Horrible voice acting, Lag can be a problem in multiplayer

In the movies when a film is the fourth in a series typically it has lost all of its quality. Many times the main star has changed due to contract disputes and everyone seems to be going through the motions of a flat, predictable story line. This also...

Pros: Graphics, Sound, Gameplay
Cons: Control, High System Requirements, Stability

I have loved the Mechwarrior games for a very long time. While I have not played 3 (it switched developers way too many times for my taste), I have played 2 and Mercenaries. The combination of tactical combat, strategy, and furious mech battles is hard...

Pros: Eye candy. Ear candy. Great multiplayer carnage. Better-than-ever game mechanics. Flexible 'mech design possibilities.
Cons: Lancemates need more brains and more options to focus their firepower.

MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (MW4), so far, has proven in some ways to be a definite improvement over its predecessor MechWarrior 3.

Graphics and sound are again remarkably realistic. You can choose between low-level resolution (best to minimize...

Pros: Good AI, nice graphics
Cons: Bad HUD, bad configuration system, etc

It looks like the gaming industry is making good headway to ruining the last few good names of games out on the market... MW4 is just another example.

This review is mostly for the gamer who has played at least one previous Mechwarrior game as...

Pros: Fun, true to MechWar series gameplay
Cons: it's been "dumbed down" for widespread accessibility

I used to play MechWarrior 2 and MechWarrior Mercenaries and wondered if this Microsoft version was able to maintain the thrill of big 'bot combat, the mechlab tweaking, and the multiplayer appeal of the original MechWarrior 2 series. I give my thums up...

Pros: Excellent graphics, and multiplayer mode
Cons: Sounds are okay

So here we have it! The next Mechwarrior game. Is it any good? Well, before I get into that I'm gonna get all nostalgic on ya'. Does anyone remember the first Mechwarrior game? Geez, that game rocked. Why? It couldn't hope to compete with anything...

Pros: Great graphics, great sound
Cons: Weird "tweaks" to the Mech universe

If you are a fan of the MechWarrior universe then you probably have already bought this game because it is a nice updated fix for your mech needs. The graphics are improved over MechWarrior 3 (MW3) but you will need some computing horsepower to play with...

Pros: Good graphics, mechs have personality, fast and furious action, good multiplay options
Cons: Pretty steep system requirements, very restriction after freedom of MW2 or MW3, short campaign

As an owner of every single Mechwarrior title, from the original Activision Mechwarrior all the way up to the current Mechwarrior 4, I've tried quite a bit of Battletech history on the PC. And MW4 is different, really different.

MW4 is a...