<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicle	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
BattleTech	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
consoles	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
(	O
as	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Arcade	O
Combat	O
Edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	O
releases	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
tweaked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
to	O
emphasize	O
arcade-style	O
action	O
over	O
the	O
tactical-simulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
received	O
a	O
follow-up	O
expansion	O
pack	O
called	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
's	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
and	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
titled	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
join	O
either	O
Clan	O
Wolf	O
or	O
Clan	O
Jade	O
Falcon	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Refusal	O
War.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
tactical	O
simulation	O
that	O
incorporates	O
aspects	O
of	O
real-time	O
first-person	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
physical	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	O
includes	O
NetMech	B-Application
software	O
for	O
player	O
vs.	O
player	O
battles	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
or	O
direct	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
3057	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Tukayyid	O
between	O
the	O
Inner	O
Sphere	O
and	O
invading	O
Clan	O
armies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
1994	O
but	O
development	O
problems	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
almost-complete	O
overturn	O
of	O
personnel	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
considerable	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
but	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
consoles	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
(	O
as	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Arcade	O
Combat	O
Edition	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	O
releases	O
share	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
but	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
tweaked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
to	O
emphasize	O
arcade-style	O
action	O
over	O
the	O
tactical-simulation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Quantum	O
Factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neither	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
nor	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
;	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
each	O
version	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
producer	O
Murali	O
Tegulapalle	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
considered	O
including	O
missions	O
from	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Bear	O
's	O
Legacy	O
expansion	O
and	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
but	O
decided	O
because	O
those	O
missions	O
were	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
gaming	O
audience	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
make	O
more	O
sense	O
to	O
design	O
new	O
missions	O
in	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
 '	O
overall	O
philosophy	O
of	O
offering	O
a	O
more	O
fast-paced	O
experience	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
was	O
also	O
developing	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
M2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Bear	I-Application
's	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
the	O
follow-up	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
to	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
31st	I-Application
Century	I-Application
Combat	I-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
BattleTech	B-Application
game	O
made	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
exceeded	O
500,000	O
copies	O
within	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
well-received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
lauded	O
the	O
cut	O
scenes	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
training	O
section	O
,	O
customizable	O
mechs	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
by	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
put	O
all	O
this	O
great	O
quality	O
stuff	O
together	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
hard	O
to	O
explain	O
what	O
it	O
is	O
that	O
really	O
makes	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
strut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
complexity	O
was	O
likened	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
flight	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMech	B-Application
had	O
some	O
problems	O
with	O
stability	O
and	O
smoothness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
1995	O
while	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
declared	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
"	O
sci-fi/fantasy	O
sim	O
"	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
everything	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
needs	O
—	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
;	O
great	O
sound	O
effects	O
;	O
smooth	O
animation	O
,	O
even	O
at	O
high	O
resolution	O
;	O
lots	O
of	O
options	O
;	O
and	O
tons	O
of	O
firepower	O
—	O
all	O
set	O
against	O
the	O
wonderfully	O
rich	O
background	O
of	O
FASA	O
's	O
Battletech	B-Application
universe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1995	O
,	O
Activision	O
reported	O
up	O
to	O
an	O
hour	O
's	O
wait	O
time	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
their	O
game	O
counselors	O
,	O
chiefly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
flood	O
of	O
calls	O
from	O
gamers	O
asking	O
for	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
hints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
II	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Fantasy	O
or	O
Science	O
Fiction	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
named	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
10	O
Best	O
Sci-Fi	O
Simulations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
predicted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
"	O
will	O
receive	O
decidedly	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
deftly	O
avoids	O
that	O
pitfall	O
,	O
ditching	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
PC	O
sim	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
gripping	O
arcade-style	O
mayhem.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Activision	O
finally	O
releases	O
a	O
console	O
version	O
that	O
does	O
the	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
series	O
justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
a	O
faithful	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
title	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
few	O
modifications	O
were	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
arcade-oriented	O
console	O
owner	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
received	O
similar	O
critical	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Matt	O
Yeo	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
game	O
will	O
find	O
little	O
to	O
gripe	O
about	O
here	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
much-heralded	O
strategy	O
elements	O
having	O
been	O
retained	O
...	O
"	O
GamePro	O
stated	O
that	O
aside	O
from	O
"	O
slight	O
differences	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mechwarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
soundtrack	I-Application
received	O
near-universal	O
praise	O
from	O
game	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
