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Line 24: | followedby = [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] | followedby = [[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]] }} }} − '''''MechAssault''''' is a 2002 video game developed by [[Day 1 Studios]] and published by [[Microsoft Game Studios]] exclusively for the [[w:Xbox|Xbox]] console. A sequel ''[[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]]'' was released in 2004.+ ''' MechAssault''' is a 2002 video game developed by [[Day 1 Studios]] and published by [[Microsoft Game Studios]] exclusively for the [[w:Xbox|Xbox]] console. A sequel ''[[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]]'' was released in 2004. ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== Line 32:
Line 32: ==Canonicity== ==Canonicity== − Computer games are explicitly excluded from the list of products that contribute straight [[Canon]] to the [[BattleTech]] universe while at the same time it was stated that the IP owners are "not in total denial about these sources either"; it has also been stated that fluff from certain official, licensed products (namely certain computer games including those produced by [[Microsoft]]) can be assumed to be part of the shared universe as long as it is not directly contradicted, and makes sense. On this premise, ''MechAssault'' is considered to be an apocryphal product. + Computer games are explicitly excluded from the list of products that contribute straight [[Canon]] to the [[BattleTech]] universe while at the same time it was stated that the IP owners are "not in total denial about these sources either"; it has also been stated that fluff from certain official, licensed products (namely certain computer games including those produced by [[Microsoft]]) can be assumed to be part of the shared universe as long as it is not directly contradicted, and makes sense. On this premise, MechAssault is considered to be an apocryphal product. Some broad strokes of the storyline do exist in cannon, such as the [[Wolf Spiders]] discovery of the Word of Blake of Helios, [[The MechWarrior]], and his eventual test piloting of [[Dragoon (Battle Armor)|Dragoon Battle Armor]] (depicted in the sequel).<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops''. p. 105</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 119</ref><ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 29'', p. 10</ref> Some broad strokes of the storyline do exist in cannon, such as the [[Wolf Spiders]] discovery of the Word of Blake of Helios, [[The MechWarrior]], and his eventual test piloting of [[Dragoon (Battle Armor)|Dragoon Battle Armor]] (depicted in the sequel).<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops''. p. 105</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 119</ref><ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 29'', p. 10</ref> Line 85:
Line 85: ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − An interesting note with all three of the ''MechAssault'' games is the designer's choices in 'Mechs. There are technically around 20 'Mech units in the first game, however, there are only 10 chassis designs that are given two different names for different configurations. The ''Timber Wolf'' and the ''Mad Cat'', for example, share the same chassis, but are a different configuration. It is unclear if the designers misunderstood the Clan/Inner Sphere names for Clan 'Mechs, or if this was a deliberate change to speed up development. This pattern is continued with Inner Sphere 'Mechs as well, with the ''Atlas'' and the ''Prometheus'' sharing the same chassis, but having different weapons. The same is true of the ''Catapult'' and ''Bowman'' and the ''Owens'' and ''Hackman''. The designers obviously tried to keep the Clan/Inner Sphere designations throughout the game, and used the names of completely different 'Mechs to represent one chassis. Of another note is that some of the designs are misrepresented for their weight class. The ''Mad Cat''/''Timber Wolf'' is labeled in the game manual as a 100 ton assault 'Mech, although this discrepancy may be because the game was created at the height of [[WizKids]]' [[Dark Age]] line, which presents the 90 ton ''[[Mad Cat Mk II|Mad Cat II]]'' as looking identical to the ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]'' itself. + An interesting note with all three of the MechAssault games is the designer's choices in 'Mechs. There are technically around 20 'Mech units in the first game, however, there are only 10 chassis designs that are given two different names for different configurations. The ''Timber Wolf'' and the ''Mad Cat'', for example, share the same chassis, but are a different configuration. It is unclear if the designers misunderstood the Clan/Inner Sphere names for Clan 'Mechs, or if this was a deliberate change to speed up development. This pattern is continued with Inner Sphere 'Mechs as well, with the ''Atlas'' and the ''Prometheus'' sharing the same chassis, but having different weapons. The same is true of the ''Catapult'' and ''Bowman'' and the ''Owens'' and ''Hackman''. The designers obviously tried to keep the Clan/Inner Sphere designations throughout the game, and used the names of completely different 'Mechs to represent one chassis. Of another note is that some of the designs are misrepresented for their weight class. The ''Mad Cat''/''Timber Wolf'' is labeled in the game manual as a 100 ton assault 'Mech, although this discrepancy may be because the game was created at the height of [[WizKids]]' [[Dark Age]] line, which presents the 90 ton ''[[Mad Cat Mk II|Mad Cat II]]'' as looking identical to the ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]'' itself. Every 'Mech is armed with at least one ballistic weapon (either a number of [[Autocannon]]s, [[Gauss Rifle]]s, or [[Machine Gun]]s), one energy weapon (either a number of [[PPC]]s, [[Laser]]s, or [[Pulse Laser]]s), and some number of [[Missile]] tubes (known as either [[Crossbow SRM]]s, [[Javelin LRM]]s, or [[Hammer Missile]]s). Uniquely, the player MechWarrior is able to salvage ammunition and upgrades on the field for his 'Mech, either to repair the 'Mech's armor or upgrade the corresponding weapons into more powerful versions for a limited number of shots. Every 'Mech is armed with at least one ballistic weapon (either a number of [[Autocannon]]s, [[Gauss Rifle]]s, or [[Machine Gun]]s), one energy weapon (either a number of [[PPC]]s, [[Laser]]s, or [[Pulse Laser]]s), and some number of [[Missile]] tubes (known as either [[Crossbow SRM]]s, [[Javelin LRM]]s, or [[Hammer Missile]]s). Uniquely, the player MechWarrior is able to salvage ammunition and upgrades on the field for his 'Mech, either to repair the 'Mech's armor or upgrade the corresponding weapons into more powerful versions for a limited number of shots.
