Heavy Gear II is a mecha based first-person shooter video game. Set in Dream Pod 9 's Heavy Gear universe, the game was developed and published by Activision in 1999 for Microsoft Windows; it was ported to Linux in 2000 by Loki Software.

In 1999, Activision, Inc., Acer TWP Corp publishes Heavy Gear II on Windows. Also published on Linux, this action and simulation game is abandonware and is set in a battlemech, licensed title and vehicular combat simulator themes.

Heavy Gear is a mecha science fiction game universe published since 1994 by Canadian publisher Dream Pod 9. [1] It includes a tabletop tactical wargame, a role-playing game, and a combat card game (Heavy Gear Fighter).

As the name implies, Heavy Gear is best known for its humanoid combat vehicles (or mecha): the 'Gears' and 'Striders' used by the military forces in the setting.

Jun 23, 1999 · The second Activision title to be set in Dream Pod 9's Heavy Gear universe, Heavy Gear II is a first-person mech simulation game in which players command large bipedal war machines known as Gears. Unlike its predecessor, Heavy Gear II uses a new graphics engine, known as Dark Side.

Dec 10, 2022 · With all this mech talk surrounding Armored Core 6, a friend of mine brought up Heavy Gear II and now I want to play it again. :) Is it possible? No clue, but take a look around here, there is a version of HG 2 you can download which does work.

In this game you can choose your squad mates, and have a more refined ability to customize your gear (the mechs in this game). One thing this game relies more on than the first is stealth, remaining hidden from the enemy is essential to passing through many missions.

The time when Activision made a really good Mech game and almost made Titanfall a decade earlier #HeavyGear #Review #MechCredit to r/HeavyGear and the extend...

Apr 26, 2014 · Heavy Gear 2 was primarily a first-person/third-person mech simulator game but it was one of the few mech games to have a heavy strategic component both in the campaign and in multiplayer.

May 24, 2022 · I talked to DreamPod9 about re-releasing the old Heavy Gear 1+2 games by Activision on GOG & Steam, here's the reply: