MechWarrior: Tactical Command App Reviews

... emailed tech support for this game last fall ... they replied saying they were working on a patch for iOS 9x and here we are in May of 2016 over half a year later and still nothing ... Ive never even been able to play this game ... not ever spending money on a product from this company again.

is there a version for iPhone?

Am, im very glad, its very interestin very brutal and cruel!

very strange game. low class 3d, so this is only for hardcore fans (Mech Commander was better, so you should port it instead of making this strange game)

App crashes everytime on launch, after last update.

With such ugly graphics, cumbersome controls and lame mech customization its a spit in the face to all Battletech fans. Stay away from this "game".

A must have for all battletech universe fans!

I just waisted 4 bucks on this and it doesnt work either give me a refund or get the game working for iPods.

This game lags and will quit on me mid game. It offers to start me back from where it quit but the gameplay doesnt work well at all and I have to start the level over. Plus you are an eye-in-the-sky "commander" controlling battalions. I want to get right in the action and get behind one of those machines like the classic pc game I played growing up and loved...not direct them like a sims character!

Very very crashy. Lags every time an enemy mech is destroyed. Occassionally leaves your mechs off the edge of the board and unable to return. Occassionaly leaves your mechs unresponsive. Occasionally simply wont move on to the next goal leaving the mission unfinishable. The setting is compelling enough that I tried multiple times to finish the 6th mission, but always got stopped by one of the above issues.

This game is way better than I expected! It features full Retina Support for the New iPad, easy to use controls, high quality in-game videos, a storyline before and during missions with voice localization, a memory database that contains info (on mechs, vehicles, technology, etc), a mech bay (where you can equip, and change your mechs), and a few other cool features. Overall this is definitely a great game for MechWarrior fans, or those who simply like strategy games. Its certainly worth the money! Why not give it a try for yourself?

Close to MechCommander on the PC, but for the iPad. Would like to be able to skip the dialog scenes when starting a match. Also, mechs get stuck beyond the screen area in the black section a lot. Usually happens during matches where action is near edge of black and game hangs for several seconds during this time.

So the game itself is great! Engaging, decent controls thought there is some getting used to it. Good story, voice acting, graphics, and look. However, the game keeps crashing! Like all the time. Happens after about 15-20min. Even reset the device and only opened the game. Crashed when the final wave of mechs was in the middle of coming in. It gets two stars cause the auto save to come back from crashes is pretty frequent, cause I dont lose much time. But, crashes baaaad! iPad mini 32 gb.

I love mechwarrior but this game is on the dull side. Voice acting is cool, and the controls are well thought out, but the gameplay itself is really boring.

