Commonly heralded as a real-time tactics game, it featured player control of BattleMechs from FASA's BattleTech universe in a third-person isometric view. The title featured both a single player campaign and light multiplayer elements.Plot SummaryMechCommander 2 put the player in the shoes of a mercenary commander able to communicate with his BattleMech pilots and give them orders. The mercenaries were hired to work for House Steiner on the planet Carver V initially, but as the story progresses the mercenary unit works with all of the major BattleTech houses.Source Code ReleaseOn August 18th, 2006 Microsoft released the source code of MechCommander 2 as a demonstration of the Microsoft XNA MSBuild tool.The full game and the original Mech Commander can be legally downloaded here:http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11457Also available are campaigns, maps and additional mechs made by the games community.Mechs Included in Mech Commander 2The AnubisThe AtlasThe Blood AspThe BushwackerThe CatapultThe CougarThe CyclpsThe EnfieldThe Fire AntThe HighlanderThe HollanderThe HunchbackThe JagerMechThe Lao HuThe Mad CatThe Men ShenThe RavenThe RazorbackThe RyokenThe Sha YuThe Shadow CatThe ShootistThe StarslayerThe ThorThe UllerThe UrbanMechThe VultureThe WolfhoundThe Zeus
