MechAssault 2002

Is it still worth playing?

You pilot a BattleMech, a giant walking machine, for the mercenary organization Wolf's Dragoons, in this 2002 Xbox game set in the BattleTech universe. They are sent to find out why communications from the planet Helios stopped, and your ship is shot down as it enters the atmosphere. A rogue cult, the Word of Blake, has conquered Helios under Commander Strader, and you fight its forces and help liberate the planet. Day 1 Studios and FASA Studio made it, after a developer approached Microsoft about an original BattleTech game built for console play. It was one of the first games to support Xbox Live online multiplayer. Everything except the landscape can be destroyed, and a dozen BattleMechs include the light Cougar as the starting mech. Piloting a giant walking tank still turns each mission into a duel of machines.