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| − | + | ''' MechAssault''' is a 2002 video game developed by [[Day 1 Studios]] and published by [[Microsoft Game Studios]] exclusively for the [[w:Xbox|Xbox]] console. A sequel ''[[MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf]]'' was released in 2004. | |
==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
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==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
| − | Computer games are explicitly excluded from the list of products that contribute straight [[Canon]] to the [[BattleTech]] universe while at the same time it was stated that the IP owners are "not in total denial about these sources either"; it has also been stated that fluff from certain official, licensed products (namely certain computer games including those produced by [[Microsoft]]) can be assumed to be part of the shared universe as long as it is not directly contradicted, and makes sense. On this premise, | + | Computer games are explicitly excluded from the list of products that contribute straight [[Canon]] to the [[BattleTech]] universe while at the same time it was stated that the IP owners are "not in total denial about these sources either"; it has also been stated that fluff from certain official, licensed products (namely certain computer games including those produced by [[Microsoft]]) can be assumed to be part of the shared universe as long as it is not directly contradicted, and makes sense. On this premise, MechAssault is considered to be an apocryphal product. |
Some broad strokes of the storyline do exist in cannon, such as the [[Wolf Spiders]] discovery of the Word of Blake of Helios, [[The MechWarrior]], and his eventual test piloting of [[Dragoon (Battle Armor)|Dragoon Battle Armor]] (depicted in the sequel).<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops''. p. 105</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 119</ref><ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 29'', p. 10</ref> | Some broad strokes of the storyline do exist in cannon, such as the [[Wolf Spiders]] discovery of the Word of Blake of Helios, [[The MechWarrior]], and his eventual test piloting of [[Dragoon (Battle Armor)|Dragoon Battle Armor]] (depicted in the sequel).<ref>''A Guide to Covert Ops''. p. 105</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries Revised'', p. 119</ref><ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 29'', p. 10</ref> | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | An interesting note with all three of the | + | An interesting note with all three of the MechAssault games is the designer's choices in 'Mechs. There are technically around 20 'Mech units in the first game, however, there are only 10 chassis designs that are given two different names for different configurations. The ''Timber Wolf'' and the ''Mad Cat'', for example, share the same chassis, but are a different configuration. It is unclear if the designers misunderstood the Clan/Inner Sphere names for Clan 'Mechs, or if this was a deliberate change to speed up development. This pattern is continued with Inner Sphere 'Mechs as well, with the ''Atlas'' and the ''Prometheus'' sharing the same chassis, but having different weapons. The same is true of the ''Catapult'' and ''Bowman'' and the ''Owens'' and ''Hackman''. The designers obviously tried to keep the Clan/Inner Sphere designations throughout the game, and used the names of completely different 'Mechs to represent one chassis. Of another note is that some of the designs are misrepresented for their weight class. The ''Mad Cat''/''Timber Wolf'' is labeled in the game manual as a 100 ton assault 'Mech, although this discrepancy may be because the game was created at the height of [[WizKids]]' [[Dark Age]] line, which presents the 90 ton ''[[Mad Cat Mk II|Mad Cat II]]'' as looking identical to the ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]'' itself. |
Every 'Mech is armed with at least one ballistic weapon (either a number of [[Autocannon]]s, [[Gauss Rifle]]s, or [[Machine Gun]]s), one energy weapon (either a number of [[PPC]]s, [[Laser]]s, or [[Pulse Laser]]s), and some number of [[Missile]] tubes (known as either [[Crossbow SRM]]s, [[Javelin LRM]]s, or [[Hammer Missile]]s). Uniquely, the player MechWarrior is able to salvage ammunition and upgrades on the field for his 'Mech, either to repair the 'Mech's armor or upgrade the corresponding weapons into more powerful versions for a limited number of shots. | Every 'Mech is armed with at least one ballistic weapon (either a number of [[Autocannon]]s, [[Gauss Rifle]]s, or [[Machine Gun]]s), one energy weapon (either a number of [[PPC]]s, [[Laser]]s, or [[Pulse Laser]]s), and some number of [[Missile]] tubes (known as either [[Crossbow SRM]]s, [[Javelin LRM]]s, or [[Hammer Missile]]s). Uniquely, the player MechWarrior is able to salvage ammunition and upgrades on the field for his 'Mech, either to repair the 'Mech's armor or upgrade the corresponding weapons into more powerful versions for a limited number of shots. | ||