<s>
MechCommander	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2001	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
BattleTech/MechWarrior	O
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
FASA	O
Interactive	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MechCommander	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
everything	O
needed	O
to	O
compile	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
networking	O
support	O
and	O
without	O
all	O
the	O
art	O
)	O
under	O
a	O
Shared	B-License
Source	I-License
licence	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
its	O
XNA	B-Device
Build	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Source	O
files	O
are	O
not	O
provided	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
output	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
MechCommander	B-Application
2	I-Application
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
under	O
mod	O
by	O
several	O
projects	O
and	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
GitHub	B-Application
repository	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
project	B-Application
fork	I-Application
on	O
github	B-Application
with	O
the	O
goal	O
to	O
port	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechCommander	B-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
29	O
mechs	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
which	O
side	O
the	O
mercenary	O
Mechcommander	B-Application
works	O
for	O
,	O
different	O
mechs	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
and	O
salvage	O
after	O
combat	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
