<s>
MechAssault	B-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
series	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
created	O
by	O
FASA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
BattleMech	O
pilot	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
with	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
via	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
displays	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
cockpit	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
involving	O
the	O
struggle	O
between	O
the	O
Houses	O
and	O
the	O
Clans	O
within	O
the	O
Inner	O
Sphere	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
recently	O
administered	O
Mech	B-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Vallen	O
Brice	O
,	O
an	O
expert	O
hacker	O
and	O
Tech	O
Warrant	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
assigned	O
a	O
difficult	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechAssault	B-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
War	I-Application
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
FMV	B-Application
cutscenes	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
