giant robots

For any of you who have the original Mechwarrior 2, do you remember the Warhawk? I do. This mech (the Masakari) held the back them very slow PPC. It's back, jack. I don't think it's in any other mech game, maybe MComm.

1. Arctic Wolf (4/5): Speedy little devil. The 6 CSTRK's reload fast and pack a minor punch.

2. Cauldron-Born (5/5): Not seen in the Mech lab since 1998. Rather quick for 65 tons. 2 Clan LBX AC 10 are the best.

3. Kodiak (4/5): Holds 18 tons of armor for a 100 ton mech. CMRM 40, watch out, no lock on.

4. Masakari (5/5): Best varity of weapons out there.

Buy this all you crazy mech fans, BUY IT NOW!!

Anyone buying this item should accept the fact that all of these new features could easily have been incorporated into MW4 Vengance or Black Knight. Microsoft was keeping up fan interest between the release Black Knight and Mercenaries. By definition, this Mech Pack and it's sister one for the Inner Sphere are a marketting ploy.

That said, die hard fans of the Mechwarrior series may want to buy this expansion for the new mech's and some new weapons. It's kind of fun to take the older mechs and slug it out with a Kodiak. The Mech Packs add a little variety, but no depth. The one exception is if you have the Pack's installed when you play Mercenaries. If you install the Packs, the new mechs will show up in the various Solaris arena's in Mercenaries, where they make challenging apponents.

Long time fans of the franchise or players who like to tinker with new mechs will have some fun with this. Casual players should save their money.

The patch included in the pack renders the game unable to connect through a router. All multiplayer ability was lost, even behind the router. The same goes for the Inner Sphere pack.