MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

Gaming NexusCarter Kilmann

8.5/10

If you're a fan of massive death machines, explosions, and a dab of entrepreneurship, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will appease your unique trio of interests. There are also enough mechs, customization tools, mission types, and environments to keep gameplay from becoming too repetitive. Lastly, although I wasn't emotionally attached to the story, it was still entertaining enough.

Playstation LifestylePaulmichael Contreras

8/10

Ready to return to the world BattleTech? After 20+ years, MechWarrior is back on PlayStation! Read our MechWarrior 5 PS5 review to see how this port fared.

PSExtremeB McCarthy

7.6/10

MechWarrior 5 is the first BattleTech game to release on the PlayStation since 1995. A rip-roaring return, or is it due for the scrap heap? Find out as PSXE ...

WCCFtechRosh Kelly

7.5/10

Mech games are a host unto themselves. They have a reputation hammered deep into the core of the games community for being difficult to play and even more difficult to understand. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries does its best to change that perspective by cobbling some easier controls and a bit more action onto the side, but it is still a lot like those old hulking beasts at heart.

Worth PlayingTony "OUberLord" Mitera

7.2/10

In MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries you will adopt the role of a rookie MechWarrior pilot thrust into combat as the Third Succession War continues to fracture the Inner Sphere.

TheSixthAxisGareth Chadwick

7/10

There's fun to be had with MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, but it's probably not for everyone. If the management aspect of the game appeals to you almost as much as using a giant mech to launch a salvo of missiles at a large skyscraper-sized enemy, then you'll likely enjoy MechWarrior 5. There's lots of repetition in the gameplay, but it's tempered a little by the changes it goes through as a result of your growing mercenary outfit. It's rewarding if you put the time in, but it's a shame there's no matchmaking to help alleviate the repetition.

MonsterVineSean Halliday

MechWarrior 5, as a package, is robust. A campaign with a healthy amount of meat to it, a sandbox mode that offers plenty of replay options and co-op. On the surface, the game may seem overwhelming. Learning how to handle Mech weights, managing weapon heat and damage control, micro-managing your merc company is all part of the process. It’s not the easiest process to master, but there’s enough support to ease you into it.

Capsule ComputersJamie Laike Tsui

7/10

Enjoyable mech combat hobbled by poor mission design, unnecessary load screens, and a dull story

Playstation UniverseJohn-Paul Jones

6.5/10

Clearly meant for those who have long been ingratiated with the BattleTech universe, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is an appreciably deep mech stomper that needs a lot more polish a better storyline and cast of characters before its appeal can reach beyond the outer limits of its dedicated fanbase.

GamePressureAlexander Eriksen

6/10

Mechwarrior series comes back after years with a number suggesting a game that takes advantage of years of development and iterations of previous installments. Unfortunately, the only mildly interesting reaction to this game can be a yawn.

GamingBoltC. Anthony Rivera

6/10

For fans of pure mech action, there's enjoyment to be found in MechWarrior 5, but by and large, this is a game with a lot of unresolved issues that ultimately hold it back from being anything more than passingly fun.

Gideons GamingGaming Gideon

Unscored

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a sandbox-style mech game where you pilot huge hulks of twisted steel and sex appeal. If sex appeal took the form of cannons the size of a Greyhound bus and pods with enough rockets to blot out the sun. You pilot these beautiful machines in either first or third person, but you don’t simply play with a single mech.