A little background: Ive been playing Battletech tabletop, all the computer games, and lived and breathed all the fiction and sourcebooks since I was introduced to the game in the 80s. Short answer: For an iOS game, Im very satisfied with the experience, and would have happily paid $20 for this app, so for $3.99 Im quite blown away for the value of the game. Spend the money, buy this app, and enjoy losing a couple days to beat the campaign. If youre still not convinced, read on. 1) Gameplay: if you liked the Mechcommander games, youll be pleased. For a touch screen interface, Im not sure I could have expected more. There are plenty of options regarding group tactics and individual actions like Death From Above, Alpha Strike, and Headshots. Sure, the game can get bogged down during a busy campaign or with a ton of units on the field, however, considering that Im basically a lance in company on company combat at times, Im impressed that my iPad 2 can do it at all. Dont be deterred by people complaining about temporary freezes, yeah, its annoying, but the overall experience makes them forgettable. I wouldnt play this on anything but an iPad, you need the space to move and scroll, so dont expect a world class experience on your iPhone. 2) Mechbay: This is where the game truly shines, and is worth the price of the game alone. Where Mechcommander lacked customization of your mechs for the most part, this game grabs a customization level akin to Mechwarrior 4 (the pod/hard point system). Yeah, its not the critical slot system we all loved in Mechwarrior 3, but it still works great, and your customizations can make or break your mission success. The touchscreen handles the drop in weapon customization quite well, and as we all know, customizing your mechs is half the fun of playing the game. While the weapons have some minor canonization inaccuracies (pulse lasers doing so little damage), any seasoned mechwarrior will know how to read weapon stats, heat sink and ammo needs, and make their mechs bad as hell ;) Make no mistake, how you customize your mechs WILL directly effect how your mech performs in the game. If you keep losing a mission once the mech bay becomes available for you to use, you need to get in there and get your hands dirty. I also like how you can salvage mechs after certain missions, and buy or sell mechs to customize up to a company of mechs (thatd be 12 mechs for you non-sphereoids). 3) The video game universe is true to the cannon Battletech universe: Take your hats off Development Team, your game passed the bar that 99% of us Battletech fans care about. The attention to the Battletech universe shows. The Draconis Combine uses typical Kurita mechs, same with the Federated Commonwealth. The clan omnimechs were a given, sure, but the terminology was correct, and the storyline followed actual events in the universe. While the video sequences have a cartoon like quality to them, they are well done and important to flesh out storyline for those not as familiar to the Battletech Universe. Its this attention to detail that made this an actual Battletech game, and not some cheap knock off. 4) Platform: It is important to mention again, that this is an iOS game, not something that you play on your laptop or console. For an iOS game to be this detailed and functional on a tablet is quite remarkable. I love the fact that I could play this anywhere from the comfort of my iPad (this would be a great airplane game!) Its also awesome that I can close my smart cover, or hit the home button and go online while in a mission, and come back to it uninterrupted. Combine this with the fact that most Battletech gamers are a tough crowd to impress, and youve got to give it to the developers, they made a great game. Which leads me to my final point: 5) If youre a Battletech fan, you owe it to yourself to buy this game. Considering everything Ive mentioned before, this game is not only a great value, but its a great way to enjoy the Battletech universe for many more campaigns to come. This game is only 3 campaigns encompassing 21 missions, but clearly this game could continue on. With a universe as vast as the Battletech universe, the possibilities are endless! How about another 3 campaigns letting you play the defense of Luthien against the Clans? How about campaigns letting you play Comstarss valiant halt of the Clan invasion on Tukayyid, or their schism and ejection from Terra vs the Word Of Blake armies? How about playing a merc unit going through missions in the Chaos March, or playing as the clans as they fight each other in Trials on the homeworlds? Oh yeah, and how about MORE MECHS!?! Again, the possibilities are endless, BUT, only if you support this game out now by buying it and letting your friends know about it. This game deserves many sequels, or even in App campaigns or mech packs you can purchase. Dont believe me? Play the game. It is a refreshing take on your younger days pounding mechs into dust. Good job to the Development team, and all the larger Battletech universe writers, license holders, and creators. After years of ups and downs, I found a refreshing "UP" that I can play on my iPad of all things :) -T.Wilson Michigan Mechwarrior since 1987

The gameplay itself is good, but as a previous reviewer said, the game crashes way too much. Whenever you destroy an enemy mech, it slows down and then jumps ahead, putting you at a serious disadvantage. Sometimes, if the game crashes, it will ask if you would like to return to that same point in the mission, but the new mission parameters never trigger, leaving you with unresponsive mechs and no way to finish the mission. I was enjoying it until I got to the sixth mission, where it just seemed like the hardware couldnt handle it, and after attempting to finish it three times (I was literally seconds away from finishing it the last time) I just find myself not wanting to touch it because of the length and frustration. Either fix the issues or take it off the store. The game is completely unusable due to these issue.

Its a crash machine. It cant go more than about 5 min without crashing.

This game has a lot of potential for fun, but is simply too buggy to use. Missions often freeze and crash (on my 4S), and controls are clunky. Reloading missions can cause bugs, such as Mechs being unusable if they were repairing when you crashed. Its bugging about 3-4 times per mission. If these were fixed, Id be happy to hell out a few bucks for this game. As-is, its not worth it.

Really want to like this game, as I love strategy games and the mechwarrior universe. But gameplay is pretty dull and graphics are just not that special. Mechs are so small, you can barely see any details and special fx are pretty bad. And over a GB of space?? Most likely largely for the voiceovers. I would have much rather seen the space and effort go into the special effects and graphics than voiceovers.

This game is a good game like the real mw but its has bugs in the soft wear. When following. Ppl in the game. They stop moving. And you cant do anything. I had to rest the level. 4 time befor I got them to go pass the one part . 2 nd level from the end in the lave fields is the same way. But now its locking up the game and kicking me out but I do like the game and would buy more levels if I came