BattleTech began as a board game in 1985 and quickly worked its way into almost every available medium: toys, cartoons, a forthcoming feature film, novels, location-based entertainment parlors, and of course, personal computer games.
Activision's MechWarrior 2 CD-ROM offers a 3-D, texture-mapped BattleTech-like world that's rendered on the fly. The US$60 release pits players against computer-controlled robots stomping over post-apocalyptic cities, deserts, and ice canyons. An upgrade in the fall promises a multiplayer version. Activision: +1 (310) 473 9200.
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