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A Lance of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] is hired to investigate the cessation of communications from the planet [[Helios (planet)|Helios]]. The Dragoons' [[DropShip]], the ''Icarus'' arrives at the planet and is shot down upon entering the atmosphere, causing the ship to crash-land on the surface of Helios. It is later discovered by the player that elements of the [[Word of Blake]] has invaded and conquered Helios, and is under the rule of an iron-fisted fanatic called Commander Strader. The game follows the player as, commanded by elite officer Major [[Natalia Kerensky]] and assisted by inept techie Lieutenant Foster, they fight the military forces of the cult, assist in the liberation of the planet from Word of Blake rule, and assassinate Commander Strader. | A Lance of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] is hired to investigate the cessation of communications from the planet [[Helios (planet)|Helios]]. The Dragoons' [[DropShip]], the ''Icarus'' arrives at the planet and is shot down upon entering the atmosphere, causing the ship to crash-land on the surface of Helios. It is later discovered by the player that elements of the [[Word of Blake]] has invaded and conquered Helios, and is under the rule of an iron-fisted fanatic called Commander Strader. The game follows the player as, commanded by elite officer Major [[Natalia Kerensky]] and assisted by inept techie Lieutenant Foster, they fight the military forces of the cult, assist in the liberation of the planet from Word of Blake rule, and assassinate Commander Strader. | ||
− | ===Missions=== | + | ===Missions and Cutscenes=== |
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+ | '''Intro''' | ||
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+ | '''Eating Dirt''' | ||
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+ | '''Going Down Hard''' | ||
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+ | '''Last Transmission''' | ||
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+ | '''Suffer the Silence''' | ||
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+ | '''Friends Indeed''' | ||
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+ | '''Dry Me Out''' | ||
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+ | '''Sailing Away''' | ||
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+ | '''Enter Wasteland''' | ||
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+ | '''Catnap''' | ||
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+ | '''Bright Lights, Dark City''' | ||
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+ | '''Not Again!''' | ||
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+ | '''Thor on the Rocks''' | ||
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+ | '''Wolf in Sheep's Clothing''' | ||
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+ | '''Under the Guns''' | ||
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+ | '''Size Matters''' | ||
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+ | '''Not On My Watch''' | ||
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+ | '''Payback''' | ||
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+ | '''Worst Day Since...''' | ||
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+ | '''Ready to Rok!''' | ||
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+ | '''World's End''' | ||
==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== |
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Apocryphal Product Although the subject of this article is an official BattleTech product, it does not meet the current criteria for Canon. Its content may or may not be canonical for the BattleTech universe, and for the purpose of the Sarna.net BattleTechWiki is considered apocryphal. |
MechAssault | |
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Product information | |
Type | Computer game |
Development | Day 1 Studios |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Microsoft Game Studios |
First published | 2002 |
MSRP | ? |
Content | |
Series | MechAssault console games |
Followed by | MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf |
MechAssault is a 2002 video game developed by Day 1 Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios exclusively for the Xbox console. A sequel MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf was released in 2004.
Contents
From the back cover
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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.
Plot Summary
A Lance of Wolf's Dragoons is hired to investigate the cessation of communications from the planet Helios. The Dragoons' DropShip, the Icarus arrives at the planet and is shot down upon entering the atmosphere, causing the ship to crash-land on the surface of Helios. It is later discovered by the player that elements of the Word of Blake has invaded and conquered Helios, and is under the rule of an iron-fisted fanatic called Commander Strader. The game follows the player as, commanded by elite officer Major Natalia Kerensky and assisted by inept techie Lieutenant Foster, they fight the military forces of the cult, assist in the liberation of the planet from Word of Blake rule, and assassinate Commander Strader.
Missions and Cutscenes
Intro
Eating Dirt
Going Down Hard
Last Transmission
Suffer the Silence
Friends Indeed
Dry Me Out
Sailing Away
Enter Wasteland
Catnap
Bright Lights, Dark City
Not Again!
Thor on the Rocks
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Under the Guns
Size Matters
Not On My Watch
Payback
Worst Day Since...
Ready to Rok!
World's End
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
An interesting note with all three of the Mechassault-series 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, indicating that the designers misunderstood the clan/Inner Sphere names for clan 'mechs. 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 II as looking identical to the Mad Cat itself.
- Atlas
- Belial
- Bowman
- Catapult
- Cougar
- Hackman
- Kit Fox
- Mad Dog
- Mad Cat
- Owens
- Prometheus
- Puma
- Ragnorok
- Summoner
- Thor
- Timberwolf
- Uller
- Uziel
- Vulture
- Ymir
Featured Planets
References
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