GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX MECH ASSAULT Manual

Summary of MECH ASSAULT

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    0103 part no. X09-46559 get the strategy guide primagames.Com® o n l i n e e n a b l e d controller jump jets back select energy move pause fire weapon select ballistic select missile fire weapon scoreboard (multiplayer) rotate torso global/team chat (multiplayer) defensive weapon n o t e the button...

  • Page 2: Contents

    1 safety information about photosensitive seizures a very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including fl ashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed ...

  • Page 3: Contract Memorandum

    2 contract memorandum wolfnet transmission code: 1018nj-3, gg2-3334- a-alpha data. Clearance code charlie one. Highly classified offi cial contract: 7th kommando, merc company, wolf’s dragoons. For your eyes only. As an elite member of wolf’s dragoons, you’ve been contracted to land on planet helios...

  • Page 4: Heads-Up

    3 heads-up we know you’ve used the heads-up tactical display (hud) for your ’mech many times before, but we must make sure you have this information when you need it. Brief yourself on each component of the hud so that when the heat is on you won’t need to refer to it again. It could mean the differ...

  • Page 5: The ’Mechs

    4 the ’mechs mechwarrior, these are the ’mechs we’ve provided for you. We’ve supplied you with a selection of the best possible ’mechs we could get our hands on for each of your mission assignments. For reference, the ’mechs are organized from the light ’mechs to the slower but very powerful assault...

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    5 uziel the uziel combines maneuverability with fi repower and decent armor; it is a good performer in any role. With its speed and jump jets, it’s ideal for hit-and-hide tactics. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > class: medium battlemech tonnage: 50 speed: ...

  • Page 7: Weapons

    6 weapons we’ve provided you with a number of stock weapons per our contract. Most of the ’mechs are outfi tted with offensive and defensive weapons systems, and many of them feature jump jets. Offensive weapons the weapons listed here are the best we have to offer. Most are standard battle technolo...

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    7 ballistic weapons here are the details on the ballistic weapons you’ll have at your disposal. We assume you’re already familiar with these. Machine gun the machine gun is your rapid-fi re, short- range weapon of choice for ballistics. It is very accurate at close range. Damage is light to heavy, d...

  • Page 9: Salvage

    8 defensive and special weapons depending on the mission, we’ll make sure your ’mech is outfi tted with jump jets and/or defensive weapons systems. Jump jets with jump jets you can launch your ’mech into the air as a defensive tactic in order to avoid missiles and other incoming hits on your ’mech. ...

  • Page 10: Intel Data

    9 intel data in this display you’ll fi nd the latest intelligence data we have from the fi eld. It’s not much, so you’ll be on your own most of the time. We trust you’ll know what to do—that’s why we hired you for the job. Complete these missions, and we’ll see about that bonus we talked about. Miss...

  • Page 11: Multiple ’Mechs

    10 local xbox on your local xbox you can battle head-to-head with another mechwarrior. Connect an xbox controller for your opponent, strap yourself fi rmly into the cockpit, and initiate countdown to battle stations. To set up a local xbox encounter 1 select multiplayer on the main interface. 2 sele...

  • Page 12: Xbox

    11 system link with system link play you can connect two xbox consoles that are physically linked with an xbox system link cable, or up to eight xbox consoles using an ethernet hub and standard ethernet cables plugged into a 10base-t or 100base-tx network. Refer to your xbox instruction manual for m...

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    12 the xbox live lobby the xbox live lobby presents several options for online play. Quick match get right into the action and fi nd an online session of mechassault. Optimatch find an online session of mechassault that matches specifi c criteria. Host game create and host an online session of mecha...

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    13 optimatch for players who want to join a specifi c type of online session of mechassault hosted by another player, optimatch™ allows you to specify the criteria for the session you want to join. To play an optimatch session of mechassault 1 select optimatch in the xbox live lobby. 2 select the sp...

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    14 starting a game once everything is set on the staging screen, the host presses to launch the game. At the end of a game, you’re returned to the xbox live lobby. Friends list your friends list can contain up to 100 other gamers whom you’ve designated as friends. Not only does the list make it poss...

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    15 xbox live player options the friends/players dialog box allows you to perform such actions as removing a friend from your friends list, sending a friend request to a new player, and sending feedback on a player to xbox live. You can access the friends/players dialog box by selecting friends from ...

  • Page 17: Your Support Team

    16 your support team fasa studio lead designer/ battletech line producer tj “paingod” wagner designers david “wicced” abzug, chris “bamm” blohm, derek “mantis” carroll, sage “arioch” merrill test lead aaron “flash” ueland testers brad “too much fun” catlin, michelle “chief” gamboa, kevin fetters, se...

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    17 get an edge on the game! Xbox game tips (automated): available 7 days a week including holidays, 24 hours a day. > in the u.S., call 1-900-933-tips. $.95 per minute. > in canada, call 1-900-561-hint. $1.50 (canadian) per minute. Xbox game tips (support representative): available 7 days a week inc...