MechAssault
| MechAssault | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Day 1 Studios FASA Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Producer(s) | Michael J. McDonald |
| Designer(s) | Tom Dowd |
| Artist(s) | Timothy Zwica Tim Coman |
| Series | BattleTech |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action / Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
MechAssault is a 2002 video game released for the Xbox. Developed by Day 1 Studios and FASA Studio and published by Microsoft, MechAssault was initiated when Denny Thorley of Day 1 Studios approached Jon Kimmich of Microsoft about developing an original BattleTech game built from the ground up to support console play. notable for being one of the first games to support Xbox Live online multiplayer. A sequel, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, was released on December 28, 2004. Both games are set in the BattleTech fictional universe.