Mech Commander Gold and newer computers.
Customer Rating: 
All these reviews seem a bit older and are accurate to the game but if you have had this or have it and tried to install it on a computer with newer operating systems than 98 you will find that it freezes when you play it. I just got window's 7 and had too look up the was to do it(((( when you put the disc in, go to the my computer, then right click on the cd drive icon it's in and go to explore. when you find the auto play on the cd or the main set up exe right click and go to properties. then go to the compatability tabe and select windows 98/ windows me from the down arrow. then just install it. i know it works for windows 7 and probally for xp and vista too.)))) As for the game, it's all about perspective, if you like arming you vehicles/ mech for battle and taking out a small number against uneven odds this game is for you. each mech has three classes A,W, & J. ammor, weapons and jump jets. ammor and jump jets can't carry as much weaponry but one can take more hits and the other can cross terrain by flying which is helpful for escaping/ capturing turret controls and sometimes finding hidden stashes of weapons to capture. there is stashed of weapons on most missions and if you follow the missions to just your basic points you may pass some up and miss out on acquiring then for the next missions, so look around. In the least you can sell them, but beware and be carefull and stop your warriors and check for enemies with the radar. in the pre missions briefing it's also good to take a good look at the map you're going to because you want to locate the mountain tops. finding the mountain tops is helpful cause they clear the fog of war so to speak for you when you get a warrior to the top. I think that's a good chuck, oh and don't forget about purchasing vehicles, can be a bigg help!
A good improvement to a great game
Customer Rating: The new millennium saw the advent of the MechCommander series, a real time strategy version of the MechWarrior series of video games (which got its start in the early 1990s), which is based on the Battletech board game that came about in the 1980s, all of which take place in the same story. If you are familiar with any of that, you'll realize that the MechCommander universe is both broad and deep. And if you aren't, there is still enough info that you can have fun playing the game without having all the history dumped on you.
MechCommander Gold is basically MechCommander, but with a few extra features and a few new missions while eliminating some of the game's more annoying aspects. Think of it as the original game with an expansion pack built in.
The game is surprisingly harder than most games, but rather than being so impossible it leads to frustration it challenges the player to try something other than overwhelming the opponent (many missions make that impossible - the player can send no more than 12 units on any given mission against dozens of enemies). Every mission can be completed in more than one way, making sure there is no "golden path" to beating the game. MCG improved over the original in adding a "difficulty" option, which affects how well the player's 'mechs perform but keeps enemy numbers and positions identical.
Most of my complaints about the game are minor. The mission briefing gives you a map of the mission area, but then when the mission begins you have to explore to reveal the map - you no longer can access the briefing map. And when you explore an area, you can always see what is going on in that area, even if you're no longer there (unfair advantage: player). The load screen, while intuitive, could have been more informative (a bar shows you how full your battlemech's payload is, but a "current load/maximum load" readout would be incredibly helpful). Thankfully, this game fixed a few of my complaints from the original, like adding a "conserve ammunition" option (so you don't waste one of your 10 shots from the 20-ton autocannon shooting down a tree when a shot from your infinite-ammunition laser will do the trick).
Small things aside, this game is one of my all-time favorites. It's challenging, fun, and has a decent replay value.
