<s>
BattleTech	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Crescent	O
Hawks	O
 '	O
Revenge	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
FASA	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
BattleTech	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Crescent	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inception	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
considerably	O
different	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
primarily	O
an	O
adventure/role	O
-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Associates	O
for	O
Mediagenic	O
,	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Scott	O
Berfield	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
what	O
later	O
became	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BattleTech	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Crescent	O
Hawks	O
 '	O
Revenge	O
uses	O
a	O
proto-real-time	O
strategy	O
engine	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
every	O
time	O
orders	O
are	O
issued	O
to	O
a	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
is	O
modeled	O
modestly	O
well	O
after	O
classic	O
BattleTech	B-Application
rules	O
,	O
much	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
the	O
later	O
MechCommander	B-Application
,	O
making	O
The	O
Crescent	O
Hawks	O
 '	O
Revenge	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
BattleTech	B-Application
games	O
to	O
closely	O
follow	O
the	O
rule	O
set	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
story	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Crescent	O
Hawks	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
short	O
one-shot	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
Crescent	O
Hawks	O
attempt	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Blazing	O
Aces	O
,	O
the	O
mercenary	O
group	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
game	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
Clan	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
unsuccessful	O
at	O
saving	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
Gideon	O
Vandenburg	O
,	O
who	O
dies	O
during	O
the	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1991	O
stated	O
that	O
BattleTech	B-Application
was	O
an	O
excellent	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
"	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
get	O
out	O
the	O
tape	O
measure	O
and	O
stack	O
of	O
charts	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
good	O
VGA	B-Protocol
graphics	I-Protocol
and	O
sound	B-Device
card	I-Device
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1992	O
survey	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
games	O
the	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
title	O
three	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
1994	O
survey	O
of	O
strategic	O
space	O
games	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
two-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
strong	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
retains	O
the	O
tactical	O
flavor	O
of	O
mechwarrior	B-Application
combat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
