Mech Commander 2 - PC Games

Although the game makes some key improvements from the original, it has its fair share of problems. First off, it's totally linear. There's never a need to stray from the key objectives because there's nothing else to discover or achieve. The artificial intelligence, while greatly improved, has a tendency to jump the gun and attack enemies immediately, making stealth tactics difficult. Lastly the system requirements are misleading--even on a 1GHz machine with a GeForce3-based graphics card there's plenty of slowdown when the screen is filled with units. On the positive side, the gameplay is tight, mech customisation is deep and this is one of the few RTS games where 3-D environments factor into tactics.--Raymond M. Padilla