Personally, I have always been a huge fan of giant robot games. Mechwarrior and Heavy Gear are a few that come to mind. These games have always been extremely addictive as you control a huge mechanical war machine, known as a battle mech through cities, and trampling over everything. After being delayed for almost a year, the next big installment to the mechwarrior series is finally here, Mechwarrior 3. Touting a brand spanking new 3D engine, better controls, and refined physics, Mechwarrior 3 is set to blow away the competition. Does it live up the enormous task? Let's find out.

In the original Mechwarrior games you have played as either a clan member, like in Mechwarrior 2, or as a mercenary in Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries, my personal favorite. This time around you are a member of the Inner Sphere, trying to totally wipe out the last remnants of the Smoke Jaguar Clan. The game starts out with you on the Jaguar home world, trying to wipe out their leader that has recently gone into hiding. As usual it is you against the world. Later in the game, as you start to link up with some of the other Inner Sphere members on the planet, everything gets a little easier, as you even the odds.

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