Heavy Gear II

"Awsome game"

Some Mechwarrior 3 was the best mech sim out there. I disagree, mainly because it had a lot of minor glitches
and faulty AI. Most of the AI in MW3 was scripted, while
AI in Heavy Gear 2 was more life-like. The load times were
much better than MW3's.

Graphics 9/10
The graphics were beautiful and it even had a nice mood in levels. Such as the swamps, the colors here are very drab. As in levels like the city or desert is very bright. The camo design on the gears was very good. The gun blasts were pretty cool, especially when you launch the bazooka or a couple missles down some guys throat.

Sound 8/10
The games sound are of the usual scifi military sounds, machine guns, bazookas, missles launching, other gears walking, laser blasts, and so on. The games sound is at least at good quality, I especially enjoyed them with the base at full.

Gameplay 9/10
Gameplay was really satisfying and fun. Running around in a Gear was really fun, and when you have a bazooka, it gets really fun then. The game stands out mainly in its multiplayer, which was easy to host or join a game. Just
fragging some marine was fun to watch, I mainly camp in some dark place or I follow you with passive radar.

Control 7/10
The control is funky at first and at its defaults (I suggest you change them). After a while, the controls were so smooth. They were also very responsive when you chose a command.

Fun Factor 9/10
It's just so fun to blow stuff up when your in a giant gear with a turbo bazooka in hand. Just hold that trigger, release, hold trigger, repeat. I found it the most fun when you squish soldiers, or just launch six missles at them.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 02/25/00, Updated 02/25/00