Anyone realize the four different references to the movie "Alien" in the opening scene of the Tank Rush mission? Dude says Captain Dallas is gonna be angry at them for being late. Dallas was the captain of the _Nostromo_ in Alien. The other guy tries with "Jonesy, I don't care if he yells as long as get our full bonus." Jones was the name of the cat on the _Nostromo_ and the two engineers Brett and Parker were obsessed the whole movie with getting paid their bonus. And finally the line "Quit griping/I like griping" is verbatim was Dallas says to Lambert and how she replies.
My theory, is that Aleira unanchored Foster and ditched the ship at the last second to get the 5th core for herself, for whatever reason. That is *if* she survived, which I believe she did; The last cutscene shows it.
Damn i remember Planet Northwind turret battle being so hard… then I learned how to use those guided missiles n took out the bunkers at the enemy base.
MSFT has the licensed leased out to PGI, so not gonna happen. That and the studio that made this game series got bought out by Wargaming back in 2013. Plus nothing about mechassault is canonical in the BT universe.
@@nikushim6665 What's PGI? and canon or not, if they get a hold of the license again, it would be awesome have it on BC catalog with FPS and resolution boost.
@@OMGtheykilledKenny42 Piranha Games Inc. They are the guys who own Mechwarrior Online / Mechwarrior 5. MSFT also been more picky about upholding canon since Catalyst has been rebuilding the tabletop end of it.
Microsoft canceled MA 3 because it didn't turn out to be the series that they thought it was going to be, cuz MA 2 didn't sell as well as they'd hoped, both games were fire as fuck tho
@@The_Sapphire_Fox It would probably sell significantly better these days if it's even remotely as well made as MA2 was at the time of its release. There is very few original games these days, 2005 was a hectic year, those were the days where there was so many games being released plus the 360 launched. Keep in mind the OGX didn't sell terribly well, it would be a game changer these days.
I prefer MA1 instead of MA2, but I wish they’d make an MA3. My main complaint about MechAssault 2 was how they changed the healthbar/armor bar and heat buildup bar for MechAssault 2. They should’ve kept the corresponding versions from the first game. That, and the Alpha Strike stuff was confusing as f@&$
What's weird to me is the word of Blake motivation its never explained also I have a theory that the spider mech was the other half of the skull mech at the end of the game it explains why the skull mech is crawling in its boss fight
Also, that giant supermech with the skull face was unfinished. I didn't see anything on the big spider for the waist to fasten to. Also, that Spider Mech was old, not recently built.
This game made me hate that I got into BattleTech lore. This particular game was heavily focused on multiplayer and the story was rushed and ultimately unfinished on a cliffhanger. bleh!
There's a few people working on it right now, one of them is Stomper in mechassault reborn but it's slow progress because of how dookie it is to actually get Xbox games working for emulation.
Man I never played much on console during this era and always wondered what the story was for Mech Assault. Watching this the goofy deviations from normal setting lore really makes me hurt - so it is probably good that I never did play this. I mean I love stomping on Wobbies, and everyone knows jihad era is a bit ...... odd...... but this really hurts me to watch.
@@tristanbackup2536 It *appears* to be set early Jihad - so very late 3060s. But the story, the tech mcguffins, how they handle system jumping, even the characters just don't really fit the main universe very well.
Major, this is a dropship. It doesn’t shake, it drops.
Always loved that lol
Best line ever
Anyone realize the four different references to the movie "Alien" in the opening scene of the Tank Rush mission? Dude says Captain Dallas is gonna be angry at them for being late. Dallas was the captain of the _Nostromo_ in Alien. The other guy tries with "Jonesy, I don't care if he yells as long as get our full bonus." Jones was the name of the cat on the _Nostromo_ and the two engineers Brett and Parker were obsessed the whole movie with getting paid their bonus. And finally the line "Quit griping/I like griping" is verbatim was Dallas says to Lambert and how she replies.
I did not, but cool to know 👍
Bonus Situation?
...I now imagine Jonesy to be a Khajiit... And Imagined the Word of Blake having recruited Khajiit.
Didn't know Sgt. Johnson's voice actor was on here
Yeah pretty cool seeing him here too
@EliteAssault oh ya "Nemesis"
He was also in _Star Fox Assault._
we do a little mechassault
Major this is a drop ship it doesn’t shake it drops!
XD foster is the greatest
The Sega GT 2002 ending track is a perfect fit, thank you for uploading this.
My theory, is that Aleira unanchored Foster and ditched the ship at the last second to get the 5th core for herself, for whatever reason. That is *if* she survived, which I believe she did; The last cutscene shows it.
That's what I was thinking, seems like that would make the most sense but looks like we'll never know the true answer
there is a Comic Book if i remember correctly Super Rare
I'm all but certain she's a ComStar agent.
Just to make sure no one else can use all 5 at the same time?
Man I wish they could remake this and a third game this game is so fun I would play it for the rest of my life
Thank you for a wonderful nostalgia trip!!
My childhood game!
This has unlocked a hidden memory
How I would kill for this game and the first on steam.
Damn i remember Planet Northwind turret battle being so hard… then I learned how to use those guided missiles n took out the bunkers at the enemy base.
