Given quite a bit of tinkering, and I do mean quite a bit with looking into DOSBOX just at the minimum (you should probably forget about windows editions), you end up with a mostly stable and quite functional game.
MECHWARRIOR 2 MERCENARIES SERIES
Given quite Mercenaries is the classic Mechwarrior 2 experience, a look into the heart of what the series was prior to the 2000s at its peak. Mercenaries is the classic Mechwarrior 2 experience, a look into the heart of what the series was prior to the 2000s at its peak. Even 18 years later this is a great game, unfortunately only one successor (MW3) did this title any justice. I installed a old Win98 machine so I could play this game and a few other classic titles. My only complaint is that the mechlab is far too liberal and that there is no distinction between omni- and battlemechs, though the general lack of money doesn't really allow for too many outlandish configs. The game doesn't hold your hand, you have to take care of your own spare parts and captured Clan tech can't be replaced (which makes sense since the Clans aren't handing out parts to the people they wish to conquer). The game doesn't overload you with money, mechs and equipment like so many other MW titles did, you really have to manage your money and keep a eye on your supplies. It's not possible to play all the missions in a single campaign since many are unlocked depending wins/losses or simply by avoiding certain missions altogether. Set in the years leading up to the Clan invasion, it provided the player multiple missions that could be played through in various orders. It did what very few games do today, it challenged the player while providing a interesting story. It did what very few games do today, it Good old MW2 Mercs, a early 3D game and it shows, it's still a good game despite the dated graphics. Good old MW2 Mercs, a early 3D game and it shows, it's still a good game despite the dated graphics.
MECHWARRIOR 2 MERCENARIES WINDOWS 8
It works fairly well on Windows 8 assuming you have the original DOS versions, and supplemented with MechVM (a DosBox utility you can download for free). I have played this game since the day of it's release, and is a game that I will continue to replay over the years. The atmosphere is filled with political intrigue, backstabbing, greed, honor, and sacrifice, many of which are never to be found in Mechwarrior games to follow. The campaign consists of a fairly interesting story of you, a mercenary, working for a number of different factions. You have some freedom in selecting the missions you partake in too, with the end result being the accumulation of c-bills ($$$) to further allow you to manage your forces. Unlike it's predecessor-Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century-Mercenaries gives the player an economy system where everything from the 'mechs you own and your crew roster can be managed.
MECHWARRIOR 2 MERCENARIES FULL
Perhaps the ONLY reason why I give it a 9/10, instead of a full 10 is because there are a few bugs that occasionally glitch out the missions, cause the AI to behave strangely, and/or crash the game (having played both 1.05 and 1.1 versions of the game). Perhaps the ONLY Giving this game a 9/10 really shouldn't deter the fact that I consider this possibly one of the best games of all time. Giving this game a 9/10 really shouldn't deter the fact that I consider this possibly one of the best games of all time.