<s>
MechWarrior	B-Device
4	O
:	O
Vengeance	O
is	O
a	O
vehicle	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
FASA	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
BattleTech	B-Application
universe	O
where	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
all	O
war	O
machines	O
are	O
huge	O
,	O
heavily	O
armed	O
robots	O
called	O
BattleMechs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
subsequent	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
,	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mercenaries	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
fights	O
alongside	O
fellow	O
Resistance	O
MechWarriors	B-Device
,	O
Casey	O
Nolan	O
,	O
Jen	O
McQuarrie	O
,	O
Jules	O
Gonzales	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
commander	O
Elise	O
Rathburn	O
,	O
in	O
various	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Device
's	O
expansion	O
,	O
Black	O
Knight	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
and	O
gets	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
organization	O
of	O
mercenaries	O
the	O
plot	O
revolves	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechwarrior	B-Device
4	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
mecha	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
piloting	O
a	O
Mech	O
in	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mechs	O
are	O
armored	O
and	O
fitted	O
with	O
various	O
projectile	O
and	O
energy	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
other	O
Mechs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
traditional	O
military	O
vehicles	O
such	O
as	O
tanks	O
and	O
helicopters	B-Application
,	O
and	O
occasional	O
weapon	O
emplacements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mech	O
configuration	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
simplified	O
from	O
that	O
seen	O
in	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
MechWarrior	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
:	O
Deathmatch	O
with	O
several	O
twists	O
such	O
as	O
points	O
awarded	O
for	O
damage	O
dealt	O
;	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
and	O
King	O
of	O
the	O
Hill	O
with	O
two	O
modes	O
,	O
Deathmatch	O
and	O
team-based	O
;	O
escort	O
mode	O
that	O
pits	O
two	O
teams	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
destroying	O
the	O
other	O
's	O
VIP	O
;	O
and	O
Steal	O
the	O
Beacon	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
fight	O
for	O
possession	O
of	O
a	O
beacon	O
,	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
carried	O
,	O
will	O
award	O
the	O
carrier	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Device
4	O
:	O
Vengeance	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kramer	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Knockout	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
gameplay	O
direction	O
aside	O
,	O
this	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
is	O
n't	O
as	O
genre-defining	O
as	O
previous	O
incarnations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
computer	O
games	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
had	O
reached	O
900,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
latter	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Although	O
it	O
changed	O
the	O
way	O
things	O
work	O
in	O
BattleTech	B-Application
,	O
it	O
accomplished	O
what	O
Crimson	B-Application
Skies	I-Application
set	O
out	O
to	O
do	O
:	O
Open	O
up	O
the	O
sci-fi	O
genre	O
to	O
non-BattleTech-heads.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Awards	O
for	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
PC	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Online	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
Fourth	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Sci-fi	O
Simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Technical	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Giants	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Citizen	I-Operating_System
Kabuto	I-Operating_System
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
:	I-Application
Counterstrike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MechWarrior	B-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
Expansion	O
-	O
Sci-Fi	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
GameSpots	O
2001	O
readers	O
 '	O
choice	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Knight	O
expansion	O
pack	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
although	O
moderately	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
MechWarrior	B-Device
4	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Online	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
Fifth	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Castle	I-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
.	O
</s>