My favorite game. I'm still waiting on a third.
Still wondering why the Wolf's Dragoons were on Northwind.
They need to bring this to Xbox one/series x/s
MSFT has the licensed leased out to PGI, so not gonna happen. That and the studio that made this game series got bought out by Wargaming back in 2013. Plus nothing about mechassault is canonical in the BT universe.
@@nikushim6665the FEAR games are BC compatible on Series/One consoles and the developers of those ports are long gone (day 1 even worked on them).
@@nikushim6665 What's PGI? and canon or not, if they get a hold of the license again, it would be awesome have it on BC catalog with FPS and resolution boost.
@@OMGtheykilledKenny42 Piranha Games Inc. They are the guys who own Mechwarrior Online / Mechwarrior 5. MSFT also been more picky about upholding canon since Catalyst has been rebuilding the tabletop end of it.
I miss this game just popping it in the xbox after school ❤
I remember loosing my shit the first time the real-time cutscenes played. And that soundtrack OMG!
Natalia and Alera were hot
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Natalia 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
This is the game of being able to replay someday… it’s been so many years… even emulators don’t work
Amazing game
Me speedrunning when I forget to mash once
Bruh 😂
One day we'll figure out what happens next, if only pgi can give us a ma3 game
Microsoft canceled MA 3 because it didn't turn out to be the series that they thought it was going to be, cuz MA 2 didn't sell as well as they'd hoped, both games were fire as fuck tho
@@The_Sapphire_Fox You can still find some cool concept art for MechAssault 3 by Day One Studios. It seemed like it was gonna focus on the Clans.
@Volnutt yeah ik, would be dope to see some clan wolf and ghost bear lmao
@@The_Sapphire_Fox It would probably sell significantly better these days if it's even remotely as well made as MA2 was at the time of its release. There is very few original games these days, 2005 was a hectic year, those were the days where there was so many games being released plus the 360 launched. Keep in mind the OGX didn't sell terribly well, it would be a game changer these days.
I prefer MA1 instead of MA2, but I wish they’d make an MA3. My main complaint about MechAssault 2 was how they changed the healthbar/armor bar and heat buildup bar for MechAssault 2. They should’ve kept the corresponding versions from the first game. That, and the Alpha Strike stuff was confusing as f@&$
What does foster means MechWarrior does not sleep anymore
Maybe he has ptsd and thus is constantly on high alert?
Yeah he did almost die in the first game lol
Poor MechWarrior :(
It's hard to stay mentally intact after living trough so many fights and wars.
Can't blame him for not finding the sleep, he's got a lot in his mind
What's weird to me is the word of Blake motivation its never explained also I have a theory that the spider mech was the other half of the skull mech at the end of the game it explains why the skull mech is crawling in its boss fight
They're basically a fanatic splinter faction that decided they wanted Jerome Blake's legacy for their own power.
Also, that giant supermech with the skull face was unfinished. I didn't see anything on the big spider for the waist to fasten to. Also, that Spider Mech was old, not recently built.
Man elemental points are brutal armors
Fun fact: the mechassault armor was made canon as the Dragoon Battle Armor in the recognition guide series
I remember voice acting the Mechwarrior as a Comically Serious SaS master
2024 here july my childhood xbox
This game made me hate that I got into BattleTech lore. This particular game was heavily focused on multiplayer and the story was rushed and ultimately unfinished on a cliffhanger. bleh!
i had this game ounce but couldnt play due to system breaking n not able to afford another so couldnt play much past the first few missions!!!!
is this working for the em- ulation now ?
Unfortunately not still, I recorded this from my og xbox
@@Elite2Assault must be nice actually having one that still work's , thanks for sharing friend
@@creatorsfreedom6734 mech assault 2 works on the 360
There's a few people working on it right now, one of them is Stomper in mechassault reborn but it's slow progress because of how dookie it is to actually get Xbox games working for emulation.
@@johndoe1678 thank gahd, cuz I don't have an OG Xbox HDMI converter that also has Optical for DD 5.1 yet!
Man what did the spider say to the fly??
"Come into my parlor"
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WHY I HAVE THE FEELING that this game developer never studie battletech history
because they didnt, they even had to apologise to battletech fans for the terrible story of the game.
Explains a lot. I knew there was trouble when Kurita didn't shoot Mercs on sight
Which studio did the main story? I know Day 1, FASA Studio and WizKids were involved..
@@ShadrackMeduson this game was bad
Like a mechwarrior elemental pilot?
Man I never played much on console during this era and always wondered what the story was for Mech Assault. Watching this the goofy deviations from normal setting lore really makes me hurt - so it is probably good that I never did play this. I mean I love stomping on Wobbies, and everyone knows jihad era is a bit ...... odd...... but this really hurts me to watch.
Isn't it during the time the Word of Blake was invading the Inner Sphere? Around after 3050s?
@@tristanbackup2536 It *appears* to be set early Jihad - so very late 3060s. But the story, the tech mcguffins, how they handle system jumping, even the characters just don't really fit the main universe very well.
Yeah the characters didnt fit because they were enjoyable I guess.
Really fun game you should play it.
is this starcraft
Hire a writer. Geezus.
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